The Dreamer

He was sitting up the left side of his bed, looking out to the scenery beneath him. Inside, head throbbing, struggling to figure out what just happened. A hand touched him. He jumped.

"What's wrong?"

A woman just sat up, clearly more well asleep than he was, tousle-haired, looking bewildered.

"Nothing. Just go to sleep. Dreaming again"

Dreaming again...

He was a dreamer, he saw this set of goals which he needed the steps to accomplish a goal.

But no, he did not achieve it.

He saw his set of goals to build a series of companies after he graduated. He talked about the many people he would love to visit so that his plan will go on as planned, he talked about how, building this very empire will secure him a sustainable life in the future.

How the girl of his dreams will then remain with him all the time....

But, the girl he's sleeping with was not that girl. No, she knew him after he secured a job, went for something smaller.

He went for something smaller because he couldn't act on what he dreamt of. He just kept dreaming and dreaming, talking about all that ideologies he have. But he never act on it.

That girl of dreams got fed up hearing. Told him

"I love a dreamer, but I hate one that only continues dreaming"

She just left. She became his wake up call.

She was getting a head start of doing things while he went on talking about dreams. And just one day, she wasn't keen on hearing anymore.

He stood up, woke up. Realised, all that dreams were unnecessary. He tried, but failed, because he couldn't even go through the first step: act upon it. The tons of excuses given for not acting on it. It was just crazy.

"All success stories came from a crazy idea, but it has to be acted upon"

He missed that step, he kept on dreaming. And he lost that girl of his dreams.

He became afraid of dreaming, and sleeping. The moment he dreamt he'll just shook himself awake. His current girl will not understand why. He brushed it off as something minor, saying he's a light sleeper.

But he knew inside, he was very afraid to continue on dreaming.

And then he sleep again, making sure, nothing else penetrates his mind.

Not even, her.