Submitted by autumn_sunfire

Two nights ago I dreamed that I was driving downstate with my friend -- only my friend and I were driving two separate cars. Unused to city driving, I acted like a complete newbie driver and broke at least three traffic rules, ending by making an illegal left turn into a gas station to calm my pounding heart and regroup with my friend, who seemed a little peeved at my behavior, and I don't blame her.Next thing you know, I see a policeman and he's heading straight towards me.He was pretty short and bulky, with a beard and a face reminiscent of my Driver's Ed instructor. I met up with him on the curb by all the whizzing cars. He seemed more interested in my polite, sophisticated speech than any traffic iniquities I'd committed. He ended our brief, pleasant conversation by handing me a sheaf of papers -- my heart sank -- and wandered away.I walked back to the car, studying the papers, which seemed to be comprised of three receipts, one of $40, another of some long 5- or 6-digit number that started with 5, and a miniscule number that I don't remember. Floored, I wondered how I was expected to pay for this and what I had done to merit such exorbitant demands from the government, when a strange thing occurred to me. The fact that I had been given RECEIPTS indicated that the amount in question had already been paid...Thoroughly confused, I tried to find the policeman again, but he had conveniently disappeared.The dream wound down with me unexpectedly joining the rest of my family, who were eating in a spiffy maroon/yellow themed restaurant based by the same gas station.