(continued from the post Scene 1)
And ...
Splash...
Our fall is broken by the water. But where did it come from, I wondered, as cold water engulfed me. There was no pool or lake or anything water near our building. Whatever, as I struggled to break the surface for some air, I thought only about the baby.
I can see her crib, it’s floating on the water, bobbing up and down. I have to get to her. I start struggling. But I don’t know swimming! How will I reach the baby? I am gasping for breath, frantically moving my hands and legs but one cannot learn how to swim in minutes. I am praying please give me strength, somehow give me the power, maybe some superpower, but I was going no where... just gulping in water. My dear baby!
Suddenly the scene changes! I hear someone calling out to me. With my nose just above the water I struggle to turn. And lo and behold! My husband is standing there on the edge with our little one in his arms and the older one besides him. But how? They both are calling out to me, trying to say something which I cannot hear over the sound of the water. Moreover, now that my babies were safe, my body was giving up. I was losing my strength to try and stay afloat. I was gradually giving up. My eyes were shutting down. My hands and legs had stopped moving. I knew I had not much time but still I felt myself smiling. My precious people were all safe. I let go. And as the cold water tightened it’s grip around my neck I heard a soft music beginning to play.
I wondered, is this how life leaves the body, with music all around us. The melodious music is growing louder. It is coming nearer and nearer to me. I can feel it very close entering my body, touching my soul, now I can almost touch it if I can just reach out my hand and I instinctively do that...
Clung o dorema, clung o dorema, clung o dorema...
The alarm in my phone is ringing. I am sitting on my bed, rubbing my eyes, trying to figure out where I was. Clung o dorema! With one shut eye, I switch off the alarm. I say a prayer in my mind. Let this nightmare stay where it was, just in my head.
I have had a water dream and therefore I have to now attend to an emergency.
Adios amigos. So long.