Fragment 4: Author's note

So... the story of "The Tangerines" is another dream of mine.

I had this dream around 4–5 months ago. The funny thing is, I don't even remember much about that day itself. It was just a normal day. But somehow, this dream stayed with me.

The special part about this dream is that I experienced almost all of it from Arthur's POV. And funny enough, Arthur wasn't even a name I gave him. It was a name from the dream itself. Actually, only two names were clearly given in my dream: Arthur and Lucy.

When I woke up, I remembered the dream in broken pieces. Something about a case, the police, research, a company, a few strange people... and somehow, at the end, a guy was going to jail. Those were the parts I remembered.

But then came the weird part~

I actually woke up in the middle of the dream because of my not-so-friendly neighbor. Instead of staying awake, I went back to sleep almost immediately.

And somehow, luckily, I woke up in the same dream again.

It continued.

That's when I saw Lucy properly, understood her connection with Adrian, and finally reached the ending. After that, the dream ended for real.

I wrote this down as fast as I could before the details disappeared. Some parts were clear, some were broken, and some were honestly uncertain. But I decided to keep them that way.

I know some parts may feel incomplete or a little strange, but I didn't want to add too many extra details and turn the dream into something it wasn't. There are things I could have explained more, but sometimes explaining a dream too much can ruin the dream itself.

Maybe someday I might turn this into a fully scripted story, especially the whole Elena and Arthur side of it. Who knows~ Maybe in the future.

And about the literary meaning... I don't think I really need to explain it this time.

The story is actually pretty simple:

Care about what you have before it's gone.

That's it.

Anyway, that's all for now.

See you all in the next fragment.

Adi's Adventure~ (not the actual title)