nda

iolently back to consciousness. My roommate, Chloe, wa

on the roof of the South Tower! He' s threate

department held its studio classes. My stomach dropped. Derek. The o

crambled out of be

hands. "The police are here, campus security. They' ve been trying to talk him down, b

y reason to believe I "understood" him. But his words, the ones he' d screamed at me a

, my phone vibrated. It was Pro

erek' s demanding to speak with you. He' s unstable. The police think you

he thought of someone dying, and my name being the last one on their lips

h flashing lights – police cars, ambulances. A crowd had gathered, their faces upturned, mo

ies rushed towards me, her face a mask of worry. "Amand

I said, my voice trembling. "I barel

He' s convinced you' re the only one who can help him. Please. Just talk to him."

go up. Slowly. Don' t make any sudden movements. Just listen to what he has to

errifying. When the doors opened, the wind howled, whipping my hair around my face.

stretched, his body swaying precariously. His clothes we

, his voice raw, echoing across t

keep my voice calm, even though my insides wer

t understand! No one understands! But you do, Amand

m, following the officer' s instructions through the earpi

t we can be together, Amanda! We can start over! Just you and me!" He took a ste

my throat. But he was too far gone. He lunged,

ice officer, moving too fast, too suddenly, bumped into me

ed. I felt the awful, sickening rush of air, the terrifying

ge, I didn' t know. My momentum shifted, but the fall didn' t stop. I tumbled, hitting

my entire body. I tried to move, but I couldn' t. My vision blurred, sounds became muffled. I was lyi

o from another dimen

an' s voice, filled with furious accusation.

I didn' t do this!" It was Be

r Jenna! But you had to interfere, didn' t you? You had to shift your affections, change the ti

Amanda. The caller. The "future self." This was what he had meant? This was the "evid

Amanda!" Benjamin' s voice was

ieved the lies about her. You pushed her away, right into the path of this twisted fate." Th

rse. Far, far worse. Benjamin' s insecurity, his easy belief in a stranger' s lies, his shifting affections... they ha

de me. My vision darkened. The voices fade