I've never experienced such a bizarre dream - I really never got into the whole dream interpretation thing, and because I really don't dream much this just can't be a coincidence - do you think?
Well some history first - then the dream.
I'm 30 years old - I met my husband in junior high when I was twelve, we went to the same high school - both dropped out at the same time, got married years later, then divorced about five years ago.
Anyway, during high school we were on and off alot and I was never with anybody (sexually or otherwise). I met someone during one of our off times at the mall with my girlfriends and he went to a neighboring high school. I started seeing this other guy (Dan) and my girlfriends hooked up with some of his friends - we'd ditch school and go to their school to vist, etc. My husband and I (now ex) had a very volatile and highly emotionally charged relationship - he was controlling and abusive. Dan was a great guy - maybe that's why I never gave him the time of day unless I was having problems with my husband-to-be (typical teenage selfishness).
Anyway, one night my parents were out of town and my friends and I had a party and invited these guys from the other high school. All of us were sitting out on the back porch and Dan and I were sitting next to eachother kind of holding eachother like a couple and my husband-to-be walks up from around the corner and sees us. He turns around and walks off and I get up to follow him. I follow him out to the car and he asks me to go with him and leave Dan. I get in the car to talk to him, he's really upset and wants to take me home with him. I go to get out of the car and he won't let me out. My best friend comes out to check on me and let's me out of the car. I tell him to leave, but he won't. He ends up physically restraining me and the neighbors watched the whole thing and called the cops. He goes to jail for domestic violence and I continue seeing Dan. Next day my husband-to-be gets bailed out and comes straight to my house and tells me to stop seeing Dan. The twit that I was obeyed when he told me that he wanted me to call Dan and end things while he sat and listened to make sure I did it. Dan was pretty crushed. Years went by, I ended up marrying the guy, of course divorcing, etc. I never talked to Dan again.

I haven't even talked to my husband since the divorce four years ago, haven't talked to any of my friends from high school, rarely think about my husband, and haven't thought about Dan in God knows how long.

So last night I wake up from a nightmare. The first part started as a nightmare. I didn't know where I was at first because I don't recognize the house, but it was me, my father, and mother in this house and she told my Dad that there was a dead body in the back of the house. I remember feeling terrified and trying to call the police while my Dad was on his way outside. I was trying to get my Dad to stay in the house since we didn't know what was going on outside - the dream went immediately to another scene and my Dad ended up with half of one of his legs cut off. As someone was trying to get into the house I asked my Dad where the gun was - he said he had sold them (my Dad has always kept guns in the house and he recently sold most of them.) So I ask him where the other half of his leg went - you guys think I'm crazy huh? I'm beginning to wonder myself - and I start beating the person trying to get in with my Dad's leg. As I go outside, I realize where I am. I'm in the driveway of the house where the incident above occured with Dan and my ex. Next thing I know I'm trapped in the car again - but I can't really see my ex - I don't even know if he's there - I just know I'm in the driveway in the car again. A car pulls up behind the car I'm locked in and Dan get's out of it except he's older and much more handsome looking - he opens the door and lets me out and we hug and talk to eachother like we have been together this whole time - all these years. That's where the dream ends.

It's so bizarre because I really don't dream and when I do, it really is about just trivial self-explanatory stuff or things I might be worried about in my daily life. And as I said, I haven't even thought about that night or this guy for so long. This dream felt so bizarre to me and even woke me up (dreams never woke me up) that it prompted me to get up at two in the morning and find this guy on the Internet. I sent him an email asking him if he remembered me and he emailed back saying of course he did.

I'm so weirded out. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks so much!