Lost in Time

Extra: Jeff meets his Benefactor

After everything settled with Reed and Tony, and the harrowing escape from the hellhole foundation Tony had built, Jeff returned to university, the weight of his past still heavy on his shoulders. Just shy of graduation, his life took another turn when he had to flee from his apartment, terrified that Tony might track him down. He devoted himself to building a sanctuary for those who escaped, a refuge for the vulnerable, but it was a lonely endeavor that kept him up at night.

A year later, his teachers welcomed him back with open arms, eager for him to complete his studies. Yet, Jeff felt the struggle of reintegration—a battle between the scars of his past and the hope for a brighter future. To his astonishment, a mysterious benefactor had covered his tuition, lifting a colossal burden off his shoulders. He was grateful, yet a nagging curiosity about the identity of this generous soul gnawed at him. Who would extend such kindness to a kid like him, burdened by family issues and a tumultuous history?

Of course, he was grateful, but he was curious, too. Who was willing to help a kid like him? The kid who had family problems that's why he had to stop going to the university and hide. Nonetheless, he gave his best and graduated first in his class to make his unknown benefactor proud. He asked about the mysterious person who helped him pay off his loans and remaining balances after he graduated. He was only a small package.

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"Is he my benefactor?" Jeff thought.

He went home after he finished processing all his documents to graduate with the package still in his hand. As soon as he got home, he opened the small package and that's when he saw a familiar doll with a letter inside.

"Dear Jeff," The lad reads it.

"I know you're taken aback by some sudden benefactor paying your bills but I know you and your work, I have heard about you from many people and that is why I decided to pay for your studies. You don't have to pay me back at all or work for me. All I ask is for you to graduate and be happy." Jeff reads further into the letter.

"I know this might be weird but one day when I woke up I suddenly cried as if I woke up from a dream and I heard myself calling your name. I always have the same dream every night. I always call you and these three kids, triplets, and I know this is weird but I always have dreamt of it and always wondered if it was our future or something beyond this world or another." Okay it was bizarre, was this benefactor some weirdo or stalker? Jeff thought but he continued reading anyway. 

"I was about to go crazy when I saw a note one day in my room next to my bed and it told me to look for you and take care of you but another weird thing was that it said Alan from another world." Alan? From another world? Did Alan leave a note for this dude?

"I did as the note told me, even though I was sure I was crazy for doing so. I didn't want to scare you so instead of meeting you, I just helped you with your studies. I hope from now on, you will be successful and will continue to strive hard. Make me proud, make us proud." As Jeff read the final words he didn't quite understand who was this person who was his benefactor. "Us? Does he mean Alan from the other world?" Jeff thought then took out the doll that was inside the box.

It was the same doll as what Alan gave him the last time he saw him but like him, the doll also vanished into thin air.

Although the kiss worked, Jeff was left sad and lonely. Just when he finally realized he loved Alan and he was willing to be happy with him, he vanished. Yet Jeff still thought on the bright side, somewhere in another world he was happy with Alan with their three kids.

Jeff then looks at the bottom part of the letter only to see a name he wasn't expecting.

Alan.