Have Fun, Princess

For the first time in years,

i had a dream that involved her.

I remember it so vividly.

This is it:

The moment is perfect. I'm playing acoustic guitar under a big tree in the middle of a feild of tall grass. There isn't a cloud in the sky, and there is a slight breeze every now and again spaced perfectly to cool me down to just the right temperature. It's the time of day when it's transitioning between aternoon and evening and it means soon its going to be sunset and i can tell its going to be a clear starry night. I hear rustling in the tree above. I look up and see a dark shadow. But i'm not scared. I know in the back of my mind who it is. But can't seem to spit out the name. All of a sudden, its dark. My guitar turns into the shadow and i'm left sitting there, cold, holding a girl. I start to sink. The shadow turns to dust. But i'm still not scared. Because somehow i'm talking to her. She says that things will be fine. This i believe.

I wake up outside my dads house, behind the back shed where i used to hide as a kid. There's a bird cage there, which is strange because irl, a bird cage would not fit behind the shed. Inside the cage is a old fashioned telephone. I star, it rings, i answer, i'm still not afraid. I hear a faint "hello?" Now, i'm scared. My heart starts racing. Choking back tears. Struggling to breathe. I know it's him. I can't work out why it's so hard to reply. With a simple three words, "i miss you", he managed to explain his heart.

Then she was back. With her arms wrapped right around me, stroked my back several times before finally letting me go. She gave a weak smile, which i knew was a lie, one that she did not own. Usually her perfect teeth would be showing, and those adorable lines at the corners of her lips would appear. This time her lips were shut tight, i didn't even get a glimpse of those adorable smile lines. And when she turned to walk away, all i could do was mutter "have fun, princess."