Time Call Brought Bitter Truth
Language: en
I participated in a viral Snapchat trend, pretending to make a "space-time call" to my 17-year-old self. Filled with hope, I whispered into the phone, "Ethan, what is our life like at twenty-eight? Are we married? Are we... happy?" There was a long silence on the other end. Then, Ethan’s exhausted voice came through: "Not great." "Chloe, I’ve wasted my entire life on you." "Do me a favor. In your parallel universe, just let me go." I froze, almost believing I had misheard him. When I finally snapped out of it, I called my mom, crying hysterically. "Mom, I—" "I know," my mom…