Time Loop

The Third

Ah whoops! Poor Evanlyn has died again...

Part 4 of Time Loop! Lets do this!!

Looking into the time continuum, it is possible to see 2 different clocks - one with cracks on it with green stains on it like blood. The other had red blotches on it, untouched otherwise. There were two sets of such clocks here. More were to come.

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Jae woke up and sat up in bed, sweating, his heart beating like crazy. He looked around his room, and grabbed his phone. The time was 10 AM, August 18. Jae's eyes widened. No time to waste. Quickly he pulled on his clothes, brushed his teeth, and grabbed an apple from the kitchen table.

"Ok Mom I'm going to the park! I'm not sure when I will be back, but I will be!" He winced at his lie. Would he be able to come back without looping?

Running out the door, Jae got to the park and sat down on the swing seat. The breeze ruffled his hair. He closed his eyes, trying to think of what he should do this time. He waited for the swing to move, for the words to come.

"Hey what up bestie? Having fun sitting here all by yourself?" Opening his eyes, Jae saw Evanlyn, with her cat on her lap.

"Well no, not really."

"Then why such a sad face?"

"I'm just... thinking about how hot it is, and how hungry I am. Want to get some fro - yo?"

"You bet! I want to get a brain freeze!"

Jae grabbed Evanlyn's wrist and started running, away from the street, away from the truck and the falling beams. The cat followed behind them, keeping up with them.

"Hey, what? Where are we going? The fro-yo store is the other way!"

"Let's go to a different store than we usually go to. I heard... I heard that this one is pretty good too." Jae said, lying through his teeth, panting from running so fast.

Evanlyn looked disappointed. "Gosh darn it Jae! I had a coupon for that place! One more stamp and I could have gotten a free one!" The cat seemed to agree with Evanlyn, and stopped to turn around.

"Nope sorry! I'll buy it for you instead, how's that?"

"Well that's a deal!"

Jae climbed up stairs to get to the new fro-yo store. It was on the side of a mall, and it was possible to get to it by going up these stairs. They got to the 5th story, where the store was located. Panting, they rested on the balcony. The cat sat on the steps, lying down to rest.

"I... need... a break..." Evanlyn panted, and leaned against the wooden rails. There was a cracking sound, and the rails broke into pieces. Screaming, she fell backwards, her momentum making her unable to straighten.

Jae rushed over and tried to grab her hand, and Evanlyn extended hers. But she was already falling. She fell, and Jae, unable to take her eyes off her, saw her hit the sidewalk, a small pool of red forming, growing bigger as she lay there, not moving.

Jae walked slowly backwards, staring in horror at where Evanlyn used to stand. He look at the cat, innocently cleaning himself. Jae closed his eyes, sitting down against the cold wall of the fro-yo store.

"Dead once more" Time was next to him, standing against the wall, looking down on him.

"I don't understand. We didn't go to the same place, but she's still gone." He looked up, tears in his eyes, and whispered "I just want to help her"

Time nodded, seeming to understand. "Yes. Life can be so short, can't it?"

"I want to loop. Let me. Please"

"As you wish"

Jae closed his eyes, feeling himself disappear from this time line.

Time felt a new memory go to him. He had a won an art contest at his school, and his picture would be in the newspaper. His red eyes glowed.

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Another pair of clocks appeared in the continuum. A green clock, shattered, with a faint picture of stairs. The other was red, with blood splattered across it. There were now 3 pairs, and more were to come.