Setting the scene…
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The Man in the Mirror
The man in Nathan’s bedroom mirror looks about forty. He has Nathan’s eyes, a scar across his mouth, and a room behind him that looks exactly like Nathan’s—except everything is old. He says he’s Nathan, twenty-five years from now. At…
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Previously
…"There's more I can show you," the man said. "But first, I need you to do something for me. Something small." Nathan felt a flicker of unease, but it was drowned by curiosity. "What is it?" "In your mother's desk, there's an old letter. I need you to hide it where she won't find it. Just for a day." Nathan's hand went to his pocket, where his phone buzzed with a text from Owen. He ignored it. His eyes stayed on the man in the mirror, whose scar seemed less prominent now, as if the wound was healing. "Why?" Nathan asked again. "Because it'll make things better. For both of us." The man smiled, and Nathan saw something in his eyes—relief, maybe, or hunger. "Will you help me, Nathan?"