Her surroundings started warping once again, and she was now crying and screaming at a documentary on TV while burrowing her little self in the safety of her big brother's arms.

"Don't cry, Evelinka [2]," her big brother rubbed her back. "It's just a bison. It's not scary at all."

"B-but...the horns are so big and sharp..."

He chuckled. "Don't worry, my little sister. Your big brother will make sure that no animals with horns will come near you. If they do, I'll kill them and cut off their horns. I'll exterminate all animals with horns for you. So don't cry now, okay?" He wiped her tears.

"O-okay..."

"Good girl."

Her brother's face shifted into her father patting her head.

"Good girl."

Then it was her mother's beautiful, ice-cold face.

"Be a good girl and improve your shooting and close combat skills."

The faces of these three warped and interchanged with each other, again and again, faster and faster.

"Good girl."

"What a good girl."

"Be a good girl."

The voices multiplied. They were murmurs at first but gradually became shrieks, screaming "Good girl! Good girl!" at her.

Sounds of helicopters added to this hellish cacophony. Doors banging, glasses shattering. Howling, roaring.

"We have orders. Fire!"

Gunshots.

"No, no, no. No!!!" She closed her eyes and covered her ears. "Stop it! Please stop!!!"

Then a familiar pair of big, warm arms embraced her from behind. The sounds finally stopped. Relieved, she leaned back into the embrace and then turned around to see a handsome face smiling at her.

"Liwei..." She threw herself at him, crying.

He kissed her forehead. "I'm here. Don't be afraid. We're together now."

She hugged his waist tightly, afraid that he would leave her alone back to that hell.

"Stay with me, baby," he said.

"Yes."

He ran his fingers down her long hair. "Good girl."

She stiffened and looked up at him.

"You're mine, Long Xiulan. Only mine."

Her mind suddenly became befuddled. Her eyebrows scrunched together.

"Long Xiulan...who's Xiulan?"

He smiled and leaned down to kiss her on the lips. "You are Xiulan. My Xiulan."

She was very confused. Her mind couldn't understand what the man in front of her was saying. "No...I'm not. My name is...Evelina."

Then his figure disappeared within a fog.

She couldn't see anything besides the whiteness. She walked and walked, yet the fog stayed and surrounded her.

Who was she?

She had forgotten.

Why was she walking for so long? For what purpose?

Was she real? Did she exist?

She couldn't remember.

"Come back," a faint voice called for her from a distance.

She stopped, but her mind was still muddled. So she continued walking.

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