the butterfly effect;
(with reference to chaos theory) the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.
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In which she is sent to another world.
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[Book 1 in the Lorenz System Serie...
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Sarah Williams continued to pace nervously throughout the empty hospital room, wringing her hands in agitation as she waited for Melissa to bring in her son.
Her son.
Scott McCall.
The girl would've laughed at the absurdity of it if she hadn't been so terrified.
Sarah had come to the irrational conclusion while waiting that she was apparently in the fictional town of Beacon Hills. She had also, while following that absolutely ridiculous line of thought, come to the realization that she was probably not in her own universe anymore, considering the fact that Beacon Hills didn't exist in her world.
As she thought back to the Sheriff's words earlier about nobody coming to claim her, Sarah also realized with a dawning sense of horror that she was probably literally separated by time and space from her family.
Oh, God, she was gonna be sick.
Sarah leaned against the wall with her hand, almost falling over as she started to breathe erratically, panic creeping into her veins. Just as she began to feel like she would pass out, she was suddenly snapped out of her stupor by the sound of the door clicking open.
Her head whipped back around as she struggled to pull herself together, watching in awe as the person of her current thoughts walked through the door.
Scott McCall stood just inside the doorway, looking at Sarah in curiosity. He tilted his head, turning to look behind him at his mother, who gave him a look of encouragement, before stepping further into the room.
Melissa cleared her throat. "I'll just leave you two alone for a minute." She turned around and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her.
The room went dead silent.
Scott was the first to break the silence. "So, um, my mom said that you wanted to talk to me?" he asked, giving her an awkward smile.
They both stared at each other a moment more before Sarah finally snapped out of it.
"Y-Yeah, I did," she stuttered out, fidgeting in nervousness. The girl sighed, looking at Scott as she opened her mouth to try and explain her situation. "I'm—" she paused, frustrated at her lack of words. She began to pace in distress, running her hands through her blond locks of hair.
Scott continued to stare at the girl in confusion.
Sarah stopped again, turning towards Scott. "I'm from—" she cut herself off, growling in irritation. She started again, voice raising. "I'm from another—ugh!" She raised her arms up in aggravation, throwing herself down onto the bed, burying her face into her hands. This was hopeless. He would never believe her. Not to mention the fact that Sarah still wasn't entirely sure that she wasn't losing her mind.
