The Loop

NO. 128 USA

Melonie woke up on June 3, 1988 for 10,823rd time instead of waking up on June 4, 1988 for the first time. She'd spent almost thirty years in a dead-end job without a paycheck because time doesn't move anymore. And no, that's not an exaggeration.

The small town of Fairfield has reset itself every night without fail for thirty years. Even though everybody knows THAT it happens, nobody knows HOW it happens. All they know is that changing the routine makes them disappear at night, those who leave never come back, and nobody comes into the town.

At least, that's how it used to be.

Now a stranger who ages every day claims to be from the future has entered the town, and things start falling apart. People are starting to forget that they're reliving the same day over and over again at the expense of their lives. Time is creeping back into Fairfield, but will they go to June 4, 1988 or June 4, 2018?

(First draft, suggestions welcome)