In Search Of A Quest..

A Story by Surya

A stupid dream, started hitting Lee...

It’s strange night, raining heavily and and my bad luck, it’s a new moon day where only dim yellow shade of light over a pole at the end of the street is giving me a hope that I can see something in a dark night.

In case nature supported us tonight we were to celebrate my first boring pay from my office as a manager with Wayne in a beautiful way, yeah it’s a boring job, I work as manager where I have to check over people and managing clients, managing colleagues. Managing and working as per rules seems not be of my kind, I realized that I have no interest in these regular jobs, but I have no option other than a manager because I know my potential, I cannot perform here as a manager and I can perform nowhere as I know nothing to do except managing people with some stupid work that I mostly perform in my office.

It was 2 in noon, I got a text saying you received your salary in sum of 1.5 lakh bucks, next moment, I ringed a call to Wayne saying,

‘Hey buddy, can you join me tonight, let’s celebrate my promotion’, but these words were not from my heart I just needed company to have drinks, But I was totally frustrated with the life am living, so it is a second reason to booze so that I may relieve a little.

‘Sure Lee, anytime brother, drinks with you cheers me up, I will be there in your apartment by 7 tonight and we will rock it’, Wayne seems to be happy with invitation, But I ain’t.

It’s 6:40 now, parked my car and about to open my car door, all of a sudden it started raining, at first it was normal but as I entered home, it turned to heavy rain, with thunders, winds, and a power cut ofcourse.

I switched on my torch light, started arranging things for tonight’s party, now my clock beeped to say it’s seven now, and there I heard a horn and am sure that’s him, Am out from home to receive him,

‘Wayne’ I yelled at him, and we hugged as we met after days,

‘How are you brother? Lee, any chicks in there? you said it’s a party and am expecting them!’

‘You b*****d, you never changed, no chicks in there, it’s only you and me’, said I, smiling at Wayne.

‘Haha! no problem brother, you and me that’s fine and you are more than a chick, hey, am just kidding,

So say, How are you? how you doing? ..’Questions started from Wayne’s mouth, I must answer them, but not here as it is raining now .

‘Wayne, Let’s get in first and then will open our bottles, light our cigars and then the world is ours’. I said and took him home.

Door banged!!, light only from candles now, we occupied our sofa, then opened our bottles, cheers, then it all started..

‘Light me a cigarette Lee, and one other for you’,

‘Yeah sure’, I said passing a cigarette to Wayne,

‘So what’s the reason Lee, behind this party today, and why are you looking out of this world?, anything going wrong?’, Finally a good question from Wayne, I was happy that he asked me the question regarding my life .

‘Yeah, but how could you made it out!’ I wondered asking him the question, because I managed every little thing from him and he made it out.

‘You a*****e, You are my dearest friend, and no one can read your thoughts as I do, and you asking me this silly question?, haha’, that’s a well known smile of him, saying am sure about it, and I must agree that he is my buddy.

‘Yeah, you are my a*s hole, and you can make it out’,

‘Stop this nonsense, and explain me what’s wrong, any issue that I could help you’,

‘Fed up wayne, am done living this life, not any more, it won’t give me pleasure any more, thinking to quit this job and start selling fish’, I said it a slow and sad tone of mine. And I heard a bursting laugh from him, after second’s he started speaking,

‘A fish!!, Haha, yeah I will buy them every weekend and I promise I will be your regular customer, Buddy that’s a great Idea, hahaha!’ ,

‘Stop joking Wayne, am serious about this, am done with this brother’,

‘Hey a*****e, Listen to me, take your time, think over it again and decide then, we are not kids anymore right? and by the way your idea of selling fish is good, haha!’, He tried conveying me these words as a mentor at first and the turned again to a*****e friend at last, friends right, they are the most stupid yet important persons to us, Yeah it is the truth.

Somehow after our silly and needy talks we were in sleep without our conscious that we are sleeping..

There behind the tree, Wayne was fallen hit, my bike damaged and only trees I could see, nothing more.

I don’t know what is happening to me and why Wayne was hit.

Ohh damn! Wayne is bleeding, his forehead was beaten hard, am shivering now knowing nothing to do,

‘Wayne! Speak to me, Wayne! You hearing me brother, I couldn’t make out from here, wake up brother’, tears started from my eyes, and I realized that I was crying because my friend was on ground without conscious, whom I couldn’t see as now he is.

Still crying knowing nothing to do, I even don’t know where I am, not even a phone I found with me to ring someone, turning 360 degrees I found nothing except trees and caves and it’s getting dark, am scared now.

Wait a moment, what is this?, Is it a map in my hands?, where did I get it from, am confused, many pictures running in my brain.

Why am I here, Why a map in my hand showing a path through hills and dense forests finally there is a town at the end, but I don’t know what it is up to, my friend fallen there, my bike damaged, no food with us, and how to treat him?, ..These questions running one after the other continuously in my stupid brain…

And suddenly I heard someone shouting at me,

‘Wake up, wake up you idiot, wake up Lee, It’s noon now..’

Now am confused and I asked him,

‘Wayne, you alright, how did you healed so fast!’, I exclaimed in a shock,

‘Me hurt, are you alright Lee, ok got it, it’s all the power of hangover, we are alright, just wake up and smoke a puff, you will be healed, listen to me Lee’, Wayne started caring me now, Am I ok, that’s what I thought at his words..

Is that a dream or just my illusion, am confused now….

After hours of thinking about the dream, Lee decided to chase this dream with his Wayne.

© 2017 Surya

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Manasa.L

Interesting how the story holds us along with the lines. Very beautifully written, amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Posted 7 Years Ago

7 Years Ago

Thank you sooo much Manasa, your wordss means a lot to me....:)

7 Years Ago

Yeah am working on them...
Thank you Naat for your kind visit and appreciating it..
Am.. read more

7 Years Ago

My pleasure, Surya:)

emmajoy

What a grand theme for a story, really is. As to whether or not an illusion, the 'booze' or a dream - only you know but. does it really mater when you procude the 'happening' is such a dramatic way.

That said, i do find the tale a little muddled at time, maybe a few too many words here or there. But i know English is your second language and already admire your ability in and with it. Perhaps a little editing would help though.

You've so clever in being able to write both poetry and story.. not everyone can do that, so excuse the comments above, please. Just trying to help. Wishing you a happy day, and, of course, sweet dreams.. .. ..

Posted 7 Years Ago

7 Years Ago

Haha, nothing wrong with your words Emma, ..so no mentioning of please, you are my friend you can hi.. read more

7 Years Ago

How gracious you are, quite a rarity in here at times.. and that includes my failure to thank everyo.. read more

Mr.Writer

This story sent chills to me...
Woah! Wow... this is really interesting...
Was it a dream or an illusion? You left the reader to decide but also chose your self, as Lee and Wayne thought it was a dream.
Very well done Surya..
I really enjoyed this fast paced story/dream :)