Dreamette's (small dreams)

Had 3 of these today.

The Basket Ball Player
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I know I diddnt really belong here anymore but something drew me to this place. As I walked toward the top of the stadium I could hear the excited chanting of the people waiting for the game to start.

Suddenly it got very quiet and I guess someone had seen me.

I raised my right hand high... pinky and thunb extended and yelled out

"Victory"

And then I turned and walked away....

On a plane
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I dont fly much these days and my expectations arent high.

But for some reason an older lady decided to sit by me. I helped her put her bag into the overhead.

We talk for a while.... just small talk.

The lady placed a finger on a red patch on my arm an ask what this is.

As I started to explain that it was psoriasis... she just got up and took her bag and walked away.

I wanted to explain that you cant catch it....

A young man in the seat in front leaned over his seat and started hitting me and told me to leave his mammy alone.

I grabbed his hand and bent his finger back until he was clearly in pain. I told him to just leave me alone or I was going to start breaking fingers.

Then again.. I was alone.

The Dco
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I am the damage control officer on a USN fast attack submarine. I dont have a lot of details but we found ourselves on the bottom with the reactor scammed , the air almost gone and a choice to be made.

We have 2 escape hatchs but only one was still working.... at least we thought it was working... It had taken some damage.

I donned my stienky hood , got it charged and the old man gave me a ball peen hammer.

"Son... I hope that you wont need this but here it is.... just in case. Good luck and we are counting on you and Dont forget to close the outter hatch before you go to the surface".

The I was in thelockout.... and it was filling with water.

I tryed to turn the wheel but it was jammed. I hit it with the hammer a few times and it slowly started to turn.

I found myself outside the sub and was closing the hatch , but it wouldnt close! Nothing worked. The hatch had sprung and my options had narrowed to zero.

I left the hammer by the hatch and started to accend. Most people using the hood yell out ho ho ho to equalize the pressure in thier lungs but I went up the whole way screaming.

Arrived on the surface to find an empty sea and my last chance of getting help for those still below shattered and I just cried.

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Lonelyness , fear , failure and then some.