A Pillow in the Clouds
There is no word written in any language that could describe the feeling that came rushing through my entire body that morning. It was as if the slumbering components of my most facinating dreams had somehow intertwined with reality, leaving me in a state of confusion. It was a suprisingly breezy yet somehow sureal morning, the sun's rays were warming against my chilled cheeks as i slowly crawled from my cozy king size bed planting my feet curiously and cautiously uppon the roof of some strange buiding, which seemed to be within the heart of a thriving metropolis. Once i had gained my composure and come to terms with the fact that this was truly not a dream, or a twisted delusion being created by my unpredictable mind, i made my way to the edge of the unadorned flat roof. The roof was bordered by a small three foot tall embossed concrete wall and peering over the side seemed to be at least 40 stories high! How on earth could i have awoken on top of such a structure tucked snugly within my own bed and with no knowledge of how this came to be? panic began to overcome my already trembling body as i scoured the rooftop in search of an exit. I have never believed in aliens, but this thought was not without a place within my irrational and crazy reasonings. finally finding an exit door i grabbed the handle and to my relief pushed it open to a dimly lit stairwell wich at this point looked more like a dimensional portal headed down into an unknown world. As i descended the unoccupied stairwell which seemed to have no end i passed many doors which were all sealed tight exept one which adorned the wall at the bottom off the foreboding trek. it was pitch black on the other side of the half cracked steel door but it seemed my only escape. i slowly crept through the portal into the darkness frightened and gripped by terror. what happened next i will never forget for as long as i live there are some things a man or woman will experience that just imprints uppon the brain forever. everything went white as every light within the gigantic room snapped on and the figures off a hundred beings all with one voice shouted aloud, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!"
Later that night as i turned off my lamp beside my "Real" bead i contemplated the day and the enormous amount of trouble my company had went through to spring such a suprise, and thrilling birthday party for me. replicating my bead, shuting down an entire building, drugging me before i went to sleep so i would not wake during my relocation to the roof! I can only smile and say they would make a fine group of alien abductors.
by Fred Woods. 12/24/2015 Merry Christmas