Days turned into weeks. Kenji's life became a romantic comedy he hadn't signed up for.Aika burned rice once and cried for two hours.She tried to do laundry and flooded the apartment.She convinced his boss they were having a baby (long story).
But then came the day he found her sitting on the balcony, watching the sunset with an expression that wasn't funny at all — distant, sad, almost nostalgic.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
She looked up at him, smiling softly. "Dreams don't last forever, Kenji."
He frowned. "You mean you're—?"
"Fading," she said. "Your heart's waking up."
He swallowed hard. "But… I don't want to wake up."
Her eyes shimmered like glass catching firelight. "Then find me outside your dreams."
And before he could reach her, she vanished — like a line of code deleted from his reality.