I Hate Time Travelers by Lee J Isserow

Author:Lee J Isserow [Isserow, Lee J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABAM.info
Published: 2016-04-03T23:00:00+00:00

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Luke was only going to take a quick shower, but not soon after he had got under the water the door opened behind him, and he found himself joined by Future-Luke. The two of them, against their better judgement, got distracted from the cleansing routine. By the time they emerged, they found themselves in a rush to get to work. They were dressed and out the door when it dawned on them that only one of them needed to go.

"It's my job…" said Luke.

"But I can do it for you…" said his counterpart.

"But you shouldn't have to. I don't want to take advantage of you being here."

"I'm kinda volunteering..."

They were so embroiled in their back-and-forthing that they didn't see the door across the hallway open.

"We could take turns." said Luke

"So, who's turn is it today?"

They looked at each other, both knowing what the other was thinking. Rock vs. Rock. Paper vs. Paper. Rock vs. Rock.

"This is never going to work." they said, simultaneously.

"There's… two of you?!" said a voice opposite them. They turned to see Mandy standing in her doorway.

"Uh. Hi." they responded.

"How did this happen? When did this happen?" she asked.

"It's… a long story." said Luke.

"Uh, we kinda have to go to work…" said Future-Luke. Both hurried along the hallway and ran down the stairs. Mandy peered down after them, watching as they left the building.

The discussion about splitting up the work week between the two of them continued all the way to the office. As the building was in sight, their conversation was interrupted by a flash of pixie dust in their periphery. They turned to see Ian sitting outside a cafe, paper cup in hand. Another flash, and he had travelled over to them.

"There's two of you!" he said, visibly excited about the revelation.

"Uh, yeah." said Luke.

"That's amazing!" he responded, looking back and forth between the two of them.

"We should probably get to work." said Future-Luke, becoming uncomfortable of the interest his existence was generating.

"Yeah, we don't want to be late." said Luke to his future self.

The two of them hurried along the street.

"See you there…" said Ian, watching them walk away. In a flash, he was gone. His cup dropping to the ground, pixie dust floating on the puddle of discarded coffee.

The Lukes arrived at the office, to discover they were already twenty minutes late. Seeing Ian had distracted them, and they had forgotten their plan for splitting their job over the week. As they walked through the door, the path to their desk was blocked by a man in a black suit. He towered over them, a white tie hanging from the collar of a black shirt, dark hair that was greying at the temples. They tried to look him in the eye, but their view was obscured by shades so dark the Lukes couldn't tell which of them the stranger was looking at, but each could feel his gaze like a weight they couldn't lift.

“Uh. Are you here for an appointment?" said Luke, as the two of them walked around the Suit to the desk.

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