First nightmare in 6months happened long time last night.

I was walking into my apartment and my partner had moved out with all his things and the rugs. I looked at the bare floor. A toy boat from childhood was still decorating a shelf.

Someone knocked at the door, and it was a consignment auctioneer. My feelings of unease increased with the man in my apartment and as something flew past a window outside.

It was a drone. It beamed a red laser beam into my eyes like a barcode scanner. I immediately knew to not look at it.

The laser chased me around the apartment as I ran to the closet and curled into ball.

I awoke with my heart racing and in a state of fear. This wasn't adrenaline or fear of death.

It was fear of subjugation.