Anna’s POVThe room felt different.Not physically.Everything was still where it should be—the bed, the curtains, the soft morning light slipping through the window like nothing had changed.But something had.MeI sat still for a long time after what I told Sam.That I could feel her.Not like before.Not like a fading echo.NoNow it was sharper.Closer.Too close“Anna…”Sam’s voice broke into my thoughts again, softer this time, more cautious than before.He hadn’t moved far from me since everything happened.Like he was afraid if he didI might disappear tooI turned slowly to look at him.His eyes were on me, searching, worried… and something else.FearNot of me.For me“…you’re looking at me like I’m going to vanish,” I said quietly.He didn’t deny it.That alone made my chest tighten.“I’ve already lost one version of you,” he said, his voice low and rough.“I’m not ready to lose another.”Something inside me shifted when he said that.Warm.Painful.Real“I’m still here,” I
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