dream/nightmare?
So last night I had this dream, or maybe it was a nightmare, not really sure. Here's how it went down:
Jeff was driving and I was in the passenger seat taking pictures. We were at the beach on this road that was right along some cliffs. Every once in a while I'd tell jeff to pull up to the side so i could get a good picture of birds or something. He'd pull up real close and I'd get my picture and then we'd go.
Then I saw a huge flock of birds beginning to take off and I told Jeff to hurry over to one point so I could get a picture of them. He sped over to the edge while I took off my seat belt so I could lean in real close for the picture.
I noticed something was wrong when we were almost at the cliff before Jeff started to put on the brakes. I don't know what happened but we didnt slow down in time and we went off the side of the cliff.
Now this wasn't like a little cliff that was more like a kill we'd roll down or something. This was like driving off the edge of a high point in torrey pines. At least a couple hundred feet.
Everything didn't happen as I would have expected it to though. I figured as soon as we got close Jeff and I would start to scream, and then either continue to scream till we were out of breath, or yell obscenities at the oncoming ground till we hit and most likely died.
Instead there was a slight yelp right before we went off the edge and as soon as we realized there was no stopping it was silent. Time seemed to move really slow and it felt like we were falling forever. Jeff and I made a connection in the silence. We both thought the same thing. As soon as we left the ground I knew I was going to die and I wasn't scared anymore. I had accepted that as my fate and so had Jeff. The only things said was Jeff saying in a relaxed voice, "Mark I'm so sorry." And me responding with, "That's alright Jeff."
I didn't have time to put a seatbelt on and knew that there was no way of me surviving, not even in the slightest. I would have been amazed if Jeff had. But the last thing I thought before we hit was that I had to stay relaxed, that was the only way I might be able to make it out. At this time I was floating and had ended up facing backwards. I just closed my eyes and waited. I was completely weightless for a bit and felt nothing, as if I weren't even touching any part of the car. It almost felt as if I were falling into a dream.
Suddenly there was a loud crash but I continued to feel weightless. I kept my eyes closed and wondered for a second if I was still alive. Maybe when we crashed I broke my spine and didn't feel it. And if I had survived maybe Jeff had too. Or maybe I had died instantly. I figured I should open my eyes to find out and check on Jeff.
I slowly opened my eyes and let the light flood in. As things came into focus I realized I was in my room and I had just woken from a dream.
Jeff was driving and I was in the passenger seat taking pictures. We were at the beach on this road that was right along some cliffs. Every once in a while I'd tell jeff to pull up to the side so i could get a good picture of birds or something. He'd pull up real close and I'd get my picture and then we'd go.
Then I saw a huge flock of birds beginning to take off and I told Jeff to hurry over to one point so I could get a picture of them. He sped over to the edge while I took off my seat belt so I could lean in real close for the picture.
I noticed something was wrong when we were almost at the cliff before Jeff started to put on the brakes. I don't know what happened but we didnt slow down in time and we went off the side of the cliff.
Now this wasn't like a little cliff that was more like a kill we'd roll down or something. This was like driving off the edge of a high point in torrey pines. At least a couple hundred feet.
Everything didn't happen as I would have expected it to though. I figured as soon as we got close Jeff and I would start to scream, and then either continue to scream till we were out of breath, or yell obscenities at the oncoming ground till we hit and most likely died.
Instead there was a slight yelp right before we went off the edge and as soon as we realized there was no stopping it was silent. Time seemed to move really slow and it felt like we were falling forever. Jeff and I made a connection in the silence. We both thought the same thing. As soon as we left the ground I knew I was going to die and I wasn't scared anymore. I had accepted that as my fate and so had Jeff. The only things said was Jeff saying in a relaxed voice, "Mark I'm so sorry." And me responding with, "That's alright Jeff."
I didn't have time to put a seatbelt on and knew that there was no way of me surviving, not even in the slightest. I would have been amazed if Jeff had. But the last thing I thought before we hit was that I had to stay relaxed, that was the only way I might be able to make it out. At this time I was floating and had ended up facing backwards. I just closed my eyes and waited. I was completely weightless for a bit and felt nothing, as if I weren't even touching any part of the car. It almost felt as if I were falling into a dream.
Suddenly there was a loud crash but I continued to feel weightless. I kept my eyes closed and wondered for a second if I was still alive. Maybe when we crashed I broke my spine and didn't feel it. And if I had survived maybe Jeff had too. Or maybe I had died instantly. I figured I should open my eyes to find out and check on Jeff.
I slowly opened my eyes and let the light flood in. As things came into focus I realized I was in my room and I had just woken from a dream.