Time to wake up... those had been the last words John Dee had heard. He regained his senses slowly and realised he was lying in his bed in his house. He was tired and drowsy, and he wasn't sure what to think.
He thought to himself 'Was that... a dream?'.
He had been torn apart by Mr Davis's bus, his blood splattered against the road. The pain felt so real, and the dream was so long. It was an entire day, dreams don't last that long. Do they?
John got out of bed slowly, he felt so tired. He stumbled out of his bedroom and checked his laptop.
'Monday the 16th of March. It's still Monday... so my assignment is still due.'
John felt relieved, he hadn't failed his assignment after all, he still had a chance to submit it in time this afternoon.
John walked into the kitchen and heard his mother walking around the house. He got out some cereal and made breakfast, while thinking about what a weird experience he had.
'It must have been a dream of some kind, some sort of weird dream phenomenon.'
He thought it was best just to focus on getting ready to leave so he could study for his exam.
Mrs. Dee entered the kitchen wearing her black nightgown, "John, you need to take out the trash."
"Yeah I'm just going to get ready to leave first.", John replied.
"Alright, just be quick, I have to leave for work soon."
John finished breakfast and started cleaning his teeth.
'I've got to get to my two classes, give Matt the $10 I owe him, submit my assignment, buy some milk and get back home in time to get rested for the mathematics exam tomorrow... just like the dream I had,' he thought.
John finished cleaning his teeth and headed for the door.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" He heard his mom say loudly.
John turned to see Mrs. Dee staring him down, he felt like he was having deja vΓΊ. Everything seemed so familiar...
"Oh right, the trash". John grabbed the trash and shuffled towards the door to go outside.
"Quickly now! You're going to be late, and don't forget the milk! Good luck with your assignment!"
John disposed of the trash and walked down the street. Birds were chirping and the sun was out. Just like in his dream it didn't feel windy at all, which was a nice change from the previous days in the last week. John saw a pretty blonde wearing a red dress walking down the street, she wore a red skirt with a white shirt, with bright lipstick but looked like she was in her thirties. John recognised her instantly, she looked just like the girl from his dream. John felt very weird... but he dismissed his feelings anyway.
'Just focus on your exam John. You've got a long day today.'
John walked towards her and they both locked eyes for a split second, she smiled at him. John looked down at his feet, and a second later they had passed each other.