Primal Dreams

By Hank Fredo

Four college students (Adam, Simon, Mia and Laurene) embark on a journey towards a jungle that turns out to be more than they could've ever imagined. The tribe living in the jungle and its way of living is a pleasant surprise for Adam while the whole experience is blood curdling for his friends. They are skeptical but Adam is adamant that this place is perfect for him because he has found what he had always been looking for: drugs, unreal visions, 'non-human' people and evolving flashbacks which bring him closer to the truth with each passing day.

The others have to run, for the sake of their lives, far away whether it is with Adam or without him. But escaping this clutch of twisted events almost seems to be insurmountable.

Will they be able to escape or will their identities succumb to despair?

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Seagull Editions
• Release date: May 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223766438

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ADAM

1)

I don’t know why I’ve been having nightmares the last two days. I bet there was something funny about this new stash of Sally-D, it smelled peculiar too, not like my good old magic mint or maybe it’s because I’ve been chewing on it almost non-stop since Friday. Oops? But do I have a choice? I need inspiration for my best seller ffs! Oh, and what else can give me that inspiration more than my sweet, sweet hallucinations? I was high when I came up with the plot for my book, wasn’t I? All I need is another one of such revelations and then everyone will know that I’m the best writer in this whole wide world especially the jerks in my class, who don’t know that it’s an honor for them to be studying in the same room with the future author of countless best-sellers. They’ll be telling their children about me, showing them their yearbooks and going like look we went to the same college!

Anyways, it’s Sunday today, I haven’t gotten out of bed since morning and its quarter past six already. I better get out and eat something. I guess the last meal I had was in college on Friday, when Laurene was giving out doughnuts for I don’t know what? Maybe her cat sneezed? What else can you expect from crazy rich people like them? All she knows is how to flaunt her dad’s money with those Gucci bags and bottled water from God knows which island.

Ok I should get up now, and where did I hide my shrooms again?

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2)

Monday blues. Same old same old. Nah my Monday wasn’t blue, in fact it was all the shades of purple, pink, red, green, mikado (yeah that’s a color, whoever’s reading it in the future, I’m still way ahead of you) and every single color that exists, I don’t know why but the effects are not wearing off although they shouldn’t have lasted so long. That’s strange. I knew there was something wrong with the new stash, not that I’m complaining it’s just like I get thrown into the retro mode somehow after every couple of hours.

Simon was acting super weird today. He was babbling something about a strange looking guy staring at us in the parking lot; I couldn’t see him though because I was having one of those rainbow visions. He thinks that guy looked sinister, which is such a Simon-like word to describe someone. He’s still the laughing stock of our college for admitting that he was named Simon after one of Jesus’ disciples, just wait till he tells everyone what he told me the other day, I think I saw Jesus when I was high. LMFAO, someone needs to save him from his father’s destructive influence ASAP and I guess I’ll have to do the work myself. Simon doesn’t need no religious people like his father to teach him stuff, he needs someone like me to show him the ropes, I mean who thinks of Jesus when on drugs? What kind of a screwed up person is he? The more I think of it the more disturbing it gets. I NEED MY LIL XAN to get rid of Simon-induced anxiety now, by the way guess who supplied me with it? My very own Simon, who also happens to be a medical student by chance (the only reason I’m friends with him). Take notes future guy/girl/kid whoever you are but if you’re Simon please put down my diary and erase it from your memory, you’re my best bud, my brother from another mother. Thanks. See ya!

MIA

It was just another Monday for Mia. The whole class was waiting for the teacher when Adam started making weird sounds:

eeeooo eeeeooo eeeeooo, doooood Simooonnnnn do you see these rainbows? They’re so sick maaann!

He’s seeing rainbows? Ooh noice! Oh no Miss Samantha’s here, she will definitely take him to the principal again and get him suspended this time. He used to be such a nice kid when we were younger. Mia was now lost in thought from when they were younger and BFFs. Until one day Simon just decided to stop talking to her.

Look Simon, the hottie’s here.

Shhh, Simon put his hand on Adam’s mouth.

Miss Samantha! There’s a kid in the hallway, she’s badly injured can you come and see please? It was Laurene this time. Things people do for love. She had saved this ass’s ass once again without him knowing.

