By the time I reach the room, I’m done.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XSQL4SnTR
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDpqeCq6fa
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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.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl2UvbxQo3
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8m9ZdDrg1B
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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.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENT7BtOUH5
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK66oayZfOm
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I was in my house.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxZEHzLQDm
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpzy8xr75e
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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.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1Ng2BhRuz
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Totally normal Tuesday.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3lMsZcSrU
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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.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZtSecfTap
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Then it hits me.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSe5KjlhHH
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The Game of Fate.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR4xXBM076
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyosfUEWhbD
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnME8t08DK
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1823 BCE.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKN6WakJuQ
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My mouth goes dry.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qFxP7RIkx
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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.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt4TvWAQZQ
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQYLzLINRc
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JwMf92M1w
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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.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQuSWPg5UW
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1wDMZE9o2
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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.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5YleNEsnA
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlbMYzcBzj
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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.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiWPXd6nWX
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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:168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9V8PJfUnyR
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‘Please help.’168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt8hludDEh
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB554UNVLJ2
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYLxXJCx56
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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.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWa8AGgx4S3
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34lbyxzKC0
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tFsUUO7lM
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkE7rwtQsh
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