Chapter 23: JulesEinstein was right. Time can only flow forward. We can never go back.
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Scarlett walked around the commercial district for a while. She finally settled on a bench in the park facing a large grassy area surrounded by birch trees. Watching the people sitting on blankets or tossing toys for their dogs relaxed her, it let her feel normal just for a few minutes. These people have no idea. They live happy, carefree lives. I was one of them, once. Could I be one again? A beep from her commpad signaled the alarm she'd set. She looked down at the device and was surprised by the time.
“Wow. Already…” She stood and headed back to the coffee shop, back to Julie.
She waited outside the shop, a few feet from the door and out of view from anyone inside.
The young barista stepped
