"Wei Ying? Are you awake?" I knock on the door.

No answer.

"Wei Ying?" I knock again.

No answer. I bite my lip. Is he awake? Did the wound worsen over night? Is he in pain? I look at t the sun. It's late in the morning. He shouldn't leave his bed yet, but... I should hear his voice. My eyes narrow. Something is wrong. I open the door. A smell of blood and rot flows through my nose. Panic fills my heart.

"Wei Ying?!" I call.

His room is empty. I see the bed. I run over. It's empty and broken. The mattress was ripped like claw marks. I run my hand over it. There's blood soaking in. Wei Ying? What did you do? Where are you?

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"Where are we going?" I ask.

"Don't you worry just, follow everywhere I go, top over mountains or valley low." He sings.

I look down. The flowers were blooming all around. The cherries were dropping on me. I can feel flower petals falling like rain from the trees in bloom. I can feel the petals on my skin. It feels like his lips. I feel this sense of calmness like I have never felt before. He jumps over a river. He turns to me. My feet scratch the ground.

"Come on, don't you worry. You'll be safe under my control." He reaches his hand out.

My foot dips into the water. I see bubbles of light dancing around. The water feels warm and un- cold. It feels like the sun on my chest. As I move my foot in the water. I feel the pebbles smooth as jade. How is this possible? I look at him.

"Is... is this a dream?" I ask.

"Everything you ever wanting gonna be the magic story you were told, and you'll be safe under my control, just let me in." He smiles.

I nod and walk over to him. I take his hand.