Dream Journal #1

I want to share the dream I had during my nap today because, for some reason, there are parts of it that I still can't shake off. It was incredibly long, and the plot was completely all over the place. There were people I knew, a person whose face is still vivid in my mind even though I have no idea who he is, and at one point, I even felt like I had experienced the exact same dream before.

At the beginning of the dream, my younger sibling and I were left home alone. Everyone else had gone out somewhere, and we were only given IDR 100,000. Since we were hungry, we decided to head out and look for something to eat.

Initially, I asked, "Should we just cook some instant noodles?"

But she didn't want to. She wanted a burger but were worried the money wouldn't be enough. So, we finally went outside and walked around to find a place to eat.

We crossed the street until we found a food stall. My sibling suddenly said she wanted to buy food there because she had eaten there before with Kalista. So, I just let her. It turned out the seller actually knew my sibling. I vividly remember the lady working there saying, "You haven't been here in a while."

After that, we kept walking further down.

That was where I met this guy.

It was so bizarre because his face was crystal clear. I can still picture exactly what he looks like, but I have absolutely no idea what his name is. I don't know if we just didn't get to introduce ourselves in the dream, or if I just forgot it. But one thing is for sure, he was pretty cute.

We ended up walking together and chatting. If I remember correctly, he was a college student, and in the dream, I felt like he mentioned he went to UP (a pseudonym).

We kept walking until we ran into some of my classmates: Vebby, Sisca, Mawar, and Syifa.

I overheard them talking about me. I think they said something like,

"Hey, is that her boyfriend? He's pretty cute."

They kept glancing over at us.

The guy and I then sat down near their table, but we were facing opposite directions. We just kept talking like normal. Eventually, for some reason, I thought about asking for his contact info.

I distinctly remember saying,

"Hey, sorry, but could I get your WhatsApp number? Or maybe your Instagram, LINE, or even KTalk?"

But he refused.

So, I let it go. Because of that, or maybe just because our time was up, I said my goodbyes.

"Oh, I see. No worries then. If that's the case, let's just make this meeting a memory for the future. Our meeting will be a memory. And this is our first and last time seeing each other."

After that, we parted ways.

But we took different routes home.

As soon as I walked back to the table where my friends were sitting, they started gossiping about us.

"Wait, why did they walk back in different directions? They didn't leave together."

"Does that mean they aren't dating?"

"Lmao, maybe it was just for that."

I just kept walking until I stopped and sat down to fix my shoe.

Suddenly, two guys appeared from my friends table. One of them looked like he was about to chase after the guy I was with earlier, while the other walked straight up to me.

I didn't know this guy. His face didn't look like anyone I had ever met. But he told me,

"Hey, are you okay? Don't ever associate with him again. If you keep seeing him, it could be dangerous."

I just stayed silent.

After that, I left.

The dream then kept shifting around within roughly the same area. My classmates were picking up new outfits for an event, maybe a cheerleader thing. I was told to pick one out too, so I ended up choosing one.

But just as the event was about to start, Vebby suddenly fell and got injured. I can't quite recall if it was her leg or her arm. Because of that, the event was canceled, and I went home.

Now, this is the part where the dream started getting really surreal.

I felt this intense sense of deja vu, like I had been in this exact dream before.

It wasn't the exact same plotline. The vibe was different, and the events were different. But there was something about it that felt incredibly familiar. It felt like I had been in the exact same situation in another dream.

In this dream, I met a girl who realized that she and I were actually trapped in another universe.

The two of us agreed to figure out a way to get back to our real world.

We went to my aunt's house. As soon as we got there, we immediately shut and locked the doors tightly, terrified that someone would find us. I didn't even know who we were hiding from.

Strangely enough, another girl joined us after that.

So, the three of us started secretly searching for a way out.

We kept checking the doors and windows. Eventually, I decided to hide right under a window.

But it turned out someone was able to open that window from the outside.

That person then sprinkled something over me.

Startled, I threw the door open and bolted.

I ran toward my grandmother's house.

But before I could get there, I saw a girl and an older man. It looked like they were calling out to me, gesturing for me to come over.

So, I went to them.

It turned out the older man wanted to help us return to our original world.

We then walked stealthily, trying our best not to get caught by anyone else.

Eventually, we arrived at a place that looked like a public restroom.

There were four stalls there.

The other girl and I were told to perform wudu (ablution). Suddenly, a guy joined us to perform wudu too.

After that, we were told to go inside the restroom stalls.

But as it turned out, the stalls were too small to fit us.

We were left confused about which stall we were supposed to go into.

Then, it suddenly clicked.

I remembered another restroom I had seen in a previous dream.

The memory of that old dream flooded back, and we headed toward that specific restroom area instead.

The closer we got, the more people we saw.

It felt like we weren't the only ones trapped in that universe. There were tons of other people stuck there too.

Then, we were told to enter the restroom.

And right at that exact moment, I realized I was on my period.

And it wasn't just a normal period, the bleeding was incredibly heavy.

I immediately ran out and told the others. I was terrified that because of this, I wouldn't be able to return to my real world.

But an older woman there reassured me and said it was fine.

She told me, "You're going to have a new sibling."

Even though in the dream, I knew perfectly well that my mother couldn't have children anymore. In fact, in the dream, my mother was actually critically ill.

After that, I went straight into the bathroom.

We were told to get ready.

I thought about putting on headphones, but I decided against it. Then, music or something that sounded like a Quranic recitation started playing through the speakers.

And weirdly enough, we were told to dance.

It was freestyle dancing.

I had no idea why we had to dance, but we were just told to do it.

Then, suddenly, I was back.

I was standing in front of my grandmother's house.

The sky was getting dark.

There were sounds and flashes of fireworks all around. I even took a photo of it because, for some reason in the dream, I found the view really beautiful.

There was also a house there that looked like a palace. It was quite massive and looked unfamiliar.

But there was an eerie feeling coming from that building.

It felt like it was surrounded by a dark aura.

And after that, I don't really remember how the dream ended.

The part that's really messing with my head is actually the second half of the dream.

I feel so strongly that I've had a dream with the exact same theme before. Back then, the plot was different, but there was one glaring similarity, I was trapped in another universe, trying to find a way back to my world, and a bathroom or restroom acted as the gateway.

What's even weirder is that during this dream, I was completely aware that I had dreamed of something similar before.

So it felt like, inside the dream, I was remembering a completely different dream I had in the past.

And out of everyone who appeared, the one person I remember most vividly is that guy I met while looking for food with my sibling.

His face was so clear.

I can even still remember our conversation.

But his name? No clue. I have no idea who he was.