Lena stared at the message on her phone.
"Are you the girl who survived the bridge?"
Her fingers hovered over the screen.
For a moment, she thought about ignoring it.
Maybe it was just a prank.
But deep inside, she knew it wasn't.
The messages had already proven that impossible things could happen.
Slowly, she typed a reply.
Lena:
Who are you?
The response came almost instantly.
Unknown:
My name is Daniel.
Lena frowned.
She had never heard that name before.
Another message appeared.
Daniel:
Last night at exactly midnight, I received a strange message.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Lena:
What message?
The typing bubble appeared for a few seconds.
Then Daniel sent it.
"Find the girl who survived the bridge. She will understand."
Lena's breath caught in her throat.
Her future self.
That message must have come from her.
But how?
She thought everything had ended.
Lena:
Why would someone send that to you?
There was a short pause before Daniel replied.
Daniel:
Because something bad is going to happen again.
Lena felt a cold chill.
Lena:
What do you mean?
Daniel sent another message.
Daniel:
At first I thought it was a joke.
But then the message changed.
Her heart started racing again.
Lena:
Changed how?
Daniel replied with a screenshot.
The message read:
"You saved yourself. But the danger hasn't disappeared."
Another message followed.
"Someone else will take Ryan's place."
Lena's hands began shaking.
Ryan had been the problem.
Ryan was gone now.
So how could the danger still exist?
Her phone vibrated again.
Daniel sent one more message.
Daniel:
And the last line was the strangest part.
Lena stared at the screen.
Lena:
What did it say?
The typing bubble appeared slowly.
Then Daniel sent the final line.
"This time… Lena won't be the only target."
Lena's heart pounded.
Her mind raced with questions.
What did that mean?
Who was the new target?
And why was Daniel involved now?
Before she could type another message—
Her phone vibrated again.
But this time…
It wasn't from Daniel.
Lena's eyes widened.
The message was from her own number again.
Her future self.
With trembling hands, she opened it.
The message was short.
"Trust Daniel."
A second message appeared immediately after.
"Because he dies next."
Lena felt the world spin around her.
The nightmare wasn't over.
It had only just begun.