Banned from Existance

I turn the dirty alley’s corner constantly looking over my right shoulder to see if they are following me. Just as I thought I had escaped they appeared right in front me. Two tall men in grey jumpsuits looming over me like a cat does mouse.

 “Mrs. Terra were going to need you to come with us.” says the taller of two men.

 I scream, “What do you want from me? I have the police on speed dial!”

“Mrs. Terra we can do this the easy way or the hard way. I suggest you come with us and no harm will be done.” Says the shorter man earnestly as if he were in a hurry.

I bolt away as fast as I can, but it was no use. No matter where I went those men were one step ahead of me. It was like they had done this all before.

All the sudden I felt a sharp stinging pain hit my back almost like being stabbed. My eyes slowly closed as I started to feel very tired.

               I awoke in the back of what seemed like a ship. I was in handcuffs.

“Release me now! Why am I here?” I shouted.

“Don’t act dumb.” Said the little one,” you know what you did.”

I look at him in obvious confusion, and in that moment so many thoughts filled my head as I tried to think of what I possibly could have done.

“SHH!” says the taller one, “She doesn’t know yet remember...”

Once again, I felt another sharp pain in my back and the feeling of drowsiness. I fought to stay awake and eventually succumbed to the darkness.

               I awoke in a small room with no tables no doors just plain white walls. Except for a tablet like tv sitting on one of the walls perfectly centered. This tv had the words,” Mrs. Terra you have been banned from existence.” In shock, I looked around for cameras or any sort of video taper as I felt I was being watched.

“Banned from existence,” I said to myself, “What could that even mean?”

For many days I stayed inside this little room planning and thinking of anything that I could possibly do, but as the days went on, I grew weaker and weaker and more dehydrated. Just when I felt like I was about to die, I heard a very large explosion.

               Someone had just busted in the room. I was too weak to speak or even see straight but I saw a woman with about five men behind her. She smiled and pointed at me ordering the men to pick me up. I tried to scream but could not. My eyes started to get dark just around the edges. I was out cold.

               I awoke in what seemed to be a hospital room attached to a bunch of machines.

 I thought to myself,” why could these people want me? I’ve done the most ordinary things my whole life.”

It was like they could read my mind as the same woman from earlier walked in.

“Hello, Mrs. Terra, I know you are wondering why you’re here but before we explain anything you’re going to need to recover.” Said the lady.

She was tall wit straight blonde hair parted to the side; She was neither skinny nor fat just right. I noticed she could sense me reading her and gave me a funny look. She looks familiar.

“Where am I? Who are you? Why am I here?”

“Oh, sweet girl I know you have so many questions that will all be answered very shortly. I will be back for you in five minutes. Get dressed, there’s clothes for you in the closet.

               I watched her walk out and sat up. I was still attached to everything, so I just ripped it out of my arm. I walked over to the closet just as she had instructed. In the closet sat a plain beige dress with spaghetti straps. I quickly slipped it on and sat back on my bed to examine the room. It was the same color as my dress and small. It had everything a normal room would have, but then I spotted it. There was a picture of me and what looked like my boyfriend and three children that shared the same facial features.

               The lady walked in, “you ready?” she asked.

 I could tell she could notice the visual worry on my face, and I asked, “Where did you get this?”

“Why you gave it to me, but not in this time frame.”

“What do you mean?”

“Follow me I will explain everything.”

She then proceeded to take me down a grey lit hallway.

“Does color not exist here?” I thought to myself.

We then turned the corner and she led me into a room that was also grey but had a very large table and chairs around. She then instructed me to sit.

“Terra listen to me closely. You will let me talk and ask questions after. Understood?”

“Yes, Mam.” I wondered why she said just my name.

“My name is Terra. I am you in the future.”

“Wait what!!”

“You well us when we grow up will invent a time machine. The universe did not like the fact that we built a time machine because it messes up the space and time continuum. That is why we got banned from existence. Not to worry I busted you out. You will now be returned your correct time. This will all seem like a bad dream. The minute you get back you must start working on this time machine, or you will be killed. Do not tell anyone of this.”

Before I could even react, she started to disappear right before my eyes almost dissolving away with the rest of the room. I awoke in a cold sweat. My head was pounding, and I assumed it was a bad dream. I went along with my normal life until I received a letter telling me “It wasn’t a dream.”