‘Make it stop!’ ‘Close it now,’ instructed Mrs Elm.
‘Close the book. Not just your eyes. Close it. You have to do it yourself.’
So Nora, feeling like she was about to pass out, sat back up and placed her hand under the front cover.
It felt even heavier now but she managed to close the book and gasped in relief.
Every Life Begins Now
‘Well?’ Mrs Elm had her arms folded. Though she looked identical to the Mrs Elm Nora had always known,
her manner was definitely a little more brusque. It was Mrs Elm but also somehow not Mrs Elm. It was quite confusing.
‘Well what?’ Nora said, still gasping, still relieved she could no longer feel the intensity of all her regrets simultaneously.
‘Which regret stands out? Which decision would you like to undo? Which life would you like to try on?’
She said that, precisely. Try on. As if this was a clothes shop and Nora could choose a life as easily as a T-shirt.
It felt like a cruel game. ‘That was agony. I felt like I was about to be strangled. What is the point of this?’
As Nora looked up, she noticed the lights for the first time.
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