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TIMELAPSE! #1: Just A Rather Very Normal Day!
'As a normal day progresses with you attending school like usual, but then suddenly a person shows up claiming to be YOU from the future? How would you react? TIMELAPSE is one such a journey, a journey of a young lad who confronts his future self about something that is to happen.'
"Wow! That's a nice intro! Well, looks like this series is going to be another blast for you J!" The voice of a lady startled me and I almost fell off the chair.
"I've told you a million times not to startle me when I'm writing, Cat!"[J: startled]
"I'm so sorry J! I didn't mean to startle you like that, but that intro was so good I couldn't help but compliment!"[Cat]
"Since how long were you in the club room?"[J: recovering]
"From that time when I could see you scratch your head for the perfect introduction paragraph!"[Cat: giggling]
"Not the best way to eavesdrop, you know? But anyway, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with your boyfriend?"[J]
"Well, he said he had some errands to run, so I came to check on my best friend!"[Cat]
"More like 'I want to spy on my best friend' endeavour."[J; sarcastically mocking Cat]
"Hey no! But seriously, I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't vouched to join the literature club that day. Thanks to you, the club wasn't shut down, but then-"[Cat]
"I know, I'm looking for more members!"[J]
"You're the best J!"[Cat] With that she gave me a tight hug and started to leave.
"Going somewhere?"[J: a bit red from that unexpected reaction]
"Home. And if I'm lucky, I'll find him along the way home, so maybe we can go for a walk!"[Cat]
"Yeah. Find him snogging another girl. I like your optimism though!"[J]
"Oh uh, shut up! He's not the type to cheat on me!"[Cat: a bit angry]
"Good luck with that!"[J]
With that, she stormed off, loudly closing the door behind her.
"Guess I went too far." I muttered to myself, and went back to thinking of a plot for my upcoming novel: TIMELAPSE!
My name is J. I am what you call 'want to do a lot, but trapped in the body of a lazy person' type. Simply, I'm lethargic. Wondering what a weird name? J? Well, my full name is J Lenin. People just call me J.
As for that hyper-active lady, she's Catherine. Shortly, I call her Cat. Met her during elementary school. I was walking home from school that day when I saw her being bullied by a few older guys. He was her cousin, who had her cornered over some family issue. Naturally, without knowing everything, I went in to stand for her. Well, I got beaten pretty bad, but that earned me her friendship. Ever since we've been best friends. As you saw, she can be overly expressive sometimes, putting me into some awkward situations, but it's only me with whom she behaves like that.
"Well, I might just go home too!" I told myself and started to leave home. I got all the things in the club room back into its place and went to the door, but the door was locked. I checked my pockets for the keys and I had them with me.
"Weird. How could I have been locked out if I had the key with me?" I walked out of the room, unlocking the door and wondering about it. That's when I heard someone shout at a student in the art and crafts club room on the very same floor.
"How many times have I told you? if you're done for the day, clean the damn room before leaving!!"[Supervisor]
"But sir, I only went to the restroom, I was about to clean it after I came back, so I left the door unlocked. I had no intention of leaving the room dirty!"[Fuuta]
"Like I'm going to believe that!"[Supervisor: growling]
"I can vouch for him. He left because I was in the Literature club room!"[J]
"Fine then."[Supervisor] He gave a final glare and left.
"I thought he was going to kill me! You saved me at the right time!"[Fuuta: relieved]
"He can be a handful sometimes. So going home?"[J]
"Yeah. Can you wait a bit? I have to clean up the mess the others made. I'm usually the last one to leave, so I do all the cleaning."[Fuuta: awkwardly]
"I guess I'll lend you a hand then!"[J] With that, we got cleaning. It took us about 15 minutes to sort everything out.
"Whew! The room looks as good as new!"[Fuuta: stretching to relax his muscles]
"Shall we leave then?"[J] With the job done, we submitted the keys to the staff room and left home. It was a nice chat with Fuuta.
