I had a dream last night..a very weird dream..

It started with a birds-eye view of myself..walking into this house..

As I entered the house..I saw children..all of them were girls.

At one corner, a group of girls were colouring..some were playing cubics while others were playing dolls.

None of them were smiling.

I looked around and I saw a man in a corner. He had a terribly disgusting smirk across his face. "who are these children?" and "who is this man?" I wondered.

All of a sudden, someone else entered the building. I turned around and I saw, another man. He was balding and he had a beer bottle on his right hand. The man in the corner said "take your pick".

The one who just walked in scanned the room and pointed at a girl playing with her doll. "I'll take her" he said.

The girl dropped her doll and began to run. Every other girl had their heads down..some were sobbing while some were trying so hard not to scream by muffling their mouths with their tiny hands. The chosen girl ran towards the back door, but..she got caught. The man dragged her to the room while she screamed and cried and begged him to let go. He didn't listen.

I thought to myself.. "no..no..it can't be. It cannot be. Am I in a child prostitution house?!". I heard myself screaming "Let her go you paedophile bastard! She's just a child!!! You can't do this to her!! Let her go!!" Tears were streaming down my face as I looked at her. She had terror stricken eyes. I wanted to take her away. But...somehow, no one in the house heard me..it was as though I wasn't even there. I tried to move but my feet were glued firmly to the ground.

I was there, and I couldn't do anything to help..

While I was standing there helplessly..I felt a tug on my shirt..a little girl with big eyes and dark brown hair was looking up to me with tears in her eyes begging.. "jie jie, please save us. We don't want to be here..please.."

At that point in time..I never stopped to wonder how could she see me when everyone else couldn't. I just bent over..hugged her..and said "I will bring all of you out of this place..I promise.."

She looked so innocent..so angelic..I couldn't help but feel so sorry for the fate of these children. They never deserved this.

Then..I felt a certain brightness and I squinted at the light. It was morning...and I realised, there were still tears running down my face.