By the time I reach the room, I’m done.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhVKT0vgqu
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjf38WA2j7
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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.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxcwPMeIYH
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4Iiowb4VN
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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.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTtYYaTiLG
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wLRkCbWuP
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I was in my house.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNNCJoisUO
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3ulm02Dyf
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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.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7aWau05H7
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Totally normal Tuesday.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UfZbF6FoT
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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.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xsPBcbeuC
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Then it hits me.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzdhvoASLU
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The Game of Fate.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEE4T4fBLr
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjeitjwAKe
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EMdxWE7La
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1823 BCE.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobcHblJ9fD
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…BCE.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHii770OE2m
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My mouth goes dry.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeoCT3QlXe
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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.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaS9PQNPn8i
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3haMUIOt5E
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52DsBmnTqj
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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.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne3EI0m6gv
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkQ3IPPK1U
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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.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP3Mqzkx6t
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHwPeDOdn2
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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.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMGo33sLUq
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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:167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNhLi5XoRq
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‘Please help.’167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJksmGv9gsA
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTVOJTTnvP
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWZvDNmpt7
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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.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UAM7FpKrK
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZYbJJm3cr
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6DUR39EnG
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHdXeCtP7k
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