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Chapter 15 by fantaghiro

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reversing the transformation?

You waited until she was asleep before making your plan.

The hypnosis, you told yourself, could work in reverse. Just as you had built Renee inside her, you could dismantle her — piece by piece — until Sarah surfaced again. But it would take time, and Sarah wasn’t exactly volunteering.

You chose a quiet Sunday morning. Curtains drawn, coffee untouched. Sarah — or Renee, depending on the day — sat cross-legged on the couch, hair in a messy ponytail, scrolling through Renee’s Instagram feed.

“We should do a session,” you said. “Not for Renee — for you. To remember Sarah.”

She gave you a strange look. “What do you mean, remember?”

“I mean… I want you to feel like yourself again. Like before.”

Her smile was faint, almost amused. “I am myself.”

Still, she humored you. She reclined in the chair, closed her eyes, let you count her down.

The induction was slower this time, your voice deliberate. You avoided all the cues that led her deeper into Renee’s personality - no volleyball, no slang, no high school memories. Instead you brought up things only Sarah knew: the smell of your first apartment after it rained, the fight you’d had about buying the wrong couch, the way she used to rest her head on your shoulder while you worked at night.

For a moment, you saw it. The softness in her jaw. The slow, thoughtful way she breathed.

Then, without warning, her brow furrowed. “That’s not me,” she murmured. “I don’t remember that. That’s… someone else.”

“Yes, you do,” you insisted, leaning closer. “No, that’s you. That’s Sarah.”

Her eyes opened — sharp, playful, Renee’s eyes.

“Maybe that’s who I used to be. But I like who I am now.”

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