5.- A Friendly Traveler

It had been a couple of days since the dinner which Annah and I had called a success, but shortly after that dinner my parents accidentally met Annah so the dinner to get to know each other was moved that same day. Dinner that I had to pay for out of my measly savings. Dinner that was once again listed as a success.

At dinner we talked about many things that were mostly to embarrass me, but of course like any older brother Enzo was the one who started with those embarrassing moments that my mind was trying to forget and he started with the worst of all. When I reluctantly agreed to dress as a girl.

I was too hidden in my arms and with my face red with embarrassment living the moment over and over again in my head until I heard

-How cute- was what I heard Annah's voice I came out of my shelter and saw her with a picture that my mom was showing her I tried to stretch to cover her, but my mom just pushed her away, but she was still in sight I wanted to disappear, but Gina who was sitting next to me just patted me on the back that I understood as my condolences while on the other side Annah just took my hand I turned to see her and she winked at me. But I understood what was going on, she was going to continue making fun of me, another facet I discovered about her is that if she started to laugh at something nothing in the world would stop her and I found this to be the worst time for that quality. Dinner continued with laughter and information about others.If I could take a picture of this moment I would do it and I would like to live in it, I would want it to stay like this forever and never end, but something interrupted me I heard very clearly how someone was calling me I wanted to ignore it trying to convince myself that it was a mistake and went on with my business but suddenly I heard nothing there was no sound I looked up and it was as if the world had paused everything stopped and as if my eyesight was failing I saw everything in black and white and the only thing in color was me I got up and walked around the restaurant until I saw a girl with very white skin, black hair and blue eyes but they were of a tone that I had never seen before in my life, She was wearing a black dress with a pink flower in a flashy tone and she was drinking from her cup in an elegant way as if she was a princess. She was sitting very straight with her legs crossed and her left hand was on the table. While the boy in front of her had very slightly tanned skin but his hair was peculiarly a grayish shade that almost reached black, he was sitting hunched over with his legs spread and he was drinking a soda. I'm a guy, but I can appreciate when another guy is handsome and that guy strangely enough was very handsome as was the girl in front of him, they both looked like cartoons of how beautiful and perfect they were. But it just dawned on me that just like me they were moving freely and they were in color I was so surprised that I didn't realize that she was looking right at me when I saw her back she smiled at me and signaled me to come closer. I approached suspiciously until I was in front of them.

-Hi Julen, sit with us- said the girl with a sweet and light voice that made me feel relaxed. The boy in front of her pointed to the chair in between us and I sat down -Well, the first time I tried to contact you it was a bit complicated so I had to do all this, sorry- she said very calmly.

-Wait, you did this? So I'm not imagining it? - I said a bit confused

-Oh no no no no no this is very real, but you must keep it a secret from everyone ok? - she said as she waved her hands in secrecy winking at me.

-I think I'm confused, you know me, but I don't know you, who are you? - I asked

-Oh yes, sorry for my manners, my name is Alice and this is Beck- she said pointing at the boy, he just turned to look at me and then went back to whatever he was doing, -it's not personal, don't take it to heart, that's just the way he is- she said while she kept drinking from her cup and then she spoke- How is everything going with Annah? - she said very calmly, but that only alarmed me.

-Who are you? I'm serious -I said already scared.

-You could say that we are your allies since you will know your enemies as well as we do, but I don't think so yet, do you Beck? - he asked the boy and he just nodded

-You could say that we are your allies since you will meet your enemies just like us, but I don't think so yet, right Beck? - he asked the boy and he just nodded

-A normal person could not stop time as you have done, what exactly are you?-

-Well, you could say that we are a kind of travelers and repairmen... if that's how we call ourselves "travelers" -she said making quotation marks with her fingers- we make sure that everything is in its place and at this exactly moment we have a problem- she said turning around to face me -you and Annah shouldn't have met- she said seriously

-I don't understand- I said rather confused

-Annah should have gone out with Briana instead of going to the game where you met, so there are important people a bit upset about that- she said seriously

-Why would they be upset just because of us- I asked a bit dizzy because of so much information -And what do you mean, travelers? What are you arranging? -

- You see - he said taking a cutlery knife and put it horizontally in front of me - take it as an example this is the timeline you live in you follow like almost everyone else the flow of that timeline but there are people who jump back and forth in the timeline they are as I just named them "travelers" but even though we can do that we can't move freely from one side to the other we work for certain picky people who write history the way they want it to stay the way they want it. our job is to make sure it stays the way they want it to be no matter how horrible and cruel it is- she said calmly pointing to the knife as she explained as she explained that the knife was a knife that she was holding in her hand. she said calmly pointing to the knife as she explained

-What does that have to do with us? - I said a bit confused

-Someone of very high power defied all orders and united you with Annah when it should not have been so- she said with a certain tone of concern -By doing that the life options you have with Annah are two: you will live a long and happy life together or one of you will die within 4 years- she said seriously -but as the current situation stands I think option two is the most successful one if your life was happy I would not have contacted you-.

-Wait, die? One of us will die, but how? - I said, already a little upset.

-Your original timeline was very different, you would unite with someone who has been in love with you for too long, but it is an unhealthy love that she feels or felt for you- she said worriedly.

And for the first time in the whole conversation Beck joined in -We think that some traveler showed the original timeline to that person and she is planning something bad- he said and then continued drinking his soda.

-That's right, but as I told you, we are your allies, we don't agree with that, since "they" have already given their authorization to do it- she said somewhat depressed -sorry, we couldn't do anything-.

-It's not your fault, at least I will try to stop whatever it is that wants to hurt Annah- I said with confidence, they saw me and smiled.

-But you should know that if whatever they plan to do happens, you must not let yourself fall because you will do what they want- said Beck without any expression -Maybe even she already knows that.-