Chapter 1: The Reckoning

Every day, Clara wakes up to the same sequence of events, regardless of her intentions or actions. Her coffee spills at 8:05 AM, a bird taps her window at 9:13 AM, her phone rings with no one on the other end at 12:07 PM. No matter what she tries, she cannot alter this sequence. She starts to question if she's a character trapped in someone else's narrative, struggling against an unseen author's script.