Fuuta is a transfer student from abroad. His parents had a transfer due to their work, so Fuuta had to shift schools midway. A cheerful guy, a bit too kind-hearted, the way it makes people want to use him. His kind-hearted nature has him surrounded by girls, so he asked me to keep him company. It's been this way ever since middle school when he transferred over. Now, we're in high school. Fuuta, me and Cat are like an unbreakable group. But the club activities keep
us from meeting after school hours.
"She's a real tough one, dragging me into the club I never had intentions to join!"[J]
"The way I heard it, it was you who volunteered for her, when nobody came forward. But why was she so desperate on keeping the club alive? The Literature club has had no members for the past three years!"[Fuuta]
"The Literature club was started by her mother when she was studying in this school. When Cat told her mom about the club being shut down, her mom got depressed. Ever since she fixated on seeing this club last a few more years. At least till she passes the high school."[J]
"Wow! I didn't know that!"[Fuuta]
Yes. I remember that day. On the third day of high school, when we had to choose at least one club. I didn't have anything particular in mind, so I went to meet Cat. But I found her sulking in a corner. That's when I decided to join the Literature Club. We also got one month to recruit at least a total of 6 members. Her mother was very pleased to hear this news, though it was no surprise to her that I'd join the club for Cat's sake.
"Yeah, well, I came to know about it the day I joined the club. Cat told me everything on the way home."[J]
We walked for a while when it suddenly started raining. Luckily, we were near a restaurant the three of us usually visit, so we rushed inside to take cover. As we entered, we saw a girl seated at our usual place. She looked like Cat, at least that's how it was visible to me.
"Hey Fuuta, is that-"[J: intently staring at the table]
"Is that Catherine?"[Fuuta]
"I think so."[J]
"Looks like she's crying!"[Fuuta: wondering what could have gone wrong]
Without wasting a moment, we rushed over to the table. Yes, it was indeed our Cat. And, she was crying.
"Hey, J, it's you! Thank goodness!"[Cat: with a faint smile]
"Cat? Cat? What's wrong?"[J and Fuuta: worried]
Before she could even answer us, she passed out, with that faint smile intact on her face.
© Jeevan
"Wow! That's a nice intro! Well, looks like this series is going to be another blast for you J!" The voice of a lady startled me and I almost fell off the chair.
"I've told you a million times not to startle me when I'm writing, Cat!"[J: startled]
"I'm so sorry J! I didn't mean to startle you like that, but that intro was so good I couldn't help but compliment!"[Cat]
"Since how long were you in the club room?"[J: recovering]
"From that time when I could see you scratch your head for the perfect introduction paragraph!"[Cat: giggling]
"Not the best way to eavesdrop, you know? But anyway, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with your boyfriend?"[J]
"Well, he said he had some errands to run, so I came to check on my best friend!"[Cat]
"More like 'I want to spy on my best friend' endeavour."[J; sarcastically mocking Cat]
"Hey no! But seriously, I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't vouched to join the literature club that day. Thanks to you, the club wasn't shut down, but then-"[Cat]
"I know, I'm looking for more members!"[J]
"You're the best J!"[Cat] With that she gave me a tight hug and started to leave.
"Going somewhere?"[J: a bit red from that unexpected reaction]
"Home. And if I'm lucky, I'll find him along the way home, so maybe we can go for a walk!"[Cat]
"Yeah. Find him snogging another girl. I like your optimism though!"[J]
"Oh uh, shut up! He's not the type to cheat on me!"[Cat: a bit angry]
"Good luck with that!"[J]
With that, she stormed off, loudly closing the door behind her.
"Guess I went too far." I muttered to myself, and went back to thinking of a plot for my upcoming novel: TIMELAPSE!
My name is J. I am what you call 'want to do a lot, but trapped in the body of a lazy person' type. Simply, I'm lethargic. Wondering what a weird name? J? Well, my full name is J Lenin. People just call me J.
