It was with a sudden jolt that I woke up. Something didn’t feel right. My head was aching and I felt numb. I felt a pain in my head as if I was hit by something. It must have been a nightmare. But what? , I can’t remember pretty much except for an image of a coconut. The more I tried concentrating and escaping out of the trance state, the more eerie it became.

 

I turned towards the door as I heard the knocks. I don’t know how, but I knew who was behind those doors. I called out loud , “Come in, I am almost awake”. As my friend came inside, It only added to my confusion. Not only did I know who it was, but I was shocked to remember a foggy image of the sequence and conversation that followed. Still I kept silent and continued the animated conversation.

 

But how is that possible? I wondered. Soon my friend left and I decided to take a stroll. May be a walk would refresh me, I thought. But it proved me wrong.

 

As soon as I stepped outside the same eeriness engulfed me that was consuming me so far. I was not able to come to logical conclusions and I was not able to keep track of time. I was still wondering why, as I walked. Everything seemed to me as if it had already happened. Was I seeing the future? Did I suddenly become an oracle? And why the hell am I not able to recognize many colors?

 

I walked along. Cars and buses flying besides me. Where was I? I looked around. And there, far across that road, I could see the temple I knew. The lights were bright and I walked towards that direction.

 

Was I walking or flying? I was not sure. In fact I was suddenly not sure of anything. Everything felt cold.

 

 

I could still see the old coconut tree near that temple. And for some reason I knew I was not to go near the tree but I couldn’t help it. I walked nearer and nearer, as if it was calling me. Something was dragging me. Soon enough I was there, right beneath it. Waiting, waiting for something to happen as my instinct told me it would happen. And in a flash it just happened. The big coconut fell right on my head. It was sudden jolt and I woke up. It felt numb as I looked around.