I dreamed I was floating on a fluffy cloud, looking down on a quilt of mismatched fields, all differing shades of green. I leaned further forward, trying to catch a glimpse of my grandmothers house and then with a sudden shock realised I had stretched too far. I tried to scramble back onto the cloud but there was nothing for my hands to clutch onto ... I began to fall ...
... waking with a sudden start, I saw immediately that I was alone, the passage light was still glowing. He wasn't home yet. Then I heard the lift shuddering to a stop on our floor, I guessed that the sound of it operating must have been what had woken me.
In that moment of wakefulness a playful jape suddenly occurred. I slipped silently and quickly from the bed to a position behind the front door. Suppressing a childish giggle I pictured how surprised he would be, when tiptoeing into the flat in an attempt not to waken me, I would jump from my hidy hole.
The key turned in the lock and as the door inched open I prepared to leap ... and then I heard another voice. He was bringing someone home with him and I, in my eagerness and not anticipating a guest, had failed to cover up ...
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15 comments:
Everyone's most dreaded dream/nightmare .. forgetting to dress. I enjoyed your Magpie Tale!
Which was the dream? Falling or your nakeditity? ;)
Ha! Thanks for the smiles. I like the language....hidy hole, and the lift shuddering to a stop, transports me to another place. This reminds me of all those dreams of getting on the bus in my pjs!
On another note, I like the title of your blog as my hair is always in a mess!
haha...what a surprise that would be for the guest...the dream and reality blend a bit in this...lol
It happens!! I laughed. I enjoyed this very much.
Oooerr! Now you're in a pickle! But a well told pickle, and amusing.
"Hidy hole" made me smile...
smiles..i like the direction you went with this...nice..
Very embarrassing indeed :-).
Who had the last laugh? LOL
what a smart take on the image,
way to go.
Great tale-telling, and capable of going in more than one direction.
oops!
Definitely most people's nightmare, gripping tale.
Like a scene from a good play, I lived in this all the while I read it. I love how your mind works, Jane (and I love your new header, too!)
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