I was going back to college, but unlike some of my other dreams along this vein, I wasn't stressed about dorm life
or being the "old man". Instead I met my roommate; moved in without a hitch and headed off to class. It was after I
left the building and was halfway to the campus quad/market that I realized I wasn't sure of my room number or even
the building I lived in, but oh well, press on!
Walking through the college market/quad was like walking through a collage of my life. It was peopled with many from
my past and I carefully avoided eye contact or greetings. I'm not sure if this was because of a fear they wouldn't
remember me or a fear of their revulsion at what I have become.
I made my way up to a high terrace that looked over/into a courtyard and adjacent classrooms. There I found my
friend Scott. He was auditing courses from his perch using an electronic ear to hear what was going on in the
classroom and video monitors to view the professors and chalkboards. He kind of chuckled and explained to me that
one lecture that he wanted to observe turned out to be sort of a bust from his vantage point. The problem was that
the class was more of a computer lab and the "lecture" was taking place in some online forums and chat sessions, so
when he pointed the ear on the room all he could hear was the clattering of keyboards.
At this point the Dean of the school stopped by to converse with Scott and compare notes and she dismissed me with a
"don't you have class?" I realized I indeed have a class and was in danger of being late. I hurried to the room to
find it almost full.
At this point came a moment of panic. What am I doing back in school? What am I doing in this class? What am I
studying? What is this class? I do not remember what the class was only that I spent more time getting to know the
people around me than the paying attention to the lecture. There was a young couple that stood out because we also
shared my next class and we really seem to hit it off.
As the class dismissed I found myself having to cross the campus to get to my next lecture. I wandered down a hill,
where all paths seem to converge on the quad/marlet again. This time on my way through I openly greeted those people
from my past. Charlotte, Jill, and mnay others. At the bottom of the hill and the quad there was construction in
progress. WHere there would normally be stairs, it was a wall of wood that you had to pull yourself up onto and
continue on the path. I watched several people and tried to follow suit. I was unable to make the climb try as I
might. I heard some grumbling from people around me about why we had to put up with this and I agreed. I spotted a
construction site nearby that had many cinder block that could easliy be used to form a staircase and mentioned it
to people. Soon a mob was following me in that direction and after scaring off the contractors we were able to get
bricks and cinderblock to build a rudimentary staircase. I hadn't meant to start a mob, it just sort of formed
around me and took on a life of its own.
I finally reached my next class a found a seat next to the couple from earlier. The class was the study of pysche in
determining costume choices, but apparently only half of us were aware of that fact. The other half seemed to think
it was a costume party, and when the professor announced for the costumed half to stand it was like being thrown
into a wild party. The couple and I chuckled and pointed out amusing individuals to each other. After a short time
the costumed ones left and the professor began to lecture on what makes people choose their costumes and the ideas
behind superhero costumes.
But I was unable to focus, the guy next to me (from the couple) was drawing my attention to a gaming book he had and
was adamant about me reading two pages. His wife just rolled her eyes and nodded for me to humor him. At first I
looked over the book and felt I recognized the author but couldn't figure out why and kept drawing reference to my
open text book. As I finally began to read the indicated passages the story drew me in and turned into an animated
scene. It was a about a giant who was wandering around. He wanted to smash things and had a club that would flame to
cause more damage, but once he got it swinging he it would not stay hard enough to smash anything. In the end the
giant wandered through the hamlet, impotent with his flailing club and ended up becoming a charred statue.
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Later I found myself reclining on a bed trying to study with the wife of the couple (we'll call her Julie) studying
with me. Soon I noticed she was no longer studying but nibbling on my ear and neck. I turned inward and met her
kisses and we fell into a passionate lip lock. I pulled away and asked "what about your husband? You know I am
married. Are you sure that this is what you want?"Julie hesitated, took a deep breath and replied "yes, this is what I want"We fell to kissing and groping again and once again I broke the embrace, for this time another woman I had noticed
through out the day had walked into the room."What's going on?" she asked with a devillish grin. She was a stunning raven hair beuty and from the look in her
eyes I could tell she had only one thing on her mind."There is room for one more" I said half jokingly and I slid over to the center of the bed and patted beside me. I
looked over at Julie, who had slipped off her clothes and was under the sheets, her eyes glittering with glee."Can you get it up twice?" Raven asked as she slid into bed with us, her clothes slipping to the floor with ease.I took them in with my fingers and my mouth, but .....The situation seemed strange. I was excited to be there but not as excited as I should have been. Their expectations
of my performance worried on my mind, and part of me wondered why I should care if it was going to be a one time
thing. And part of me felt like a novice again wondering what I was doing of if what I was doing as right.
I redoubled my efforts and explorations with my fingers until Julie screamed out "do you even know what you are
doing?" She began on a tirade about how what movements of hers were supposed to be cues to me as well as that my
fingernails were too sharp. Raven, on the other hand, looked satisfied but dissappointed that I didn't give her an
old fashioned banging.
The phone rang and the three of us were going shopping..................
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We arrived at the store and I was beginning to feel exhausted. I was anxious to get back to our threesome and at the
same time was mulling over what happened in my mind. THe girls went shopping while I wandered into the lobby of the
store to find a place to sit. There was a security guard there asking me if I had been to the store before and if I
needed help. It was cozy little lobby darkly lit, wood pannelling and comfortable couches. I replied that I had been in the store before but not that particular one. He asked which state I had been in a
store and I replied with Florida, hoping that was right.He turned around and entered something into a keyboard and the lights dimmed more and a tv began playing me a little
advertising spiel.
I must have gooten bored with that, for soon I found myself at home with Cathy and she appeared grumpy. She was
worried I had not called or she did not know where I was or something. I told her everything about my encounter with
Raven and Julie and asked if she was mad.She wasn't mad, in fact she wanted to meet Julie so they could commiserate over some of my other faults
Women..........
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