Rachel Lynn Solomon

After reliving the same day for months, eighteen-year-old Barrett reluctantly teams up with her nemesis Miles to escape the time loop, and soon finds herself falling for him, but what she does not know is what they will mean to each other if they finally make it to tomorrow.

See You Yesterday

Sophia

"There was poetry to physics, a beauty in learning to understand the world around me."

There's a clear sincerity in the way she speaks. The class is rapt, and I'm half compelled to stick it out.

"I don't really need one," I say when my delightful neighbour hands one to me, though I take it anyway. "I'm switching out."

Alas, he must know that despite the undeniable spark between us, our love may not be able to withstand the separation.

He drags his gaze to the floor, fighting a smile.

The devil works hard, but Miles's jaw muscles work harder.

I drop the cardigan and spring away from him, smacking my elbow against my bed frame. Lock me up. Please. I am a menace to society.

"Buckle up, buttercup. We're about to have the time of our fucking lives."

And for the first time, I find myself wishing today didn't have to end.

"Barret," he says after a few long moments, and then he releases that weapon of a smile. It makes the car seat go melty beneath me. Jesus, that's powerful. No wonder he keeps it locked away - the United Nations might need to intervene.

Despite knowing that the rules of the universe are unlike what I've always expected them to be, all of this has made my mind spin.

All the other Barrets out there who'll never know that Miles loves period pieces. All the Mileses who never hold hands with Barret Bloom.

I'm never growing tired of her describing his smiles

And this. This is the reaction I was hoping for, but the reality of seeing it spread across Miles's face is even better than I imagined.

He clings to the smile at first, holding himself back, as always, but it's too powerful even for his practiced jaw muscles. It grows and grows, his eyes glimmering up, until it could light up this entire beach.

I'm no longer filling up a newspaper. I'm starting a whole media conglomerate just to declare the unbashed brilliance and quiet charm of Miles Kasher-Okamoto. We'll interview the world's top scientists and run ads for every upcoming period piece. We'll have an entire website dedicated to his smile.

That's what makes me feel lucky, like Miles said earlier: the fact that I get to learn all these hidden parts of him.

"I could wake up on the same day a thousand times, and every single one would be different because of you. Every single one would be life-changing. Because of you."

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