Chapter 14
In my dream, I was at a friend's party. I was talking to her, having fun. Then the scene changed. I was in a sort of closed room filled with murky water. Think Titanic. But there were two sides of the room where big boxes were floating. I was at one side of the room. With me were 3 other people. One was a man, in his mid-30's, wearing a green Peter Pan-ish hat. Another was a younger boy. But in my dream, I knew he was a younger Nick. Before he got sucked into the Games. The boy, Nick, looked about 7. The third person with me was a girl. I think I recognized her. If I was right, she was a girl from my English class.
I looked around the room, taking in the details. The water was dark and murky. It was hard to tell the depth of the water. On the other side of the room, I think I saw a figure. But the figure was motionless; I couldn't tell what he/she/it was doing. Then, the figure spoke.
"Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one-"
I didn't hear the rest because at that moment, a bell chimed loudly and I heard a little girl scream. Suddenly, I saw a head bob out of the water in the middle of the room, splashing wildly, screaming. I didn't know where the little girl came from, but the man with the green hat seemed to know her. With a yell, he jumped into the water and swam towards the girl. I jumped in too. (Hey, it was a dream, I could have done anything with no control)
What I saw when I plunged underwater was a bit of a shock, but I recovered quickly. It was really dark, but the scene I saw underwater was a sunken ship. In the distance, a whale swam past slowly. I began swimming quickly towards the man. No telling what else was underwater. Better to help him and be back at the boxes. Back at the boxes, the girl and Nick seemed to be watching the figure opposite us. I couldn't see well, but it seemed he was tinkering with something.
Up ahead, the man had already reached the little girl. From what I gathered, she was about 5, with ponytails. She was beginning to sink when the man reached her. I speeded up to meet them halfway. I helped carry her back to the boxes.
Time passed quicker in the dream. Just after we got back to the boxes, the figure on the other side of the room rhymed again.
" Tick Tock, tick tock
The mouse ran up the clock
Mr. Hynderpan you wrecked my plans
Be careful where you dock"
It was silent after that. In my dream, I knew Mr. Hynderpan was the man with the green hat. But then I woke up.
I woke up confused. Then I remembered it was a dream. And as I thought back to the dream, I began noticing more details. Like how familiar the room seemed. Or what the last rhyme meant. Or how the voice sounded suspiciously like…..Mr. Tiny's.
I went to my study table to write it down in my dream diary. I kept a dream diary because it sometimes gave me inspiration when I write essays for school. I wrote down what happened. I wrote down who I saw. I wrote down the rhyme. As I was keeping my diary away, I noticed a shamrock green envelope on the desk. I recalled back what happened a few hours ago.
The parcel had contained the envelope and a smaller box. Inside the box, was a miniature version of a ship. The envelope simple said- "To rush you on your way. –Mr. Tiny" We had wondered what it meant. But now I think I knew.
Sorry this ones kind of shorter, but I'll update more soon. Just really busy now. =/