I Chose My Future This Time

Synopsis

A week before the SAT, I received a video message from my future self 10 years from now. The woman in the video wore a sharp business suit, with polished makeup that looked both elegant and professional. I thought of my childhood sweetheart, Alex Shepherd. We promised to get together after the SAT, so I asked her shyly, "Do Alex and I get married 10 years from now? Are we happy together?" The woman on the other end answered in a calm voice, "You and Alex won't get married. The person Alex really loves is Emily Lane, the transfer student. But none of that matters. What I'm about to tell you does. You need to remember every word." I was a little disappointed, but I did as she said and pulled out a notebook. The woman in the video rattled off her advice. "You're losing too many points on exponential function problems. You still have a week, so make this a top priority when you review. "SwiftInvest Tech will be a dark horse stock. Buy it at the lowest price you can after the SAT. A year later, it'll shoot up fiftyfold. "The future belongs to artificial intelligence. You should do everything you can to get into the Computer Science Honors Program at Imperial Tech University. Once you're in, remember to invest in your classmate, Chris Goodwin. "Don't let these opportunities slip through your fingers. I'll be waiting for a better version of you 10 years from now." I nodded. Young love came and went, but a person's future was something worth holding on to. For me, what mattered most was building a future I could control.