For whatever reason, I was in a fish market within a restaurant. It must've been somewhere in Asia because we like our seafood fresh!
I remember a sudden moment of panic when I realize Moosie isn't next to me and search around frantically. Everyone around me tells me it's okay and not to worry but something doesn't feel right. I finally spot a little ball of white fur running towards me clumsily with her ears down, almost running into things - just like the very first time I saw Moosie when she ran out towards the grass at the breeder's house. "Moooosie!" I call out to her, scooping her up in my arms, but something's not right.
I check her body and she's not hurt or anything but her ears are still down. It was then I realize her eyes are different. Where there once were big, round black irises had now changed into a blue green color. Her eyes couldn't focus, they kept moving around trying to find something and then I spotted the punctures. There was one in each eye, right in the middle. Someone had messed with her eyes and now she was blind.
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Who's bright idea was it anyway to drive Ankie and a motorcycle out to a hike? How did I end up with both?
The path we hiked along was similar to the one at the Peak in Hong Kong, the very beginning of the path though. Where there's a red gazebo-like structure and people hang out to take scenic photos of Central down below. But there were purple and yellow spotted crabs walking along the path. They were big so it was easy to avoid them. I saw some tiny and furry little purple and yellow baby crabs climbing the sides of the rocky walls. However, on further inspection after some "awwws", they turned out to be purple and yellow sand tarantulas! EW! (Disclaimer: I don't even know if there's such a thing as "sand tarantulas" but that's what they were called in the dream; EDIT: I just googled it, and they exist! EW!!!!)
I try to move stealthily past them, but they have all EIGHT of their eyes on me, turning to whichever direction I moved to. I finally couldn't stand and just shielded my eyes and dashed past them. My thinking was that at least I wouldn't be able to see them if they jumped at me and they can't eat my face. Because that's what tarantulas do, they eat your face, starting with the eyeballs or they crawl down your throat to suffocate you and all the while you're trying to hack out this murderous hairball.
Thankfully, I managed to run past them unscathed (I would imagine I used my Naruto run). A bunch of friends are eating corndogs on the other side and so I grab one too and sit down with my new smartphone trying to google those yellow and purple crabs and tarantulas. Damon and Roxy come over and ask me if I'm interested in seeing a movie: Saw 3. Seeing how I remembered I kind of enjoyed that one, I say yes.
I got to my motorcycle and car and stick Roxy's luggage in Ankie's trunk. I stand there wondering how the heck I'm gonna get both of these home. By the time I get back into the theater, I stop by the concession stand and ask for a water. The manager is there and gives me this "you're not buying anything" look. The guy behind the counter gives me this little dixie cup of water, like the ones at the dentist. (REALLY??) So I shoot it and toss the cup and head towards the movie. Afterwards, he runs after me to give me this big thing of water, "Sorry, my manager doesn't like giving away soda cups for water, but here you go!" He hands it to me and I take it and he only filled it with an inch of water. "Thanks."
It's already dark when I go in and the movie's starting. It's a pretty full movie for some reason and as I make my way to where Roxy and Damon are sitting, I realize...they saved me a spot in the row behind them because there were too many people at this particular showing.
I have this huge sad face because there's no way in hell I would survive watching a scary movie by myself. They both look at me apologetically.
Good thing I wake up so I don't have to sit through it alone! Phew.
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