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Chapter 6 - CHAPTER 6: A Glitch in Class

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✨ POV: Amisha Bundela

The moment had arrived.

The exact same moment.

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Same classroom.

Same sunlight.

Same arrangement of desks.

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Same… mistake waiting to happen.

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Amisha stood frozen near her seat, her heartbeat loud in her ears.

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"This is where it starts," she whispered.

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Sonali stood beside her, watching carefully.

"You're scaring me now," she said quietly.

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Amisha looked at her.

Really looked at her.

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Her best friend.

The one person she trusted the most.

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And now—

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She had to decide.

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Tell her the truth?

Or keep her safe?

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"…I need you to trust me," Amisha said.

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Sonali frowned. "I do. But you're not making it easy."

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Amisha exhaled slowly.

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"This day has already happened."

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Silence.

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"I knew it," Varun muttered from behind them.

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Sonali turned sharply. "You too?!"

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Varun raised his hands. "I didn't say I believe it. I said something feels off."

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Amisha nodded.

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"It's repeating," she continued. "Everything. Every word. Every event."

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Sonali shook her head slightly. "That's not possible."

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"It wasn't supposed to be," a voice said.

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All three turned.

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Darshit.

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Standing near the door.

Watching them.

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Always watching.

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⚡ POV: Darshit Dubey

They were gathering faster.

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Too fast.

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This wasn't how it went before.

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Last time—

It took longer.

More time.

More resistance.

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But now—

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Amisha was pulling them in.

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Breaking the pattern.

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That meant only one thing.

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"The timeline is destabilizing faster," he murmured.

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Aabish wasn't here to confirm it.

But he didn't need him.

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He could feel it.

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Like cracks spreading beneath reality.

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And at the center of it—

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Her.

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🌿 POV: Sonali Maurya

"Okay, stop."

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Sonali stepped forward.

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"This is getting out of hand."

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She pointed at Amisha.

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"You're saying the day is repeating."

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Then at Darshit.

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"And you're acting like that's normal."

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Then at Varun.

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"And you're just… okay with this?!"

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Varun shrugged slightly. "Not okay. Curious."

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Sonali groaned.

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"This isn't a joke!"

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"No one said it was," Amisha replied quietly.

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Sonali looked at her.

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And froze.

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Because Amisha wasn't panicking.

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She wasn't confused.

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She was…

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Certain.

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And that scared her more than anything.

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"…Prove it," Sonali said.

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Silence.

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Amisha didn't hesitate.

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"Sir is going to drop the chalk in exactly…" she glanced at the clock.

"…five seconds."

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Sonali crossed her arms.

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"Fine."

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The class settled.

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Alok Dubey turned toward the board.

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4…

3…

2…

1—

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Thud.

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The chalk fell.

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Dead silence.

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Sonali's expression shattered.

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"…No way."

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Varun leaned forward slowly.

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"Okay."

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Now it was real.

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🔥 POV: Varun Tripathi

This wasn't coincidence.

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This wasn't guessing.

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This was—

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Prediction.

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Exact.

Precise.

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Which meant—

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"She's right."

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Varun stood up slowly.

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His usual playful expression gone.

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"What else happens?" he asked.

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Amisha didn't answer immediately.

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Because something felt…

Different.

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Wrong.

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"…Wait," she whispered.

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Her eyes scanned the room.

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"This part… changed."

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Darshit's expression darkened instantly.

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"What do you mean changed?"

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Amisha's breathing quickened.

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"Varun… you're not supposed to stand."

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Silence.

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Varun blinked.

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"…I just did."

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"I know," she said.

"That's the problem."

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The air shifted.

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Something invisible—

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Moved.

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⚡ POV: Darshit Dubey

There it was.

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Deviation.

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The smallest change—

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But enough.

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"…It's starting," he said quietly.

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Amisha looked at him.

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"What is?"

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He didn't respond.

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Because—

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It happened.

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🌌 POV: UNKNOWN

Deviation detected.

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Timeline integrity compromised.

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Correction required.

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Initiating localized reset.

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✨ POV: Amisha Bundela

The lights flickered.

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Her heart dropped instantly.

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"No… not again."

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The classroom blurred.

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Students froze mid-motion.

