I hesitated, words failing me. How could I tell someone that my entire life had been rewritten overnight? That the woman I loved was missing from reality itself?
My chest tightened as Chloe sat up, her eyes full of love and confusion. If this was real, if this was my life now… what had happened to Rachel?
Just then, I heard the sound of a door opening. I spun around, heart racing, and saw my friends and family flooding into the room, laughing and clapping.
“Happy birthday!” Rachel’s voice rang out. She stepped forward, beaming, as realization dawned on me.
I stared at Rachel, stunned, wanting proper clarification that I wasn’t going crazy. “What… what is this?”