Page 69 - Kaleidoskop KMS 2021

MY DREAM
MY DREAM
Written By Muhammad Firdaus Bin Sallehuddin
AL20.6
Freezing, unsympathetic coldness.
Freezing, unsympathetic coldness.
I don’t know how to explain it but that’s what it
I don’t know how to explain it but that’s what it isn’t Tanner sitting here?” I asked Ms Lily. She just
felt like. My eyes blurry, I strolled through what
felt like. My eyes blurry, I strolled through what
seemed like a long, dark hallway that seemed to
seemed like a long, dark hallway that seemed to
go on for eternity. But at the end of the hallway, I
go on for eternity. But at the end of the hallway, I
spotted a faint light that illuminated a small stuffy my plate and took a bite. Yummy! I thought to
spotted a faint light that illuminated a small stuffy
room. There I found Ms Lily, wearing her usual
room. There I found Ms Lily, wearing her usual
apron and cooking what smelled like a pancake.
apron and cooking what smelled like a pancake.
There was also Tanner at the corner of the room,
There was also Tanner at the corner of the room,
covering his eyes and counting numbers with his
covering his eyes and counting numbers with his
small hands. He immediately turned around and
small hands. He immediately turned around and
shouted at me. “Found ‘cha!”.
shouted at me. “Found ‘cha!”.
I was taken aback by that because I didn’t
I was taken aback by that because I didn’t
remember him telling me to hide or anything like
remember him telling me to hide or anything like
that. Me and Tanner, we’re neighbours who lived
that. Me and Tanner, we’re neighbours who lived
next to each other. But due to a terrible accident
next to each other. But due to a terrible accident
resulting in Mrs Tanner’s death, Tanner lives with
resulting in Mrs Tanner’s death, Tanner lives with
me and Ms. Lily. We usually played hide and seek
me and Ms. Lily. We usually played hide and seek
whenever we had the time to. I don’t know why,
whenever we had the time to. I don’t know why,
but Tanner loves to play hide and seek so much
but Tanner loves to play hide and seek so much
that one time I found him hiding in Ms Lily’s
that one time I found him hiding in Ms Lily’s
cupboard.
cupboard.
“What do you mean, you don’t remember? When
“What do you mean, you don’t remember? When
you were lying on your bed, staring at the ceiling,
you were lying on your bed, staring at the ceiling,
I told you to hide in 20 seconds. And you gave me
I told you to hide in 20 seconds. And you gave me
a thumbs up, too!” Oh, that one. I remember lying
a thumbs up, too!” Oh, that one. I remember lying
on the bed and staring at the ceiling mainly
on the bed and staring at the ceiling mainly
because I just woke up and was still fazed by a
because I just woke up and was still fazed by a
terrifying dream I had last night. I guess my short-
terrifying dream I had last night. I guess my short- seems odd. Because next to Tanner, there was
term memory is deteriorating.
term memory is deteriorating.
I tried to make it up to him by asking him to
I tried to make it up to him by asking him to
count again, but Ms Lily had already prepared
count again, but Ms Lily had already prepared
breakfast for us, so I sat down at the dining table
breakfast for us, so I sat down at the dining table
and pulled a chair beside me to Tanner sit there.
and pulled a chair beside me to Tanner sit there.
Strangely though, Tanner didn’t want to sit on the
Strangely though, Tanner didn’t want to sit on the
chair. He just squatted over at the corner of the
chair. He just squatted over at the corner of the
room and simply gazed at our toast sandwich and
room and simply gazed at our toast sandwich and
hot chocolate.
hot chocolate.
I instinctively felt a sense of deja vu.“Aunty, why
I instinctively felt a sense of deja vu.“Aunty, why
isn’t Tanner sitting here?” I asked Ms Lily. She just
said that Tanner doesn’t like being in high places.
said that Tanner doesn’t like being in high places.
“Oh, okay.”
“Oh, okay.”
With that remark, I reached out to the toast on
With that remark, I reached out to the toast on
my plate and took a bite. Yummy! I thought to
myself. The crunchiness of the bread indicates
myself. The crunchiness of the bread indicates
that it was toasted at the right temperature, and
that it was toasted at the right temperature, and
the Nutella filled my mouth as soon as I nibbled
the Nutella filled my mouth as soon as I nibbled
the bread.
the bread.
While munching down my food, I stole a glance
While munching down my food, I stole a glance
at Tanner, who was still at the corner of the room
at Tanner, who was still at the corner of the room
but is now turning his back on us and whispering
but is now turning his back on us and whispering
something to himself. I wonder what it is he’s
something to himself. I wonder what it is he’s
thinking about.
thinking about.
After finishing breakfast, I hopped down from my
After finishing breakfast, I hopped down from my
chair and went to the corner where Tanner was
chair and went to the corner where Tanner was
sitting. I was about to recount the dream I had last
sitting. I was about to recount the dream I had last
night when he suddenly pounced at me and
night when he suddenly pounced at me and
grabbed my arm. I jumped back, tripped on my
grabbed my arm. I jumped back, tripped on my
foot, and fell on my behind. “I found something
foot, and fell on my behind. “I found something
cool!” he exclaimed gleefully. He quickly led me to
cool!” he exclaimed gleefully. He quickly led me to
the bathroom and pointed to the mirror.
the bathroom and pointed to the mirror.
“Look here, Look here!”
“Look here, Look here!”
I think I’ve went through this before,
I think I’ve went through this before,
I thought to myself as I looked at Tanner’s
I thought to myself as I looked at Tanner’s
reflection in the mirror. He was grinning and
reflection in the mirror. He was grinning and
pointing, proud of his discovery. Something
pointing, proud of his discovery. Something
seems odd. Because next to Tanner, there was
another Tanner, staring at me in confusion. And
another Tanner, staring at me in confusion. And
behind him, a familiar young lady was holding a
behind him, a familiar young lady was holding a
knife.
knife.
As I feel something cold penetrating my back, I
As I feel something cold penetrating my back, I
saw myself lying on the ground, bloodied. A chill
saw myself lying on the ground, bloodied. A chill
ran down my spine, looking at my own dead body.
ran down my spine, looking at my own dead body.
Ms. Lily stood beside my body and Tanner, he just
Ms. Lily stood beside my body and Tanner, he just
looked at my direction, and smiled.
looked at my direction, and smiled.
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