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The doorbell rings chaotically, and the ringing persists in your ears for too long.

Intrigued and irritated you get up from your couch in the living room and make your way to the foyer, clutching the silver knob and throwing the door open, ready to prance at the person with a thunderstorm of words.

But- there's no one.

Not even a cat, in sight.

Your eyes scan the area, your driveway, the garden, and the road, yet not a shiver of a soul to be seen.

Perplexed, you mutter words under your breath, cursing the prankster and as soon as you're about to close the door, you notice the package at your doorstep, lying untouched.

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Intrigued by the cardboard box, sealed by silver duct tape, you bend down to pick it up.

Feels heavy.

You notice that instead of a "FRAGILE" stamp on the package, there was a stamp, in yellow:

"DELICATE"

Your eyes scan the area one more time, hoping to catch the anonymous delivery guy, in vain. Shutting the door behind you, you tuck the box under your left arm.

On a closer examination, there seems to be no logo except the word "BLIND" doodled at the right corner of the box.

Not something I ordered. Wait, did I actually order something last night?

Recalling the events from last night and all the pages your thumb scrolled through on the Internet, you walk into the kitchen to bring out a fruit-cutting knife.

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Just as you hold the knife, it reflects the ceiling light into your eyes, almost blinding you, and that's when a thought crosses your mind.

What if it's... a bomb?

Eyes wide with shaky hands, you place your ears close to the box, trying to catch the ticking of your life clock, but your ears catch nothing.

May God bless my soul.

And with that, you tear through the tape with the fruit knife and open the box to find, buried under 3 layers of bubble wrap, 7 cassettes inside.

They all seemed to be marked with yellow and purple colours, each cassette named a weird way and you start to arrange them on the countertop, trying to solve a puzzle that wasn't yours.

They all looked pretty decent. Not too old yet not so new. You look back into the box and notice a piece of paper you forgot to bring out.

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Weird, but cool, I guess?

You turn the paper over and notice a long list of things, printed out, all under one purple heading of:

01| PLAGIARISM IS PROHIBITED!
You're not entitled to repost/edit/remake/sell any of the designs I post in this portfolio. Stealing of ideas, likewise, is not appreciated either. If you feel inspired by the theme of this graphic book or by any of my designs and their concepts, please reach out to me first before posting anything similar to my works :)

02| RESPECT EVERYONE!
No hate comments on me, other people, or any groups based on religion/caste/race/sexuality/gender will be tolerated. Such comments will be reported to Wattpad and you'll be muted. However, constructive criticism is always appreciated as I still have a lot to learn in the graphic designing field ^^

03| NO PROMOTIONS!
Please do not directly/indirectly promote any of your books/ports/shops/contests in the comments of this book. Any such comments will be marked as spam and deleted.

04| NO BRIBING!
Waving cash in my face won't allow you to steal the credits to my graphics either 😄🥊

05| NO SELF-UNDERMINING!
We're all different in our own ways. Styles and skills vary from person to person which is why I request you not to post any comments self-doubting yourself and expect me to reply with comforting messages and such. If you need my help with anything graphic-related, my DMs on Discord/Pinterest/Tumblr are open for you <3

06| NO REQUESTS!
I have another graphic book "BLINK" up on my profile which will be used to take in graphic requests. Please note that my life can get a bit hectic which is why the BATCHES may be released sporadically so just keep an eye out for it. Some premades are available in the shop too if you wish to get them customised for your story <3

07| AN IMPORTANT WARNING!
If you're simply here to hate on my graphics or laugh at my skills, then you're probably
B L I N D. Can understand, the graphics might shine too bright for you, so you can listen to the audio— music instead 💅🏻

But please get an eye checkup 👩‍⚕️✨

You feel a little taken aback by the words printed on the small note in your hand and that's when another bulb you didn't want to light up, flickers on inside your brain.

DID SOMEONE DIE?!?
Could this be a 13RW reboot?
But who's Rose LeClaire anyway?!

Panicked at the thought you toss the note in the open box and inspect all the cases and the titles on them.

Look pretty normal?

Intrigued and engaged to know more and solve the puzzle this mystery was, you rush to your room and dive under your bed to bring out an old video cassette player.

Taking it with you into the living room, you connect it to your Television. Double-checking the wires, you pick up the remote and switch on the TV and a screen appears which signals that the player is connected.

Pressing a button on the player, the case opens and you bring out one of the cassettes from its glass case and carefully insert it into the player.

Closing the case, the player makes a few mechanical noises before you hear the noise of the tape rewinding.

Plopping down on the couch again, you pick up your remote, with a shiver in your hands and press, play.

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