Festival of...

Date: 9/8/2020

*Nighttime* My moms hair salon was sold and the money went to an aunt of ours who was helping gran. We were all at a carnival and the two of us were picking out golden necklaces and precious stones to buy. Rob and Cal were next to me buying solid gold chokers. I asked them if they knew that mummy had a hair salon and also why aunty got the money, turns out they knew and they had the money. I wasn't upset about the money bc I had my own, I was upset because there was this huge piece of information about my mother that no one had thought to tell me. I took a walk down a path to cool down but started realising how drunk I am and alone on this dark path down the mountain (the festival seemed to be on top of a hill). So I turned around to walk back up. The road was a mess. There were trees and rocks everywhere as if nature were reclaiming the territory. Over the edge of the road i could see the dilapidated buildings of a city that once was. Where am I? *Morning* I made it back up the mountain to where I was buying jewelry but none of the stalls were there, it was an empty park with a couple of swing sets and stuff and A LOT of litter. I continued walking up the road until I saw Rob and Cal standing at the back of a queue with Naz and the girls. I was holding a bag of tomato and cheese pastry puffs and eating them casually. I offered Naz but she didnt want because it wasnt halal so I said does it matter its tomato and cheese and she got upset and walked ahead of me lol. Wally enjoyed them. We turned a corner and were now making our way down the mountain toward the main festival area. Naz had walked in the wrong direction so I had to run ahead to call her back. Walking down the mountain, we were on a paved road with tall buildings lining each side, their windows were sparkling with the reflection of the sun. It felt so warm being here. *It's the afternoon and the sky is orange* Wayyyyy ahead of us at the main festival area was a GIANT BLACK BULL AND BROWN SPOTTED COW. We all audibly gasped when we saw the bull charge at the cow to knock it over. The first thing I noted was that there was no blood, but the giant cow got back up and shook it off as if nothing happened. People were screaming in glee and it was getting louder as we got closer, but those of us making our way down the hill were extremely upset by this kind of entertainment - we were breaking into a fast trot with out fists in the air to protest the giant bull and cow. It felt wrong. None of us really knew where they came from. Then there was a plot of land with a farmhouse and stuff on the side of the road we were walking down with some weebs/geeks making signs and posters for the protest, they were all dressed similarly in variations of white t-shirts, black shorts and glasses. One of them had a CD in his hand with a picture of a black cat (like Luna) on it. As he walked pass me to join our crowd I touched it and said I love this movie! Cal asked what movie it is, and in unison we answered: "it's The Cat Returns but the version sung by the glee cast" (which is weird bc the cat returns is not a musical but whatever - dreams). We had finally made our way to the bottom of the long hill road where the main festival was. We walked through an archway that was built of grass and white flowers and I was hugging Rob and Cal as we walked through. I also saw my old friend Brendan from primary school. I greeted him, but I could see he didn't recognize me, but hugged me in greeting anyway. What a nice dude I thought. We all turned our faces towards the sun in the sky and as it got brighter the dream ended.