00:00It started with something small. When I waved my hand, my shadow hesitated just a blink slower than me.
00:08I laughed, thinking it was my eyes playing tricks. But over the next few days, the delay grew worse.
00:16My shadow stopped copying certain movements altogether. Sometimes, it just stood still while I moved.
00:23One night, I caught it smiling. I froze. Shadows don't smile. But there it was, the curve of a mouth on a dark, flat shape.
00:34I turned on every light in my room, heart pounding. The shadow didn't disappear. It moved closer.
00:41That night, it spoke. A whisper, soft and dry, rising from the floor.
00:48I've been watching you for a long time. I stumbled back. The shadow reached toward me, stretching along the wall, fingers forming.
00:57I ran outside, under the streetlight, thinking it would vanish. But it didn't. It followed.
01:04The streetlight flickered, and for a split second, I saw two shadows on the ground mine, and another just like it.
01:12Now, when I wake up, it's already standing at the wall, facing me. It moves before I do. It waves first. It breathes first.
01:22And last night, when I turned off the light, I heard it whisper again this time, right beside my ear.
01:30You can rest now. I'll live for you.
01:33This morning, the sunlight shows only one shadow. But it doesn't feel like mine.
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