It was 3:00 AM in Ho Chi Minh City when Minh’s phone buzzed with a notification from a forum he’d long forgotten. The title read: “Bus Simulator Vietnam – Free Download – Version 5.1.7 – No Ads – Unlocked All Maps.”
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Hours passed. Or minutes. Time in the game flowed like fish sauce—thick, slow, savory. He picked up a young woman crying over a breakup (his ex-fiancée, who left him after the accident). He dropped off a boy who was late for school (himself, age 12, before he knew what regret was). Each interaction lasted three seconds. Each second carved something out of him. It was 3:00 AM in Ho Chi Minh