Rachel Amber
Arcadia Bay Hospital – Room 302
August 24th, 2016 9:34 AM

Rachel wakes up from one of the cushioned chairs in the hospital room that Maxine was staying in. There is a warm, early morning light that breaks through the white, plain-looking blinds of the hospital windows. She looks down at her own body, and is surprised she was able to stay on this chair while she was sleeping, and it didn't tipped over. The amount of sleep she got isn't nearly enough but still feels satisfying given the exhausting previous night. She takes a deep breath and squeezes her eyes close tightly, to wet her dry eyes from the arid air of the hospital.

She opens her eyes, leaning over the armrest of the chair, and let her arm dangle in the air, drifting back and forth like a pendulum. She stares at it blankly, almost cross-eyed, pondering about last night.

I passed out in Maxine's room when I got to the hospital. The nurse said she requested that only I can see her. I felt pretty happy that she requested that. She was already deep asleep when I got there, and I don't blame her at all. She went through a lot but, at same time, I doubt she remembered anything. Last night, Chloe texted me about helping to cover short shift for Joyce later at 1pm.

Rachel looks over to her side and reaches for her phone on the nearby empty chair. She looks at the text message conversation from Chloe, earlier this morning.

Chloe: hey are you up? (4:08 AM)

Rachel: I'm done fine. You two should go to sleep. (4:09 AM)

Chloe: yea i cannot go to sleep. i cannot believe he is gone. i really dont want to stay at home thinking about it (4:09AM)

Chloe:but my mom is lonely and wants me to sleep next to her. rachel i know it is late notice, but can you work a short shift 1pm tomorrow? my mom cant go to work for a while and may need some extra help at diner. and we may have to go to the damn police station, again. (4:09AM)

Rachel: Sure Chloe. I'm going to see Maxine at hospital, then try to get some sleep finally. (4:10 AM)

Chloe: let her know i hope she gets better. i would text her but I rather you tell her. im going to swing by tomorrow during your shift. i wanna hear what you wanna say (4:11 AM)

Rachel: Sure, good night (4:12 AM)

Rachel clicks the power button on the side of the phone to turn off the display of the phone. Her eyes spaces out in the emptiness of the dark phone screen.

The Maxine in that timeline, I guess people call her 'Max'. She seems far more timid and reserved. I know she is a totally different person, and I think to myself, why do I bother helping her? Maybe I would like to know some answers, to prevent myself from screwing things up in my timeline. But the more I learn about her and be with her, the more I feel very connected with her. It's odd...Perhaps it because we share similar powers.

It was a total mess to go through her memories with her best friend, Chloe. Makes me wonder if they were in a secret relationship? Or it is something a little too late that never truly developed? I'm very worried for Max, as I feel something self-destructive is looming ahead of her. She seems conflicted with her powers and her fate. Eventually, it is going to reach a critical limit, and something big is going to happen. I wonder if I can fast forward to see into her future. But I'm not sure if she wants to see into her future. It may not be good.

Max also decided to change her past by giving Chloe a kiss in front of everyone. It seems like a small change, but I wonder if it'll cascade into something bigger because of it?

"Morning." A soft voice causes Rachel to tilt her head over to see Maxine, who is awake and has been watching her, with a growing smile. "I was wondering when you were going to wake up, but you had a long night."

Rachel, lets out a soft sigh of relief and pulls aside her blanket and to up, stretching her legs. "Morning, you." Rachel bites her lips nervously, being reminded about the other Max. The Max in the other timeline is suffering, and is on the verge of a complete mental collapse. I won't let this Max follow her. She lets out a half sincere smile, while stretching her arms out, relieving the muscle aches she accumulated from sleeping in this position.

She gets up and walk towards the brunette, to the side of her bed. Maxine swings her head to the side, giving her to a signal, to come over to a spot in the small bed right next to her.

Rachel leans close to Maxine, and presses her lips into her cheeks, then lift her head back a few inches.

Maxine looks back dearly into Rachel's eyes. She, then pulls her arm who is tucked underneath her blanket and pull Rachel's arm, causing her to topple over slightly. Maxine breaks her short fall by pressing her lips into Rachel's neck.

