Remember Yesterday by Pintip Dunn

Author:Pintip Dunn [Pintip Dunn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Dystopian, Time Travel
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Published: 2016-10-04T07:00:00+00:00

26

The hand of Fate is strong. So strong that it captures anyone who comes within her reach, compelling us to live our futures.

That’s why it’s so hard for me to move. That’s why the words are stuck in my throat. Because this moment is Zed’s future, not mine. Only he can change it.

Doesn’t mean I can’t help him.

I fight, kick, and claw against the current of time. My limbs remain frozen. I grit my teeth and dig my nails into my palms. Nothing.

Fate can go to Limbo and back. She sent an entire community into the wilderness. She makes Angela wake up every morning, terrified. She killed a little boy.

With every last bit of strength, I wrench out of Fate’s grasp and regain control of my body.

“Zed, no!” I grab his arm. He shrugs me off but lets go of Olivia’s hair. She scuttles backward like a beetle.

“It won’t bring him back,” I say, so that his attention will stay on me—and not the girl cowering on the floor. “You can do whatever you want to Olivia. It won’t make what happened un-happen. It won’t even punish the right people. Olivia had nothing to do with the mob. She wasn’t even there.”

“This isn’t about punishing Olivia. It’s about stopping Dresden,” he spits out. “We need to show Olivia’s vision of genocide to the world, so the people won’t follow Dresden. We need to take down this madwoman before she…kills…anyone else.” His voice cracks, and I threaten to crack along with him.

But I can’t fall apart. Not yet. “This is your future memory. Don’t you recognize it? This is why you ran to Harmony. Because you saw a vision of your future self beating up a girl.” I breathe shallowly, repeating back to him the words he told me over a pot of peppermint tea, while baby Eli napped in a nearby bassinet. “We’re here, Zed. The future. The moment you would’ve done anything to avoid.”

“No. This isn’t my memory.” He shakes his head violently. “The girl in my memory was naked. She’s wearing pajamas.”

“Because I gave them to her.” I shift so that I’m standing right in front of him. “Don’t you see? The decisions of the people around you can make small changes in your memory. Minor details like clothes and hair. But you’re the only one who can stop your future from occurring.”

He tries to push past me, but I step to the left, blocking him once again. “Think of Callie. She changed her future. Maybe, like her, your future self sent you this memory so that you would make a different decision.”

His shoulders droop. The hand holding the electro-whip falls. When I’m sure he’s not going to rush Olivia, I move to the side. “Look into her eyes, Zed. Tell me that’s not her. Your future. Your nightmare. Your opportunity.”

“I…I didn’t recognize her. What I remember most about my future memory is my own rage. She was just a girl, battered and covered in bruises.” He drops his face into his hands, the electro-whip jabbing his forehead.

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