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“I want to see the future.”
“Oh. Even I can’t do that.” She put a hand to her throat.
My chest clenched. “Why not?”
“The way we do it involves starting with a memory. We can only go to a time and place we’ve been in some way. Once we reach that time we can move freely, even to places we’ve never visited before.
I felt a wave of relief. “But you can go back? Like if you time traveled now, you could come back here?”
“Of course. Otherwise you could mess everything up. It’s not time travel like in the movies and stuff.”
“The future would be cool, but going back to the past could be cool too.” I forced a smile.
“We could try it. But only if I know I can trust you.” She looked at Jared. “Interested in doing a little experimenting?”
He coughed. Her eyes weren’t talking about that kind of experimenting. That seemed to snap the real Jared back. “Maybe, but like I said we have to see Levi.”
Her face fell slightly, but she recovered. “Tomorrow night then?”
“Sounds perfect.” Hopefully we’d figure something out first, but now we had a backup. Still, we needed to make sure Allie and Levi met. I wasn’t taking any risks. I also needed to make sure of something else first.
“Can I borrow your phone?” I asked Jared. I’d let Nadia have a few minutes of face time with him. Maybe she’d like me even more that way. We needed to keep her on our side for now because she might be our only ticket to getting back to real time.
“My phone?” Jared’s eyes searched my face for answers.
He wasn’t going to get them until I could put my fears to rest. “Just for a second. I forgot mine.” I didn’t forget it exactly, but it was the easiest way to describe it in front of Nadia.
“Okay.” He pulled out his phone from his pocket and handed it to me.
I accepted it. “Be right back.” I walked around the rock formation and toward the back of the bar. I found a spot by the restrooms and dialed one of the few numbers I’d ever bothered to memorize.
It rang and rang without answer, so I hit end call. I was about to walk back to the table, when my phone rang. I watched as the familiar numbers showed up on the screen. With trepidation I picked up. “Hello.”
“Vera?” Murphy barked out. “Is that you?”
“Yeah… hi.” Just the sound of Murphy’s voice made me angry. I’d never hated someone more. He’d used me, and I’d let him. He’d convinced me to turn my back on everyone I loved, and I’d never forgive myself for falling for his promises and allure.
“Where the fuck are you? And what phone are you on?”
“I went on a trip, but I’ll be back.” Once again I went with the simplest explanation.
“A trip? You went on a trip? How fucking lovely. Did you think that maybe sneaking out on me would be a bad idea?” His voice dripped with sarcasm and annoyance.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking, but I’ll be back.”
“You better come back. Otherwise I already told you what’s going to happen.”
Chills spread across my body. “I’ll be back soon.” I ended the call. We needed to get back to reality fast.
7
Jared
S omething was wrong . Vera tried to hide it, but the worry was clear on her face. She wasn’t the type to worry much about herself, so it had to be about someone else. My bet was on Casey. There was no one in the world she was more protective of than her little sister.
I waited until we were a few blocks from the Mirrored Rock before asking her. “What was that phone call about?”
She looked out toward the street. “I had to know for sure whether I’m missing from the place where I’m actually supposed to be at this time.”
“And are you?” I already knew the answer. She wouldn’t be upset if she weren’t.
“Yes. Murphy is angry. I don’t have much time.” She sighed.
“We’ll make sure we fix this in time…” Just the mention of Murphy’s name made me angry, but I knew it was worse
“I want to see the future.”
“Oh. Even I can’t do that.” She put a hand to her throat.
My chest clenched. “Why not?”
“The way we do it involves starting with a memory. We can only go to a time and place we’ve been in some way. Once we reach that time we can move freely, even to places we’ve never visited before.
I felt a wave of relief. “But you can go back? Like if you time traveled now, you could come back here?”
“Of course. Otherwise you could mess everything up. It’s not time travel like in the movies and stuff.”
“The future would be cool, but going back to the past could be cool too.” I forced a smile.
“We could try it. But only if I know I can trust you.” She looked at Jared. “Interested in doing a little experimenting?”
He coughed. Her eyes weren’t talking about that kind of experimenting. That seemed to snap the real Jared back. “Maybe, but like I said we have to see Levi.”
Her face fell slightly, but she recovered. “Tomorrow night then?”
“Sounds perfect.” Hopefully we’d figure something out first, but now we had a backup. Still, we needed to make sure Allie and Levi met. I wasn’t taking any risks. I also needed to make sure of something else first.
“Can I borrow your phone?” I asked Jared. I’d let Nadia have a few minutes of face time with him. Maybe she’d like me even more that way. We needed to keep her on our side for now because she might be our only ticket to getting back to real time.
“My phone?” Jared’s eyes searched my face for answers.
He wasn’t going to get them until I could put my fears to rest. “Just for a second. I forgot mine.” I didn’t forget it exactly, but it was the easiest way to describe it in front of Nadia.
“Okay.” He pulled out his phone from his pocket and handed it to me.
I accepted it. “Be right back.” I walked around the rock formation and toward the back of the bar. I found a spot by the restrooms and dialed one of the few numbers I’d ever bothered to memorize.
It rang and rang without answer, so I hit end call. I was about to walk back to the table, when my phone rang. I watched as the familiar numbers showed up on the screen. With trepidation I picked up. “Hello.”
“Vera?” Murphy barked out. “Is that you?”
“Yeah… hi.” Just the sound of Murphy’s voice made me angry. I’d never hated someone more. He’d used me, and I’d let him. He’d convinced me to turn my back on everyone I loved, and I’d never forgive myself for falling for his promises and allure.
“Where the fuck are you? And what phone are you on?”
“I went on a trip, but I’ll be back.” Once again I went with the simplest explanation.
“A trip? You went on a trip? How fucking lovely. Did you think that maybe sneaking out on me would be a bad idea?” His voice dripped with sarcasm and annoyance.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking, but I’ll be back.”
“You better come back. Otherwise I already told you what’s going to happen.”
Chills spread across my body. “I’ll be back soon.” I ended the call. We needed to get back to reality fast.
7
Jared
S omething was wrong . Vera tried to hide it, but the worry was clear on her face. She wasn’t the type to worry much about herself, so it had to be about someone else. My bet was on Casey. There was no one in the world she was more protective of than her little sister.
I waited until we were a few blocks from the Mirrored Rock before asking her. “What was that phone call about?”
She looked out toward the street. “I had to know for sure whether I’m missing from the place where I’m actually supposed to be at this time.”
“And are you?” I already knew the answer. She wouldn’t be upset if she weren’t.
“Yes. Murphy is angry. I don’t have much time.” She sighed.
“We’ll make sure we fix this in time…” Just the mention of Murphy’s name made me angry, but I knew it was worse
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