"Hmm… I didn't quite catch that. Can you say that again?"
Eris tilts her head, her blue eyes locked onto mine, piercing yet unreadable.
I swallow, my throat dry as sandpaper. I can't back out now.
"I-I mean… what if I'm from another world?" My voice wavers. "What if the real me… isn't Felicia at all?"
A flicker of something—confusion? Curiosity?—crosses Eris's face. She straightens, shifting her weight so she's fully facing me, her gaze scrutinizing.
"What do you mean by that?"
My heart slams against my ribs. My breath turns shallow. My entire body trembles so violently it feels like I might fall apart at any moment. It's suffocating.
But—I have to continue.
I force myself to take a deep, shaky breath.
"A-actually…" I pause, willing my body to stop trembling. "Have you ever heard of… reincarnation?"
Eris blinks. "Reincarnation?" she echoes, brows drawing together. "You mean, like souls being reborn?"
I nod stiffly. "Nn…"
