Anna did not realize she was slipping until the world stopped updating cleanly.It began with small gaps.A step she could not fully account for.A moment where she was standing, but had no memory of arriving there.Then another gap.Longer this time.She frowned slightly.“…Adrian?”No response came immediately.Not even delay.Just absence.That absence should have alarmed her.But her thoughts were already becoming unstable in sequence.One moment followed another without proper connection.“I am losing…” she whispered.But she never finished the sentence.The environment around her flickered once.Not violently.Not dramatically.Just like reality forgetting to render the next frame.Anna took a step forward.Then stopped mid-motion.Because she was no longer certain she had intended to move.Her breathing slowed.Not peacefully.Not intentionally.It was becoming harder to track.Somewhere far away, Adrian’s voice tried to reach her.Fragmented.Distorted.“…Anna…”Then nothing c
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