749632 - 23. the dreamer

by red jones

part twenty-three of ?

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harry woke up, as usual, he had had trouble sleeping. he had bad dreams. he lived in constant fear that his dreams would cause him to wake up screaming and cursing and saying inappropriate things, and that his neighbors would report him for screaming and cursing and saying inappropriate things. so far, no such thing had happened. harry’s apartment was 4-d , larry payne’s apartment was 4-a, shari blaine’s was 4-b, and kari wade’s was 4-c. harry avoided all three as much as possible, which was not difficult, as all four of them were modern world persons. shari and kari were modern women who hated men. larry always had a goofy expression on his face, and did not look like the kind of person harry wanted to associate with, or be associated with. harry did not have anywhere in particular he “had to” go to, as he was out of work and had been for some time. so far, he had resisted applying for permanent drone status. his chances of finding work were not good. he had no particular skills, jobs were disappearing from the face of the earth, and he made a generally poor impression on the h r representatives, human and otherwise, that he had to interview with. harry had no opinions on anything, and no inclination to argue with anybody about anything , but he had a surly look on his face that made a bad impression on observers. the persons and other creatures he encountered in his dreams did not view him favorably either. * harry was walking down a dark road. dreams in which he was walking were generally not that bad. it was the ones where he was being held prisoner or was unable to move … so, he was walking down a dark road, and a long black limousine, with no lights and no visible driver or passengers, suddenly appeared and bore down on him… next