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The Retreat

Penulis: Danny lex 101
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-15 19:37:32

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I lost consciousness.

Not dead. Not fully. Just... gone. Somewhere between the world of the living and the world of the dead. A place where I can hear everything. Feel everything. But I can't move. I can't speak. I can't open my eyes.

I'm trapped inside my own body.

And it's the worst fucking feeling in the world.

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I can hear Mira crying.

She's kneeling beside me. Her small hands are on my face. Her tears are falling on my skin. I can feel them. Warm. Wet. Real.

"You promised me," she sa
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