Glitch Episode Novels & Stories

I had to halt to take a deep breath and figure out what’s going on with me, but dark spots dotted my vision. I wobbled, the tray slipping off my finger and crashing to the floor. Suddenly, the alarm went off, barely audible at first. I blinked rapidly, my legs feeling weak as I crumbled to the floor. "What is going…on…wi” “System glitch,” I heard one of the researchers say. But the word felt wrong. It doesn’t feel like something was wrong with the system, it felt like something was wrong with me! The lights flickered once. Twice.

“I don’t want to hurt you, Mel.” “Then don’t.” “But I will,” he said. “If you don’t come quietly.” A long silence stretched between us. “Why are you doing this?” I asked. “Because,” he said with a strange gentleness, “you’re falling apart.” “I’m not.” “You are. I can see the instability signatures from here.” “I’m not unstable,” I insisted. He stepped closer and touched my cheek. I gasped—the warmth felt real. Too real. “You’re glitching, Mel.”