Dreams Left Unspoken

I was withdrawn from a young age. I rarely spoke or moved. Every day, apart from writing and drawing, I helped my parents with the housework. In other people's eyes, I was a bright, obedient, and sensible child, the “kid next door” all the neighbors talked about.

But no one knew that what I feared most was nighttime, sleep, and dreams. My dreams were different from everyone else's: they could link the past and the future, foretell what was about to happen, and even change what had already happened.

These dreams were both a gift and a curse. They let me foresee danger, but also burdened me with secrets and loneliness no one could understand.

Protagonist: Meng Yan, female, psychologist