BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER, BUT GREED IS THICKER THAN BLOOD.

The tiny man, known as Elio, shivered in the corner of the stark, tiled room. He was a prisoner, not of walls, but of perspective. The “STAFF ONLY” sign on the door felt like a cruel joke; the staff here were giants. A shadow fell over him. It was Lyra, a towering woman with a soft face but a…

Summary: A girl is attacked by her identical double in an alley, but her mother doesn’t believe her. The next day, the mother discovers the horrifying truth: her real daughter and the family cat are tied up and hidden under the bed. At that moment, she is attacked by her own double. The story ends…