A/N: it is 3-ish in the morning! and I'm awake writing a fanfic which I'll regret posting 12 hours from now when I take a look at 3AM me's story writing. Meant to be a romantic comedy involving time travel
Take A Chance
Someone once asked me, what I would change if I could go back in time.
My answer: everything.
"Everything?" They looked at me strangely, disbelievingly. Their eyebrows reached the line of their hair. "Would you care to go into further detail?"
"No, no I wouldn't." I whispered.
"Go to the clock tower at half past twelve tonight. Walk around the tower, with your hand on the outer wall, either one. Think about the earliest time you want to go back to, and don't look behind you. If you do, you won't be able to change what you regret."
It was strange. their instructions. Was this some sort of prank? One of those strange 'curses' on the internet? You have to do as the instructions say and then pass it on to someone else, or you'll die?
I voices these questions, these concerns if mine and they laughed at me. "No, it isn't a hoax of any kind. It's a key to happiness."
Happiness.
The thought alone tempted me. Pushed me to do as they said.
So I thought back. Back to when my parents left. Back to when I didn't act violently. Back to when I could still have a chance at the good life. Back 25 years ago..
VRR! VRR! VRR!
Ugh.. what? Oh, my phone. Ah, where the hell is it? Stupid blankets consumed my phone. . wait. I don't have a phone. Haven't since I got my freedom back. That's right, I had smashed it before court day. So why? Wait.
VRR! VRR! VRR!
No. No no no. This isn't real.
Ah, there's that bloody device.
Silence. how nice.
Ah! What the hell?!
I feel full of energy and, very very hungry at the same time. Am I.. I couldn't have. I can't go back in time. That's ridiculous.
But then again. Science created a creature that can move at the speed of light.
No no no that clocktower was... also.. somehow created by science?
So when I thought back twenty five years, I really went back twenty five years?!
Hmmmmm. Nope. Not possible. I'm going back to sleep.
"KARMA!" a voice, their voice, yells at me. "You have one last shot at making everything right. Take a chance." Take a chance huh? The voice continues on eerily. "You must finish your work, Karma."
"You just quoted Llamas With Hats." I groan. Why? Why reference an old YouTube video?
"It's a classic!" the voice huffs.
"Wait who are you?" I ask, suddenly realizing I have no idea who they really are.
"You'll find out. When you come back to the future...future...future..."
"Are you seriously trying to make your voice sound like it's echoing?"
"Yes, and it would have worked if you had stayed QUIET!"
"Oh right. I'm hungry."
"DONT IGNORE ME!"
"Until 25 years from now, mysterious person."
"I think you mean twenty five chapters from now."
"What?"
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