As a creative writing and mathematics double major, I try to transcend the boundaries between the two fields. In mathematical theory, an alternate universe is created for each decision a person makes. Most often in literature, any reference to this theory is done in science fiction, but in my original work of fiction, a short story called Resolutions, I acknowledge this theory to amplify the main character’s conflict and the resolution of that conflict while keeping the story out of the realm of science fiction. The main character, a young man, made promise to call at midnight and wish Happy New Year to his baseball coach and greatest friend, a father figure, named Ray. However, before he can call, the girl he loves, Katie, finds him and kisses him. He does not call Ray, and several hours later he discovers that Ray has passed away. I have the young man consider other theoretical worlds: one where he never meets Ray, one where he never tells Katie he loves her, one where he is with Ray on New Year’s Eve. But in his world, he failed to follow through on a promise; he resolves to never fail again.