I had a dream last night

My dreams have always been incredibly vivid. In fact, they are so vivid it’s not until I awake that I realized most of the experience wasn’t real.

In this dream, I was driving pretty fast on a super dark highway. I wasn’t speeding but the car was definitely cruising at a good pace. I seemed to pass every car on the roadway with relative ease. With each car passed I experienced a euphoric wave. Somehow I felt as if I was advancing closer towards my destination. Funny thing is, it was never clear what my destination was because there weren’t any signs. This road had no mile markers of any kind nor did I notice exit ramps. It seemed to be nothing more than a long highway.

I became so wrapped up in my performance and rate of advancement I didn’t notice the road began to get bumpy. In fact, the highway wasn’t well-kept at all but that didn’t slow me down. I continued ahead and before too long, there were no more cars in front of me. I was the only driver for miles. Only the long dark highway remained.

Moments later, it began to rain. Not drizzle but a torrential downpour. I had to slow down because the rain was everywhere! It was the thick heavy rain. The type of rain that causes wiper blades on the highest setting sound as if they are a slow steady rhythm. I couldn’t see but a few feet in front of the vehicle.

Out of nowhere, a bolt of lightning struck the cliff side causing rocks, mud, and brush to break loose. The debris barreled towards the road causing me to immediately slam on the brakes. Now the car was at a complete stop.

The rain slowed down becoming a light drizzle, I got out of the car to assess the damages to road. I was amazed to see a complete section of the road destroyed. There was no way forward! Where the bumpy highway once stood was now a chasm. It was clear, I wouldn’t be able to take this highway the entire of my way. I had no choice but to find an alternative route.

Attempting to recall whether I passed an off ramp or overlooked a road sign, I remembered all of the cars I had passed. None of them had seen the lighting strike so they aware unaware the mudslide created a chasm in the road. To them, this was nothing but a bad rainstorm but I knew better. Maybe I should have focused on myself and continued my journey but I felt obligated to warn them.

I hopped back into my car, swung it around, and sped towards the oncoming traffic. It didn’t take long before I noticed the first set of oncoming headlights in the distance. I tried flashing my bright lights but that didn’t do much because the driver never slowed down. It barreled ahead passing me. The next car I approached I tried a combination of flashing headlights and repeatedly honking my horn. They kept going! I was a little frustrated but mainly concerned for their wellbeing so I anxiously stopped my car on the shoulder. I got out waving my hands and yelling “the road is out” and “don’t go that way” but nothing worked. They kept moving.

In the end, I woke up from the dream. Not exactly sure if I was able to divert anyone from barreling into that chasm but I tried.