Yvm-al06-alina.avi

But late that night, his computer woke up on its own. A single line of text appeared in a notepad file he hadn't opened:

Leo stared at his reflection. He moved the mouse over the file. Delete or Keep ? YVM-AL06-Alina.avi

"I remember missing her," she whispered. "But the memory has no weight. Like watching a movie of someone else crying." But late that night, his computer woke up on its own

He thought of Alina—the real one, dead at twenty-four. And the copy, still screaming in silence on a hard drive no one remembered. But late that night

He pressed Delete.

Leo leaned closer. Deceased?