Amara's POVThursday morning.The day before the announcement.I woke up at five thirty and lay still for a while.The building around me.The radiator.The train at five forty seven.Adrian beside me.Already awake.I could tell from his breathing."You're awake," I said."Yes," he said."Since when," I said."Five," he said."The announcement tomorrow," I said."Partly," he said. "And other things.""Tell me," I said.He was quiet for a moment.The building settling around us."I keep thinking about what Victor said," he said. "About my father stepping back." He paused. "About the eight months." He paused. "About the specific daily things that don't repeat.""Yes," I said."I missed five years of those," he said."Yes," I said."Not because I chose to," he said. "Because of what was done." He paused. "But I still missed them." He paused. "Noah's first word. His first step. The first time he found a fossil." He paused. "All of it." He looked at the ceiling. "I keep trying to calculat
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