Simon took Adam out of class as soon as he got the opportunity. Mia was wondering what he might be high on, when she saw a rather peculiar guy standing in the parking lot. Oh, now he would be an interesting person to interview for my project. With this thought she got up and went straight out of class as fast as she could, before Miss Samantha came back.

There was something very queer about this guy. And he was staring at someone. Mia followed his gaze and it was the guys, Adam and Simon. Maybe he knows them? Maybe he’s a drug dealer; well, he certainly looks like one too. Maybe he’s the guy who gives Adam all these weird drugs which make him hallucinate for days. But they didn’t talk and Simon didn’t look very pleased either he looked a little disturbed by this guy staring at them. As soon as she turned her head back, he was gone. The drug guy had just vanished into thin air.

Mia wasn’t the type of girl who could easily be affected by one’s appearance, but there was something about this guy that had caught her attention. She spent the rest of the day thinking about him and what might have brought him to their parking lot. She wished she could see him again tomorrow, but she wasn’t really sure if he would come again or not. Maybe he had come to the wrong place today? But why was he looking at Adam like he knew him?

Mia didn’t want to go and ask Adam about him, she knew she had to do something herself if she wanted to interview that guy for her documentary. Interviewing such a mysterious guy would elevate her project to the next level for sure; after all she was making a documentary on mysticism and spirituality, and what people think of it. Who would be a better candidate to interview than this guy who looked like a mystic and so other worldly?

ADAM

3)

Guess who I met today?? That sinister dude Simon told me about. He’s quite literally the G.O.A.T! He even gave me some of his E, says it’s the best kind, looks like someone’s gonna have a date with Molly this weekend (if you know, you know). I really want to get to know this guy more; I don’t even know his name we just talked for like what? A minute or two maybe? He’s so cool! He looked like he was in a state of trance but so vigilant at the same time! I wish I knew what he was on; I should’ve asked him when I had the chance. Ugh! WHY? Why didn’t I just ask him? I was so captivated by his personality that I didn’t even hear what he was saying, I better call Simon for details.

I’m back again, that dumb piece of shit couldn’t listen to what the guy was saying because he was too panic-stricken, such a Simon-like thing to do. I hope that guy visits us again tomorrow; he’s a keeper because a friend in need is a friend indeed. *wink*

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4)

That E guy didn’t come today. But it looks like he caught the attention of other people from college as well from our encounter yesterday; Mia came to me today asking about him. I don’t know how she can be stupid enough to think that I’ll help her after she refused to turn my story into a short film, well her bad because it would’ve been a dope one. She’s the type of girl who always gets her way and I don’t know why but half of our college loves her. To me she’s nothing more than a narcissist, I guess she’s just jealous of my abilities because she can’t write like me, all she can do is take her camera and record (my three year old cousin can do that, godammit.)

Oh, I almost forgot about the party at Luke’s place. Still not sure how I feel about daygers, but whatevahhh.

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5)

Didn’t go to college today, will be spending the rest of my day being high and thinking about my novel, I don’t know why I can’t concentrate! It’s so effin’ annoyingggggggg! I have to end this novel and get it published as soon as possible, it’s getting on my nerves now. I better go and get started.

It’s 2a.m. No luck yet. Not a single idea of how I’ll finish my novel in a month. It’s starting to sound impossible now.

My head hurts so bad!

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6)

Didn’t go to college today either. Sometimes I wonder if I was meant to be somewhere else. I don’t belong here with these fucktards! If I were surrounded by better people, I bet I would’ve completed my novel by now. I’ve been feeling so down lately, I feel like I’m missing something but I absolutely have no clue what it is?

Someone’s been going around and sticking notes on everyone’s doors. I got one too, it says happiness is not about finding, it’s deciding. I just have three words for this guy, EW FUCK YOU!. This line is so cliché, and what do these people know about happiness anyway? Their idea of happiness is so different from mine. I think happiness isn’t as big of a deal as people think it is, depressed people are happy. They are the happiest!! I know it sounds bizarre but they are, and so am I? Why are they called depressed anyway? They should be called elated because they’ve reached the level where they know that happiness is too exaggerated and a waste of time and they’ve stopped giving a flying fuck about it.

I can’t keep this note in my room. It’s ruining my vibe! I have to get rid of it right now, I wish I could find the guy who wrote this and shove it up his