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Relationships and dreams

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By LaughingAtThePainPublished 11 months ago 1 min read
Relationships and dreams
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I thought the relationship I had was perfect… Until it ended.

- I miss you, I love you, I didn’t want to leave you.

- Okay, but why did you? Was I not enough? Or was it you?

He starts explaining why he broke up with me and then…

The tragic alarm blasting in my ears, on full volume, because I wouldn’t wake up if it’s not scary and loud. I don’t understand people who chose other alarms. Like birds or rain or whatever “good morning princess” sounds. Well, my mother’s alarm is meowing cats and, yes, I gladly chose it for her. But these sounds would go straight to my dreams and probably turn into scary dinosaurs making bird sounds and flying into buildings or maybe gigantic dogs meowing at cats and yes, the cats would be barking back.

As I’m washing my face in the bathroom and soft sun beams through the window, I remember my dream. I’ve dreamt it for the past two weeks and yet I still don’t have the answer to my question. It’s been 3 months and now my subconscious mind decided to search for answers while I sleep. However, neither me, nor my subconscious can’t get the answer. Either I wake up or, my favorite one, he just goes mute. So, there I am, in my dream, casually sitting on my old bed beside him, looking stupid while waiting for answers, because he’s on mute. Hey brain, could I get subtitles in my next dream?

I said my relationship was perfect, well, a few years later I’ve discovered…

Part 1RomanceSelf-helpInterlude

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