*You Miss Me One Day*
Ava had a gift – she could weave dreams into reality. People sought her out for it, but at a price: they'd lose a memory. She'd vanish for days, lost in their subconscious.
One day, Ava disappeared. No warning. The city trembled. Buildings crumbled. People forgot who they were.
In her absence, nightmares crept. A boy, Leo, forgot his sister. A mother, Maya, forgot her child.
Ava reappeared, dazed. "What happened?" she whispered.
The city roared back. Memories snapped into place. Leo hugged his sister, crying. Maya held her baby tight.
Ava smiled weakly. "I was fixing it."
The cost? She'd lost a piece of herself – the part that let her go back.
Now she stays. The dreams still come, but she controls them. And when darkness looms, people whisper, "Don't vanish again."
THE END