Aggie’s POV

“I know… don’t you think I know that…and could you stop asking me if I was fine. I am fine” I sighed loudly when Mei just wouldn’t shut up asking me about my current state of mind.
I was just exhausted that was all, even though I had vacation from my college, I still had to work, someone had to pay for my Uni and said someone was me.

“But you don’t sound fine” Mei said again and she really looked concerned. I tried to smile for her but not really succeeding, the day had been just too long… or rather the whole week… month?!
“But I am, how often do I have to tell you that?” I was slowly getting annoyed with her, but that didn’t seem to hinder her from asking me anyway.

“I just don’t want you to overdo it… what if you just take some days off… you saved up some money, right?” She asked, her eyes begging me to say yes, and damn she knew well enough that I did save up some money, but what was she planning now?

“What if I would say yes?” I asked carefully and saw the smile spreading on Mei’s face.
“Then you gonna book yourself a ticket for the bus or better flight and come to me…. I know.. its expensive and a long ride or short flight” She winked at me and continued without letting me get between it “But come on you need a break… And we can do something together… pleassseee” She looked at me so hopeful that I was about to say yes - but I couldn’t. That money wasn’t saved for some trip to Germany, it was for college and maybe… for a driving license, but not for a trip out of the blue, damn it!

“Mei… you know I-” I began but saw the sad expression on her face right away.
“Please, Aggie… We haven’t seen us for so long, you need a break and what better break could you get then to hang out with me, have a drink or tow, watch some football, some concerts… come onnnn!” Damn that woman for being so persistent!

“I will think about it, okay?” I finally let out in frustration, she almost got me. I needed some time to think about it, some time away from her begging face.
“Okay… but really think about it. You work too much and your school is starting again in a week, this could be your last chance…” I don’t know how often I had corrected her in not saying school but Uni or college, but… I just stopped trying at one point and just let her be.

“I promise to think about it… but now I really need to catch some sleep, okay?” I asked and saw Mei nodding while she tried to suppress a yawn.
“Okay, have a good night Aggie!” Mei waved a final time before the Skype picture frame with her face disappeared and went black.

I let myself fall down on my bed and thought about the talk, what if she was right? I did have some extra money saved, maybe that would really take some of the pressure off of me.
And even if it was just for a few days, I could be back before the weekend starts… but then again, like this I would never hold my money together?!

I closed my eyes for a moment and dreamed myself away, away from Uni, from work, from this bed… I landed in a faraway place, sand beneath my feet, the ocean breeze catching my hair and swirling it around my face. A smile immediately spread over my face… how I wished to be done with my master class and start my job… Travel… Traveling all over the world, taking pictures from all the different places… that would be it!

Sadly the buzzing of my phone interrupted my silent dreaming and I opened my eyes again, amessage arrived and I couldn’t keep the smile from my face, while being annoyed with her pushiness at the same time, she really was getting on my nerves.
The message with the picture of a bottle of an ice cold Desperados said ‘See this is in my fridge waiting just for you – Think about it’
I threw my phone away chuckling, that woman!

And the next thing I knew was I closed my eyes and dreamed myself away again, the beach immediately appearing before my eyes, palm trees swaying in the soft ocean breeze… and I fell completely asleep.

When I woke up to the loud alarm of my phone I couldn’t believe I slept the whole night without waking up once.
But then again, I was so tired from work and the talk with Mei before that, that I shouldn’t be surprised about this at all.

And again I woke up from the same dream as every other night. It felt like this dream was coming to haunt me, but it wasn’t a nightmare, it was a pleasant dream, the only problem was, that it always would stay that way, a dream was a dream and nothing more.

The beach and the ocean were one part of my fantasy world, but the man with those mesmerizing brown eyes, he was always there as well.
I never knew when he showed up, but in the end he was always there…
I came to think of him as some kind of my guardian angel, he never left me alone in my dreams, he always walked beside me, soothed me, I could talk to him, like I never talked to anyone before.

But it started out differently, when he first showed up in one of my dreams, I was completely perplexed. I never had a dream that felt so real, and never had a dream with a man that just showed up out of the blue. The next time he showed up, I really looked at him, he caught my attention and I felt somewhat star struck by him. I knew I had seen him before, but I just couldn’t put him in the right place. When I woke up, he vanished from my eyes and I wouldn’t see him again until I slept.

So at first I just stared at him awkwardly and he kept staring back. After more and more of the same dreams I began to talk to him… and it stayed that way, we talked about everything and nothing, he became the man of my dreams, like literally but that was all he was, the man in my dreams, that kept an eye on me…

And since the first dream where he appeared I never had a bad dream again…
I never felt alone at night…
I just wished this wouldn’t stay a dream…

And that was the exact thing that was making this even harder, knowing that dream never became the truth, never would turn into reality, but being tormented with it every night.

I know it sounded strange and I know other people would think I am crazy for wishing away those perfectly fine dreams, but… if you got right under your nose what you will never have… it just makes you feel double miserable, mark my words!

I pushed the blanket away and got out of bed, grabbed my clothes from where I left them the day before and then put them into the basket for the washing machine. I turned around and grabbed new ones from my wardrobe and went to the bathroom. I took a quick shower and slung a towel on my head, my hair was long and took long to dry, so I could already get dressed and put some make up on before I would start the long drying period.

I saw my phone had another few messages, probably Mei and Leyla writing in my absence, I would read them as soon as I was on my way for work.
After I was completely done and ready for work, I walked out of the house and down the street, I opened the messages and saw that it wasn’t Mei and Leyla who had written me, it was my family from Berlin, inviting me over…

I sighed, great now I didn’t have only one invitation for the next couple of days, now I had two, and had to make a decision on where to go… or stay home and keep my money for the worst case scenario.

I would have to make up my mind after work. I would make a list on how much money I had and how much I would need for the trip and for the college payments, afterwards I could see what options were left.

I stepped into the bus paid and sat down in the back, I opened the second message and saw my boss had written me while the bus started moving.

‘Sorry Ag, we don’t need you for the rest of the week, a company cancelled a big event. See us next Tuesday.’
I closed my eyes cursing silently, wishing I had read that message before I was already on the bus and on my way towards work.

Okay, so I didn’t have work for the rest of the week, and that must be a sign right?!

I got up and walked towards the door, I would get out of the bus on the next opportunity, I would walk the way back home and while doing that I already opened my internet explorer and checked my travel opportunities to Germany…

Should I really do it… and where should I go… and how much money had I left for my travelling?!

Notes

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