BEFORE THE ANCHOR: A memory that didn't survive the lightning.

Short Story -

What if the version of you that survived wasn't the one that stayed real?

Micah wakes in a world that feels slightly wrong. The storm is gone. The girl is gone. The static hum is louder.

As his memories fragment and reflections move before he does, Micah begins to question everything - including himself. Guided by flickering visions and a fading girl named Wren, he's drawn toward something called The Anchor: a psychic structure built to hide a memory so devastating, it split him in two.

But the closer he gets, the more the world glitches - time loops, doors vanish, and a version of himself steps out of the static.

The truth isn't cosmic.
It's personal.
And it's waiting.