A Night of Horror

I saw the black shadow again from the corner of my eyes, lurking around the bushes behind me, glaring eyes staring at me. I felt awkward and creepy, my hairs started rising at the back of my neck, I started running…I saw an alley and ran towards it; but, where did everybody go, I can't see a living soul, why is the alley so dark? what is happening??

Suddenly, I saw a house at the end of the road. It looked so deserted; but it looked so familiar, oh yeah, this is my house only, but why is it so dark? why there is no light? I was in a hurry, that black shadow is still following me, it seemed like a man wearing a long black overcoat with something in his hand, why is he after me? what does he want? I have to hide somewhere ooor should I confront him; I don’t know, I can’t think of anything…"there is a door, get in there," a voice told in my head, I followed the lead. 

Yeah, it’s my house only…Mom, Mom, where are you?….no response. Mom, are you there? Where is everyone else? What is that?? Suddenly, I heard some hushed conversation and some rustling, where is this sound coming from? Upstairs? Who’s there? I started climbing up the stairs and all of a sudden I was blinded by a bright light, pushed by a gush of wind, and I was in the terrace.

Mom, is that you? What is xxx doing here? Why aren’t you saying anything, Mom? Oh my god, he has a sword in his hand!! “its him Mom, he was following me,” Whoa! he chopped my mom’s head off, hey!!…where did he go? did he just vanish in the thin air?

What do I do now? God, help me, my mom’s chopped head is lying near my feet, Mooom!! I cried out, I felt so helpless, what do I do?

I gently lifted my mom’s head and walked towards her lifeless body, wait!!…I don’t see any blood here, can she be still alive? I carefully placed my mom’s head on her body and slowly asked, “Mom, are you okay?” and she opened her eyes, looked up at me and asked, “where is my dad?”

Mom wake up!! we have our outing today; mom, were you crying in your sleep?? My daughter shook me and woke me up, then she gave me a tight hug….

It was a bad dream….

Dream analysis

Background: The protagonist lost her mother in an accident, while she was far away from home, but she thinks it is a murder, allegedly by a person whom their family treated as a family member, trusted, and relied on.

Version1: You (protagonist) were very close to your mom, you cared a lot for her, you are still not able to accept the fact that she is no more, and though she cared for you in her own way, but she cared more for her parents, especially her dad.

Version2

R: Do you remember exactly when you had this dream, maybe the lunar phase?

S: No

R: It sometimes might be a fact that the soul of the deceased person wants to say something to a very close person and that happens during specific time period

R: Did you see any color in your dream?

S: No, it was all black and white

R: That means it indeed is a dream, a bad one maybe, but not hallucination

R: The dream signifies a strong bond between you and your mom, your caring nature. The black shadow indicates a feeling of vulnerability and a desire to escape from a threatening situation or an imposter. Imagery of a mysterious figure and a dark and deserted house can symbolize the unknown and your fear of confronting something. Last words from your mom signifies that she was very close to you, and she trusted you, she wanted to communicate with you about something, she wanted to give you some message, maybe some unresolved feelings regarding your relationship with her.

Dreams are often a result of our subconscious mind processing thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Sudden transitions and changing scenes in a dream can be quite typical of how dreams unfold, where the storyline can shift suddenly without any logical connections.

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