The Dreaming Tree

While visiting the college, Will stumbles upon a strange Dreaming Tree which is somehow tied to his life, and a mysterious bum who is no bum at all, but rather the essence of something beyond

The bum proceeds to give Will a card with a time on it - a time that will change his life and something does happen to Will that changes his life for the better at the exact moment on the card

As the story continues, Will receives more cards, only this time tragedies start to occur at the same time

Will finds himself in a struggle to keep his dreams alive after he suffers more traumas, all predicted by the bum who claims the Dreaming Tree will die, as do they all, and when that occurs, William Payne will fall!

Will finds himself at the end with absolutely nothing, and finally the bum gives Will one last card ...