The world felt off the moment I opened my eyes.
I was standing in an empty alley, the familiar shadows creeping along the walls like fingers trying to pull me in. I knew this place—it was the same alley where we had confronted Niao's supposed stalker. The air was thick and cold, as if it had never quite moved on from the fear and unease that had hung here like a cloud. Something deep within me stirred, a sense of unease that refused to let go.
I glanced around, trying to understand why I was here. Wasn't I just walking back to Family Haven with Hino and the others?
No, I remembered reaching home. Sitting on my bed. Resting, even.
So why did I feel like I had never left this alley?