Rachel's body squirms with the sudden sensation on her sensitive neck, as she bites her lips and gasping, "Uh-" She lets out a nervous breath, curling her fingers in bliss. "I want to talk to you, but you were asleep last night." Maxine grabs Rachel's head, pushing it back slightly. She opens her mouth, blowing soft, warm air up close and all across her neck. Rachel rolls her eyes up and her toes curls inside her shoes. Her voice trails off into the warm air around them. "Max…"

Maxine stops immediately, lifting her head away, "Okay that was gross." She pushes Rachel back a little. "Don't call me, Max." Rachel's eyes lowers a little, almost shivering a little bit, with the sudden loss of warm sensation on her neck.

Maxine, fixes and readjust the blanket over her body. "It's okay..." She mutters in a softer voice, "You probably wondering what happened last night, huh?"

Rachel rubs her knuckles on her fingers across the warm trail Maxine left on her neck, and along her hair and ponytail. Oops, that was bad. Called her 'Max'. She lets out a soft exhale, "Y-yeah...tell me what happened."

Maxine glances at Rachel, then back straight at her blanket. "I don't really know to be honest. I just don't trust anyone..." She comes in closer, but Rachel backs away avoiding eye contact. "Just you...And I'm sorry about-." Maxine clarifies, "Before when I was leaving for the party."

Rachel still looking away, ignoring Maxine's apology, "I really want to know. Did the doctor check you out if you were...raped?" She is not prepared to hear Maxine's answer, but she has to ask it.

Maxine shakes her head. "They woke me up with the result, but nothing in terms of that."

Rachel looks back at Maxine, letting out a sigh of relief with a smile. Maxine rolls her eyes, however and Rachel catches it, "What with the eye roll?"

Maxine begins tracing circles with her index finger on the blanket. "Just stupid, really." There is a moment of pause, as Maxine contemplates about what to say next to Rachel. "Okay, promise me you won't overreact?"

Rachel leans back slightly, crossing her arms. "I don't know." She tilts her head side way, shifting a few dangling bangs on her forehead. "You want a free card to say whatever you want without me reacting to it?"

Maxine bites her lips, "I'm not going to tell you, then."

Rachel uncrosses her arm, and lifts her hand up, giving a gesture. "Fine, tell me."

Maxine hesitates, but without any other choices, she is eager to tell Rachel, despite how she will react to it. "Okay, me and Nathan were making out." Rachel lets out a grossed out sigh, rolling her eyes. She lifts her hand, but stops short of palming it into her face. Maxine continues, "And...well we didn't do it. I mean I wanted to..."

Rachel blinks slowly in annoyance, "Maxine...that is..."

Maxine's eyes widen, "But we didn't. I got upset, and left the room. And feeling rejected…" Maxine lifts her hand up giving her gesture, like 'Please don't hurt me', "Okay next part is really stupid."

Rachel presses her lips, shaking her head, "Can't get any worse. What is it?"

Maxine's eyes lower from Rachel's uninviting and negative tone. "Feeling so rejected, I just wanted a drink, so I grabbed this drink that didn't seem touched and just downed it."

Rachel clenches her jaws, and exhales through her teeth, "That is so fucking stupid."

Maxine nods her face in agreement, "I know Rachel." She continues, in a softer voice. "That is what got me sick."

Rachel continues with her furious tone, "So many bad things could have happened to you. I mean your bra was missing, I fucking got so pissed. To think how humiliated you must have been."

Maxine's eye widens, lifting her index finger up, "Oh...that? Yeah I kind of...took off my bra when I was making out with Nathan. When I got rejected, I just stormed out with it, forgetting to put it back on."

Anger slowly seeps out of Rachel's body, unable to keep a straight face, Rachel grins at Maxine. "Well I'm fine with that type of humiliation..." Maxine smiles back in response to Rachel's lighter tone. "So he going to find it in the room, and he going to look at your size, and be like, 'Just what I imagine it to be'"

Maxine laughs and slap Rachel's arm playfully, "You know what? Fuck you." She glances at Rachel's larger bumps on her chest. "Not everyone is as gifted as you are." She squeezes her chin lightly, and sticks her head for a closer look. "Hmm…"

Rachel looks down at her own chest, meeting halfway of Maxine's stare. She presses up her left breast to lift it up, letting out a soft laugh, and pinching Maxine's curious nose. "You have no idea how relieved that makes me feel with you getting rejected." She lets out a louder laughter, pressing her hand on her face. She turns towards Maxine, and continues with a soft tone, running her hand from her nose, down to her chin. "But still...we don't know what happened the rest of the night."