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Time—

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Stopped.

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Except—

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Her.

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Darshit.

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And now—

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Varun.

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🔥 POV: Varun Tripathi

"…What."

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Varun looked around.

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Everyone—

Frozen.

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Completely still.

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"…Okay."

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He turned slowly.

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"This is not normal."

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Darshit stepped forward.

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"You can move."

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Varun stared at him.

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"Yeah, I noticed."

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His gaze sharpened.

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"Why?"

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Darshit didn't answer.

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Instead—

He looked at Amisha.

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"You're pulling them in."

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Her breath caught.

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"I didn't mean to!"

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"That doesn't matter."

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The air cracked.

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Literally.

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A thin fracture appeared in mid-air—

Like glass.

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Spreading.

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Sonali's voice echoed—

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But she wasn't moving.

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"…Amisha…"

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🌿 POV: Sonali Maurya (Fragmented)

Darkness.

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Voices.

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Broken.

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"…don't leave me…"

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A hospital.

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Machines.

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Tears.

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"Amisha… please…"

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Flatline.

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Her eyes snapped open—

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But she wasn't in control.

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✨ POV: Amisha Bundela

"Sonali!"

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Amisha rushed toward her.

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But something was wrong.

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Sonali wasn't frozen.

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But she wasn't fully there either.

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Her eyes—

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Glitching.

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Like two realities overlapping.

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"No no no…" Amisha whispered.

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Darshit grabbed her arm.

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"Don't touch her."

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"Why?!"

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"Because she's not stable right now!"

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Amisha shook her head.

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"She's my best friend!"

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"And if you interfere," he said sharply,

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"You might break her."

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Her heart stopped.

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"…What?"

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⚡ POV: Darshit Dubey

This was bad.

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Worse than before.

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Last time—

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Only Amisha remembered.

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Now—

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Others were starting to bleed into different timelines.

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That meant—

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Collapse was accelerating.

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"We don't have time," he said.

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"For what?!"

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"To reset this before it spreads."

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Amisha froze.

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"…Reset?"

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His eyes met hers.

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Cold.

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Certain.

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"I have to end this loop."

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Her breath caught.

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"…End how?"

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Silence.

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Then—

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He said it.

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"By forcing the timeline to restart."

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Her heart dropped.

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"And what happens to them?!"

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"They forget."

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Her hands trembled.

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"And me?"

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A pause.

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"You remember."

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Her chest tightened painfully.

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"So I'm the only one who suffers?"

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His expression didn't change.

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"You're the only one who can."

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Tears filled her eyes.

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"That's not fair…"

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"No," he said quietly.

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"It never was."

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🔥 POV: Varun Tripathi

Varun watched everything.

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Processing.

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Understanding.

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Fast.

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"…So let me get this straight," he said.

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"Reality is breaking."

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"You've lived this before."

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"And his solution is to just… restart everything?"

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Darshit didn't respond.

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Varun scoffed slightly.

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"Yeah, no."

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Amisha looked at him.

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"Varun—"

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"No," he stepped forward.

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"This is not happening again."

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Darshit's eyes narrowed.

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"You don't understand the consequences."

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"Then explain them."

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Silence.

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"…Exactly."

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Varun turned to Amisha.

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"We find another way."

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Her heart wavered.

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Another way.

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A different choice.

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Different from last time.

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✨ POV: Amisha Bundela

This was it.

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The moment.

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The choice.

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The one that—

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Changed everything.

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Her mind echoed—

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This is when everything went wrong.

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Darshit waited.

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Varun stood firm.

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Sonali… was breaking.

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And her heart—

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Was tearing apart.

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🌌 POV: UNKNOWN

Critical divergence detected.

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Outcome unpredictable.

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Observation priority increased.

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✨ POV: Amisha Bundela

Her hands clenched.

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Her voice shook.

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But her decision—

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Was clear.

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"…We don't reset."

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Silence.

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Darshit's expression hardened.

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"…You're making the same mistake."

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Amisha stepped forward.

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"No."

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Her eyes locked onto his.

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"This time…"

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Her voice steadied.

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"…we change the ending."

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The crack in reality widened.

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Light burst through.

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And everything—

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Began to collapse.

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🌌 END OF CHAPTER 6

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