ARLENEThe lake was calm, the surface shimmering under the soft glow of the morning sun. Ethan sat beside me, his posture stiff and his face tense, as if he was bracing himself for something he couldn’t quite name. I stared out at the water, trying to make sense of the whirlwind in my mind.“I don’t even know where to start,” I muttered, breaking the silence. My voice sounded foreign, even to me, like it didn’t belong at that moment.Ethan turned to me, his expression softening just a little. “Start from the beginning, Arlene. What do you remember?”I let out a shaky breath, pulling my knees up to my chest. “That’s the thing, Ethan. I don’t remember how I got here, how I… took over. It’s like I woke up, and suddenly, I was here, in Gwen’s body. But I don’t know where she went. It’s like she vanished.”Ethan’s jaw clenched. He didn’t respond right away, his eyes narrowing as if he was trying to process what I’d just said.“I’m not playing games,” I added quickly, feeling the weight of
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