Maxine takes her eyes off her chest to meet her eyes, "I know, I'm going to keep an eye around. Nathan and Kristine wants to visit me."

Rachel tilts her head, in confusion, trying to recall her memories. "Who Kristine?"

Maxine replies, "Nathan's sister". She lets out a long exhale, "She is a pretty girl."

Rachel's eyes lowers, thinking a little bit more. More Prescotts...can't be good news. "Do you trust them?"

Maxine gives a soft nod, "Yeah, a bit...But same time, I don't know what happen to me afterwards, and winding up meeting that girl and her father."

Rachel's eyes drifts away, thinking about Chloe and her father, "Maxine..."

Maxine presses her hand onto her forehead, combing her bangs, "I know Rachel. I heard what happened with the father. I feel very bad."

Rachel reaches over gripping her hand who is resting on top of the blanket, "It's not your fault, Maxine."

Maxine runs her fingers down her long wavy hair, "I feel awful. If I didn't mess up..." Her fingers pauses halfway down her hair. "I don't remember much but they seem like amazing people."

"Yes they are, I got a chance to talk to her."

Maxine playing the ends of her hair, curling it into a loop in her finger, like she is day dreaming, "The girl, what is her name? Chloe?"

"Yeah. She very sweet too."

Maxine still staring at her finger, "Uh-huh...must be terrible for her to..." Maxine couldn't finish her sentence.

Rachel gives a soft shake to Maxine's hand, getting her attention, "Maxine, there is something I need to tell you.

Maxine looks back at her, "What is it Rachel?"

"Last night, there was more than just you getting drugged." Maxine gives a soft nod, letting Rachel to continue her story. "You won't believe this but I found out I can rewind time."

Maxine's mouth opens, but couldn't decide if she wants to laugh in disbelief or scoff. "Uh, you must be on something..."

Rachel squeezes Maxine's hands, interlocking with her fingers. "No, it is true. When we first heard the gunshots, Chloe ran ahead of me, and she got shot and killed." Maxine looks down at her hand, with Rachel's firm grip. "But I was able to rewind time to prevent her death, but not her father's."

Maxine still looking down, sensing Rachel's seriousness but still cannot believe what she is hearing. "Maybe you're just feeling a little...off, Rachel."

"Shut up. You always believed me with everything." She glares at Maxine with disgust. I need you to believe me on this, Maxine.

Maxine closes her eyes, letting out slow sigh. "But this is...something else."

Rachel nods her head and replies quickly, "I can prove it to you"

Maxine crosses her arms in annoyance, "Sure, try it."

Rachel takes a deep breath, calming her nerves. Gosh, I hope last night isn't all a fluke. She reaches out her right hand, freezing the time. But quickly, she realizes she cannot rewind the time in her human form, but only freezes time, including herself. She glances around nervously, "Shit..." She recalled she was able to move when time froze, when Chloe got killed. Was that a one time thing? Or was it driven by my emotions?

Maxine tilts her head, in almost snobbish way, looking at Rachel's right hand. "You done?"

Rachel paces around the room, with her right hand out and squinting her eyes, hoping something pops up. Then, a rift appears, causing Rachel's eyes to lighten up. She peers into it, as it looks like this same room with only Maxine sleeping, possibly from earlier time. She turns to Maxine, "This may or may not prove anything, but hang on a second." She walks into the rift.

Rachel Amber
Arcadia Bay Hospital – Room 302
August 24th, 2016 3:47 AM

Rachel exits the rift in the same room as expected. Maxine is completely unconscious, but she looks very peaceful in her sleep. There is a female nurse approaching up to Maxine in her bed, and pulling the blanket up and tucking her in, making sure her body stays warm in the cool hospital air.

"Thanks," Rachel mutters quietly in a soft voice, to the nurse. The nurse turns around almost as if she reacted to Rachel's word, but instead she gives Maxine one last look before heading out the door, and very gently closing it behind her.

