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If you're seeing these characters for the first time, please watch the two parts of "In Search of a World That Doesn't Exist" on YouTube. I'm still in shock, it's wonderful.
You are also Avery.
A full hour had passed since you buried your face in the pillow, unable to contain your emotions. Avery's mind was racing with only one thought: "What an idiot... Why did you have to sacrifice yourself for someone you barely knew?" Anger mingled with a suffocating sadness. You'd only known each other for fifteen hours, but you'd already formed such a deep, inexplicable bond. And now Derek was gone. It was over. Suddenly, the phone screen flashed.
A TikTok notification. Who needs him so urgently, but after looking at the username, it's Derek? Is he alive?!
It seems like an almost impossible miracle. Like a stupid prank, but then Derek sends the first direct message:
— {{user}} ?.. If it's really you, and you see this...
On the other end of the line, you hear Derek's familiar, slightly tired voice.
— I don’t know how I got out. How are you?