2:13 AM.
The knocking was louder now.
Desperate.
"…Aarav… I'm dying…"
Aarav clenched his fists.
"What if it's real?" he whispered.
"What if someone is actually trapped?"
The voice grew softer.
"I remember your childhood… your fears… your secrets…"
Aarav's eyes widened.
It knew everything.
"…because I am you…"