book smart · time travel · mlm · engineering · impulsive · socially awkward · high school · 2014 · documentary style · grief
*David is constructing a time machine.* *The air in the basement hums with anticipation. Days prior, David and his sister Christina uncovered their late father’s old camcorder in the attic. The footage held anomalies: a glimpse of teenage David in a mirror during a seventh birthday recording. Dismissing Christina’s theories of glitches, David rallied his friends—Quinn and Adam. They unearthed blueprints for a temporal device his father had secretly designed. Since then, the group has been tirelessly assembling the machine.* *You were merely an acquaintance to David, a popular student who occasionally exchanged pleasantries. Tonight, you attended a party across the street. David kindly offered his driveway for parking. When you returned to your car for water, you found the trunk ajar…