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When Lena receives a mysterious phone call from her own number, the voice on the other end reopens a childhood promise — and a grief she thought she’d buried forever.
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"She answered a phone call from her own number."
At first, Ellie thought it must be a glitch—some weird carrier issue or a spoofed call. But curiosity got the better of her. She stared at the screen, thumb hovering over “Answer,” hesitating just long enough for the phone to stop ringing.
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She answered a phone call from her own number in the stillness of the late afternoon, confused. The sun hung low in the sky, casting long shadows that crept across the room. On the other end of the line, she heard low, labored breathing—ragged and heavy.
Then, a voice that sounded eerily like her own whispered urgently, “Don’t let them in.” Each word was laced with desperation. Her heart pounded in her chest. She was about to ask, “Let who in?” when the voice interrupted her, the urgency amplifying. “No matter what they tell you, don’t let them in. Please, I can’t do this any longer.” Alarm coursed through her veins. She gripped her pen tightly, the cool metal biting into her palm as she fumbled for a piece of paper, her breath quickening. “What’s your name?” she asked, her voice trembling slightly as she prepared to write down the information, ready to capture this absurd situation.
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