Date: 3/11/2019
By Fitful
Arlene, but more sophisticated. A tan suit, a suit skirt, pumps, huse always immaculate. I haven't seen her for a while but she's here, hugging me, happy to see me. But I sense the same... Instability underneath as before. And then it turns out to be a dream in the dream. I meet the real Arlene, in school, and she's the same. Barely surving. Often homeless, scrounging, and this time pregnant. But she's in denial, refuses to even get the test. She thinks shes not, pretends she isn't. We have a talk about fat tummies and pregnant tummies but she refuses. We have several chats, all seem to be dreams within dreams. I ask her Fi ally what is she going to do with her life? Will she always be scrounging and homeless or will she make something of herself. She doesn't seem to know, or have motivation to try. Life is struggle for her. I feel bad because I can't help someone that low. And I find I'm still attracted to her and want to help. It turnes out she's pregnant by her brother, adopted brother cause he's black, or maybe he's just someone close? Or she is street family maybe. He's was conceived by a dean at the school and it's a scandel which was covered up by some very powerful and Mob type people. His father refused to acknowledge him or even let him know who he was. I sit in on a class he's a student aid for. He planned the lesson and the test. It's questions, hand written, that make no sense until he gives us the first season of a TV series. Each episode has a question and it accompanies the test. I quickly download it but the teacher is cruel and does not approve. Marcus is very embarrassed and down. My computer is taken apart, the teacher leaves the battery on the floor. He doesn't approve of technology to help. Later the Mob type hurt Marcus or they kill him. They take pictures of it. So do I. They do it in broad daylight when he's on a date in a restaurant booth. It's the booth beside his date. They kill him when he's off to the toilet. Then someone takes off in a red expensive sports car. I have a black one of the same make but i don't have time to go and get it so I take my old car. It's not as expensive or new or fast but it's very sporty. Think 80s. Im chasing after this person, to the airport. Maybe it's Arlene. She's gone. Maybe. I'm also chasing after Marcus. I need to know more about this baby. I find Marcus's home, family. I find his mother and she's qui k to correct a few things. He's apparently an alien, father of many babies, and his name is Mephistopheles not Marcus. Arlene is still awol. I get a job working in the airport. I undermined a worker and her coworkers turn on her. Im sweet and despite me having no experience and them saying no at first I press the issue to get the job. I set up a surveillance to find Arlene. I need to find her. I need to help.