This is for Azila'a challenge! My genre was science fiction and my element was that it had to be under 500 words, so that's why it's so short! Pahaha I managed to finish it in 499 words so a lot of description is missing and I'm really sorry about that >.< I promise that I will make it into a longer short story because, honestly, I fell in love with this idea! And it started out with a completely different beginning! XP
This is also dedicated to a boy named Mike. I didn't know him very well and he was a grade above me, but he died in a fire the day before Easter while helping his father out of the house. The reaction a lot of people had at my school really inspired this. I hope you guys enjoy it
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This was it.
I sighed, peeking at the metallic object before me. The flashing lights made it look like a nerdy machine from an old science fiction movie. I sighed again and touched the hard chrome. It was cold and smooth under my palm and made my heart race.
I used to question why we were making this. I always told him it would never work, but every time, he would just brush it off and tell me I was a “kill joy”. Yet I didn't mind. I didn't care that we were doing something geeky and far-fetched. I didn't care that I couldn't understand what he was telling me half the time and that I lost countless nights of sleep for something I didn't even believe would work. I didn't care, because we were working on this together.
But now, I was all alone. This cold hunk of metal was the only thing left from him and even if it killed me, I would finish it.
For Rory.
If he couldn't finish it, then I would finish alone. I would finish and get him back. Even if it killed me, that's what I would do. I hadn't realized how much I had grown to love him. How important he was to me. I only realized when I wasn't able to keep him with me any longer. The night that fire ripped him away from me, I decided that I would finish everything we worked on. That, once I had accomplished his dream, I could forget him and breathe again. I was wrong, though, and longed to see his face. I would forget that he was gone. Needing something and saying “Hey, Rory. Pass me that wrench?” and then silently scolding myself.
But today was different. The lights flashed and as I pressed my finger against the start-up button, the machine whirred to life. It hummed, flashing, and brought excitement into this tiny basement. I let out a laugh and couldn't contain my enthusiasm. My smile finally showed, after two months, and I jumped up and down like a little girl on Christmas.
“I did it, Rory! I did it!” I laughed and felt warm tears slide down my face. I wiped them away quickly before gaining composure and taking a deep breath. Silently, I typed in the date and time on the attached keyboard before pressing “Go”. The glass inside the chrome frame lit up with a bright white light. I squinted and walked over to the machine, getting into place.
“This is it. Rory... I hope this works.”
I placed my hand onto the glass. The light had made it warm and my hand burned. Closing my eyes, I prayed that it would work. My body tingled and I waited. Minutes later, I opened my eyes, disappointed to find nothing changed.
I sighed and sat down. Unexpectedly, the door opened and a boy stepped inside the room.
“Kate?”
“.... Rory?”
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