Ten Blinks to Reset

I blinked once. And the world reset. The sky snapped back to blue. People froze mid-step.

My phone buzzed with the same notification I already read. 8:17 AM. Again.

At first, I thought I was losing my mind. Then I tested it. I dropped my phone.

It hit the ground. I blinked. Back in my hand. That’s when I noticed the man in the red

jacket. Everyone else reset. He didn’t. He stared straight at me and smiled

like he’d been waiting. “Don’t blink too much,” he said. “You only get ten.” My heart stopped.

“How do you know that?” He stepped closer. “Because I used mine already.”

Suddenly, the sky cracked like glass. Buildings flickered. The world glitched.