Chapter 5
Chapter 5: The Weight of Sleep
Kyle struggles through a day of fear and exhaustion, avoiding sleep. Don visits and confesses he's been having his own nightmares. That night, Kyle is pulled back into the parallel world where the Jester presents a new, more dangerous test: a collapsing maze with a key at its center. Kyle narrowly escapes, but the Jester warns the stakes are higher now and Don is in danger. Kyle wakes, realizing the pills are worsening the connection.
The morning stretched on, each hour heavier than the last. I sat at my desk, staring at an open textbook, but the words blurred together. All I could see was the maze, the key, the Jester's grin. My phone buzzed, and I jumped.
It was Don. "Hey. You awake?"
"Barely," I said, my voice hoarse.
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