The One With The Fat Kid

this dream happens with me as an observer.

we were in a school, in a classroom. it was a very typical classroom, but a boring one at that. it was white, with rows of desks, big squared windows, & a huge blackboard. teacher's desk sitting in the front.

for some reason, there wasn't a lesson going on, but instead, there was an eating contest. i also noticed the main character in this dream, the fat kid. standing alone, losing badly to the other kids. i don't know what they were shoving into their mouths.

but i noticed that this fat kid was the kid that everyone picked on. why, we don't know. but not only does the kids pick on him, but so does the teacher. what a bastard!!

furthermore, the fat kid's father was also a teacher at the school, & he was always picked on by the head teacher there. the head teacher just happens to be the fat kid's teacher. there was just no respect for the family.

the fat kid's father had enough of the disrespect, so he finally quits his job & disappears, which is kinda a bad thing for the fat kid 'cuz he was essentially abandoned at the school fending for himself for a couple years.

fast fwd a couple years. that's the cool thing about dreams! :P

the fat kid is still the fat kid, & the fat kid is still the kid everyone picks on. they would always punish him by making him stare out of the window at a reflection of the lake in the school windows. i guess as a sign that he has no hope of going anywhere? i don't know.

so then, one day, the father finally comes back to take him back, asks for forgiveness, but of course the kid accepts the apology as he cries for his father & runs to him. his father takes him out of the school that has treated him so cruelly for a couple years.

fast fwd again.

the fat kid returns. he's still fat, but has a renewed self-esteem & plenty of confidence. he no longer takes the abuse from other kids, & when he returns he is more witty. when it came time to participate in the eating contest again, he dominates. this was his revenge..

...and that's when i woke up.