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i opened my eyes. 

“ten decisions shape your life, you’ll be aware of five about.. ” i can hear julian casablancas’ i’ll try anything once blasting through the venue. i’m at the beach. i can hear the sea and feel the sand. 

i closed my eyes and opened them again. i feel like this is the happiest i’ve ever been. i can’t feel my legs. i think they are about to make me slip if i take another step. 

“relax.” the girl beside me whispered. jisoo. my best friend. i’ve always been weird growing up. having been believed to see aliens and to be needing therapy. everybody said i lost my head when my parents died. but i think so many things have changed in me even before then. 

i didn’t try to make friends until i saw her again. lisa. i remember it was 7 years ago. i saw her again. she ransacked my parents house looking for an 8 year old me. said she promised little jennie that she’ll be gone for 10 minutes. but she came back 13 years after. well, rule #1, lisa lies. 

“are you ready?” the other girl on my left whispered, her eyes excited and alive. her smile is wider. rosie. 

these two are my life’s most trusted people. i told them i was dating a time-traveler and they didn’t even flinch. they didn’t laugh, they didn’t judge me. well, i guess they did laugh. a little. but after that it was more of how’d you two meet? and is she cute? for people who study science and