A Change of Rewind

Prologue - God's Rope

Glenn, a socially awkward guy, Is working in his late 20's regretting everything in his life. One day, however, He sees a familiar stranger on his way to work.

It's his childhood friend and first love, Sera, whom he lost contact with after a fight long ago and he remembers everything Instantly.

He gains a shred of confidence and tries to talk to her, but before he could say a word, he sees she has a husband and a kid, making him more depressed. As he looks at the family his vision gets cloudy and he looks away just as Sera looks over his direction.

"What are you looking at?" Sera's husband asks

"Oh? Sorry, I thought someone looked familiar" Sera laughs it off before walking away.

At home, Glenn drinks his worries away and alcohol bottles pile up his room.

"God fucking damn it. I really wish I could've talked to her. Why am I such a coward" Glenn says, drunk

Glenn wishes he could've talked to her during prom, because two hearts were broken that night. He finds her social media, and stalks her wedding pictures before stopping himself, realizing what's become of him.

He stops, and drinks more and watch TV. Besides, there's nothing else he can do other than watch her be happy

As he blacks out, he finds himself in a dark room, an abyss was no match for the darkness in this room.

and in the middle, a lone dark silhouette sat, with red blood eyes, eyes full off instability, dark thoughts, and regrets. A flustered Glenn looks at him and asks "Where am I?" To the mysterious figure.

The mysterious figures reveals a smile, and laughs. "Oh how gullible you've become, Glenn."

Glenn is surprised, he gets a headache and his vision distorts as he looks at the figure. He's scared as to why this figure knows his name

"W-Who are you?! How do you know me?!"

The figure smiles once again, before speaking

"I am the God of Time, the ruler of this plane, I've been assigned to watch over this world's choices and for every lifetime, someone is sent here once they've regret a choice so much, that their consciousness peeks into this spaced dimension."

The Figure explains, sharing a smug but angry look at Glenn

"What the hell are you talking about? Where am I?!" Glenn refutes in a panicked tone

"That doesn't really matter now does it? Or, do you want me to send you back without telling you why you're here." The God says, giving Glenn a look of disappointment

Glenn realizes immediately why he's here

"No, that's..."

"I'll stop with the stalling. You, Glenn Poysfield, are granted with a second chance. How that second chance is used is up to you. This girl, Sera. She seems interesting, almost familiar."

Glenn wonders why The God mumbles to themselves, his vision distorts again as he looks at the God

The God reveals a timeline, it shows every year Glenn has been alive. And every significant moment.

"Now, Glenn. Choose wisely where do you wanna be sent back?"

Glenn searches for the right event as he scrolls through he sees the most significant parts of his life being selectable to travel to.

[First Job], [Moving Out], [College Degree], [First Day of College], [High-School graduation], [First Day of High-School] "found it!"

"I wanna go back to the first day of High-school" Glenn tells The God.

Glenn notices The God glancing at him before his vision distorts again just before he could see what they look like. Glenn's voice breaks The God's glance and replies, "Good luck. You're gonna need it"

Glenn is sucked into something and he hears the God's last words to him before turning black. He wakes up to the sun getting through his window, and sees a different ceiling as he awakes. A familiar one at that. Glenn realizes where he is.

He's at his childhood house, blue bed sheets, a familiar fragrant smell coming from downstairs so good there was only one answer to it, his mothers's cooking.

Glenn is ecstatic at this and screams

"IT WORKED, IT ACTUALLY WORKED, I'M HERE!"

Glenn shouts, forgetting he isn't living alone anymore and hears someone walking up the stairs

Glenn's mother, Maya, comes up the stairs and scolds him

"For god's sake Glenn, it's 7 in the morning and you're already disturbing the neighbors! Why are you so energetic in the morning?!"

Glenn is startled but immediately comes back to his senses and gets in character

"Sorry, mom. I was just a bit joyful for no reason"

Maya doesn't question it and just tells him to get ready for school and get breakfast as she heads back downstairs

Glenn thinks to himself; "I missed mom, dad too. I missed this place aswell" as a tear sheds down his eye, feeling relieved to get to see this place again