That face…
Was mine.
Lying on the road…
covered in blood…
And I…
was standing right here.
My breath stopped.
"How… how is this possible…?" Even my voice felt stranger.
Riya looked at me…
There was no fear in her eyes anymore…
only truth.
"Maybe… this is it…" she said softly.
"What?" I asked, trembling.
"Two different realities…
happening at the same time."
My mind couldn't process it.
Slowly…
I stepped closer to the boy—
or rather… to myself.
Each step felt heavy…
like I was walking toward my own end.
I bent down…
trying to touch his face…
but—
my hand passed right through him.
I stepped back in shock.
"This… this can't be real…"
Riya spoke gently—
"You can't touch him…
because he is you…
just in another reality."
My eyes widened.
"Does that mean… I'm already dead?"
She shook her head—
"No…
you're still here…
because maybe… you've been given a chance."
"A chance for what?" I asked.
She looked straight into my eyes—
"To change your ending."
In that moment...
everything started making sense.
These weren't dreams…
they were glimpses of the future.
And I...
could still change that future.
Suddenly…
the other me lying on the road moved slightly…
and with great effort, he whispered—
"Sa…ve… me…"
His voice echoed in my ears.
"Riya…" I turned to her,
"We have to do something… now."
She nodded…
"Yes… because if you can't save him…"
She stopped.
"Then…?" I asked.
Tears filled her eyes—
"Then you… won't exist here either."