Chapter 4: Aftermath
The next morning, Cody woke up feeling a little troubled and was shaken from the dream, and still feels a little restless, knowing that he slept through the night. He sat down the beach, sighing and feeling lost. He never knew much about his dad his whole life because his dream revovles around surfing and that's pretty much his life.
Lani went in to check on Cody to see how he's doing. She asks, "How are you?"
"Doing okay." said Cody.
Then, he sees Chicken Joe coming towards him and sees what the dream is. "Hey, Codes. So, any info on the dream?"
"Yeah, man. You know, last night, that dream made sense to me. I dreamt that someone has come back for me." said Cody.
"Who's coming back for you?" asked Lani.
"My dad."
Joe said, "Whoa. Seriously?"
"You said you didn't know much about your dad." said Lani.
"I didn't, but I still don't understand it. Why would he come back for me?" asked Cody.
"Maybe he's trying to tell you something." said Joe.
"I don't know, man. I-- I just don't know. It feels so complicated."
"What I really don't understand is that why were you so tired all the time. I've never seen you around and it really sets me off because you normally come to the ocean, surfing like there's no tomorrow." said Lani.
"Well, maybe I decided to take it easy for a while." said Cody.
Z and Rory came towards the beach and sees Cody, Lani and Joe have a little conversation. Rory asked, "What are we talking about?"
"Cody's little nightmare." said Joe.
"Really? Have you finally figured out what the shadow figure is?" he asked.
"Yeah, it was my dad." said Cody.
"Really?" asked Z.
Cody nodded his head and Z was kind bewildered. He asked, "Why didn't you tell us in the first place?"
"I couldn't talk about it. I didn't even know it at first until last night." said Cody.
Z sighs and then looks at Cody and realizes how long he's been through his childhood without a father and his dream of being a surfer came all this way to where he is today. He then said, "I understand how you're feeling, man. One of those days, it feels like nothing matters anymore until you finally realize that after everything you've been through, you sort of feel like everything you wanted is right in front of you the whole time, even if you don't realize it."
"I know, right?" asked Cody.
"Dude, all you have to do is find out how the dream ends with. All these dreams about your dad has been bottling inside of you and you have to let them all out." said Joe.
"I don't know, dude. Sometimes, it's just hard to let it out when it's just you. Somehow, I get the feeling that in my dream that my dad's gonna take me away from Pen Gu." said Cody.
"Are you serious?" asked Joe.
"Might be a possibility." said Cody.
"You do realize that you have to get rid of all these nightmares and maybe have good dreams. Just think of something different." said Lani.
Cody sighed and puts his flippers on his head and lowered his head down. He sighed sadly and said, "I don't know what to do."
"I'm not sure if I can cope with this one, but I can say this, if you have any doubts, just come to us and we'll help you out." said Rory.
"Thanks, guys." said Cody.
"Hey, what are friends for?" asked Joe.
Joe, Rory, Z and Lani stood up and walked back to the beach leaving Cody feeling a little bit troubled and somewhat moody. He starts singing a song that could help him relate to his painful dream he wishes to ease.
Now you're gone
I wonder why
You left me here
I think about it on, and on
and on, and on, and on, again
I know you're never coming back
I hope that you can hear me
I waiting to hear from you
Until I do
You're gone away
I'm left alone
A part of me is gone
And I'm not moving on
So wait for me
I know the day will come
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
I wish I could've told you
The things I kept inside
But now I guess it's too late
So many things remind me of you
I hope that you can hear me
I miss you
This is our goodbye
One last time...
You're gone away
I'm left alone
A part of me is gone
And I'm not moving on
So wait for me
I know the day will come...
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
I'll meet you there...
And where I go, you'll be there with me
Forever you'll be right here with me...
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
I'll meet you there...
I'll meet you there...
Cody sighs and with one tear streaming in his eye, he wishes that this dream could go away and move on with his life.