As for that hyper-active lady, she's Catherine. Shortly, I call her Cat. Met her during elementary school. I was walking home from school that day when I saw her being bullied by a few older guys. He was her cousin, who had her cornered over some family issue. Naturally, without knowing everything, I went in to stand for her. Well, I got beaten pretty bad, but that earned me her friendship. Ever since we've been best friends. As you saw, she can be overly expressive sometimes, putting me into some awkward situations, but it's only me with whom she behaves like that.
"Well, I might just go home too!" I told myself and started to leave home. I got all the things in the club room back into its place and went to the door, but the door was locked. I checked my pockets for the keys and I had them with me.
"Weird. How could I have been locked out if I had the key with me?" I walked out of the room, unlocking the door and wondering about it. That's when I heard someone shout at a student in the art and crafts club room on the very same floor.
"How many times have I told you? if you're done for the day, clean the damn room before leaving!!"[Supervisor]
"But sir, I only went to the restroom, I was about to clean it after I came back, so I left the door unlocked. I had no intention of leaving the room dirty!"[Fuuta]
"Like I'm going to believe that!"[Supervisor: growling]
"I can vouch for him. He left because I was in the Literature club room!"[J]
"Fine then."[Supervisor] He gave a final glare and left.
"I thought he was going to kill me! You saved me at the right time!"[Fuuta: relieved]
"He can be a handful sometimes. So going home?"[J]
"Yeah. Can you wait a bit? I have to clean up the mess the others made. I'm usually the last one to leave, so I do all the cleaning."[Fuuta: awkwardly]
"I guess I'll lend you a hand then!"[J] With that, we got cleaning. It took us about 15 minutes to sort everything out.
"Whew! The room looks as good as new!"[Fuuta: stretching to relax his muscles]
"Shall we leave then?"[J] With the job done, we submitted the keys to the staff room and left home. It was a nice chat with Fuuta.
Fuuta is a transfer student from abroad. His parents had a transfer due to their work, so Fuuta had to shift schools midway. A cheerful guy, a bit too kind-hearted, the way it makes people want to use him. His kind-hearted nature has him surrounded by girls, so he asked me to keep him company. It's been this way ever since middle school when he transferred over. Now, we're in high school. Fuuta, me and Cat are like an unbreakable group. But the club activities keep
us from meeting after school hours.
"She's a real tough one, dragging me into the club I never had intentions to join!"[J]
"The way I heard it, it was you who volunteered for her, when nobody came forward. But why was she so desperate on keeping the club alive? The Literature club has had no members for the past three years!"[Fuuta]
"The Literature club was started by her mother when she was studying in this school. When Cat told her mom about the club being shut down, her mom got depressed. Ever since she fixated on seeing this club last a few more years. At least till she passes the high school."[J]
"Wow! I didn't know that!"[Fuuta]
Yes. I remember that day. On the third day of high school, when we had to choose at least one club. I didn't have anything particular in mind, so I went to meet Cat. But I found her sulking in a corner. That's when I decided to join the Literature Club. We also got one month to recruit at least a total of 6 members. Her mother was very pleased to hear this news, though it was no surprise to her that I'd join the club for Cat's sake.
"Yeah, well, I came to know about it the day I joined the club. Cat told me everything on the way home."[J]
We walked for a while when it suddenly started raining. Luckily, we were near a restaurant the three of us usually visit, so we rushed inside to take cover. As we entered, we saw a girl seated at our usual place. She looked like Cat, at least that's how it was visible to me.
"Hey Fuuta, is that-"[J: intently staring at the table]
"Is that Catherine?"[Fuuta]
"I think so."[J]
"Looks like she's crying!"[Fuuta: wondering what could have gone wrong]
Without wasting a moment, we rushed over to the table. Yes, it was indeed our Cat. And, she was crying.
"Hey, J, it's you! Thank goodness!"[Cat: with a faint smile]
"Cat? Cat? What's wrong?"[J and Fuuta: worried]
Before she could even answer us, she passed out, with that faint smile intact on her face.
© Jeevan
