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This story which I have heard once in Arabic, am writing it here with a lot of imagination, and I wish that you will like it.

Suddenly, I woke up from sleep, with a strong light fogging my vision, I was amazed to see that light although the lamps were all closed, I looked at the clock, I can barely see its hand pointing to 3 am. Where is that light coming from, all what I was thinking about. I turned my head to look for my mobile, I was shocked to find half of my arm penetrating the wall, with a great fear, I withdraw it forcefully, but that was so easy, my arm wasn't stuck, I can insert it and free it as if I was in a dream, I spent one minute looking at my hand without a single blink, I was frightened and amazed, what is going on !!!

While I was drawn in these questions, I heard a laugh, so I turned toward the sound, it was coming from my brother, yes, he was sleeping, oh my god, I can see his dreams, he is dreaming that he is riding a modern car, and going to a big party, he was smiling and laughing while looking at his new dress.

I was so surprised from what am seeing, I tried with a great effort to stand, run to my parents room as I used to do when I was sick or frightened, I sat beside my mother head, and started Whispering in her ears (I don't want to disturb my father's sleep),  Mom … Mom …. !! she did not respond, so I started Shaking her shoulder gently, still she is sleeping, fears came again, and obsessions crept to my mind, is she dead !! Mom …. Mom  …. ( louder and louder) Mom … Mom !!!  suddenly, she woke up like she was in a nightmare, she was scared and breathing deeply, putting her hands on her heart, muttering to herself quietly, looking right and left. That time, my eyes flashed with tears, my face was twitching, Mom, I am here, I am here, Mom …. Can't you see me, Mom …. Mom …. Mom, still she is putting her hand on her heart and murmuring to herself, one tear passed on my cheek, Mom … Mom, she turned her head away and started awaking my father, he replied calmly (what?), she asked him to wake up with her to check on children, to check on us !!!! my dad accepted to wake up after my mom convinced him to do. Mom … Mom, I tried to pull her clothes but I couldn't, Mom.., I followed her, my father was behind me, I was faster than her, so I stopped in front of her, but she passed through me !!!!, she entered the room with my father, turned on the light !!!! oh my god, I was Shocked to see my body lying on my bed, who is that person sleeping on my bed?  Who is that? Who is me?

Father: they are fine, let us go and sleep

Mother: let me check on Muhammad (me) first 

She was getting closer and closer to my bed, looking at my body kindly, shaking my shoulder gently, Muhammad , Muhammad . Mom, I am here, I am here, I was next to her. Then she started slapping my face ( I mean the face of that person on my bed) Muhammad , Muhammad , she started crying, Muhammad ! Muhammad !

I addressed with tears rolling down my face, Mom ..Mom  I am here, look at me, I am here mom, suddenly she screamed, her scream was like a bullet piercing my heart, I started crying, Mom … Mom, do not scream, I am here.

Dad run toward the bed, and put his hand on my heart, then he started crying silently while putting his hand on my head, their crying made my brother (Ali) awake from his sleep.

Brother: what is going on?

Mother (screaming): your brother ,  …. Died 

Died !!!

Oh, Mom, I am not dead, Mom, I am here, can't you see me? Can't you hear me? All my screaming was useless.

I heard a strong voice around me, as it was speaking with me, it was so far, but getting closer, I tried to focus and to hear what it says, it was saying (Indeed you were heedless of this, now We have removed your covering, and sharp is your sight this Day!), It became louder and more intense.  I looked up to find out that there was no roof for our house, yeah, I can see beyond the wall.

while I was shaking with fear from that voice, many hands caught me, they weren't like humans, their faces were lightning, their eyes were like flaming torches

Come with us, they said.

Who are you? where are you taking me?  they started pulling me forcefully while I could not resist, hey, stop ... wait .... wait ..., don't take me away, my family thinks that I have died.

You are really dead, they said. 

what?, how? But I can see, I can hear, I can feel.

with a smile they said: you humans are strange, you think that death is the end of the Life. Don`t you know that you are at the beginning? In a long dream from which you will go to the endless life.

But!! where are you taking me?? 

to your grave

grave! 'shaking with fear' Must I do to the grave?

everyone will go there, they said 

Grave! the word that I have always hated, I was avoiding even to listen to people talking about it, closing my ears each time I hear its name, that narrow cold dark place, which includes among its aspects dead bodies, and is the home of the great people and sod ones, the wise and the foolish, and is either a garden of paradise, or a pit of fire.

Will you leave me alone in the grave? I asked

your work is with you, if it was good, it will lighten you grave.

yes, it was the end, I am alone now, nobody with me except my work, I lost all my wealth, my family and my power. I looked behind, my family was carrying me in a coffin to my grave, my mother was crying between people, raising her hand, and trying to touch my coffin. one thing I wished, I wished that they can hear me, so I can say sorry for everything wrong that I did, but no chance, I took mine ... 

my father started throwing soil over my body, light started shutting, and voices disappeared.