The Dream Catcher Diaries

by Alexander Patrick

  Then they can bury me. The most likely place is Belmont. It’s the largest political prison in the country and the most notorious. People are said to go mad there. If you’re not mad when you enter then you soon will be.

  The slogan for Belmont:

  All ye who enter these walls

  Tread fearfully,

  We at Belmont take everything

  Your soul

  Your mind

  Your heart

  Your body

  Your life.

  Where is your God now?

  We will tell you

  In hell

  And you will meet him here

  Between these walls

  Of Belmont

  This is of course, the unofficial slogan. It’s said to be scrawled on the cell of one man who went mad and crucified himself.

  How can you crucify yourself?

  Anything is possible at Belmont.

  In front of me is a chessboard with all the pieces placed carefully on it, ready for the next game. For me, I have played my last game of chess. I smile and reach out. I touch the rook. I push him gently over and onto his side. ‘Goodbye, Andrew,’ I whisper, ‘... and thank you, old friend.’ Then I carefully do the same to the king. I leave the rest of my army intact, alive.

  Society created a monster the day they buried my father. They created Matrix.

  They can have him back. I have finished with him.

  This is what I have planned for all along. Matrix was never going to survive.

  He has played his part. He has won.

  Checkmate.

  **********************

  Everyone has a story to tell, this was mine ... a simple story of a man who fought his demons ... and won.

  Now it’s your turn.

  Appendix 1

  Code names and pronunciation guide

  Bràithreachas (Brawh-ruk-hus) The Brotherhood

  Hamish Mackay, code name Wallace: Sir William Wallace, a Scottish landlord who was a commander in the Scottish Wars of Independence and was declared the Guardian of Scotland. He was hanged, drawn and quartered by the English in 1305.

  Angus Mackay, code name The General.

  Stewart Mackay, code name Belatucadros: Celtic war god, worshipped by soldiers and equated with the Roman god Mars.

  Euan Mackay, code name Azrael: Angel of Death responsible for parting the soul from the body.

  Dr Andrew Carmichael, code name The Doctor.

  Amir Khan and Bishr Khan, code names Raqeed and Atheed: In Islam, Raqeeb and Atheed are angels who sit on the right and left shoulders of each person, recording that person’s good and bad deeds.

  Alexander’s chess name Hephaestus: (Ee-fess-taws): The only ugly god from Greek mythology. His mother was so upset at the sight of him that she threw him from Mount Olympus, resulting in him being crippled. Also called ‘The Lame One’. He was married to Aphrodite. As god of fire and metalworking, he served as blacksmith to the gods.

  Steve Carter, code name Phaedo (Fee-doh): Phaedo, a native of Elis and of high birth, was captured during the war between Sparta and Elis in the 5th century BC and was sold into slavery. He was considered to be a man of great beauty and was compelled to prostitute himself. Phaedo was present at the death of Socrates in 339 BC.

  David Patrick, code name Cyclops: In Greek and Roman mythology, a cyclops was a member of the primordial race of giants, with a single eye in the middle of the forehead.

  Robert Patrick, code name Alastor (Aa-laa-stawr): Greek spirit of blood feuds and the infliction of vengeance upon a new generation for the crimes of their fathers. Alexander didn’t agree with Robert’s choice and wanted to call him Sancus after the Roman god of loyalty and honesty.

  Mycroft, code name Iron Man: Mycroft, a Chief in Satan’s Children and father of Crompton, was notorious for his time spent in prison and for eating small parts of motorbikes.

  Crompton, code name Crusoe: Chosen by Crompton as it was his favourite literary character.

  Miles Kendrick, code name Alban: Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland. Alban is the genitive form of the word, meaning ‘belonging to Scotland’.

  Francis, code name Max: Francis chose this name simply because he liked it.

  John Forrest, code name Fox: John chose the codename. It was a childhood name.

  Isaac Stein, code name Elijah: Means ‘Yahweh is my God’. Elijah was a prophet, and in the Book of Malachi, Elijah’s return is said to herald the return of the Messiah.

  Megan, code name Caitlin: Chosen by Alexander’s adopted daughter, it is a Gaelic name meaning ‘pure’.

  Lochcarrie: The name Alexander gives to the village in which he stayed. He never discloses its real name.

  Alexander’s story continues in The Dream Catcher Diaries II

  To save the planet you must earn your place. Those who cannot or will not contribute should not take from the planet.

  This is a powerful and compelling argument in a world alarmed by massive over population, global warming and dwindling resources; it is an argument Alexander chooses to fight but knows he cannot win. No country wants a new god especially one who tries to stop progress.

  Matrix may have won the revolution, but the ideas of Fabian have found a new and more powerful voice. They renew their attack on the underclass but this time, link their justification to the global green agenda.

  This is one battle Matrix may lose and in doing so, pay the ultimate price.

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