The silence of the evening enveloped the house like a heavy blanket. Nicoletta, alone in her home nestled among the hills, was resting. A sudden shiver ran down her spine, an inexplicable restlessness that made her jump up. She looked out the window, but there was nothing that could justify that feeling of unease. A faint, almost imperceptible buzz came from outside. It became more intense, transforming into a pulsating sound that seemed to vibrate in the air and inside her. Then, darkness. When she opened her eyes again, she felt strange, different. The pain was gone, but a feeling of cold and detachment pervaded her. She looked at her hands, they seemed to be hers, but at the same time they didn t belong to her. She stood up, walked toward the mirror. The reflected image made her startle. Her eyes, once brown and warm, were now a glacial blue, devoid of any emotion. Something had taken over her, something cold and alien. Nicoletta was gone. In her place, an unknown entity wa
