a dream luci loves

i had a random dream. before i was coherent i told luci about it. she sat there sucking her fingers. eyes really big.

my mom was driving our big red car along the shoreline. it was most likely midday. the weather was perfect. the water appeared warm, shimmering in the sun. there were really large elephants bathing themselves in the water. the wind was fragrant.

(ephelaunts?! - luci interjected)

"yes! look at the elephants!" i exclaimed. soon i was wading in the water with the kids. and big isaiah was there too. "don't get too close," i warned. just then a huge manatee started swimming towards lijah. he's going to get bitten, i thought, and started running as fast as one can run in waist-deep water with feet buried in sand. i snatched him up just in time, out of harm's way. i grabbed luci and big isaiah too, then trudged to the shoreline with all three kids in my arms, dodging manatee after manatee. somehow we made it. we climbed back into the car and my mom drove us away. gary was crouched in the trunk. "where were you, dude?" i asked. he just looked at me. then i woke up.