Surreality
I am in my room talking to my Spanish advisor. We sit on the futon in the ungodly heat that is too often present. The sun has been out all day for a change. Strangely, I’m listening intently as if I care what he’s telling me. He goes on and on, explaining every excruciating detail of his life during college and after, until he becomes an advisor.
He always wanted to study abroad, but never had the time. He finally got his chance after his undergraduate studies were completed. It was the best experience of his life. Then he came back for graduate school, and he was offered a position here at the university Of course this is not every single thing he tells me, but I feel it is unnecessary for others to be bored out of their minds as well. As he continues telling me redundant things, I hear the doorknob clicking.
I awake. My two friends enter the room, but I can’t manage to fully get up. I can hear everything that is going on, however I am still dreaming about my Spanish advisor. I try with all my strength to force myself out of this dream, but it proves to be easier said than done. When I finally manage to wake up, I look around to find my friends sitting in my roommate’s bed, watching her television. I explain to them my crazy dream that I had, and I tell them how hard it was to pull myself out of it. We discuss about our days until the door slams shut.
I awake. I am in my bed again. My roommate has just walked in. Underneath my pillow, my phone begins to vibrate. I search around for it, and eventually, I give up. This phone call can wait. I am tired and would like to go back to sleep. I get comfortable and drift off again.
I am now in a rainforest. The vegetation dwarfs me and the air is so thick with humidity, it can almost be grabbed. I walk deeper into the jangled mess of vines and trees. While stepping, I feel a sharp shooting pain going up my leg. I look down to see blood spilling out from a bite. There is a disgusting, blue bug running away fast. I hear a noise in the distance, but quickly it comes closer.
I am awake. It is my phone vibrating. I answer the call. This is when I realize this is the first time I actually, really woke up.
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