Surfing the internet. There are few things simultaneously mind numbingly boring and absolutely addictive, but the internet pulls it off. In all my time mucking about, I came across only one picture in all that time that really seemed worth my time. It had two halves. On the left side, it showed Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender with a flame red dragon poking its head out on one side and its tail and lower body curled protectively around Iroh. On the other side of the picture, Mako from Legend of Korra played with a dragon actually made from flame. It struck a chord in me.
However, I did not have time to dwell on it. People had said something on the chat program I'd left open. I gave it a look and was surprised to see that one of the boys had opened a private channel with me. When I read what he had typed, my head started to spin.
"Hey, so I know that when it comes to hook ups, you haven't had anyone closer to your 'stage' than the balcony seats. But I'm going to ask anyway. Do you think I could at least sit in the front row?"
"Umm.....what? Where is this even coming from?"
"Well-" he proceeded to type something or other that may have been an explanation, may have been another entreaty to fool around. I sort of ignored it and opened a channel with everyone else in the chat to beg for help. As I tried to hold myself together, a little voice in my head whispered to me.
"This is a dream. There is no way he would ask that, and he definitely wouldn't use a theater metaphor if he did. Relax. This is simply an expression of your desire for attention due to your crushing lack of self worth. There are healthier ways to deal with those problems than in dreams with boys you are not even interested in. Do yourself a favor and change the dream. "
Just like that, the dream changed. Everyone in the chat sans the would be booty caller appeared in a department store. I forgot once more that it was a dream. As a result, a friend and I started to chase each other around for no good reason. We then raced to see who could find the coolest necklace. He went straight for the sparkly stuff, but I wandered a bit further away and discovered a steel and glass dragon amulet. Needless to say, I won. Our group grew ever more reckless until someone reminded us that the store chain was instrumental to our plot to take over the world. That got us to calm down. At least until I found a coat with a cape and my friend found a strapless cocktail dress he could pull over his sweater vest. Then there was no stopping us.
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