A fake awakening one
The complicated story felt like one out of a indie movie because it was set in during the winter in Russia, and people spoke as if they were being dubbed. At several times I realized it was a dream and thought that it would serve as fodder for a really good story. So I make myself wake up periodically and record the story into a tape player, even though I don't own one in real life. Here's what I could remember:
I was a man escaping from the law. I ducked in a park because that's where I arranged to meet with whoever was going to drive me out of the country. They never showed. I remember seeing frozen ponds and streams as I walked around trying not to freeze myself. Despite the cold, it wasn't a bad day. I came across a family: a boy and his dog first and who I presumed to be the boy's two parents. My deshelved appearance didn't make me ashamed to talk to them at all, and they seemed nice. I got to know them and instead of hanging around the frozen park, which was getting colder as night was setting in, I was invited to join them for dinner at their home. At some point I discover they're not really the boy's parents, but his guardian for some reason. After that it gets hazy. Some dilemma or another arises, and nothing gets resolved by the time I really wake up.
I got kinda pissed when I realized I didn't get any of it on tape.
I was a man escaping from the law. I ducked in a park because that's where I arranged to meet with whoever was going to drive me out of the country. They never showed. I remember seeing frozen ponds and streams as I walked around trying not to freeze myself. Despite the cold, it wasn't a bad day. I came across a family: a boy and his dog first and who I presumed to be the boy's two parents. My deshelved appearance didn't make me ashamed to talk to them at all, and they seemed nice. I got to know them and instead of hanging around the frozen park, which was getting colder as night was setting in, I was invited to join them for dinner at their home. At some point I discover they're not really the boy's parents, but his guardian for some reason. After that it gets hazy. Some dilemma or another arises, and nothing gets resolved by the time I really wake up.
I got kinda pissed when I realized I didn't get any of it on tape.

