Time for School

Breakup

I narrowed my eyes in confusion, realizing that Ms. Adanna was as frozen in time as anything else around me. I didn't want for that to happen and so I was very confused – and a little scared. I began to worry that perhaps my powers were short-circuiting again somehow.

I reached for the doorknob — it was impossible to move.

"What the hell?" I wondered aloud, trying to will the doorknob to life but it simply would not budge. "Ms. Adanna?" I called out, realizing that she was not budging either. Suddenly, I heard a noise down the end of the hallway. It was enough to send terror down my spine as I panicked that someone had seen me completely naked in school. It was like a nightmare come true.

I snapped my head in the direction of the sound, my eyes bulging as I spotted a person at the end of the hall. But it wasn't any student, teacher or faculty member. It was a tall figure clad in black — the very same person I saw through the window of the class door earlier. And the sound ... the sound was that same whispering I heard before. Suddenly I became a lot less nervous, and a lot more curious.

I began to walk toward it, wondering just what in the time-stopped hell was going on here. As I advanced, the figure calmly made a retreat around the corner.

"Hey!" I called out. "Stop!" My demands were ignored.

I quickly ran toward the end of the hall. The whispering became louder and louder, until it overtook my senses. Then, when I turned the corner, the noise instantly stopped. Nobody was there. I stood there for a moment and looked around, stunned and confused. But quickly, I became annoyed. Someone or something was playing me. While I had no idea what kind of entity I was dealing with, I still had the overwhelming urge to knock them senseless.

I took a deep breath and sighed heavily. Everything felt back to normal. Well, as normal as standing in the midst of a completely time-frozen world could be. I made my way into the bathroom, taking the opportunity to clean myself off a bit with flowing water before grabbing a large handful of paper towels from the dispenser.

I made my way back out of the bathroom, taking one last look around the hallway. There was no one in sight. I sighed once more and headed back to class.

As I peered in through the window, I saw Ms. Adanna starting to put her clothes back on. It was a sight that brought a smile to my face. Not just because of how hot it was, but also to know that everything was back as it should be. I opened the door, greeted by the grinning face of my teacher.

"I bet that felt liberating to streak down the hallway with no repercussions," she said.

"Yeah," I idly replied as I watched the door close behind me, "something like that." I then handed her the stack of paper towels.

"Thank you," she said before she placed them on her desk to replenish the ones she'd used.

I then picked up my own clothes, completely ignoring the fact that dozens of eyes were on me as I began to dress myself.

"So, now what happens?" she asked as she gently straightened out the bun in her hair.

"You and I take our places we were in when I stopped time," I explained, standing before her. "I start time again, everything's back to normal."

She was surprised by the explanation. "That sounds incredibly simple," she said before smirking suggestively. "You've certainly done this before, haven't you?"

I playfully shrugged my head from side to side. "Maybe," I replied, getting a chuckle out of her. The two of us shared a quick kiss before she turned around to face the board, marker in hand.