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Chapter 1 - The voice in the dark

Chapter 1: The Voice in the Dark

I've always felt alone. Not because I don't have a loving family or friends, but because something's missing.

"Maybe it started when I lost her…"

"I should've saved her."

These voices won't stop, even though I don't know who she is.

Wait—do I have schizophrenia?

Ugh. Just sleep. Please, sleep.

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Finally, calm. I was drifting off when I heard it.

"Oliver!"

My eyes snapped open. Heart pounding. That wasn't my voice.

Who the hell called me?

AHH—my head!

This wasn't a normal headache. It felt like an axe splitting my skull—over and over.

I tried to open my eyes… nothing.

Am I dying?

Wait... Could it be an angel calling my name? Heaven, here I come! But... what if it's Satan?

I forced my eyes open, desperate to see where I was headed. Heaven or hell—just show me already.

But my brain didn't cooperate. My vision was foggy.

After struggling, I finally managed to open them. Barely.

Blurred shapes. Dim light.

Not heaven or hell.

It was... a house? No.

Wooden walls, dim bulb overhead. Not modern. More like an old hut.

This didn't feel like Earth.

Maybe... Another world?

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