Time Trap: A Story

"Can you ah can you tell me what the time, the time is?" he asked in a panic tone and hoped for a different answer.

"Yeah, just a second.....3:21 pm."

Before:

"Hey, Alex Get Up! GET UP!" Eric said. "Um-hmm". "Alex for god's sake get up the guy from HR is coming over your desk. ALEX!" Eric yelled for only Alex to hear and kicked his chair. "WHAT?" Alex yelled back with a disturbed voice. "Shut your face and try looking sober" "What?" "Mr.Hall" greeted a tall man on reaching Alex's desk. "Ye-Yes". "Mrs.Smith has asked you to submit the documents from the last conference, the team has already mailed you the requirements but no reply was received from your end." said the tall guy with a serious tone. "Ye-Yeah" Alex cleared his throat and continued "I will look into it, sorry for the trouble caused", with that the tall guy left. Alex sighed and sat on his chair he rubbed his temple to feel better from the mild headache he was suffering from. "So Mr.Hall are you awake now?" Eric asked with a goofy smile. "Yeah, I guess, thanks though". "Never mind, Well I am gonna leave for the day" Eric informed. "What? It's only 3:20". "I have to go pick my parents today remember?". "Oh yeah right". "Cool see you later."

Alex got back to his work, he replied to the emails, had a query cleared from the other department, worked a little on his current project, and then took a short break. He thought of how it is only Monday and he has to wait an entire week for the weekend. He felt his hangover fading from yesterdays party and his headache disappearing. He had to get some papers printed so he left for the printer, on the way there he met Alisha. "Hey Alex" "Hey, how's it been?" "Great. Are you going to the printer?" Alisha asked. "Umm Yes." Alex answered. "Oh because the printer ain't working" "Oh Alright, then maybe I'll deal with it later" "Yeah". Alex and her started walking to there desks, "So you leaving in a bit now?" Alex asked. "In a bit? It's only 3:21, we've got more than two hours to kill." "3:21?" he questioned. Alisha nodded and should her phone screen to Alex and then got back to her desk. "Wait, what?" Alex whispered to himself.

Alex couldn't comprehend how could the time be 3:21, last when he checked at that moment it was 3:20, so does that mean he did all this work in just about a minute.

Alex didn't understand what's happening, he saw his wristband and saw the numbers saying the time, it indeed was 3:21. He walked to his desk and checked his emails and was immediately shocked, he saw no emails sent, he then opened his project folder and saw nothing, everything seemed like it has been erased. Alex was shaken and felt like he has lost his mind. Even the time on the computer said it was 3:21. He turned sharply to his right and saw Greg working "Hey Greg, what's the time man?" he asked. "3:21 Hall, guess your screen has a time feature on it." Alex was shocked, Alex didn't understand how to react. He sat on his desk for a few minutes and put his head down, shut his eyes and thought maybe he is dreaming. Then he opened his eyes drank some water and fearfully looked at the screen in front of him and the screen said "3:21". Alex was scared now. He got off his chair and went to Alisha "Alisha, remember you told me that it was 3:21 like some minutes ago and..." Alex was interrupted by her as she said "Now is the first time I am seeing you today, what are you talking about Alex" Alisha said. "What?, NO, remember I was going to the printer and you said it ain't working!" "No, I don't understand, what are you saying". "You al-also told me the time, you said it's 3: 21....wait,wait a minute are you guys trying to play some sick joke?" " what joke? what printer? what time? I don't know what you are talking about, I have been on my desk since lunch now, and I didn't see you today." Alisha told him with concern on her face. Alex was stunned and just looked at her in shock. He thought the office is trying to pull a prank on him, so he made his way to the elevator. He got down to the ground floor and saw a digital clock kept at the reception area and the time was 3:21.

Alex was beyond scared he got out of the front gate and thought of asking a stranger. He spotted a teenage guy at the gate he went to him and asked

"Can you ah can you tell me what the time, the time is?" he requested in a panic tone and hoped for a different answer.

"Yeah, just a second.....3:21 pm."
"What the..."

*ficitonal story*

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