Marta fed the strange photograph into the shredder beside her desk. The machine chewed it quietly, and for a moment, she thought she heard a tiny, faraway voice say: “Until next time, Marta.”
But it was probably just the fan.
She pulled open the cash drawer beneath the terminal. Inside, among expired coupons and paper clips, lay a photograph. It was her. Older. Standing next to a man she didn’t recognize, in front of a building called “Chen & Apex – Certified.” The date stamp on the back read: 2029-11-03. Pos 80 Printer Driver V7.17 Download