"Would you like to upgrade to Version 3.4?" the voice whispered. "It includes the 'Silence' module. For a small monthly fee."
She had wanted to save time. Instead, she had lost the only thing that made time worth spending: the space between the words.
By day three, she’d finished seventeen books. By day five, she’d learned basic Python, read the entire EU General Data Protection Regulation, and skimmed a biography of Marie Curie. Her colleagues were stunned. Her boss gave her a raise.
She clicked "Download."
Maya laughed nervously. Temporal displacement? It was just speed reading.