We were standing in this boba shop with some people and were about to order when the lady behind the counter was explaining the menu and you picked one based on a certain title, I can’t remember it other than it having three words in the name and one being love. The register had decorations around it like little bamboo plants and Hello Kitty stuff. So once we drank whatever we picked we were going to be living different “lives” almost like a parallel universe, or like we were actually starting over, and with the hopes of finding each other. But there’d be no memory, and no faith to pull us together like the cute ending in What Dreams May Come. It was closer to Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind. It could actually take us over a thousand tries and we could never find “us,” growing further with each successive failure. I was scared af with the knowledge but we were there and there was no turning back. Idk how we got there, or why we were obligated to do this, or why we couldn’t turn around and just walk out.
I opened my eyes and we were in a dim apartment. We were being affectionate when I was worried in the back of my mind that someone was going to walk in, like maybe a parent? Which is stupid because we were both adults but still. I don’t remember what words were exchanged here but you took me into the front room and it was trashed. I don’t know who destroyed the place, who owned it, or how we got there, or why you walked out the front door and left. I ended up laying down on the chaise lounge with a couple pillows after shoving someone to make room for me. Idk who they were either.
I walked around outside and looked at these buildings that were deconstructed, they looked like they were made entirely of that pink fluffy insulation, and it was dark out and unnerving. Again, I had no idea how I got there and someone eventually found me. I explained my confusion and then we were in his vehicle flying around trying to figure out where I belonged. We ran out of reality for a while and it was pitch black, no sky, no ground, until we came across something but all of the masses were light blue and spongy.
I walked into a building and looked at the large doors that went into a main area. This was some office setting and the colors were muted making the environment seem very cold and disconnected. People were walking around to different places and I had no idea where to go, so I just followed the path into a large meeting area, acquiring a cookie omw in. There was a small stage off to the right and chairs to the left, and in the other far corner a black swivel plush black chair with what looked like a Vera Wang-esq deep purple and gold embellished Victorian style sofa. Everyone was wearing black. Black slacks and button down long sleeved shirts, black dresses, etc. the people on the stage were sales managers, one being a really annoying one who used to be here and transferred. The crowed was a mix of people from different affiliations but they were mostly sales too, and in the black seat in the other corner was Michelle. So I thought for once I’d seen a face that felt familiar and thought about going around the back of the chairs to get to that purple sofa and would safely sit there for a while, then after all this I could introduce myself. The thing was packing up and people were waking away, I heard the name “Calixto” in passing and I knew I knew that name but couldn’t figure out who owned it in the crowd that was walking past me.
I walked out into the hall and saw these women in white dresses like it was a wedding expo or some kind of mass wedding on one of those fancy dates like 7-7-07 or 12-12-12, 12-13-14, that nonsense. There was a line for make up artists, there was a lady somewhere else explaining you had to have your wedding certificate on you and ready to present, otherwise you’d have to step aside and this other lady would help you with the paperwork on site. I went outside and it was normal, it was too normal. The sky was blue and the trees were green, there was a little breeze and it seemed like it was either right before or right after noon. I looked at the brown building from the parking lot and wondered why I was out here. Did I just forget something in my car and grabbed it so I’m good? I walked back inside and was wearing a wedding gown with a high collar and long sleeves made of like off white lace and with these silver flecks in them. It was very Alexander McQueen but not exactly like the gown Kate Middleton wore. I wasn’t sure where I was going or who I was there with, but I hoped it was you. I didn’t know you, your name, what you looked like, or what our connection was many lives ago, but I didn’t know if you or someone else was waiting for me to come through the door. I got to the area where the lady asked to see my marriage license and I was confused so she asked me to step aside telling me not to worry and that she could help me with this on the spot. I didn’t know if I’d regret moving forward or turning around and walking out to try again. I didn’t know what or who was waiting for me in the next room.