【作者注】
現實生活中我根本不存在多餘的公寓。這又是一個有趣的「富夢」，潛意識在夢裡憑空為我添置了一套十一層的房產。而夢裡那個光著腳丫子、進不去的中專班同學會，則對應著我內心深處某種既渴望重逢又自帶靦腆、不願打擾的真實底色。
【夢境正文】
2023年8月7日:
去了一趟另外的一套公寓，那套公寓在一棟大樓的第十一層上。裡面一共有三間屋子，平時我們並不常去，一直空鎖著。
天矇矇亮的時候，我迷迷糊糊地醒來。發覺西北角上的大玻璃窗外，似乎有個小西正在朝著我這邊看。仔細一看，原來是一隻綠頭野鴨子。大大的眼睛挺可愛，正一眨不眨地盯著我看，萌萌的。不知牠只是出於好奇看我，還是想跟我傳遞些什麼信息。
我輕輕地走過去。誰知「呼啦」一聲，陽台上的幾隻鳥一下子都飛走了。
我一回頭，看到靠牆的一張小長桌上，不知何時多出了一個老式的手機。那手機的顏色跟剛才那個野鴨頭的墨綠色一模一樣。此時，手機上的一個指示燈正一閃一閃地發著紅光。我納悶，從哪兒蹦出來的手機？我心生警惕，也不敢去接聽，只想著趕快回家去告訴家人。
我迅速轉身離開，下了樓。但是走的時候，那個手機的紅燈還在閃個不停，有些放心不下。
來到了樓下的大廳裡，正好碰到了大樓裡的門衛。我便走過去跟他說了那個奇怪的手機以及我的擔心。我問他，那紅燈一閃一閃的，到底是要我去接聽呢，還是在向我提示著什麼？如果說是有電話打進來，那為什麼又聽不到半點鈴聲呢？我希望門衛能上樓去幫忙查一下，但他似乎不太願意。
我跟著他走進了電梯，一起上了樓。可奇怪的是，到了中途門衛卻突然不見了。電梯最後停在了十樓，我也只好跟著其他乘客一起跨出了電梯。
此時的樓道裡到處都是積水，天花板上就像水簾洞似的，正不住地往下淌著水。
一陣喧嘩聲突然從旁邊的一間屋子裡傳了出來。我走過去一看，原來是有人在裡面聚會，而且聚會的居然全都是我中專班的同學。有同學進進出出，但詭異的是，他們彷彿都看不見我。我似乎還看到了我當年的同桌小T的身影。
我正猶豫著是否也進去參加，結果一低頭，看見自己還光著腳丫子呢，那就算了。
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The 11th-Floor Locked Apartment, the Mallard-Green Phone, and a Class Reunion in a Flooded Hallway
[Author's Note]
In reality, no such extra apartment exists. This was yet another amusing "rich dream" where my subconscious conjured up an entire piece of real estate on the eleventh floor out of thin air. Meanwhile, finding myself barefoot and unable to join that technical school class reunion reflects a deep, underlying part of my nature—a lingering bashfulness that longs for connection yet hesitates to impose or disturb others.
August 7, 2023:
I paid a visit to another apartment we owned, located on the eleventh floor of a high-rise building. It contained three rooms that we rarely visited, remaining locked and vacant.
As the sky was just beginning to brighten, I drifted into a state of semi-wakefulness. I noticed a small creature outside the large glass window in the northwest corner, peering in at me. Looking closely, it was a mallard duck. It had large, endearing eyes and stared at me unblinkingly with an utterly adorable expression. For a moment, I wondered if it was observing me out of pure curiosity or trying to convey some hidden message.
I softened my steps and crept toward the window. Suddenly, with a loud rustle, several birds perched on the balcony were startled and flew away simultaneously.
Turning around, I noticed an old-fashioned mobile phone sitting upon a small console table against the wall, though I had no idea when it had appeared. The phone was the exact same shade of dark green as the mallard's head. A indicator light on the device was flashing a steady, rhythmic red. I wondered where on earth this phone had come from. Feeling wary, I did not dare answer it, thinking only of returning home quickly to inform my family.
I left in haste and headed downstairs. Yet, as I departed, that red light continued to flash behind me, leaving me with a lingering sense of unease.
Upon reaching the ground-floor lobby, I ran into the building's doorman. I approached him and recounted the strange phone and my anxieties. I asked whether the flashing light meant I was supposed to answer a call or if it was alerting me to something else. If a call was coming through, why was there no audible ringtone? I requested that he go upstairs to investigate, but he seemed entirely reluctant.
I followed him into the elevator anyway, and we headed back up. Strangely, midway through the ascent, the doorman vanished completely. The elevator ultimately ground to a halt on the tenth floor, and I followed the other passengers out of the cabin.
The hallway here was heavily flooded with standing water, and streams were cascading down from the ceiling like the Water Curtain Cave from legend.
A burst of loud clamor suddenly erupted from a room nearby. I walked over and discovered that a party was underway inside, and the people gathered there were none other than my old classmates from my technical school branch. Several classmates drifted in and out of the doorway, yet strangely, none of them seemed to notice me. Amid the crowd, I caught sight of the silhouette of Yifan, my former desk partner.
I hesitated, wondering if I should join the gathering. But looking down, I discovered I was entirely barefoot. I reasoned that it was best to forget it, and abandoned the idea.
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