Stranger souls - Caulscott

Chapter 12 Time to change time

Chloe

Chloe: "Max... Are you sure you want to know..." She slowly looks down, because she can't look into my eyes.

Max: "Please Chloe. " She whispers and I took a deep breath.

Chloe: "I'm-I'm so sorry but, when we got to him---" I took her hand. " ---he wasn't moving and..."

Max: "No..." A gasp came from her mouth.

Chloe: "Max I'm so sorry... "I hug her tightly but she stills froze.

Max

Huge tears were falling down my cheeks... I cant make even a single sound. She hugged me but I can't hug her back... I can't even move a muscle... Did he die because of me? I was not far from breakdown... I want to scream and cry at the same time. One of the most painful moments in my life. My head was full of thoughts and I was waiting for the moment when Chloe will let me go from her grip... but it didn't happen. I just, I have to say, stupidly watch behind her. Suddenly I saw dark smoke.

Fucking you visions! You have the best timing as always... Go away! I close my eyes and hoping it disappears. But when I open them again the smoke was still there. I was about to ignore it but then the smoke turns into a... small bird? He flew over the Darkroom and then landed on the trolley which was filled with photos of me and the other stuff. He was pointing at the photos on the top with his beak.

Then he grabs with it one of the photos and lets it go down to the floor. I hinted to Chloe that she should let me go from her hug. I slowly stand and go for it.

Chloe: "Max? "

I grab the photo from the floor. Chloe was confused and staring at me. That photo... It was from the moment when I was lying on the floor and... when Nathan was still alive!

Chloe: "Max? What are you---" I ignored her...

Max: "Chloe... I'm going o fix everything... just trust me okay? " I didn't tell her about that I can go back through the photo... I will someday when I have the chance.

I focus on the photo and went back

Nathan: "Max! Max! Wake up! "

Shit! The pain in my head is back, but I can a little concentrate. Max focus! What can I change? I automatically started to fight with the tape, but I realize that's useless. Ouch! I felt how a hand grab a fist of my hair. Shit! I forgot about that... Sick bastard! He whispered to my ear something... I tried to understand that, but then Nathan called out. Jefferson got angrier, disgust with his voice screaming at him. I can barely see how he approaches him and then... No! I could see how that fucker get a syringe inside his neck.

Wait a minute... Isn't that supposed to be my dose? I know it sounds weird what I just said in my mind but... What did I change? Oh... I didn't grab his attention at the end by fighting with the tape, so he gave it to him! My vision starts to get blurry.

The photos around me were changing. The first one was in the Dark room, where I was lying on the floor. I think it's the moment after he gave me that dose and... Omg! Jefferson was nearby with a pointing gun on Nathan's head! Gosh... That phono burned and change into another one. I was still on the floor, Jefferson was taking pictures of me and Nathan... He was out of it but luckily the gun disappear.

The second one... The junkyard? David was taking down Jefferson and Chloe was kneeling next to Warren and Nathan... I thought everything fits in that photo with that what Chloe says but then... I saw in the corner photo that Nathan's head was bleeding... That--- That sick bastard literally shot him into the head! I can't even describe it but... it was horrible! Finally, it changed... David and Jefferson were the same, Chloe was kneeling nearby Warren and Nathan and... Nathan was lying on the ground fully awake... no sigh of blood from his head... Yes! I did it! He's alive!