Rachel takes a step closer towards Maxine, being reminded again the vulnerable state Maxine was put into last night. I need to find out who did this to you...

The door opens behind Rachel, grabbing her attention, causing her to turn around. It was a male nurse, that is a little older with dark hair. Rachel whips her body around, glaring at him, as he seems very suspicious. He glances around the room, as if to make sure no one was watching him. He leans in close to tuck Maxine in, even though the female nurse before, already did a great job. He pauses, and gives a quick look back at the door, then back staring at Maxine's peaceful face. He creeps closer, admiring Maxine's vulnerable face deeply, as she gives out a soft and quiet rhythmic puff of air out of her mouth. He comes in closer that his body is pressed against the bed, and leans in closer to Maxine. He raises his hand and brushes Maxine's hair, and then rubs his index and middle fingers right across her moist lips.

Rachel steps closer to the side of the nurse, "What the fuck, are you doing?"

The male nurse slides his finger into Maxine's mouth, as her lips gently closes against his fingers with mild pressure, and she releases it involuntary, in repetitions. Her breathing continues normally despite his fingers partially obstructing it. He, then slides his fingers deep into Maxine's unconscious mouth and along her tongue, and then back out, almost in rhythm with her breathing. His fingers glisten with Maxine's saliva covering it. He repeats over and over, that even his body slightly went along with the motion. His eyes rolls back up and his mouth opens, giving very light moans.

Rachel looks on in disgust and is absolutely furious, "Fucking stop it, now!" She walks right up to next to him with clenched fists. But of course he doesn't hear her at all. Rachel glances at his uniform, seeing his name tag, 'Ted'. At the very least, she can remember the name of this person to tear him apart, since she is helpless to do anything at this moment.

The male nurse takes his fingers out of Maxine's mouth, and he sticks it inside the front part of his pants. Rachel looks away in disgust, not wanting to know what he is doing in his pants. He leans in close to Maxine's head, with his full tongue sticking out and running it over the side of her face.

Rachel is seething with rage, standing right behind him. She throws a punch at him, but it went through him. "I'm going to murder you!" She looks onto his side, right up to his ear, and lets out a scream of anguish. She winds up, and then throw a second punch making contact, causing a loud crashing sound. Ted's body to repel backwards sharply through Rachel's body, also startling her. The rage in her body instantly leaves her body, as her body is struck with pure shock from the sudden surprise.

Immediately, Ted takes his hands out of his pants. He glances all around the room like he just heard a ghost and then quickly hurries out the room.

Rachel looks at the door that Ted ran out of, then she looks down, crouching to the floor. She sees a pen rolled underneath the bed. Did I do that? I was able to push something while I'm in this form? She must have done that, causing Ted to freak out.

Maybe with concentration I can move something small... Rachel gets down on her knees, and crawl to where the pen is.

She stares at the pen, trying to concentrate her mind on it.Okay, focus. She slows her breath, and swallowing to clear her throat. She reaches down and place her hand, ready to snap at the pen. She takes a nice slow breath, and then she snaps it. No contact.

She lets out a exhale of disappointment, putting her head down low to the ground, hovering above the pen. I swear...I heard and felt the loud crash...

Rachel raises her head back up, still keeping eye contact with the pen. She lets in a long inhale, and creeps her head closer to the pen again. She prepares to snap the pen, tightening the muscles in her hand, causing her hand to shake, involuntarily. "Here's-goes-nothing," she says in a singing tone. Her eyebrow lowers, and she snaps again, creating a loud thundering sound, launching the pen a measly three inches away. Rachel's eyebrows raises in joy, "I fucking did it!". She lifts her body up and again, the thundering sound again, causing Rachel to crash back to the ground and grabbing the back of her head. "Ow, what the fuck?!"

Maxine begins stirring right above her as Rachel can hear her toss over to her side.

Rachel's pain went away with her discovery. Did I just bump my head into her bed? She rolls out of the bed gently, and climb back on her feet. Holy shit that's awesome. I'm not sure what I'm doing different though. Rachel clenches her fists in excitement, almost unable to contain it.

With a little more confidence and knowledge of her power, Rachel almost forgot what Ted was doing to Maxine. She turns her attention toward the rift in the room, the one she went in. I may have changed the past...But will Maxine believe me?

She steps back into the rift, to return to her original timeline.

