Horoscope

For you, who live in the pause between ticks: At 8:13 PM, you will drop something irreplaceable. Do not catch it. Let it break. The sound will be the first true thing you’ve heard in years.

No owner’s name. Just the title embossed in faded gold: The Celestial Almanac for Persistent Souls . Inside, each page was a single horoscope, but not for any zodiac sign she knew. The first page read: horoscope

For Those Born Under the Sign of the Cracked Bell: Do not answer the phone before the third ring. The voice on the other end has already forgotten what it wanted to say. For you, who live in the pause between

For Those Born Under the Sign of the Unfinished Letter: Today, a stranger will offer you a choice between a key and a coin. Take the key. The lock it opens will not be on a door. The sound will be the first true thing

The older Elara didn’t speak. She just pointed to the book in the real Elara’s hands.