Nightmare I had today:

I was living in a shopping mall but everyone acted like this was normal because there were other people living there too. My Aunt from FL and my sister flew in from other states to visit me, and this disturbed me greatly because I wondered, "I've had nothing to do with either one of them in years. Why are they here?" I didn't want to spend much time chatting so I quickly explained that someone was blocking me from suing CSA/GNRP and then I ended the conversation. Both my Aunt and my sister eyeballed each other and looked away.

 

At that moment, someone attacked me from behind (poked me in the back, pulled my hair, etc.) but when I turned around no one was there. Still, I could hear a man's voice whispering, "Terri!" and "I'm going to get you!" so I started swinging at the air and urging, "Stop that! Get away from me!" It grew rather quiet in the mall. When I realized people were watching me I wanted to crawl under a rock. 

 

Then it dawned on me that the voice sounded just like my Uncle Tommy. I thought, "Oh, I get it! He's invisible and playing games so I look like I've lost my mind...talking to myself and hitting at nothing!" I knew that no one around me would help so I tried calling someone (I've no idea who), yet, there were other people on the line. Speaking of which, in waking life there are times it sounds like I am on someone else's line when I try to use the phone. Anyway, I decided to run to this little toy store at the other end of the mall.

 

A man named Brian worked there (not Swanton). I had a crush on him but he never expressed any interest in me. All I remember about him otherwise is that there was a rumor he was becoming "cynical" working in the toy store for so long because he encountered a lot of "brats" who "broke his merchandise." I hesitated after entering his shop, "He's probably not going to believe me," but I spit out what was going on anyway.

 

Brian was concerned and pulled what looked like a huge toy gun off a top shelf.

 

"This is a MODEL 666 EXPOSURE MACHINE!" he announced. "It emits a ray that can make any hidden enemy materialize...to a degree anyway. So next time you hear someone near you, don't say anything. Just give me a look and I will zap him!"   

 

A few minutes later I heard my Uncle Tommy behind me again and I kept giving Brian looks but he was distracted by a customer. Even after the customer left Brian wouldn't even glance in my direction. I was so disillusioned, "Oh, no, please don't abandon me. I've no one else in the world to count on," but Brian seemed to have forgotten all about me. 

 

Then I woke up.

 

Terri