Rachel Amber
Arcadia Bay Hospital – Room 302
August 24th, 2016 9:40 AM

Rachel walks out the rift, almost stumbling out from the disorienting flash of light that occurs. Maxine is still staring back with her expression slowly changing into more confused with Rachel's sudden movements.

Rachel falls down on her knees, pressing against the hospital floor. She peers over looking beneath the bed, to see the pen that she knocked over when she was in the rift. "I did that." She mutters softly, at first. Her voice increases with excitement, "I fucking did that!"

Maxine leans closer to the edge of the bed, peering over Rachel's body, but not quite seeing what she is looking at, "Did what exactly?"

Rachel points at the pen lying on the floor beneath the bed, "I knocked that pen down to scared that fucking nurse that was molesting you." She says it in an almost amusing tone, despite the content of her words. Again, she is impressed with her own abilities.

Maxine gives a confused look at her, even though Rachel can't see it, "What?"

Rachel pulls herself back up to a crouching position. She leans closer to Maxine, pressing her ribs into the side of bed and holding on to her hands. There wasn't any elegant way to described what happened to Maxine. "There was a male nurse, his name is Ted. He was totally getting off on you, while you were sleeping last night." Rachel reaches over to her face, sliding her fingers on the side of her face, examining for any dried saliva. "There's nothing." She rubs again carefully, then she looks deep into Maxine's eyes. "Did they wash your face earlier?"

Maxine shakes her head slowly, not disagreeing with her question but how silly Rachel is being. "Yes, they wipe my face shortly before you woke up this morning."

Someone knocks on the door, causing both girls to turn towards the door. The door swing opens after a brief pause. "Good morning, Maxine." It's Ted, the nurse from last night. "I can see your beautiful friend is also awake, too." He walks into the room writing something on his clipboard.

The amusement quickly drains from Rachel's body as her heart rate quickens, causing her to shoot back up on her feet crossing her arms. Ted's comment about her is a little unsettling. He must have come back to the room again, if he saw me. Did he...do something to me too? "Hey, what the fuck are you doing here?"

Maxine's eyes widen in embarrassment. She glances at Rachel in shock, then back at Ted, trying to calm her down, "Rachel, please?"

Ted blinks his eyes slowly, leaning his ears closer to Rachel. "I'm sorry?"

Rachel scoffs at him, "Are you here to get another boner?"

Ted puts his pen on top of the clipboard clip, turning his body to face Rachel, "Excuse me, I don't understand."

Rachel takes a step closer to Ted, "You fucking stay away from her. Get me another nurse. Go back to your laptop and go rub one with some horse porn or some shit."

Ted leans to the side, looking at Maxine. "Is your friend okay?" Rachel grabs his dress shirt, gripping it tightly, and pulling him back centered in front of her. His voice almost cracks, "Please, let go of me."

Maxine gives a nervous laughter with her hands sticking up, "Rachel, seriously stop it." She leans to the side, giving eye contact to Ted. "My friend is a little crazy in the head."

Rachel lets go of his shirt, pushing him back, letting out a sarcastic laughter. She crouches down to the ground, to pick up the pen that is underneath the bed. She gets up and move up close to Ted, holding the pen to his eye level, clenching it tightly. Ted looks at the pen in absolute fear. Her voice fills with venom. "You see this Ted? The pen that gave you blue balls a few hours ago? I'm going to stab your balls off with it, if you don't get the fuck out of my face this second."

Ted's mouth opens softly, and without hesitation, he walks quickly out of the room, slamming the door right behind him.

Maxine leans over and grabs Rachel's arm, twisting to turn her over to look at her, "Rachel! Seriously, calm the fuck down."

Rachel drops the pen down onto the ground. "Do you not believe me?"

Maxine's tongue is a little tied, not fully sure what to say. "I think anyone would run away if you say something like that to them."

Rachel reiterates her previous question, "So you don't believe me? Just fucking say it."

Maxine lets out a sigh. "Rachel, you need to calm down with your tone. It makes it hard to communicate with you sometimes."

Rachel shakes her head, "No, my tone is perfectly justified. You just don't believe me. You go around last night, trying to have sex with some rich asshole. While I went through hell just to save Chloe and you." Her eyes drifts away, and her voice softens. "And this is the thanks I get?"

