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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +author: Krishna Chaitanya |
| 3 | +pubDatetime: 2022-10-04T03:23:00 |
| 4 | +title: Sometimes I Think I Can Dream in 4K |
| 5 | +slug: Dream5 |
| 6 | +featured: False |
| 7 | +draft: false |
| 8 | +tags: |
| 9 | + - KHC |
| 10 | + - dreams |
| 11 | + - harshi |
| 12 | + - albn |
| 13 | + - abhi |
| 14 | + - foot-twist |
| 15 | + - good-dream |
| 16 | +description: |
| 17 | + A broken leg, a classroom full of eyes, and then her. Harshi. Not a blur, not a dream—just real. And her gesture, telling me to calm down… That moment, that look—I can never forget. |
| 18 | +--- |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Sometimes, I feel like my dreams are more real than reality. Every detail, every frame—so clear. But no sound. Like watching a muted movie in perfect quality. Yesterday, I had one of those dreams. It felt like I was actually there. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +And I just can’t forget it. Even after the whole day. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +--- |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +At first, everything is blur. I can’t see properly. But I look down. My legs… they don’t look right. The veins are popping out, like something is broken inside. My hands are shaking. I am crying. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +But no pain. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +I look up. So many eyes on me. My whole class. Staring. Whispering. I feel strange. I’m sitting on the teacher’s Bench. Why am I here? What’s happening? |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +And then… I see her. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Harshi. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +She’s in the third-last bench. Looking straight at me. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +Everything else is still blurry, moving like an illusion. But Harshi… she is clear. Too clear. Like she doesn’t belong in the dream. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +For a second, I forget everything. The broken legs, the class staring. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +All I can think is—does she feel sad for me? Or not? |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +And then… I wake up. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +--- |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +But the dream stays with me. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Because it wasn’t just a dream. It was a memory. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +4th class. Albin. That idiot. Climbing up a ladder, sliding down with one hand, laughing like a hero. I saw him, and I thought, I can do that too. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +So I climbed. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +I slid. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +And then—twist. Crack. Fall. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Pain. So much pain. |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +I was on the ground, screaming. My leg was gone. I couldn’t move. Tears. Panic. Everything spinning. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +Albin and Abhi picked me up, dragging me to the classroom. One hand on each of their shoulders. I was half-hanging, half-walking. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +My mom ran in. Worried. Talking. Trying to calm me down. My teacher made me sit next to her, telling me, “It’s okay, it’s okay.” But I couldn’t stop crying. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +And then. Harshi. |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +She was just sitting there. Not scared. Not shocked. Just watching. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +And then she smiled. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +Not a big smile. Just a small one. Like she was telling me, “Calm down. It’s fine.” Just with her eyes, her face, her tiny hand gesture. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +And somehow, that moment stuck with me. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +Even now, after all these years… |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +I don’t know why. But I can’t forget it. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +Maybe because… She is haunting me. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +Like a ghost. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +But she’s not dead. |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +Or maybe… the Harshi I knew is. |
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