I woke up with a start.

It wasn't a particularly scary dream,
just very eerie,
the kind that leaves goosebumps down ur arms.

I dreamt tt a colleague and I boarded this cab,
the exact same cab tt I boarded for real last night,
a mercz cab.
Probably that's why I was so freaked out.

The cab uncle had a sinister look about him,
not the least bit decent.
And he was quiet,
despite my best efforts at conversation.
So I just turned towards my colleague who was sharing the cab with me
and we started chatting.

We were so engrossed in our chatter that we hadn't realised tt the cab uncle actually drove us
to an area shrouded with wilderness.

It was dark all around,
all that we cld see are trees,
trees,
and more trees,

nothing but trees.

He continued drinving.
Silence perpetrated the cab.

We asked him where he was taking us,
he just kept quiet,
and drove us into a maze formed by tall bushes.

He took many turns and bends in the dark green maze.

And then suddenly,
he reached my colleague's place.
She checked the meter.

Only slightly over $5, inclusive of booking fees.

"Tt's really cheap!"she commented happily before alighting.

As usual, the cab uncle did not reply.

We continued the journey to my place in silence.

I checked the meter before alighting,
and was surprised to find tt there wasn't any increase in the fare.

I asked for a receipt,
he printed me one,
in silence.

I paid him.
As I always tell the cabby uncles to drive safe,
before alighting,
I told him tt too.

This time,
he actually looked up and smiled a tiny mocking smile at me.

I panicked,
I opened the door and left.

Before I took the stairs to my place,
something made me turn around to take a last look at the weird cab and the driver.

And what I saw woke me up from my dream.

I saw the driver "driving off" with Zee in the backseat.

It waved to me.

It drove off in thin air.

Just two figures in a sitting position,
suspended in thin air,
cruising out of my carpark.

I wonder what it means.
I hope it means nothing.

*shudders*