Maxine covers her face with her hand. She has no words for Rachel, as she just shakes her head behind her hand. "I don't know what to say." She whispers in a soft voice.

Rachel steps away, "Then don't say anything. Forget it, then. No one believes me. I have to get ready for work now." She storms towards the door, without looking back. She pauses, hoping for Maxine to say something, but she did not say anything back to her. Finally, she opens the door and leave the room.

On the other side of the door, Rachel presses her back against the door to Maxine's room. She lets out a long sigh. I should know people will not believe me. No different than before. People called me crazy, including Maxine's parents. Fuck them all, seriously. But whatever is coming up, I may a need a weapon for this. My friend Callum, owns a piece that he been wanting to sell off to me. It may be useful this time. I'll just get some cash from the bank before work, and call him to meet up with me with it.

Rachel scans the rest of the hospital lobby, and sees a couple of nurses, including Ted, looking with strange looks, pointing at her, and muttering among themselves. She takes a step towards them, and look back at them with a cold, deathly stare. The nurses stops talking and look back in silence. Rachel, then proceed towards the elevator, to leave the hospital.

Rachel Amber
Two Whales Diner
August 24th, 2016 12:50 PM

Rachel is waiting inside her car, which is parked in the parking lot of the Two Whales diner. The parking lot is fairly packed due to the lunch rush hour. Food coma-induced patrons leaves and hungry customers replaces them almost immediately.

Rachel tilts her head towards the roof of her car to let out a long exhale. The loss of adrenaline rush after the encounter with Ted has calm her down. Still, her best friend won't believe that she has this power. She distracts herself by looking at her phone, staring at 'Callum' in the phone log. Callum is probably one of Rachel's few friends outside of Maxine. There is always something a little off about him, that Rachel likes. He can have a crude sense of humor, but it a little refreshing and he is a good guy. Few months back, he took Rachel to shooting range a few times in Portland, insisting it is good to learn to protect yourself. Well, now is a good time to get that protection.

"Hey, I didn't see Joyce today." A distant voice from some customer in the parking lot. Rachel looks over her shoulder at the two people talking to each other, walking towards their truck. Chloe, told me Joyce needs to take a break from work to mourn. There are many employees stepping up to cover her shift, myself included.

A sudden loud tap and figure appears in the window, startling Rachel from her phone. It is Callum right up against the window next to Rachel.

"Hey stupid," Callum presses the side of his face, up against the window.

Rachel lets out a sigh of relief. "Dumbass." She opens the door in a swift, sudden movement, slamming it right into his body.

His body recoils back, almost falling back against an adjacent car. He hunches over, letting out a groan, grabbing his belly. "You hit me pretty hard…"

Rachel manages to squeeze her body out of the car door, and closes it behind her. She teases Callum, playfully, "Shut up, and get up."

Callum is still hunched over, "No really, you got me good."

Rachel leans her body down, right next to Callum, "Shit, I'm sorry."

He quickly gets up and wrap his arm around Rachel's neck, in a headlock. "Got you!"

Rachel laughs, even with the moderate pressure Callum is applying to her neck. "You asshole…"

He presses her neck down, so she is hunched over. "What are you gonna do about it?" Rachel's head looks up slightly, at a very obvious target, and lifts her clenched fist right up to his groin area. "Alright alright, not the family jewels." Callum lifts her head back up, pressing her back against her car. His fingers still weaved in her hair, and his face up close to hers.

Rachel gives a lively smile to him, "Down boy."

He lets go of her hair, letting it drape back down the side of her head, and backs away from her, smiling nervously, with both of his hands up. "Alright, I don't want to make Maxine jealous."

Rachel lowers her eyes, with a blushing nervous chuckle.

There is a short moment of silence as he looks at her briefly, examining her expression. He hesitates, "You and Maxine...are you two an item yet?"

Rachel avoids eye contact with him. "No, we're not."

He nods his head. "It's cool, take your time." He looks at Rachel, who still looks pretty down. He gives a quick jab with his elbow at her ribs, also accidentally clipping her boobs. "Hey-...ehh..." He just came in the realization, halting in his words. Rachel looks down at her chest, then back at him, squinting her eyes. His face is blushing but clears his throat, playing it cool, "Well was going to say if you take too long, I may have to take you away from Maxine." He lets out a dry chuckle.

