In my childhood I used to have this recurring dream about running away and hiding.
I would be somewhere in the neighbourhood after sunset during the summer. There would be some young adult male around that I was never able to identify. I was then running, looking for a shelter and just trying to get away from this guy. there would be places I hadn't noticed before in the neighbourhood, such as a pit that looked familiar but didn't belong there. I lived in the countryside in my childhood so there would be no people around and it'd be all forests and fields with some roads.
After the running away part I would always get home but looking for the shelter part would continue and I felt panicky and terrified. something bad was going to happen if the guy caught me. I just had to find a spot to hide in. There was an urge. I would eventually get to some hole or a closet and then just had to hope that my mom would keep the guy away
And that's when it always ended.
