The Adventure of the Dreamworld

Episode 3 Earth to Dreamworld Second Experience

So, actually Chameli's name and her story was all a fictional character but the woman was a real person in real life, with her Chhola Bhatura stall beside the railway station premises of Pakur. A small district of Jharkhand state in India. Chameli, whom I always used to see, whenever I'm on my way to catching my passenger train, approximately two hours journey for the college at Sahibganj (Another district next to Pakur).

Even I don't know her real name, but yes, she often seems to be beautified with too heavy make-up and an unsynchronized dress up in her aged face full of wrinkles. Which somewhat makes her look like a call girl. Maybe I had ever thought about her throughout the day, therefore it might be the reason for dreaming about her.

Meanwhile the story I dreamed about her took an impression over my mind and encouraged my eager interest to know about her. So, I tried to sleep again and continue with the same dream but it was impossible to command control over a dream in the way we want to see it.

In a very short period of time I fell into a deep sleep but didn't dreamt this time.

"Babu... Babu; wake-up my son. It's already 9:30am". Said mom, shaking me. At home they call me Babu... N my friends call me Maddy.

I got up in a hurry. Checked the time... It's 8:30am. Oh mom you always tell me the wrong time to wake up. I said.

Mom replied tauntingly... I must say, you know the reason why I do so... You always wake up this very late. Come on hurry, ..n get up now. Get fresh and take a bath. Your breakfast is ready...

The day passed as of my daily schedule with bubbling memories of the dream last night, that left me inattention, disturbed, heavy head... And I was unable to focus on anything.

It's night 10:30pm now. Oftentimes I used to study at night after dinner. That's one of the reason my parents don't yell at me if I get up late. They know my study time is late night...

I prepared my bed before get on it for study and or sleep, but today I was not in a mood to study. Ready to sleep early. Before sleeping, I sat for a while meditating to concentrate myself on the same thought about Chameli's story, so that I can continuously replay with that same dream.

My phone rang at the moment. It was Rajesh on call. Hel..lo, ...whatsup bro? I enquired.

He seemed a little worried. What? Is there any problem bro? I worried.

"I had a dream yesterday night. In that we were all friends together playing a badminton game and then suddenly two officers came. They beat us for breaking lockdown and I wake-up. I felt the pain in my back and when I checked it by the mirror there were several marks of baton in my back." Rajesh said nervously.

...I got scared. I quickly unbuttoned my clothes and hurried myself towards the mirror. There were two baton marks on my buttocks. I become inert for a while. Hello, are you there? He asked. Bro, I'm having the same mark on my buttocks. I too had the same dream yesterday night. I said in a hurry. Wow! How's that possible... Rajesh exclaimed. We both trembled in fear. What about the other two friends? Rajesh asked... And we took them both Rohit and Prince on a conference call.

Rohit and Prince also confirmed that they too had ignored the pain as I did, but they were also having the same mark of batons. We all four now were in a fear of this mysterious confusion. Was it really a dream or a truth? How can it be possible?

After a tense conversation till 12:52am, we were not able to unveil the truth. So, we decided to sleep and discuss it the next day. I slept in unconsciousness.

In my dreams...

...I was carrying a gift in my hand. Empty-headed, I was formally dressed in a party wear... walking gradually all alone into a deserted, wilderness road. No lights were there. Only a little twinkling of very low lights were coming from streetlights far distance ahead. I could hear a few dog's barking, but not a single dog seen. I checked for time but I didn't find my phone nor any watch.

After a moment of walking...

I heard two bikes coming from behind me. I stopped at the side of the road. They reached near me and stopped. They were my friends... Prince, Rohit, and Rajesh. Rohit asked me to sit on his bike. I sat on and he drove the bike.

...Where are we all going? I asked them. Sirrah! yar Don't you know? It's our friend's marriage. Said Prince. Who's that? Which friend? I asked.

We don't know. Prince said mysteriously smiling. What? You don't know? I inquired. No. we don't. Let's reach there first.

We reached our destination.

It was a well decorated big marriage hall. Looking at this grand arrangements from the most expensive event organisers. Anyone can assume it's a marriage of any person from a very rich families.

Rohit and Prince collected our gifts and went to the counter welcomed by the girls side to handover the presents. Rajesh dragged me towards the stage for dance. Wait, at least let's meet our friend first whoever is getting married today. I said it loudly in his ear because of loud music, which makes us incapable of listening a low voice. But he said, I can't hear you let's dance first... But bro listen... Till then, Prince and Rohit also came wiggling near me and dragged me for dance before I could have completed my words. I couldn't say anything, but started dancing.

It's been two hours of our dancing. Prince stopped and pointed towards food stalls. Yeah, we all felt hungry now. We stepped towards the stalls and started eating. There was a huge crowd over there but everyone's face seemed blurred to me. Only I can feel their presence over there but barely could recognize anyone's face clearly.

Suddenly the bride's name appeared in the lighted entry gate flashed to me. I put the plate, that I was eating in, into the defiled plates basket and ran inside to see the bride. My friends followed me through my back. Hey Maddy... Wait... My friends called me together, behind me.

It was too late. The marriage was over and as I doubt by name, the bride was truly, "the girl I love. She was my girlfriend". She smiled at me mysteriously as she won some games.