It started the same way it always did, with a fog.

Thick and cold, like it had a mind of its own, coiling around my ankles and swallowing everything in sight. The world was dark and soundless, except for the quiet rustle of wind that didn’t belong.

Except this time, something was different.

I felt it before I saw it. The air didn’t hum like it usually did when my doppelganger arrives.

I couldn’t recall falling asleep. Couldn’t remember lying down. Couldn’t remember closing my eyes ...