That night I dreamt that Claudia gave me her blessing. I awoke when the cabin was
suddenly filled with a blinding burst of light. A silhouette formed in the light and Claudia walked over to the bed. She knelt and kissed my cheek. “I see you’ve roped yourself a buffalo and a handsome one at that. Trust me, Oliver, you’re going to need him where you’re going.” She reached over and caressed Conrad’s ears. “I suppose I should be jealous but how could anyone resist these?”
I felt simultaneously in the room watching her and in bed feeling her hands on my face. But I was not awake after all. I strained and struggled but I could not move or speak.
“Relax, Oliver.”, Her voice seemed to sing. “I am by your side always, my love. You have a very long way to go and a great deal more to see. No matter how hard it gets, no matter how dark it gets, the journey is more important than any of us. We have been separated but we will see each other again.”
She caught Nanette staring at her. “Take good care of him.” She kissed me on the lips and ran her fingers through my hair. “Goodbye for now, my dear man. Good luck.”
Then she stood up and backed into the light. She blew me a kiss and was gone. I awoke in tears but the sight of Conrad in the moon light beaming through the porthole comforted me. I breathed deeply, grateful for the dream, grateful for Claudia.
suddenly filled with a blinding burst of light. A silhouette formed in the light and Claudia walked over to the bed. She knelt and kissed my cheek. “I see you’ve roped yourself a buffalo and a handsome one at that. Trust me, Oliver, you’re going to need him where you’re going.” She reached over and caressed Conrad’s ears. “I suppose I should be jealous but how could anyone resist these?”
I felt simultaneously in the room watching her and in bed feeling her hands on my face. But I was not awake after all. I strained and struggled but I could not move or speak.
“Relax, Oliver.”, Her voice seemed to sing. “I am by your side always, my love. You have a very long way to go and a great deal more to see. No matter how hard it gets, no matter how dark it gets, the journey is more important than any of us. We have been separated but we will see each other again.”
She caught Nanette staring at her. “Take good care of him.” She kissed me on the lips and ran her fingers through my hair. “Goodbye for now, my dear man. Good luck.”
Then she stood up and backed into the light. She blew me a kiss and was gone. I awoke in tears but the sight of Conrad in the moon light beaming through the porthole comforted me. I breathed deeply, grateful for the dream, grateful for Claudia.
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