By the time I reach the room, I’m done.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNUuW7BGxT
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Physically. Emotionally. Cosmically.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOuqC8ONi2
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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.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMPZruvJJi
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I take one step inside — and the world tilts.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazzxHJdsSX
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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.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OwGWauGnS
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“Okay…” I whisper to the floor. “Let’s review.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3El0rCum5T
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I was in my house.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp6NDaHnKl
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I downloaded a weird game called The Game of Fate.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiehXWE0hI
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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.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTouPRxh9Y
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Totally normal Tuesday.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dIrrqAnhp
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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.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkWas1ovyS
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Then it hits me.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ211dYnVLps
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The Game of Fate.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PYIdmJRDq
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The developer’s name. It was weird — something like “@1823BCE.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehfKlHUMbV
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My brain replays it, letters turning over like puzzle pieces.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAqlzsr3OQ
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1823 BCE.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQ4Rg8jSzK
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…BCE.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CFV9YJkDU
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My mouth goes dry.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iMPVnd2ZF
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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.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxAflUga3S
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No electricity. No screens. No sound of cars, or phones, or anything.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvnaYpH1ui
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“Wait, wait, wait,” I mumble, dragging myself upright. “BCE. As in… Before Common Era. As in… ancient.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlujRUHHmIx
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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.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ09phy7YT
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“Oh my god,” I whisper. “I’m in the freaking timeline.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4BZ8ZbiBw
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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.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp3xzmZIXv
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“Cool. So I time-traveled because I downloaded a cursed mobile game. Awesome. Love that for me.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjAmtT7MGM
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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.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPLVV3sIG8
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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:185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnYtCGA21Z
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‘Please help.’185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0ywJBxFJO
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I sit up, point dramatically at the air, and say, “Nope. Not my problem.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpVPDupCn7
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Then I drop flat onto the bed, yank the covers over my head, and close my eyes.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrlVzpRYxb
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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.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAa02cSh7H2
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My voice muffles under the blanket. “Problem solved.”185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOJiAPVKPs
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The sheets are warm, heavy, real. My breathing slows, the world softens—185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSbfaTLv2L
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—and just before sleep takes me, I swear I hear a faint whisper at the edge of my mind.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIneMZJ6tE9
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