"If you can't save him…
then you won't exist here either."
Riya's words echoed in my mind…
again and again.
Everything around me felt unstable…
like reality itself was slipping.
I looked at the other me…
lying there…
fighting for his last breath.
"No…" I whispered.
"I won't let this happen."
For the first time…
fear turned into determination.
"Riya… there has to be a way," I said quickly.
She nodded, trying to stay calm—
"Think… there must be something different…
something you didn't do in the dream."
Her words hit me hard.
Something different…
That's it.
In every dream…
I was just watching.
I was scared…
I froze.
But this time—
I was here.
I could act.
"I need to get to him…" I said.
Riya looked confused—
"But you said you can't touch him…"
I took a deep breath.
"Maybe I can't…
but I can change what leads to this."
I stood up and looked around.
The car…
the driver…
the crowd…
everything was part of the moment.
Then suddenly—
I saw it.
The driver.
He looked panicked…
shaking…
like he had lost control.
This wasn't just an accident…
it was about to happen again.
"Riya… the driver!" I shouted.
"What?" she looked at me.
"He's losing control… I saw this in my dreams!"
Without wasting another second…
I ran toward the car.
"Hey! STOP!" I yelled.
The driver looked at me—
confused…
terrified…
and distracted.
That one second…
changed everything.
The car slightly turned—
missing the exact point…
where I had seen myself fall in the dream.
Time felt like it slowed down.
My heart pounded violently.
"Is it… working?" Riya whispered from behind.
But then—
something unexpected happened.
The car swerved harder…
and this time—
it was heading straight toward Riya.
"RIYA!!" I screamed.
Everything inside me broke.
Without thinking…
I ran towards her ...
This wasn't about me anymore.
This was about her.
I pushed her away—
just as the car came crashing in.
A sharp pain shot through my body.
The world blurred.
Voices faded.
And as I fell…
I saw Riya…
safe.
Tears in her eyes…
screaming my name.
A faint smile appeared on my lips.
"Maybe… this was the ending I had to change…"