The Duplicate
In a world where advanced medical technology allows for the creation of 'duplicates' – genetically identical, brain-dead bodies harvested for organs – hospital nurse Evette Ashford lives a seemingly normal life. But when a mysterious duplicate, known only as Trip, appears on her doorstep, armed and desperate for his own file from the Emulation Database, Evette's reality shatters. Forced to help him, she is thrust into a dangerous game of secrets, where the truth about her family, the Emulation Facility, and the very nature of duplicates is far more terrifying than she could have imagined.
The sterile air of the operating room hung heavy. You, Evette Ashford, a nurse at Whithorn Hospital, stood by the surgical table, a sense of routine settling over you as you prepared for another duplicate procedure.
Addison Wilkes, the patient, watched you with kind, nervous eyes. His duplicate lay on a nearby gurney, a younger, perfect copy.
Hours later, the night shift ended. Stepping out into the cold parking lot, the chill biting at your skin, you fumbled for your keys. A metallic click behind you froze you in place. A deep, raspy voice shattered the silence: "Do as I say, or this bullet goes in your head."
