h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Was It A Dream? (something i wrote last year)

The winter usually comes very quiet. It often comes at night, when everyone is asleep. It sneaks under the windows, so no one would see it. And then the snow starts to come out of the huge fluffy cloud. At first it is very shy, confusedly falls on the ground. Then it starts to grow and finally, when I turn around, there is nothing but snow.

“My friend, do you remember how we used to go for a walk every single day, except that days when we were ill? It was the winter, our favorite time of year. Do you remember our special places, where we spent our time? Sometimes we were laughing, sometimes we tried to make up a new game, but most of the time we were just standing there together looking at the falling snow. Do you still remember it? I know you do! I know that you still miss me, as much as I miss you. And we are always together in our thoughts, in our dreams.”

I was standing alone in the middle of nowhere, looking for something. The ground was white, and my steps were swept by the wind. I didn’t know where I came from, and I didn’t know where I was going. It was about seven o’clock in the evening, it was dark, it was cold. The endless wall of snow surrounded me, and I felt like I was trapped forever. But it wasn’t a prison of ice, it was a peaceful place, the Land Of Snow. The place where all my dreams live.

Somewhere far away I herd that someone was coming. The sound of the crunchy snow became louder and louder. But I couldn’t turn around and see who it was. Besides, it was impossible to see anybody in the storm. My legs couldn’t move, my body was still. I was waiting. Suddenly someone put a hand on my shoulder. “Is that you, my dear friend? I was just thinking about you. I’m so glad that you came.” And once again we were standing together in the world of silence and snow. I felt warmth…

The snow was everywhere. It was all white. Snowflakes were dancing under the deem light of a street lamp. The wind was singing among the lonely buildings. I looked up, and saw the sky was coming down to earth. The next moment they became solid, there was no boundaries between the land and heavens anymore. I closed my eyes. “Are you still here?” – I asked. “Yes, I’ll always be with you, no matter what!” – the voice replied. It was impossible for neither of us to explain what was happening. I remember the pair of blue eyes. They were sadly looking down at me. “I’ll miss you!” – this time the voice deemed. “I’ll miss you too” – something whispered in my mind, but the words never came out.

There was a white ocean of clouds under my feet. My heart stopped for a moment. And then I felt the loss of something very important. I was left alone standing in the strange land with my eyes closed. Trying to read my thoughts, trying to understand who and where I am. But it seemed that nothing could give me the answer, except that white snowfall of endless letters…