A physical shift. A change in her. The idea of death suddenly troubled her.
At that same time the lights stopped flickering overhead and shone brightly.
Mrs Elm clapped her hands as she absorbed new information on the computer screen.
“Oh, it’s back. That’s good. The glitch is gone. We are running again. Thanks, I believe, to you.”
“What?” “Well, the computer says the root cause within the host has been temporarily fixed.
And you are the root cause. You are the host.” She smiled.
Nora blinked, and when she opened her eyes both she and Mrs Elm were standing in a different part of the library.
Between stacks of bookshelves again. Standing, stiffly, awkwardly, facing each other.
“Right. Now, settle,” said Mrs Elm, before releasing a deep and meaningful exhale. She was clearly talking to herself.
“My mum died on different dates in different lives. I’d like a life where she is still here. Does that life exist?”
Mrs Elm’s attention switched to Nora. “Maybe it does.” “Great.” “But you can’t get there.” “Why not?”
“Because this library is about your decisions. There was no choice you could have made that led to her being alive beyond yesterday. I’m sorry.”
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