Hey........Where Did Everybody Go????

Last night I had one of those dreams that was straight out of a movie......But it was real...and absolutely true.

I was posted up, in the middle of "A" lobby (the main building everyone hung out in between class periods. 1 out of about 7, not including, the gyms and portable trailers...... A Huge campus) of THE Germantown High School.

I was at my favorite spot, in between the corner of the hallway and the Trophy case, next to the pay phone. (I know ya'll probably don't remember what a pay phone is now-a-day's).

It was perfect.......I could see all of the girls walk by, and more importantly, ...they could definitely see me.

Back then, we had a special click or group called P.B.U. and we were the first black unsanctioned group to ever grace the campus of Germantown High.

We acted similar to a gang, but we were far from it.

Instead of drugs....we tapped into what our peers really craved all day long........Fucking Sugar.
This was before they allowed vending machines and shit inside the schools except for the teachers lounge, where students were not allowed or welcomed. (I wonder what type of kinky shit teachers did with each other in those sacred lounges???)

So we sold candy. Completely legal, however it was frowned upon by the administration, so we had to take it underground and slang it in the allies and corners of the building to stay out of sight.
So it probably looked like we were selling a different kind of rock candy.....but we weren't.

It was a booming business. We drove all the way out to North Memphis, where we had a whole-sale buyer, who allowed us to buy in bulk without taxes, even though we didn't have a business license. Then we were able to go back to campus and sell them for retail price, which was cheap back then.......like $25 cents.
If it wasn't for our flashy tendencies, trying to impress the ladies, we could have probably paid our way through college........But Nooooooo.   It was all about living for the day, we weren't promised tomorrow.


But I have totally digressed,
Back to the dream.
So anyway, as I was posted up in "A" lobby, surrounded by all of these people I used to know and associate with on a daily basis, I pulled my year book out for everyone to sign.

When the first person came to sign my book, they wrote "Best Wishes, Stay the Same, BFF" (And YES, it was a girl).
Then she walked away and vanished.

The next person wrote "Dogs For Life 1 Love"
Then he walked away and vanished.

This continued to go on until finally, there was only 1 person left. It was me...... Not me, but it was like a twin of myself.
We looked alike (Nice looking fellow), talked alike.....It was like my reflection.
But anyway, He walked up to me and signed my year book also.
He wrote "Everyone else lied to you, but I won't. It was nice knowing you, but we will never meet again."
Then he walked away and vanished.

I felt so alone after that. I ran through all of the 7 buildings in the school looking for anybody, but no one was there.

When I awoke, I just sat in my bed and wondered what happened to everyone I used to know.
What were they doing now? Were they alive?
I couldn't get the words "we will never meet again" out of my head. I hate the word "never"....it's so permanent and I am afraid of commitment (seriously, I really am).

When I went to brush my teeth, I looked in the mirror and remember what I wrote to my self in my yearbook.
Although, I miss the old me, I'm glad that I have changed.
I will never forget the people that I have met along the way, nor do I regret my mistakes. They have all made me who I am, and without them, I would not be ME.

I wonder what other people dream about?
Do you even remember your dreams???? A few years ago, I couldn't remember my dreams at all, but now I can.......Weird.

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