I am in the house where I live. It is winter and already dark. I am in the living-room looking out to the dark street. I see that a woman comes out of the house on the other side of the street. She starts walking down the street out of my sight. Then I see a man coming out of the shadows and following her. I haven't seen him before, he must have stood hidden next to her door.
I become suspicous and move so that I can see the woman again. I see that the man has seized her and pushed her onto a car. From the way he holds her it is obvious that he intends to rape her. I don't know what to do. My first thought is to call the police but it would take precious time until they are here and the man could already have started raping her - or maybe even have finished. I decide to go and help the woman. I have no idea how but I hope that running towards the man shouting loudly will maybe scare him so that he runs away.
I open the glass door of the veranda and step outside. Just when I'm halfway to the car I start howling and shouting madly, starting to run towards them. But then I see that the man is not alone: there are two more men standing besides him. I couldn't have seen them because they had been hidden from my view while I was still inside.
The two men turn and look at me. I freeze in horror. I am unable to move and unable to make any sound. I know that I'm lost and just stand there in terror, watching them coming towards me.
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Then I woke up and was so upset that I couldn't go back to sleep for a long time. The dream was so utterly realistic that I still remember every detail although I dreamt it months ago. I never dreamt this particular dream again but sometimes I dream variations with a similar theme.
