Once in a lifetime

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Elena's breath caught in her throat as she locked eyes with the stranger. The city noise faded into a distant hum, as if the world had momentarily slowed.

The man stepped forward. His dark eyes held something unreadable-curiosity, recognition... longing?

"Elena."

Her name on his lips sent a shiver down her spine.

She hadn't told him her name.

"Do I... know you?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

For a split second, something flickered across his face-relief? Pain? Then, just as quickly, he masked it with a small, knowing smile.

"Not yet," he said. "But you will."

A gust of wind rushed between them, and with it came a strange sensation, like invisible threads pulling her toward him. It wasn't just attraction-it was something deeper, something unexplainable.

"What do you mean?" Elena asked, her pulse quickening.

The man hesitated, then reached into his pocket and pulled out something small. He extended his hand toward her.

A pocket watch.

It was old, its silver surface worn with time. The intricate design on the front looked oddly familiar, like something she had seen in a dream.

"Take it," he urged.

Elena hesitated. Every instinct told her this moment was important. That if she took the watch, something would change-something irreversible.

And then-

A blinding flash.

The city vanished. The bridge beneath her feet dissolved into darkness.

And suddenly, she was falling... falling through time.

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"If a stranger handed you an antique pocket watch and the world suddenly shifted-would you take it or walk away?"

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