Lina woke up with his name on her lips.
"Arin…"
She sat up slowly, her heart beating fast. The room was quiet, but her mind was loud—filled with flashes of someone she had never met.
Or… had she?
A boy.
Wet hair, standing in the rain.
Eyes that looked at her like she was the only person in the world.
And his voice…
soft, warm, but filled with pain—
"I'll find you again… no matter how many times time resets."
Lina pressed her hand to her chest.
"Why does this feel so real?" she whispered.
She had never seen him before.
But her heart didn't believe that.
Chapter 2: A Feeling That Won't Go AwayThe whole day felt strange.
Lina kept getting distracted. Every little thing reminded her of him.
Rain. Silence. Even the sound of a ticking clock.
Her friend Maya waved her hand in front of her.
"Hey! Where are you lost?"
Lina blinked. "Nowhere…"
But that wasn't true.
She was lost in a memory that didn't exist.
Later that day, while walking home, the sky suddenly turned grey.
Rain started pouring.
And her heart… started racing again.
"This… feels familiar," she whispered.
Then—
She saw him.
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