When I woke up that morning, I knew something was going to happen.
The night before, I had a nightmare I was in a forest. There was no one around. It was unusually quiet. It was the quiet that could make people scared. I noticed that there was a cabin in front of me. It was very cool in the forest. So I walked toward it and knocked the door.
“Is anyone here?” No one answered. So I just pushed the door and went into the house. It was very small, just about the size of a small room. There was a desk, a book and a box on it. I opened the book and I saw a horrible picture: a man was crashed by a car. Suddenly, the lid of the box opened and a doll jumped out of the box. It cried out with a low thick voice, “The one in the picture will die!”
Then I woke up with a scream. It was the most terrible dream that I had had in 21 years.
The weather on that day was good. It was sunny but my mood was not as good as the weather. I was worried about the dream. I was afraid that what the doll in the dream said would happen. I believed that I knew the one in the picture. As a young doctor, seeing life and death, I didn’t want to see any tragedies.
In the hospital, I could not concentrate on my work.
I always thought, “Who is the one in the picture? Would he die finally?”
Just then, John, my colleague, who was also my friend came into my office. He looked at me and asked, “What’s wrong? You look tired.” I told him about the nightmare.
“I think you should take a rest. Relax. It’s just a dream. Let’s have lunch!”
On the way to the restaurant, I was still thinking about it. When we walked across the road, suddenly, I had a gasp, and I stopped. John turned to me and said, “What’s wrong? Come on!”
“No! It’s exactly the same place as I saw in the dream.”
I could remember everything clearly. The road was in the picture. John was the one who was crashed by a car.!
I yelled, “John, watch out!”
“Bump!”
It was too late.
I felt guilty about it. I thought that it was my fault. If I had recalled the picture earlier, it would not have happened. I was the only one who could stop it. So, I decided that if it happens again, I must stop it.
But after several years, nothing happened. Gradually, I forgot the event.
However, the peaceful days were not long. I had the same dream again.
In the dream, I observed the picture carefully to see who was the one in the picture and what would happen.
In the vision, there was an air-conditioner falling down. I looked around the place. Tall buildings were around. It was like the residential area near… Oh! I could see the man in the picture…
“Ling…ling..!” the clock alarmed. I woke up with a scream. I could nearly see the person in the picture.
The next morning, I was worried. I knew where the accident happened. But I still could not figure out who the person in the picture was! Again, I couldn’t concentrate on my job.
Just then, Ken, my friend came in. He said, “Hey, I want to go to a computer shop to buy a notebook. Could you come with me?” “Of course!” Why did I say that? Because it was the place where the accident would happen.
On the way to the computer shop, there were many tall buildings with a lot of air-conditioners. To me, they all seemed to fall down at any time. I was nervous.
While I was thinking, an air-conditioner fell down just right on top of Ken. I ran to Ken and pushed him off. So, the air-conditioner didn’t hit Ken. “Yes, I do it! I save Ken successfully!” I thought.
Yet, it was too early to be happy. The air-conditioner fell down and hit my head.
“Dong!”
Everything was clear then. The one in the picture was not Ken. It was me…