When Mars woke up, she was back in her apartment, the photograph on her nightstand now blank except for the outline of a cat stretching in a moonbeam. She opened her mouth to sing—and found she had forgotten every note of the lullaby. She tried to recall her grandmother’s face—and saw only a blur. A future phone never rang.
“Where’s the lock?” Mars asked.
“For what?” Mars asked.


When Mars woke up, she was back in her apartment, the photograph on her nightstand now blank except for the outline of a cat stretching in a moonbeam. She opened her mouth to sing—and found she had forgotten every note of the lullaby. She tried to recall her grandmother’s face—and saw only a blur. A future phone never rang.
“Where’s the lock?” Mars asked.
“For what?” Mars asked.