Once Debbie and Keira left the room, Adeline let out a long, shaky breath. The rage that had been burning inside her moments before faded, leaving behind a sinking feeling of dread. She wasn't crazy. She couldn't be. The freezing of time, the eerie silence, the way everything around her was suspended—it was real. But if no one else had seen it, what did that mean? Was she different? The thought chilled her to the core.
Adeline sat up in bed, hugging her knees tightly to her chest. Her heart was still pounding, each beat echoing in her ears as if trying to drown out the whirlwind of thoughts swirling in her mind. She glanced at the moonlight filtering through her window, the pale light casting long shadows across the floor. Normally, it would be comforting, but tonight, it felt distant and strange. Her mind raced, trying to make sense of what had happened, but nothing seemed to fit. Was she the only one affected? Was she cursed, or had something about her changed?
Her breath quickened as she replayed the events over and over in her mind, trying to find some clue, some sign of what had gone wrong. Something had happened tonight—something that defied everything she knew about the world. And no matter how terrifying it felt, Adeline knew one thing: she wouldn't stop until she found out what. Even if it meant facing whatever had caused this alone.
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Echoes of Time
Ficção CientíficaIn the sleepy coastal town of Seacliff, Adeline Monroe's life has been anything but ordinary. Haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her parents and strange occurrences that defy time itself, she embarks on a quest for answers. When she meets Ke...
