As a fuzzy image of a doctor appeared in the dream, the sound gets replaced by instrument beeps and crowd sounds.
DOCTOR
(Fuzzy image)
I’m really sorry… but (sigh) there’s not much we can do. She is gonna disappear tomorrow at 9pm.
YOU
Wait, what do you mean… disappear?
DOCTOR
It’s just, poof. Please… Let her enjoy her final day.
As doctor finishes his last sentence, your sight pans up onto a light on the ceiling, and cuts out to the sky. You two are walking together in Caesar Chavez park.
As a fuzzy image of a doctor appeared in the dream, the sound gets replaced by instrument beeps and crowd sounds.
DOCTOR
(Fuzzy image)
I’m really sorry… but (sigh) there’s not much we can do. She is gonna disappear tomorrow at 9pm.
YOU
Wait, what do you mean… disappear?
DOCTOR
It’s just, poof. Please… Let her enjoy her final day.
As doctor finishes his last sentence, your sight pans up onto a light on the ceiling, and cuts out to the sky. You two are walking together in Caesar Chavez park.
You two went ahead and did so many things you haven’t gotten a chance to do before. You traversed the park, visited lil stores, watched a movie, etc. It could’ve been the happiest day in your life.
You two went ahead and did so many things you haven’t gotten a chance to do before. You traversed the park, visited lil stores, watched a movie, etc. It could’ve been the happiest day in your life.
You two watched the sunset on Emeryville Marina. Her last sunset.
YOU
You know when I was a kid, I used to fear sunsets, I thought someone burnt the sky
HER
Oh, not the sun dying and never coming back?
You two both laugh.
YOU
Yeah, that too…
You two watched the sunset on Emeryville Marina. Her last sunset.
YOU
You know when I was a kid, I used to fear sunsets, I thought someone burnt the sky
HER
Oh, not the sun dying and never coming back?
You two both laugh.
YOU
Yeah, that too…
HER
(After you two share a laugh)
Today is the happiest day of my life. I hope everyday is like today.
YOU
(Pauses) I hope so too. (Looks at her in the sunset). (Whisper) I just wish we had more time…
HER
What do you mean? We still have tomorrow, the day after tomorrow…
YOU
(Look at the ocean, nod slowly and whisper)
Yeah…
HER
(After you two share a laugh)
Today is the happiest day of my life. I hope everyday is like today.
YOU
(Pauses) I hope so too. (Looks at her in the sunset). (Whisper) I just wish we had more time…
HER
What do you mean? We still have tomorrow, the day after tomorrow…
YOU
(Look at the ocean, nod slowly and whisper)
Yeah…
YOU
(Look at the ocean, nod slowly and whisper)
Yeah…
But this is the last day of her.
YOU
(Look at the ocean, nod slowly and whisper)
Yeah…
But this is the last day of her.
The clock ticks 8:57.
HER
Thank you for coming with me (looks at you)
YOU
Yeah, see you… tomorrow…
Knowing this is the last time you are gonna see her, you stop there and let her walk away. The world is quite and you can hear her steps gets quieter...
You turn around. You watch her walk farther away, and call her name.
You run towards her, and before the time reaches 9, you hugged her. You just hugged, and hugged, and hugged. Words are redundant here.
The clock ticks 8:57.
HER
Thank you for coming with me (looks at you)
YOU
Yeah, see you… tomorrow…
Knowing this is the last time you are gonna see her, you stop there and let her walk away. The world is quite and you can hear her steps gets quieter...
You turn around. You watch her walk farther away, and call her name.
You run towards her, and before the time reaches 9, you hugged her. You just hugged, and hugged, and hugged. Words are redundant here.
The clock ticks 9.
The clock ticks 9.
Based on a real dream.
Based on a real dream.
Year
2025
Artistic Era
Peach Leaf Ave
Medium
Mixed-media Photograph series, watercolor on mylar stencils, tracing paper, color print on paper
Edited in Image Capture and Adobe Photoshop
Sizes
15552 x 10368 px each
11.7 x 16.5 in each print size
©Copyright 2025-26 Sierra Zhang and Lonely Corridor Studio.
Year
2025
Artistic Era
Peach Leaf Ave
Medium
Mixed-media Photograph series, watercolor on mylar stencils, tracing paper, color print on paper
Edited in Image Capture and Adobe Photoshop
Sizes
15552 x 10368 px each
11.7 x 16.5 in each print size
©Copyright 2025-26 Sierra Zhang and Lonely Corridor Studio.