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The Woman in my dream

Harshita Shukla
The Introvert Sayings
2 min read5 days ago

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Last night, my dreams decided to show me things I wasn’t ready for. A woman was chasing me in a parking lot with a fire extinguisher.

It was 5:34. I woke up, checked my room, drank water, hugged my pillow. Trying to make sense of what I just saw.

A woman. A fire extinguisher. Me rushing to hide. Her throwing the giant metal at me. Full rage. Scary as shit.

One dream.
That’s all it took.
And there went my whole day.

No gym. Missed it. Blame the weather. Or my mood. Or both.

Grey clouds. Muddy water. Broken footpaths.

I thought about everything.

What if I got stuck in the elevator and the lights went out?

What if my phone slipped into that little gap — between the elevator and the ground?

What if someone’s watching me?

What if this?

What if that?

All this… because of one dream.
One.

And it stole my whole day.

Today felt off. I tried to snap out of the feeling, but music didn’t help. Coffee didn’t either.

So, here I am, asking you —

Tell me one thing I should love today. Just one. Could be a song, a memory, a stranger’s laugh, literally anything.

Give me a reason to be glad that today happened.

Because I’m still not okay. Still scared. Still pissed.

And of all, is there a thought that fogged your brain today, too? Let me know in the comments.

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Harshita Shukla
Harshita Shukla

Written by Harshita Shukla

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