Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea

Author:Amy Lea [Lea, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, New Adult, Coming of Age
ISBN: 9781662511707
Google: GqLWzwEACAAJ
Publisher: Mindy's Book Studio
Published: 2023-10-14T23:00:00+00:00

NINETEEN

Renner wasn’t exaggerating Uncle Larry’s collection of Star Wars memorabilia. When we stepped onto his porch, there was a mat that read WELCOME YOU ARE accompanied by a picture of Yoda’s face. Turns out, he has a second mat inside that says THE FORCE IS STRONG, WITHOUT SHOES.

The living room contains a life-size statue of a Stormtrooper next to a china cabinet filled with delicate action figures and a Death Star made of LEGO. The lamp on the side table even has a Darth Vader emblem spray-painted on the shade.

“Told you he’s a nerd,” Renner whispers as Uncle Larry leads us down a short corridor to his office. He was a little weirded out that we stopped in unannounced, especially given his Dungeons & Dragons meetup in an hour. But when Renner told him we needed his expert advice, he invited us in, so long as we “don’t expect food.”

The Star Wars theme extends to his office. There’s a plaque containing a signed comic book and at least fifteen bobbleheads of the characters along the bookshelf housing what appear to be thick physics textbooks. He gestures for us to take a seat on the worn black love seat.

“So, what can I help you with?” His chair groans as he leans back. It’s one of those hard-core chairs gamers use. From this angle, he looks nearly identical to Renner’s dad, though slightly softer in the belly. I can see the family resemblance in the thick lashes, in the contemplative yet kind expression.

“We were curious about time travel,” Renner tells him, shooting me a look. We already agreed that we aren’t telling him the truth. Larry would immediately call his dad, who would call his mom, who would naturally freak out. This meeting is purely for information gathering.

Uncle Larry’s thick, bushy brows part. “Time travel? Didn’t expect that.”

“You taught physics, right? We figured you might know a bit about it,” I say.

“Time travel wasn’t my exact field of study, but I know a thing or two, yes. What’s your question?”

“Could you, um, maybe explain how it works? A quick 101? Time travel for dummies?” I squeak.

This elicits a rumble of laughter. “No one knows for sure. There are multiple theories. Time travel via speed, via light, gravity, suspended animation, wormholes . . .” My eyes glaze over as he starts to explain quantum mechanics, general relativity, and quantum gravity. Renner nods along, pretending to grasp each concept, though I know he has no clue what the hell Uncle Larry is saying.

I clear my throat at the first opportunity. “Hypothetically speaking, if a hypothetical person traveled into the future, could they hypothetically change an outcome?” I ask, thinking about Nori’s question yesterday morning, about whether we’d been sent to the future to prevent something from happening.

“You’re asking, hypothetically, whether that future would be predetermined no matter what, or if you could change it?”

“Yes. Hypothetically,” I add.

He leans back in his chair, hands folded over his stomach, eyes tilted up as though the answer is on the ceiling.

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