Respect the Wind

A Dream From The Past

My mom and I talk about a paradise that we have visited. A perfect place, except for the many days of rain. I can't recall the name, but it sounds like Hawaii.

We move to Las Vegas. This is the paradise that we believed in, although, the place we described was quite different.

I stand outside in the front yard when off in the distance, I see a black tornado. It isn't clear yet whether the twister is coming our way. I run inside and tell my mom of the storm. My mom, a kid, named Joseph, and I run down into the basement. My sister Kristen is asleep in her bedroom, which is at the entry to the basement. My mom tries to convince her to wake up to avoid the danger. She stays in bed.

While hiding in the corner of the basement, I can hear the tornado getting louder. It is very close to our house. I run to my sister's room and yell at her to get up. To seek shelter. Once again, she declines until she hears the sound of the storm tearing her room apart. She sees how important the situation has become and decides to seek shelter, but it is too late. The black tornado sucks her out of her bedroom window. The rest of us hide.

When the storm is over, we turn into an Italian family. My name is probably Vinny Santoro or something like that. A family friend comes over to ask a favor. He wants to rebuild my sisters demolished bedroom. For how much? He says, $25,000.00. My little Italian brother, standing next to me, assumes that mom will never go for that. I tell him to let me talk to mom and see what I can do. The family friend is pleased.

I walk into my deceased sister's room. Everything is painted white. Glass cupboards and shelves are everywhere. One of our cleaning ladies, an older woman, is in one of the cabinets working. A young cleaning lady walks in. I go to her, and we embrace. I begin to cry. Dream ends.

I wake up

A Brewing Storm

Dream 1.1.2018

A family reunion (of sorts) is being held at my house.

Both of my brother-in-laws come to my room to play a little game. There is a bowl. In the bowl is various objects including a living, breathing, blood-thirsty shark. The object of the game is to get your hand as close to the sharks deadly mouth as you can without the tiny beast removing any fingers. Everyone's fingers stay in tact, I think.

I take an object from Morgan, my sister, and leave the reunion. I hit the road, Jack. And when I come back, my sister is very angry at what I've done.

In the backyard, there are two tree houses. One at the ground level of an enormous tree and the other is hidden at the top of the tree. One must use a secret door in order to enter the top house. I stay in the top house much of the time. It has a TV and a couch. Very cozy.

People are walking around my yard, from the family gathering. Someone asks me if I will spend the night in my tree house tonight. I tell them that I won't because there is a storm coming. Dream ends.

I wake up

The Colosseum

Dream 1/1/17

My class is taking a field trip to Nashville, Tennessee to a building called "the Colosseum."

My cousin DJ is coming along. We take double Decker buses all the way there. When we arrive, the teachers tell us to bring all of our stuff because we may not get the same bus going back. Everyone exits the bus. I stay back along with a few guys for no good reason. I notice that DJ left his stuff. I try to grab it but have trouble holding his stuff and mine at the same time. He comes back and helps me.

We walk to the Colosseum. It's a giant building with roman pillars made of marble in the front. When we get there, we find that the class has divided into two groups and started killing each other. Very similar to "Lord of the Flies." We escape before we get hurt.

Later on inside a haunted house, the old man who lives there says that he's going to take a hot bath. We watch him walk to the top of the stairs. When he gets there, he stops and looks into a bedroom. He mentions that he always hears noises coming from there. We intend to investigate the noises later.

At my house, I look out the window and find that all the cars in the neighborhood are turned over due to a wind storm the night before. I walk out to my driveway and find that my Jeep is not turned over but the soft top has been blown off. I try to put it back on. A lady in my neighborhood walks over to my yard. I'm only wearing underwear. I run into my house and tell her I'll be right back. Her husband, Joe, comes and takes my Jeep. I walk over to his house. He tells me that both of my batteries are damaged and he's going to fix them. Dream ends.

I wake up

Out Of This World

Dream 3/17/2016

I've been assigned a mission to travel into space. It will fun. It will be dangerous. Let's do it.

I am not alone. A group of about ten will travel with me, including a few kids. Our ship looks much like a house; with couches, beds, a kitchen, and windows to the darkness outside.

We blast off.

We travel eons and find a mysterious planet with no name. We land there. It is inhabited by humans. We walk into an apartment complex. A terrible storm is brewing outside. Most of the doors are closed or boarded up but one door is open. We walk inside. A mother brings her daughter to us and begs us to take her. She fears for her daughters life due to the ungodly storms that occur on this planet.

Some astronauts are exploring other areas of the planet. They come across an arena-like place with no roof. Suddenly, several lights come from above. Four giant monsters are lowered into the arena. The astronauts fight them, finally subduing them. We take two of the monsters prisoner and bring them aboard the ship. We must take off and return home with the information we have gathered.

The giant monsters are in shackles. One of the girls gets too close to a monster and he grabs her. The rest of the crew are watching a movie. I start yelling to get everyone's attention. The monster attempts to rape the girl. The crew rushes over. The giant throws the girl around like a rag doll. Perhaps the crew saves her, perhaps they don't. I can't remember. Dream ends.

I wake up

The Coming Storm

Dream 3-6-14

A storm is coming.

My family and I prepare the underground shelter. It's more of a prison than a shelter. 

The storm arrives. My family seems to have disappeared. My mom is here. Down the long corridor, I can see several gremlin-like critters running toward me. My mom and I run for our lives. Dream ends.

I wake up.