Building on what was previously posted, I've been thinking. What if, instead of 2 people (A and B), it was one person all along? A person lays notes out for a past version of their self to find. I think it would be a better twist and therefore have greater pay off. Obviously, it requires tweaking the story a bit to make some form of sense.
So, this person keeps finding notes and messages throughout points in their life, just like last time. The difference this time is that instead of a random word, it's a series of initials, with maybe even a symbol too, at one point. We don't know what this means and neither does the past character.
Over time, they get grow older and become familiar with these messages and eventually attempt to seek out what they mean. After lots of research, they find something which matches the initials and symbol. This is some kind of group, society or company or something (I haven't decided yet).
This character then joins this company and works their way in well, up to the point where they're introduced to the leader of the group, society or company. This leader takes the character to one side and tells them the big secret of their people... Time travel! Ta daa! (Bet you didn't see that coming).
It's at this point when the character laughs and says "So it was you who left me all those messages".
The leader looks confused "I never did, nor do I plan to do such a thing".
"But then... Who?"
The leader moves closer "my boy (or girl), you and I are the only ones who know of this time travel".
Reaction shot of the character's face. End.
There are some flaws and loopholes to it, as with any time travel related stuff with no rules, but it's implied that the character laid out the messages for their past self. And the character should put a message in a locked combination safe-box, which only they know the code to, to reinforce the idea that it was them. Just to make things clearer.
-BW
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