By the time I reach the room, I’m done.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODgUlO0tW1
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99Haxe0jog
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The servants bow and slip out quietly, the door closing behind them with a click that sounds a little too final.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcA7XQYRt6
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV9MvOT11D
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My knees hit the floor first, then my hands. The silky fabric of the dress pools around me like spilled moonlight. My heart’s doing drum solos in my chest, and I’m pretty sure I forgot how to breathe somewhere between “Your Highness” and “Princess Ariana.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQkjISYG5m
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELrbswrhmj
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I was in my house.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LwGjqHxyl
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBYwQomBlE
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I opened the bathroom door… and now I’m apparently some kidnapped royal with commitment issues and a family drama complex.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSGbqBUyiu
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Totally normal Tuesday.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Rkfo3Jrmb
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I press my palms against the cold marble and let out a shaky laugh. “Maybe this is, like, an ARG. Super realistic VR thing. Yeah. Sure. Except I didn’t sign up. And the Wi-Fi sucks.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoUzlQWm3F
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Then it hits me.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRCEujWi2h
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The Game of Fate.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTzEN7bWYy
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP9BaoG1Mh
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NCTAEtxZs
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1823 BCE.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWuOpJCyyT
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…BCE.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVe59BuwSc
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My mouth goes dry.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUA337UcYG
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I glance around the room again — the carved wooden furniture, the golden oil lamps, the faint smell of smoke and honey in the air.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJWK8Rb9zP
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAt372o7i4
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L5qFuCnHG
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I stare out the window. The city beyond the palace stretches out under a dusky orange sky, all stone and torches and distant market sounds.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO80Q8Jfym
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WyPrwrNPX
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For a long moment, I just sit there, stunned. Then, because my brain can’t handle the weight of that sentence, I snort.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvrqZz3WdN
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlP2u6IWDq3
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I drop back onto the bed, arms spread wide, staring at the ceiling painted with stars that probably don’t even exist yet in my real world.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvFufgBB2p
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And somewhere far off, maybe deep inside my skull, I swear I can still hear that faint, static voice from the game’s page:232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldnjjRuoKE
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‘Please help.’232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9j1XK5xXS
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZrCwNaCk2
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICbqHkCWsx
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“If this is a dream, I’ll wake up. If it’s not, I’ll deal with it after eight hours of denial.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJG3qjrucr
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi9qK4s54X
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU95rYM3Au3
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.232Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0JjdESxXD
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