Annemarie looked behind her. She couldn’t see anyone but she heard their feet pounding the sidewalk. She saw the tunnel up ahead and knew it was her only choice. After all these years it seemed like such a waste to have to go back.
She thought of Derrick and how he would never know what happened to her. She wished she had time to leave a note. But what would she say? “I love you but my past has caught up to me and I have to return to when I was a child.”
“Ridiculous!” she thought as she hurled herself through.
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
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The Day After 
An intriguing setup. Wonder what her past is?
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That girl…always getting into trouble 😉
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It’s evocative but I didn’t quite understand this, Dawn. It reads like an excerpt from a longer piece
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Yes I suppose it does. Thanks for commenting Neil. I always appreciate your input.
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Oooh a time travel tunnel I assume and I wonder what she is going back too. Very intriguing Dawn.
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Thank you Louise.
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The tunnel really does look like a time portal, now I am thinking of all the possible scenarios as to why she would go back to being a child?
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Perhaps she is not that old and going back to a child is not that far. Or perhaps this was the only portal opened.
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An entire story in a few words. Great.
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Thank you.
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Portals come in all shapes and sizes… so many questions left unanswered! Good stuff!
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Thank you Dale. And thanks for the inspiration!
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My pleasure!!
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Sometimes there are those things hunting you… wonder if she had a choice…
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Doesn’t sound like only time travel but time travel plus regression/rejuvenation to when she was a child. She has to go back and prevent a mistake?
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Yes. Don’t we all? 😉
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Dear Dawn,
She sounds perhaps like she’s a time traveler? At any rate, I felt the tension and regret. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle.
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Wonderful, Dawn, I just love this.
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Thank you.
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Going back to try to change the past she’s escaping from? Nice one!
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Thank you Ali.
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It leaves me with a lot of questions.
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Hopefully a spark to your imagination.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Oooo, nice job!
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Thank you
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This is exciting!
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Thank you Honie
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Very intriguing. It makes me wonder what I would change if anything. I wasn’t confused by your words at all.
Tracey
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Thanks Tracey.
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Back to childhood – through to the womb again, perhaps?
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Haha..well yes..that is certainly one idea!
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Yes I see that!
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Thank you!
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I’m with the Doc on this one. It made me reflect on my own path. And what if we were going to the next life? What regrets will we leave behind when we enter that bright passageway?
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Wow, Russell, you certainly have me thinking now!
Thank you
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Ooooh, i love a time travel story. I wonder what is catching up with her and whether she is destined to go through it again…
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That’s always the catch with these things isn’t it? Avoiding the same mistakes.
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We like to think there are things we would do differently given another chance, but would we? Would it be possible? Could we go against our own natures? Your story raises intriguing questions
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We are who we are then. I suppose the lesson here is to make the best of what you have.
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Nice take, I’m presuming she’s about to step back through a portal.
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Yes sir. Thanks for reading Michael.
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I wonder if she’ll remember the time before she returned. Good sci-fi writing, Dawn. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Good question!
Thanks Suzanne.
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I love it when people just take a moment to focus on a flash of a larger story for these sorts of pieces, rather than trying to fit a whole story into a hundred words. Intriguing.
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Thank you Connor
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