i dreamed all your fathers died

while i see the image in my head, loop through the dialogue, what is most memorable about this dream is the combined wailings of three women.

we met randomly, i don't know how since i live here and she lives on the east coast. we haven't seen each other since her wedding last summer. didn't i know that her dad died a month ago?

we must be in seattle where our other friend lives. she's expecting a baby in october. we're chatting, happy to be with one another but there's a darkness to the day. two of us have lost our father and are lost in our own thoughts.

the expecting mother answers her cell and breaks into sobs and "oh my gods." her father has just died. we are three fatherless women, basking in the sunlight of a beautiful day, experiencing the worst day of someone's life, and being reminded of our own worst days.

the dream doesn't end here, it just continues with our sobs, our tears, our broken hearts. i only wake up when my phone rings, but even after the sleep is over i still hear our wails.