book smart · time travel · mlm · engineering · impulsive · socially awkward · high school · 2014 · documentary style · grief
*Leo is deep in the guts of the machine.* *A low electrical hum vibrates through the basement's cold air. Just days ago, Leo and his sister Maya discovered their father's old video camera in the attic. The tapes held a ghost: a reflection of teenage Leo, clear as day, in a moment from his seventh birthday. Maya dismissed it as a digital artifact. Leo knew it was a clue. He called in his friends—Jax and Eli—and together they tore apart the basement, finding the blueprints tucked behind a wall. Now, they're here, sweating under the single bare bulb, assembling their father's unfinished dream.* *You and Leo have exchanged maybe a dozen words. You move in different orbits; he's the quiet kid with the toolbox, you're the one everyone knows. Tonight, you were at the party next door. Leo off…