I found her in the courtyard after class.
Just like in my flash.
Lena was leaning against one of the benches, arms crossed, eyes locked on something far away. Like she wasn't really seeing the school around her — just replaying something in her head.
I walked over slowly.
She didn't look at me right away.
"You were watching us," I said.
Finally, she turned. "You say that like it's a bad thing."
"It's weird," I admitted. "You come back out of nowhere. My power starts glitching. Then I find someone else who also sees things. And now you're just… standing here like nothing's happening."
She studied me for a second. Then sighed.
"I told you," she said quietly. "I had to come back."
"That's not an answer."
"No," she agreed. "It's not."
I crossed my arms, trying to read her the way I used to. But just like before, my flashes flickered — multiple futures again. All different. None clear.
Frustrating as hell.
"Did you know about Ava?" I asked.
That got her attention.
Her eyes narrowed slightly. "What about her?"
"She sees things too," I said. "Not like me. But enough to know when something's wrong."
Lena looked away.
Then, softly: "Yeah. I know."
I blinked. "You know ?"
She nodded once. "There's more going on than you think."
I stared at her. "Then why didn't you say anything?"
"Because some things aren't meant to be explained," she said. "They're meant to be felt. "
I hated when people talked like that.
But something in her voice stopped me from pushing harder.
Instead, I just asked, "Are there others?"
Lena didn't answer right away.
Then she said, "There will be."
And with that, she walked off.
Leaving me alone in the courtyard.
With more questions than answers.
And a sinking feeling that whatever's coming…
We're all already part of it.