The chat history below began to churn, merging threads from different years into one live, impossible conversation. Leo’s 2019 apology to Chloe appearing right under her 2022 reply, a reply she’d never actually sent until now.
Marcus watched his friends’ faces on the video feed—Leo covering his mouth, Priya already crying, Chloe leaning into her screen like she was seeing a ghost.
But he couldn’t bring himself to click.
