Beach.exe
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  • Parts 10
  • Time 52m
  • Reads 25
  • Votes 4
  • Parts 10
  • Time 52m
Complete, First published Nov 28, 2024
The screen on my phone flickers, a warning message appearing that shouldn't exist:

WELCOME TO COASTAL SIMULATION V.2.4
STATUS: RUNNING
USERS CONNECTED: 4
WARNING: REALITY PROTOCOLS COMPROMISED
.
.
.
DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE?

I blink, and it's gone. But something else isn't right.

My parents' room is empty, their bed untouched. Jake's gaming console displays a town that looks exactly like this one, but he swears he's just watching TV. And that couple on the beach, Ethan and Lily? They appear in a photograph from 1924, looking exactly the same.

The house is watching. The town is changing. And the whispers in the walls keep saying only one thing:

"Time is running out."




#psychologicalthriller
#mystery
#sciencefiction
#virtualreality
#horror
#romance
#paranormal
#technology
#ai 
#suspense
#simulation
#supernatural
#youngadult
#thriller
#beach
#missing
#scifi
#twisted
#mind
#conspiracy
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