Hello @notacinephile,
I see that you are a member, but you are new to me. Pleasure to make your acquaintance. This was like one of those nightmares I have from time to time where I'm in school and haven't done my homework, or haven't studied for test, or....whatever the 'monster' happens to that haunts my psyche. Long past a time when any of these events present even a remote threat, they have power.
You write beautifully and effectively. Thank you for a really enjoyable read.
Hey there!
I used to write frequently many months ago in the community and got the membership status back then. But stopped writing fiction at one point and focused on topics I knew more about.
I do have that feeling as well as you described—and even when I'm awake, they gnaw at me. Sometimes years later, decades later. They linger somewhere in the subconscious, biting slowly.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.