Text From My Future

Synopsis

As I was scanning my ticket, my phone suddenly lit up with a text from five years in the future. [Don't go to Northbridge. Pick another city. [Charles doesn't want you and Susan at the same school, so he's taken you on eight train trips these past few days, but not once to Northbridge. [In three days, he'll pose as your family and tell the school you gave up your spot willingly, backing you into a corner.] I stared at the ticket to Northbridge I'd secretly bought. My breath caught as I watched Charles Sterling running toward me. "Why?" When Charles heard my voice, he froze for a moment, then sighed, "You caught me after all. Yeah, I did it on purpose." His eyes were full of pain. "Last week, I had a dream about my future self, five years from now. "He told me that if you went to the same school as Susan and me, it would get her killed. I couldn't take that risk." I grabbed his collar, my hand shaking. "So, you decided to wreck my future?" Charles suddenly pulled me into a tight hug, so strong that I could barely breathe. "Wendy, you gave Susan a home. Are you really going to stand by and watch her die? "You're so talented. You'll shine no matter where you go. Please, give her this chance." The scorching sun above made my head spin. It took me a while before I pulled back from him. "Fine, I won't go." I'd originally been guaranteed a spot at Baywin University, but I took the Northbridge University exam for him. This time, I was giving up the admission spot, and I was letting Charles go.