Dream with Domca and Owen

***** It’s 1:09 am on March 26, 2009. Just woke up from a dream and decided to write it down.*****

I was driving through a small European village, when I spotted Domca standing a little ways away from the road standing at what appeared to be a bus stop. Linda was in the car with me. I stopped, backed up and fumbled with opening the window to yell out Linda’s window to Domca, “Kašleš na svojich ľudí?” I was being sarcastic and the question means, “Are you kissing off your own people?”

I was, of course, sarcastically referring to the fact that she had not seen Linda & me in the car driving by and that she had not reacted to our presence in “her” village.

Domca didn’t hear me and I realized that I hadn’t rolled the window down but a small amount and that I had backed up too far. So, as I returned to the optimal position, this time with the window down, I yelled again in her direction, “Kašleš na svojich ľudí?”

Unfortunately, she had started to walk further away, but she turned and looked in our direction for a moment before walking on. I drove further up and yelled again. I stopped the car, got out and began yelling yet once again, “Kašleš na svojich ľudí?” in the direction I last saw her.

As I moved in the direction I last saw her, I noticed that people were staring at me. I explained to them in Slovak, that I had seen a young woman walking this way and asked if they had seen her. One man answered in British English, “I have no idea what you’re saying, old chap, but you’re welcome to join us.”

I suddenly realized that I was standing in the midst of some members of an extended family that happened to be out and about. I switched to English and in short time found out where Owen & Domca were living. I immediately went to visit them and was welcomed warmly.

After a good dinner with some of the extended family members, Domca, Owen & I were sitting in a living room with a fireplace laughing at my story of yelling at the bus stop and in town.

I changed topics and asked them how they were doing. My question met with a long, uncomfortable silence. I was really saddened. I had performed their wedding ceremony not barely 2 years ago and here they were already having serious problems.

I asked what they were doing the next day and was pleasantly surprised to hear that their day was free.

“Linda and I also have the day free. How about lunch together? I’ll bring the wine and Linda.”

“Great!” they blurted.

“Great. Only you fix lunch at your place so we can have some place private and after lunch, we’ll talk about your relationship and we’ll see if we can’t help you through this time.”

*****End of dream******

I woke up and immediately sent an email from my iPhone to Owen & Domca to ask how they are doing.