The Man In Black

"A mysterious man clad in a black fedora and trench coat on the sidewalk approaches me.

'Excuse me,' the man says to me. I ground my foot onto the pavement to stop my board, and pull my headphones down to my neck, 'do you have the time?'

'Oh yeah, it's-' I pull up my sleeve to look down at my watch, my brows furrowing at the still hands. I tap on it which does nothing. Stupid thing. 'Sorry, my watch seems to be messed up, but it should be around 11pm, sir.'

I look up at the faceless man, his fedora casting a shadow over his face except for his eye glinting in the moonlight, an eye holding unknown intentions. The stranger looks down at me-a stranger so strange that an instant chill crawls down my spine.

'Not a problem. Thank you,' he says before he walks away into the shadows."

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Rufus, a 16 year old boy living in Brooklyn New York, takes an innocent trip to a nearby 7-11 one late night. Yet, little does he know that a series of unfortunate events will unfold that night, changing his perception of time, humanity, and his life forever.