The thing about time travel...

The year: 2030
The place: Peoria, IL

The city was bustling and thriving. What was thirty year as ago but a small town was now one of the biggest and most modern of places. People all over... Pushing shoving bustling trying to get to work. It was mid Monday morning... No one heard him scream. They trampled over him not even noticing his sudden appearance. He finally managed to get up and brush off the foot marks of his coat. He hadn’t been injured much but for a few bruises. He walked into mall in front of him with a smile on his face.

The story:

“I do not believe time travel is possible”, I remarked. There had been about 7 rounds of scotch that had done the rounds. Scott looked up at me dazed and said,” Like I care.. Go F yourself you horrid…” He didn’t mean it.. I laughed…. That’s when the pager rang…

I washed my face with cold water as did Scott. We drove as fast as we could to the intersection of Patterson and Helding. There was shriveled body of a 67 year old lady on the pavement.. I must have been seeing things… Scott headed towards the body as I stood back… I was sure I had… I had.. Seen a ghost? … couldn’t be… it had been but for a second… but no it was not possible… must be the scotch talking I reminded myself…

I looked down at the body. No signs of a homicide and yet it was one. Just like the seven others- she was a “Perry” too. Soon Destiny Perry was at the scene, the last of them. She was the last of the Perry’s, God she made me…. She smiled at me… and then looked down at her aunt. She slipped something into my palm.

Three hours later I was at decrepit pub in this fucking loser place called Peoria. But what made the difference in my attitude this lovely night was a Ms Perry who was sitting across me. She smiled coyly at me and then told me what I had been missing on the case all these months. I was about to say something when…. I screamed…. She moved slightly … a pointed sort of thing missed her my millimeters.. the ghost!

I Jumped up at it….. I was pulled into a Vortex and the last thing I saw was Destiny look with surprise at me…

He didn’t know I was with him. He didn’t see me follow him into the mall. I couldn’t believe the place I was in. I saw him go into a shop with the name- Destiny’s Macks- the Future… I walked in and he was facing me, smiled and said, “Hello Father…My billionaire father ... I killed because you asked me too… I can’t tell you more”
Something struck me and I lost consciousness…


I woke up in Destinys arms… and she was crying softly … and as I opened my eyes she gave a sigh of relief and kissed me hard…. I was dazed…