surreality

I stood in the background, watching them talk amongst themselves, watching their facial expressions, that of happiness or sadness, anger or bitterness or just plain blank expressions. I heard their innermost thoughts - I don't know how but it came to me as clear as water, each word as clear as the sound of a bell. I saw their colors, representing their emotions and I saw it change. The whispered words reached my ear, not knowing how I understood each word though it was said in secrecy.

This is surreal, this is not what I have traded everything for, this is not it.

I turned my back... took a step and went out the door.

I never looked back again.