One morning, I woke up and realized I could hear everyone’s inner voice.
I had no idea how this happened, but at first, I thought it was a good ability. I went to the kitchen, stood behind my mom, and heard her singing a relaxing song in her head. Then I realized I could stop this whenever I wanted to.
I had a good plan for the day. First of all, I was going to meet my friends and find out what they really thought about me. Then I would meet my girlfriend. I was so excited.
In the afternoon, I met with my friends. But through their inner voices, I heard something that broke me, they were thinking about not inviting me again after this meeting. I was shocked. I thought we were real friends. We’d shared so many memories and had good times together. In that moment, I wished I couldn’t hear their thoughts. A few minutes later, I left. I hated myself.
After that, I decided not to meet my girlfriend. I didn’t want to hear more painful thoughts. But then, I changed my mind and went to see her. I was scared of what I might hear.
When we sat down, she told me she wanted to break up. I listened to her inner voice, which was filled with guilt and sadness. At first, I didn’t understand why. Then I realized she had cancer.
That moment felt so real. I told her it was okay and that I wanted to be her friend, to support her no matter what. She started crying and then left.
I went home and fell asleep.
When I woke up… it was all just a dream.
But I believe in parallel universes. So I think… maybe this dream belonged to someone else in another universe.