I hid inside the same dumpster from my first time travel experience, and it was at that moment I noticed Arcadia was back to normal. It was no longer dystopian and shined brightly again. It made me happy knowing that the people wouldn't have to be oppressed anymore, but it made leaving the place that much more difficult.
As crazy as it sounds at that moment, I started missing everyone that I met on my journey's time-traveling; I even missed Maynard. I just felt so lonely at that moment. I was going through so many troubles all alone. Granted, I caused them all, but still... I practically tried to time travel again, but I told myself that it would have only worsened everything. A part of me almost wanted to stay in Arcadia instead of fixing all the problems I had caused, but I knew I had to finish what I had started.
Now I just had one more place and time to go. I had to go to May 16th, 2020.
I had to go back to the genesis.
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The October Amaryllis
Science FictionClive Andrews is a typical 16-year-old boy who never had anything out of the ordinary happen until May 16th, 2020, when he was struck by several feet of ball lightning and nearly killed. After being discharged from the hospital, he realizes that he...
