I can't sleep. It's not every day you meet your future self. I feel so much shadow around me. So much cold. So much pain in him and in me. I stare at myself in the well. I see my reflection is no different from him. Is it my fate? Can I not avoid it.

I splash my face with water. I need to clear my head. But all I can here is the screams. I grip my head. I can't keep the screams out of my head. Maybe I am becoming him. He's my future self after all.

"Xian." Yanli says behind me.

I turn.

"Will you throw me into the shadows?" I ask.

Who should I trust? Yanli wouldn't throw me into the abyss, would she? She takes my hand. She smiles at me.

"No. Never. I love you too much." She smiles.

I feel a little bit better. I put her hand on my cheek. It feels warm. Then I hear barking. I duck behind her. I hate dogs for more than one reason. Yet, there is something about them. The fangs remind me of my dream over and over again. 

"Wei Ying, you're fine. It's nothing." She says.

"Dog, dog, dog." I mutter. 

As if I'm not terrified enough, now I hear dog barking, seriously? Then Jiang Cheng comes out and laughs.

"Really? Thanks." I say.

He pushes me.

"You're such a wimp." He says.

I push off of him. I just need time to myself. Is that too much to ask?