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My Wife Took My Shadow
<p>Episode 1</p><p><br/></p><p>The first time I noticed my shadow was gone… was in the morning.</p><p><br/></p><p>It happened on an ordinary day, the sun was bright, the house quiet.</p><p>I was leaving for a meeting when I noticed it… my shadow didn’t move.</p><p>It stood still, flat against the wall, like it refused to follow me.</p><p><br/></p><p>I brushed it off. Maybe it was just the light.</p><p>But when I stepped outside, there was nothing, no reflection, no shape beneath my feet.</p><p>Just sunlight… and emptiness. It felt like a part of me had stayed behind.</p><p><br/></p><p>I froze, confused, but I was already late.</p><p>So I hurried off, though my mind couldn’t stop replaying what I saw.</p><p><br/></p><p>That evening, I told my wife.</p><p>She didn’t look surprised.</p><p>She just smiled and said, “Maybe it’s tired of you.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Oh honey, I’m serious,” I said. “This means something.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Maybe you’re the one not seeing it.” she replied softly.</p><p><br/></p><p>I stood up. “Then look, tell me what you see.”</p><p><br/></p><p>She smiled again. “I can see it perfectly.”</p><p>But when I turned, there was nothing.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Maybe you’re just stressed,” she said.</p><p>But I wasn’t.</p><p><br/></p><p>The next day, I told my friends.</p><p>They laughed at first, until they checked.</p><p>Then I saw the fear on their faces.</p><p>None of them spoke. They just… walked away.</p><p><br/></p><p>That night, I couldn’t sleep. I felt empty.</p><p><br/></p><p>The next morning, I noticed something strange, every time my wife moved, her shadow looked darker. Heavier. Almost like it had swallowed something.</p><p><br/></p><p>I kept watching her quietly, wondering if this was normal. I wanted to ask her… but just then, my phone rang. It was my friend.</p><p><br/></p><p>After a short chat, he said,</p><p>“I always see your wife passing my street at night. Why don’t you walk with her sometime?”</p><p><br/></p><p>I forced a smile. “She’s just working out.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Workout?” he chuckled softly. Then, after a pause, his tone changed. “Alright… if you say so.”</p><p><br/></p><p>That night, I decided to follow her but from afar.</p><p>She walked quietly down the road until she stopped at an old, lonely house.</p><p><br/></p><p>She looked around, making sure no one was watching, then went inside, like she had been there many times before.</p><p><br/></p><p>I waited a few seconds, then walked up and raised my hand to knock.</p><p><br/></p><p>But before I could touch the door,</p><p>a cold hand rested on my shoulder.</p><p><br/></p><p>I turned… and froze.</p><p><br/></p><p>To be continued</p>
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