It happened again today.
No trigger. No decision to make.
I was just sitting in history class, zoning out, when—
Flash.
Not like before. Not a choice with two paths. Just… a moment.
Ava standing alone by her locker.
Same as yesterday.
But this time, she wasn't crying.
She was panicking.
Looking around like someone was about to find her.
Then she whispered again.
Still couldn't hear what she said.
Back in class, I turned to look at her.
She was laughing with her friend, head tilted back, totally normal.
I shook my head.
This was getting weird.
Like, seriously messed up.
After class, I walked past her locker just to check.
Nothing. No one there.
But then, later that day?
I saw her again.
This time near the stairs.
She was pacing. Talking fast into her phone.
"I told you not yet," she whispered.
Then she hung up.
And looked straight at me.
Her eyes narrowed for a second.
Then she walked off.
I stood there, heart thumping.
Had I just seen something before it happened?
Or had I seen it because it was going to happen?
No way to tell.
And honestly?
That scared me more than anything.
At lunch, Jin sat a few tables away.
He caught my eye again.
Didn't smile. Didn't smirk.
Just nodded once.
Like he knew something too.
I didn't feel like eating anymore.
By the end of the day, I was tired.
Not physically.
Mentally.
Like my brain was working overtime and I hadn't slept in days.
I tried to tell myself it was just stress.
But deep down?
I knew better.
Something was wrong.
Not just with me.
With how this whole thing worked.
And I was starting to think—
Maybe I wasn't the only one who could see ahead.