By the time I reach the room, I’m done.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yzBcGPIxE
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY35qbIwGhh
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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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yEEvN2Ezh
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAm5NJirRe
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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.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoYw1xFpEv
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwBBEMKmEe
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I was in my house.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JD8IJP0I8
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1cwTsKfo1
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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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxrnVGM8sT
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Totally normal Tuesday.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVX7GfQrTxh
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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.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCHQpynXv1
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Then it hits me.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLLYp1eaFx
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The Game of Fate.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TWs3cvblI
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AEVYchiNC
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQlchHHMZ4
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1823 BCE.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdJlfhpRV3
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…BCE.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMGSFZwQVM
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My mouth goes dry.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUlWXKzgn4
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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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJgNdyucXb
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzewRQY1v0Q
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2oGktcU6A
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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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQgWjmuNrj
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxedyodSRW
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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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU6iyMBYch
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZrEbN6HqE
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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.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5CtU4ulp4
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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:184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bxosj4qAD
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‘Please help.’184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvmNZ0cl09
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBKoOn3tnv
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PLVVSUw9P
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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.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquQV0ZF52t
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8X6AhPfOE
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiNDmS3euV
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9gCGNyJyn
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