Same Time Tomorrow | (ONC 2026)

Samay Jaiswal's life runs on routine, where every day is same as yesterday; same routes, same hours, same silences. When strange notes begin appearing, written in an eerily familiar handwriting, offering advice that feels strangely personal, he dismisses them. There is nothing he wants to do differently anymore. He just wants to be left as he is.
Then, time stops.
Alone in a frozen world, Samay wanders through stalled streets and unfinished moments, confronting a past he has been carefully preserving, a present he refuses to acknowledge, and a future he never allowed himself to imagine. "Same Time Tomorrow" is a story about grief, choice and the quiet courage it takes to move on, even when time doesn't.