By the time I reach the room, I’m done.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJvJT08Cbv
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMXTkqxFQc
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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.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGvd8A8rmE
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUH6MhTPgu
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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.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLZGMoURPF
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyfGaa6K6W
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I was in my house.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzG3IJjDPF
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2bgF3PJfD
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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.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbySDg3dej
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Totally normal Tuesday.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpyiA0yZAD
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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.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyWU9sYdUA
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Then it hits me.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ygOJZUpzl
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The Game of Fate.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAVlrpQcqn
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRHgDb7N3C
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1abxI5Rvx
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1823 BCE.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPCpzReDWy
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…BCE.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA3VlRKlZP
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My mouth goes dry.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlvK1FpBLb
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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.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBWWTY3KOl
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTxDFiMORJ
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F7eskJURl
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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.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CqWfbPxCM
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKjTjkrGWg
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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.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPMCTXGNAO
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRXZbDth37
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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.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0ENqsbPPX
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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:156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ol08DOUec
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‘Please help.’156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnuHZRbWkg
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqrZGeRwLH
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytZkoH60y9
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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.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIBrOpgKOX
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eegemVX0k
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwNisPKkkW
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmrybvjvUq
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