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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: The Message

The lights came back.

Slowly… flickering.

I was still sitting on the bed, my heart beating too fast.

The message on my phone… was still there.

"3AM. Don't trust him."

I stared at it.

My hands were shaking.

"Who sent this…?" I whispered.

The man beside me looked at me with confusion.

"Who are you talking to?"

I looked at him.

At his face.

At the way he was watching me… like he really knew me.

But I didn't.

"I don't know you…" I said slowly.

He frowned.

"That's not funny."

I shook my head.

"I'm serious. I don't remember you… or this place… nothing."

Silence.

Then he got up from the bed.

He walked toward me… slowly.

"Look," he said in a calm voice, "you've been acting strange since yesterday. Did something happen?"

My breathing got faster.

"Yesterday…?" I repeated.

I looked at the mirror in the room.

And that's when I saw it.

My reflection.

Same face… same body…

But the eyes…

They looked different.

Like I wasn't fully there.

"Stop…" I whispered.

The man turned around.

"What's wrong?"

I pointed at the mirror.

"That's not me…"

He came closer.

"You're just tired," he said.

But I wasn't.

I felt it.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

Suddenly…

My phone vibrated again.

Another message.

Unknown number.

"This is not your life."

I froze.

My heart stopped for a second.

"What…?" I said out loud.

The man grabbed my arm.

"Who is texting you?!"

I looked at him.

And for the first time…

I felt afraid of him.

I pulled my arm away.

"Don't touch me!"

He stepped back.

Shock on his face.

"Why are you acting like this…? You're my wife."

I shook my head.

"No… I'm not."

The room went silent.

Then…

The clock on the wall started ticking loudly.

Tick…

Tick…

Tick…

03:00 AM.

My body suddenly felt heavy.

My vision blurred.

"No… not again…" I whispered.

The world started spinning…

And everything went dark.

When I opened my eyes…

I was somewhere else.

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