By the time I reach the room, I’m done.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDyE5ZqZlA
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oEicUjFlA
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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.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrYiIFfAxW
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYrY3qbkC0
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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.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzFzWF5Muz
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuglZCfOWz
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I was in my house.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrCO09ULB1
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlUgdNjdMt
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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.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSETGIy4Cu
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Totally normal Tuesday.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Gapg3av0i
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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.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTC9NXbmuM
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Then it hits me.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnRGiarFvG
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The Game of Fate.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReFeCDzwGT
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwnaUXxvHy
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv9UP8eWBX
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1823 BCE.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ251I70fb17
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…BCE.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3S3Hrh67x
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My mouth goes dry.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuKNAZweXl
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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.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbmvaE7Iy7
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITaWaFMYgL
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkqRLZhZWt
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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.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2M0RBmYtVa
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISStQMCFDq
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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.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IhBrm1IAz
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dvkkfX6wR
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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.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiFRd7flpX
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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:183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTCok6jPxY
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‘Please help.’183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4SqjBMSEq
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSKCBfIALj
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkW7ZMj9O7s
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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.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg68S4umFFR
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4MoRFfAsy
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ALqfWlXhZ
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsDwkaZue8
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