I thought she would get off right there, but the girl turned the car around and started to leave. I ran after them, calling out, “Hey, where are you going? Aren’t you supposed to get off?” A little further ahead, my first wife stepped out—strong winds began to blow—and she started boarding a yellow school bus. She told me she had perhaps left her watch behind and was heading to Ganesh Dungri. Then, I received a call from my previous lover asking if she could come over to my house to study; I told her it was fine.
As I was walking, wondering what I would tell my family at home, that girl made me get into the car and drove me toward my village. She stood just outside the village wearing a mask; she held a notebook and a book, with a bag full of books slung over her back. There were many other boys there heading to the library—there is an old school nearby—so I assumed she would go to the library. Instead, she saw our car, got in, and closed the door, while I remained anxious about what I would say at home.
The dream does suggest a shift in destiny because of the leap you have taken towards the future. The past and its associations and consequences are being left behind while new things closer to your heart and soul are drawing near.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
