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{Outside The Projection}
"BEHOLD AN UNIMAGINABLE PAST."
Those words repeated in their minds, over and over, even as the projection paused.
Rather, the hall—the entire world, froze alongside it.
What happened held all of them in its grip.
Because this...
It was more than his lives and his deaths.
It was more than just the usual reminder of what Malik had gone through... a reminder of how he became the way he is.
No, this was a nightmare made real.
And for the first time...
They could not hide from it.
Everyone was forced to see it.
See what very much could be a possibility.
A world where Malik was moved on from.
It was inconceivable to them now, but...
They could not completely deny it, no matter how much they wanted to.
Neither could Huda, who most wanted to deny this.
She was losing it again.
Her throat dried up and her fingers trembled.
She had heard her tiny self... scream.
Why did she scream?
It was obvious why, but... she didn't want to...
