Mike was driving in the rain when the electric storm drew closer. He listened to the local weather report.
"Climatologists are baffled by the unusual electrical storms which have gathered over Greenwood county. Some have said they have seen nothing like it before. Rain has flooded many roads and made access to Greenwood almost totally inaccessible."
Mike switched off the radio and looked at the giant electrical storm approaching him.
He switched on his cell phone and speed dialed Ester. The phone went to voice mail.
"Hey Ester. It's me Mike," he looked up at the approaching storm knowing he did not have much time. "I have to tell you something. After tonight's storm I will be gone and you're never going to see me again. I have to tell you the truth. I'm not from here. I'm from another reality. I worked for a secret military research facility to create a time machine. Thing is I lost my daughter to a car crash ten years ago and I thought I could go back and save her. So I used the machine without permission and now here I am. It created a side effect where I keep switching from one parallel reality to another in the past and I can't control it. I didn't understand that there are so many different timelines. I thought I could just go back and save her but it's not that simple. Now when the time comes for me to move on, there's a huge electrical storm which moves me to another reality. I know this all sounds crazy. I just wanted to tell you this because I love you and I want you to understand where I came from and where I am going. You didn't do anything wrong. I don't want to go. This is the first place I found someone to care for since I made the jump ten years ago. I..."
An electrical spike hit the car and Mike found himself in another car heading for a tree.
The car hit the tree and Mike blanked out.
As he came to, he heard a voice. "It worked!! Son of a bitch is back." Then another voice shouted. "He's bleeding out! Get the crash cart." Military uniforms surrounded him.
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