Becca laughed, a nervous sound that scraped the back of her throat. "I— I keep losing the ending."

"Spill Uting," said a voice from the corner — not quite a word she recognized, more like a sound pattern. Older Becca smiled. "It's not a thing you translate. It's a sound that breaks the jar. Spill Uting is the sound of letting the endings run where they will."

Outside, the city blinked awake. Inside, Becca set the cup down, its ring on the wooden table a small anchor. Nyebat dulu had been something of a dare: say it now, do not postpone. Endingnya spill had been less a demand than an invitation: let the ending pour where it needs to, so the beginning can find room.

She made coffee, because the photograph from the dream had made that a ritual. The cup steamed in her hands like a small confession. Becca typed 52510811 into her phone. The number connected. A familiar voice answered on the second ring, surprised and soft: "Hello?"