Letters from the future
“Trust me, Ava. Some truths can’t be carried all at once. They’ll crush you.”
Her throat ached. “Why me? Why are you doing this?”
Older Ava’s eyes glimmered, haunted. “Because I remember being you. And I remember how much it hurt.”
Before Ava could respond, the older version of herself turned and melted back into the shadows of the yard. Gone.
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Ava stumbled home in silence, every street a blur. Her brain was too loud, too tangled. Rick wasn’t who he said he was. Her mom had lied. And now—her future self was here, sending warnings, manipulating her every move.