The Dreams I Had About High School That Was Different From My Former High School

I want to share with you guys the recurring dreams I have about my former high school, or the distorted version of my former high school.

To give a quick backstory, the high school I went to, and graduated from, was Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, or BOYCP. I graduated from the school in 2017. I had a rocky freshman year, but things slowly improved from sophomore year; senior year was not only the most crucial year for me, but it was also the best year of high school for me.

The dreams began to happen during my final semesters in college. I do recall seeing the hallway of the third floor of BOYCP, but something told me that the school I knew and adored had been morphed into my dreams; and it felt too good to be true.

At first I didn't mind how distorted BOYCP was in my dreams, but overtime, I just wished my dreams could make an exact, and correct, replica of my former high school. What's worse about those dreams was that none of the people in it were fascinating. I did see my favorite people from high school, like Omar, in those dreams, but they were infrequent.

Nowadays, the distorted high school began to infuse my past academic experiences, from middle school, into the dreams. God, it's been awhile since I looked at my high school yearbooks.

Before I end this post, I want to share an old mirror selfie I took at a classroom at the art wing. I was a senior when I took the photo. I remember hanging out at that classroom everyday with my favorite teacher, Mr. Nagle. Here you go...
One more thing: always remember the place you hold dear to your heart.

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