The Dreams of Hannah

I dreamed my dad was the captain of a ship and rescued this girl from an island. (Actually, it was Hayley Mills.) Then they took her to a mental hospital because she was a little loopy from being on the island. At one point, Dad was talking to a nurse and explaining how he always thought he was a little crazy too, so the nurse thought they had better admit him. (?!) Next thing I know, he, the nurse, and Hayley Mills are in a barn, where Hayley's crouching in the corner covering her eyes with her hands and my dad's sort of standing in another corner. The nurse tells Hayley that she has to be the strong one and help calm my dad right now. (Although Dad looks perfectly calm to me.) Hayley sobs, "That's not fair! I was treated first! I'm sicker than he is!" To which the nurse replies, "But you're older." Hayley gives her a strange look and says, "No, I'm not!" And the nurse says, "Well, it doesn't really matter now, does it?" Which makes me wonder...if it doesn't matter, why bother to lie about it? Hmm...

Labels: dad, hayley mills