Rachel bites her lips, "Nope. I'm going to have Maxine. You just pecked at my boobs, so can relish that moment and go play with yourself." She sticks out her tongue at him.

"Woah, woah," he backs away with his hands up. "Alright smart ass. Just think about what I'm about to give you, and what I do with my right hand."

Rachel's eyes look up towards her bangs, then right back at Callum. "Asshole..."

He nods his head, grinning with his teeth showing. "Yeee...alright let's go over there." He tilts his head towards the back of the diner.

Rachel smiles, looking at the direction he was signaling towards and then she nod in agreement. She opens the door, and grabs her wallet from the cup holder, and follow right behind Callum to the more secluded area, back of the diner. She glances around the parking lot and sees nobody is there as they're all inside the diner.

In the alleyway, behind there is a homeless woman but she seems to be deep asleep, as she is snoring.

Callum does a double take on the homeless woman, and then moves back towards Rachel. He gives a subtle nod to his head, signaling Rachel.

Rachel takes out her wallet from her pocket and pulls out five one hundred bills. "And you have the extra?", she mutters quietly.

He pulls out a large brown lunch bag from underneath his jacket, and snatches her money.

Rachel gives a confused look, taking the crumbled lunch bag from his hand. "Couldn't you have put it into something nicer?", she opens the lunch bag and sticks her head closer to see the Beretta 92FS in it, along with a box of ammo.

He nods at the lunch bag, "For that, that is a pretty good deal." Rachel shrugs her shoulder with a sigh. "Would be more if you want a fancier bag." He looks back at the homeless lady, and then back to Rachel. "What is it for?"

Rachel still looking down at the paper bag. She replies with a short answer, "Just for protection." Can't believe I own a gun now...well illegally. She squeezes the top part of the bag, closing it.

Callum replies in a not very convinced tone, "Protection, huh?" He closes his eyes and walks past Rachel. He opens his eyes, giving Rachel one glance behind her, then straight ahead. "Well, have a good day, cutie."

Rachel doesn't really acknowledge too much about Callum's tone of voice. She is a little bothered how easy the sale was though, but maybe she is overthinking too much, like always. Callum, been wanting her to buy the gun off his hand, for a while.

She returns to her car, and throw the lunch bag in the trunk, and head straight into the diner.

The diner is a pretty packed with various type of customers from truck drivers to police officers. Rachel ducks her way to the back of the diner, in the kitchen area. She punches her ID number in the time clock machine to clock in. She grabs the available apron hanging up against the wall, tying it behind her waist, and heads back out to the main dining area.

"Rachel, can you make a round with coffee?" says a waitress that is currently taking order from some newly seated customers.

"Sure thing," says Rachel, as she reaches for the pot of coffee.


After the lunch rush dies down, Rachel lets out a sigh of relief, brushing her forehead. She grabs a wet towel and begins making a round around the tables, looking for any dirty tables to wipe down. She sees a poster posted by the bathroom doors that causes her to stop in her tracks.

Join the Photography Program in Blackwell Academy!

Rachel stares at the poster with curious eyes, thinking about Max and how her parents and Chloe is dead in that timeline. Her face lowers slightly, pouting her lips with sadness. She drops her arm to her side, rubbing the wet towel against her jeans. For some reason, she feels a void forming underneath her chest. She grasps at her chest, dipping her chin into her knuckles. Max...please hang in there. I'll come check up on you.

The diner door opens, pulling Rachel's attention away from the poster.

It's Chloe.

A/N: Finally back from a trip and ready to write. I'm going to do try two chapters of Rachel's timeline, then two chapters of Max's timeline. In Rachel's timeline, the characters are a little bit older and a bit different personality, so some of the themes can be more mature compared to Max. I apologize if some of these theme seems a bit too explicit or harsh. Life is Strange universe is actually very dark, though many of it is left for interpretation how "bad" it is. With the writing as my medium, I would like to explore some of it. After all, Rachel kind of have "spectator-like" powers, to assist with her all-knowing. Overall, I tried to keep it not "too explicit", just to leave some imagination to the readers, as well. Please let me know if it bothers you, I would like to know too.