The 2026 Eclipse's Echo

Previously

…The trees were taller, more mature. The cityscape, when she dared to look, was the familiar, bustling panorama of 2026. Her heart gave a lurch of relief. She was back. The 2026 eclipse glasses, now slightly smudged from her brief journey, lay forgotten in her hand. The 1999 glasses, however, felt different. They were no longer just a memento; they were a testament. A testament to the impossible, to the echoes of time, and to the enduring wonder that had always guided her gaze towards the stars. She was changed, irrevocably, by her echo through time. The universe, she now understood, was far more vast and mysterious than she had ever imagined.