The Curse of Time
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  • Reads 399
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  • Parts 16
  • Time 2h 7m
Ongoing, First published Nov 09, 2018
Mature
He pressed the trigger without saying anything. The sharp sound filled my ears. The same time I unconsciously shouted- " NO!" and raised my hand to do something...anything. But it was of no use.

She fell, everything seemed to be going in slow motion. Bloodstained her dress and she groaned in pain. It was a horrible sight.

But then a strange thing happened.

The girl stood up back again, the bullet shot backward  her blood going back into the wound.The bullet went back into the gun and the conversations flashed right in front of me. As if everything was travelling at the speed of light. It was incredibly scary. Now, everything was a blur, looking like a video being put in rewind and I couldn't concentrate on the details. I closed my eyes, wishing everything to end, wishing everything I experienced right now was a dream.

When I opened my eyes, I saw myself back on Sophie and Dave's table. Sitting there. As if everything went back in time.

*****
"Time is money,  but what happens if I can use it again and again? "
*****
I, Alexia Jones, am NOT an awkward teenager. I just have a very good taste of friends. That's probably the best and the safest way to survive the senior year in Hemmingdale High.

Murders. Disappearances, Kidnappings, Betrayals and choices.

That is my life in a sentence.

Now I need to deal with friendships, bullying, dealing with assholes, getting in trouble and then there are monsters, assassins and my mysterious past (my life is a big lie).
And of course my time-rewinding powers.

Well shit.
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