_best_ - Excelsizeyeter

"I’m you. From next Tuesday. Well—from a Tuesday that hasn’t happened yet. Uncle Theo calls this stone the 'Excelsizeyeter.' It means 'the one who has already gone further.' It lets you borrow memories from your future self."

A warm silence. Then: "I’m going to stop using the stone too. Starting now. This is the last time we speak. But I’ll remember this conversation. And so will you." excelsizeyeter

Mira’s heart pounded. "Who are you?"

The crack of lightning came again. The stone went cold. "I’m you

But she walked a little taller. Because somewhere in a future Tuesday, an older version of herself was walking the same way—not perfectly, not painlessly—but forward. Always forward. not painlessly—but forward. Always forward.