Dreams

A dolphin and her calf leapt from the water in front of me. I yelled out and catalogued them. We followed the mother and her calf a few miles as I pulled on my wetsuit. When I finished, I lept in the water. The mother and baby swam a bit more, when they were joined by the rest of their pod. An older calf spit bubbles that she swam through, then she spit one for me, and I swam through it. We played like this for an hour, until my air ran out. I swam to the surface and pulled myself onto the boat. It was another day in my dream job.

I jolted awake.

"And then the calf is born. This is the most vulnerable time of their lives. They are very vulnerable to attacks."

I was in class. I just hoped I could pass finals, and become a Marine Biologist, just like my dearest dreams.