She wanted me to follow her to her house, HER HOUSE. This was definitely the weirdest thing I had ever heard but the more I looked into her eyes the more i realized how serious she was
“So were just going to walk into your house and your parents wont care at all”? I asked.
She looked at me and smiled,”Why would my mom care she already thinks im out studying so whats the harm in heading back home with my study buddy”?
I quickly jumped dow off of the hut so that I was standing in front of her,”Alright fine lets go but your definitely explaining what te hell happened earlier”.
We set off towards her house and honestly I just had so many questions about what I am and how she knew about it in the first place and why she called herself a “Time Walker” which sounds kind of cool now that I am thinking about it, but anyway I began to ask her questions, “So what happened back there? You seemed as if you knew almost immediately after it happened”. She turned to me and said, “Well I told you I am a self proclaimed time walker so i can do things similar to what you did but better”, she said with a grin. I looked at her confused, “What do you mean better?”. I got my answer when she grabbed my hand and looked across the street, “Ok do you see that person jogging right over there”, I nodded, “Ok keep your eyes on her and tell me what happens”. This was starting to creep me out but I did as I was told and what I saw amazed me, the woman was moving but at a snails pace i looked around and everything around us was stuck in the same fashion, “So like I said I can do what you can just a bit better” she said as everything went back to normal and she walked on with a skip, “Come on slow poke the world wont stop for you, at least not yet anyway” she giggled as we turned a corner and she walked up to a two storyhouse and stood by the door, “Come in just take your shoes off before you go all the way in and sit them by the door”. I did what I was told and followed her into her home.She led me around her house looking for something until we came to the family area and she stopped and spoke, “Hey mom Im back, this is Mike my study partner were just gonna be up in my room for a while is that okay.” Her mother was just as short as Danielle was and had her same jet black hair the only reason I could tell them apart is the fact that her mother had a few age lines on her forehead but other than that they looked the same, “Fine Danielle just make sure nothing funny happens, oh and nice to meet you Mike”. She said the last part with an unsettling grin-now I know where Danielle gets it from- and we continued up to Danielles room without a problem.When we got there the first thing I noticed was she had roses painted all over her room walls, “Whats with the roses, you some fanatic or something?” I said with a laugh. “No im not I just like them obviously but anyway I know you have more questions about everything but first off tell me how you did it”. Judging from her staring and me and eventual realization I had no clue what she was talking about, “Just sit on the bed ill be right back im gonna grab something t drink do you want anything”, I nodded,”Water please”. She left quickly and just like that I was just sitting in honestly one of the hottest girls in schools room.”How did i even get to this point” I thought to myself with my face in my hands.
She came back and tossed a water bottle at me and it hit me in the head because I wasnt paying any attention. “Jeez give me a warning next time” I said while picking up the bottle and opening it. “She stood there laughing and apologizing until she finally controlled herself and sat right next to me on the bed, “Is there a reason your so close” she grabbed my face and turned it towards her, “There is actually I just want to try something” She said as she stared into my eyes her own a bright,blazing blue. I found myself studying her closely she had just an air about her that made me feel at ease. Even though her eyes seemed to be looking thru me I didnt care,”Your doing it again Mike” Danielle said abruptly as I snapped out of my thoughts.
“What are you talking about” I looked around confused until I saw that she had dropped her bottle but it still hadnt hit the ground, “So im doing that? That is so fucking cool but how do i stop it?” I asked “Just focus on how things should be going and it should go back to normal” I did what she said and it worked but before the bottle hit the ground she grabbed it quicker than i could see her move, “You learn to move a bit quicker when you do these things for a while”. I looked at her completely astonsihed and only could think of one thing, “How long have you been like this Danielle”. My question seemed to catch her off guard as she almost choked on her water, “Ive been like this for about two years now I think, but wiht all the slowing and speeding up it cold be longer I have no clue”. I couldnt do anything but stare at her,two years with no one to talk to about any of what you can do, would I be able to even do that? “Mike its fine it just got a bit boring after a while but now I have you to talk to about this kind of stuff” then she did something I didnt see coming, she hugged me! “Uh why are you hugging me”
“Shut up and hug me back” I slowly snaked my arms around her in a hug, warmth.
She pulled away and looked at me, “You cant tell anyone about what you can do or they will think your crazy or just laugh at you ut for now you just need to learn how to control what i like to call snails pace”. “Ok one thats a dumb name and two i need to start heading home so my mom wont kill me”. Danielle looked like she wanted to slap me but wa able to restrain herself and said, “Fine i’ll walk you out”. We stood up and made our way back downstairs and to the door and I began to put my shoes on and open the door when she tapped my shoulder, “Hey so do you want my number so you can text me if anything happens”. I looked at her and grinned, “well sure i suppose so”. She walked away and came back with a pen and paper and wrote it down and handed it to me. I stuck it in my pocket and turned, “Before you leave can I uh…. Get another hug?” I turned back around and opened my arms , “Come on you big baby”. She punched me in the arm and accepted the hug, “Dont be afraid to text if something happens seriously”. And with that i stepped out into the night air.
“I like your friend Danielle he seems nice, hes better than the last one at least”. She turned, “Yeah, you have no idea”.She said as she opped up the stairs to her room as I continued on my way back home.
