The Backup Minute

At exactly 11:59 PM, every phone on Earth buzzed. Same message.

Same sender. No number. It said: “This is the last minute you’ll remember.”

People laughed. Screenshots went viral. Memes everywhere. Then the clocks

hit 12:00. A MAN looked at his wife— and realized he didn’t know her

name. A GIRL stared at her hands— she didn’t remember how old she was.

Hospitals filled. Parents forgot their children. Pilots forgot how to land planes.

But one BOY didn’t forget anything. Because his phone buzzed again. A second message

appeared: “If you can read this, you were not meant to forget.”