Dreams cannot be predetermined or controlled by us humans. Instead, dreams are just random incidents that pop up in our minds when we sleep. There are many types of dreams, varying from happy dreams to sad dreams and even frightening dreams which cause you to wake up in the middle on the night due to fear. These dreams that scare your wits out are called nightmares. Many people have nightmares very often and thus are not afraid of having nightmares as they are used to it. On the contrary, I seldom have nightmares and I cannot even remember the previous time I had a nightmare as it was an extremely long time ago.
In my dream, or nightmare, I was lying on my bed just as I was before I fell asleep and a transparent 'boy' that was white in colour suddenly appeared next to me. I was curious and asked him who he was. However, I felt as if my throat was as dry as the desert and I could not utter a word or sound. I tried moving away from him but unfortunately it seemed as though he was using his 'supernatural powers' to keep me from moving a muscle. I looked up to his pale white face and felt scared upon doing so and therefore closed my eyes. After a while, the 'boy' was gone and my father came to sit on my bed(which he usually does not do when I'm not in the dream world) and I tried telling him about the incident. I said,"Dad, I think I just saw a ghost. He was..." I was just about to tell him about the 'boy' when the 'boy' reappeared and stopped me from talking and moving. My dad was beside me and looking into my eyes frantically, thinking that I was dead as I did not move an inch.
Right at this moment, I woke up and realised that it was just a nightmare. However, I was covered in sweat and I lay on my bed motionless due to shock. I lay there, not moving at all, with my mind racing to absorb what I had just dreamt of. Additionally, there was a funeral being held opposite my HDB block and my imagination ran wild, thinking that it was the work of the supernatural. Lucky for me, the kitchen lights were still switched on as my father and sister were in the kitchen watching the television and having a cup of warm Milo. I felt relieved once I saw the light and started walking to the kitchen. I was shocked as the nightmare seemed so realistic and furthermore I did not have a nightmare in ages, therefore the shock was overwhelming. I checked my clock and to my astonishment, it was 1 in the morning! What a bad timing to have a nightmare! I would surely be too tired to be attentive in class the next day.
I went over to the kitchen to tell the nightmare to my sister and father and felt relieved that what I dreamt of did not come true. After telling my troubles to my sister and father, I felt as if I had let go of an enormous burden. However, my sister and father would always joke around, and this time my sister tried scaring me further by asking me if it REALLY was just a nightmare, and not something that happened in the real world. I stared at her glaringly, scolding her for injecting more fear into my heart. My father just laughed at a corner and suggested that maybe the funeral opposite our HDB block was held for a little boy. I felt even more afraid and tried telling myself that that was not possible and that there are no such things as ghosts.
I concluded that talking to my father and sister would merely do more harm and thus went back to sleep as I could not talk to my mother, who was already sound asleep. I tried coaxing myself to sleep, and even sang some lullabies! I was surprised that I would have a nightmare after such a long period of not having nightmares. I even thought that I would not have any nightmares in my life forever! I now realise how naive I was to even think of that. However, I believe that after an ordeal, there will be a 'reward' for overcoming it. Lucky for me, I did not have yet another nightmare after I fell asleep again. Instead, I had a great dream of me conquering the whole world and slept soundly that night or, should I say, morning. I hope that I will not have any more nightmares as I will definitely get mentally shocked for a long period of time.
Darren The Awesome