The Repeat

As I waited in the lift, I kept repeating in my mind what had happened, was I really reliving something I was already doing only in some alternate universe? Wait! Was that it, was I swapping between other universe? Does that mean no one knows who I am? What is going on! Because I was so focused on the millions of questions boggling my mind, I didn't even realise I had already reached the bottom floor, and I must have been standing there for awhile because, James was there looking straight at me with a puzzled look. 

"Uhhhh, earth to Mia?" with that single word he said, I realised that everyone else must remember too! Right?

"Oh James! Thank god you remember!"

"What do you mean remember?"

"Well that, we weren't in this apartment like building and we each had small houses"

"Hmmm, I don't really remember that ever happening..."

"Wait! You don't... what about when we went to the arcade or played mini-golf?"

"Oh yeah! Of course how could I forget that! That was awesome! Well, I uh... hmm strange.."

"Whats wrong?"

"Well I would never forget those kinds of things, but I was going to say we did those last year except, we have never been here before, and we're all trying this luxury thing out so... Oh well!"

"Hold on! You remember us hanging out, but you don't realise that we were here already, and instead of an apartment floor we each had a house, and now we have rewinded time to the start of this adventure again, except this time instead of small houses we now have apartments. But all the memories of our time here are intact, and yet you still don't realise that it was because time has been rewinded, and all your saying is 'Oh well' to a strange coincidence even though we have barely met, but we have!" James was in complete and utter shock, the glimmer of fear in his eyes was clear, he thought I was mad. And to be honest I was wondering the same thing...

"Well, then okay, someone... uh had a crazy dream last night, didn't they! Ha, ha, ha... Anyway, I'ma head to my room and uhh let you get breakfast, okay? Looks like you need it." With that I was shoved out the door and James pressed the button so hard and fast, I was surprised it didn't fly right off. Ughhh, maybe I was crazy?

As headed towards the dining room area, I found it to be completely empty of food, and not actually a dining area and rather a cozy living room with a small fireplace. As I backed out the door, I felt the slight thud of my body hitting something...

"Hey there! Watch your step." Or someone... that voice was all to familiar.

"Nicolas?"

"Yeah, whats up?"

"Whats up?? Whats up?!"

"Woah, okay take a chill pill!"

"A chill pill! A chill pill! Are your freaking kidding, we, we have traveled back in time!"

"What are you going on about?"

"Oh no, you don't remember either do you? With the howling cabinet an..."

"Shhh! C'mon lets talk somewhere else." We scurried into a small room, almost like a broom closet, except it had a small couch and a single chair. 

"Where are we?"

"How should I know? Does look like I own this place?"

"Fair point. Anyway back to the matter at hand. How much do you remember?"

"Uhh you mean aside from the fact that I found you wondering at night, searching for a strange howl, only to find the howl was coming from your room/ho..."

"Wait! You remember the room/house place?"

"Well, yeah I, I mean well. Wait, I umm hmm things are hazy there was definitely a howl coming from somewhere, maybe it wasn't a house room as we don't have that maybe it was your apart..."

"Wait you don't remember?"

"My memory is, hazy. But the scream was ear piercing it came from that cabinet! And then we ran out and you stayed at my room/house, no wait my apartment?"

"Why don't you remember?"

"I, uhh I do but wait it wouldn't make sense we have only been here for a day, and that can't be possible, cause that would have to be the span of at least three, I uhh. But I have never been here."

"Yes! Yes you have! C'mon you need to remember this!"

"Something, is definitely not right."

"You see!"

"Look I don't know how but maybe we have traveled back in time or something? And it seems like everyones memories are altered except yours."

"WOW! You, uhh, you caught on quick. But I mean it can't just be me who remembers everything clearly?" 

"Oh that was just a joke... wait did you think I was serious? But to hypothetically answer you question it must be, everyone knows each other in some what decently and yet its barely been a day. And then you come along babbling on about how I don't remember!"

"Oh my god! May.. maybe your right. Maybe I... Huh!"

"What?"

"You remember the cabinet"

"Yes"

"And then I stayed at your room/house."

"I uh, I remember you staying, but was it a house?"

"Thats not important right now! But do you remember we headed back to the room?"

"Oh yeah you needed to get changed and you needed to conquer your fear. Which took guts I must say. Then we got the room and it was nice and tidy and peaceful. We looked at the cabinet and it was fine, then you got changed and we had breakfast, and then I met you here and uhhh."

"You see! That never happened, I didn't get changed after we looked at the cabinet! We went towards the cabinet and I opened the compartment again, and then a large bright white light shone through and I found myself at the front of this house again, about to go inside for the first time!"

"Huh? Really that didn't happen. But I..."

"Think about it, I went back to the dining room area from the first house, but its no longer there, I back away and trip into you? If you knew the dining room wasn't there then why were you walking there?"

"Well because I... hmm, well maybe.. uhh"

"See, you remember fragments but your not getting the full picture, I think because I was the one to open that cabinet, I somehow was unaffected by the memory wipe."

"Hmm, okay lets say that I believe you. What are you gonna even do? How can you stop something, when you don't even know how it works? Why would you stop it, if its just repeating luxuries?"

"Your right I don't know how to stop it, or what IT even is. And maybe yeah its nice to always be able to just live a luxury life, but what about everyone else, they might remember some things, but they might not remember everything and what if I get close to someone, but then this new rewind happens, and they don't remember as well... I will be stuck in a place where I shall know every detail and no one will be able to believe me."

"I believe you."

"Really?" I said in somewhat sarcastic tone. 

"Yes! Now c'mon stop sulking, I think I might know someone who will be able to help figure this out, and in the mean time just live life to fullest, because right now your in a never ending cycle of luxury!"

"I suppose, you have a point."

"See! Now c'mon!"