This isn't my usual work, but I felt like sharing it anyway. Will update later.
Dream
The dark highway extended towards the void of darkness, not even the orange glow of the streetlamps could reach it. My steps echoed from the overpass I was underneath, shielding me from the drizzling rain. Looking back from where I came, I saw my hometown in the distance. Gas stations, restaurants, and even the bar where my family went to every Saturday was there. But not how I remembered it.
Something called to me from the void, something that I didn't know. I had to keep moving. Streetlamps that lined the highway bathed my world in the orange glow as I emerged from the overpass. Rain greeted me, licking my jacket and boots with moisture. Above me there was nothing. No stars, no clouds, just a black sky, crying. This highway was familiar to me. I remember using it to go back and forth from my high school and home when I was younger.
Why was I here now? The trees that line the road held no answer, withering from the fall season.
It had to be fall, right?
Another step forward, and I could see a little bit more. Construction vehicles wounded the ground, eviscerating the landscape to create something I wasn't familiar with. A gust of wind howled through the trees, whipping my hair and clothing dry. I put my arms up to block the wind, Bracing myself against the assault.
In its fury, I heard my name called, clear as day. It was needy, desperate in it's cry, whoever it was. Panic spiked through me, while the void wailed my name. Do I step forward or run? Why was I here? Why was everything tinted orange with streetlights? Why was I walking down a highway, with no cars in sight?
Why did the void call my name?
Before I could flee or move forward, my decision was made for me. I woke up in my bed, eyes snapping open and adrenaline pumping through me. I sat up and looked around, it was still dark, and my wife was sleeping next to me like always. I fell back onto the bed, trying to calm myself down, trying to figure out why the dream brought so much fear.
Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
