She left the clinic feeling nervous but optimistic that she’d find the answer to these bizarre events. When the test results came in days later, every value was normal. Her memory was sharp. Her scans were clean. There was no neurological issue. That should’ve brought peace to Rose — but instead, it deepened the fear.
If it wasn’t her mind, then what was it? Rose wasn’t someone who scared easily. She didn’t believe in ghosts, didn’t indulge in horror. She believed in patterns, logic, probability. As a former data engineer, she trusted what could be measured and explained. But this—this didn’t have any logical explanation.