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[The next day]
After class, i saw Michelle walking by herself along the side of the road.
As i look at her from afar, a van suddenly stopped by her side.
Knowing danger, i immediately ran towards her, grabbed her by the hand and dragged her away from the vehicle.
"This way!" i shouted while dragging her.
"Wait—!" i couldn't hear her because i was panicking too much.
When we finally found an alleyway where we can stop, we stopped there.
"You're safe now.." I said as i was panting so hard trying to catch my breath.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!!" She shouted at me angrily.
"The old man was asking me for directions!!" She added.
"Huh..?" I asked out of confusion.
"They were about to kidnap you you idiot!" I shouted at her.
"You're the idiot! how could an old man manage that? he was taking his whole family out for a trip!" She really got mad at me.
I was wrong??
"What..." i couldn't believe what i just realized.
"Who are you even?!? Do i even know you?!" she said as she smacked me using her shoulder bag.
She hurriedly went out of the alleyway but i chased after her.
"Wait..! Hold on! " As i followed her out, from a distance a different kind of van just abducted another girl.
I was so shocked to see this. I tried rushing towards it just to make them stop but it was already too late.
They drove off immediately.
Could this be the consequences of changing something in the past..? So instead of Michelle being the one abducted, it was another girl instead..?
Shit.. this is so messed up. I'm so sorry..
I kneeled on the ground as i felt responsible for not being able to save the other girl.
"What the hell is happening?!" Michelle fell to the ground in a panic.
"L-Let's call the police!!" she said as she took out her phone and dialed the cops.
When the police arrived, they took us in for questioning inside their headquarters.
"So.. let me get this straight. You saw a black van abduct a female student from Tanzaki High?" The police asked as he took out a paper and listed all our report.
"Yes! Please do something about it! That girl needs help immediately!!" I answered to the policeman.
"It was supposed to be me but this guy butted in... so it took the other girl instead.." Michelle stated as she cried out of fear.
"This guy.. so basically.. he saved you?" The policeman looked at her.
"Y-Yes." She lowered her head.
"Do you somehow remember the plate number of that van?" She asked Michelle but i took this question.
"Yes, the plate number was 44wFTE"
"Okay~ can you both list down your names and contact number here? We'll notify you both as soon as we caught them." The policeman said boldly.
"Why do you sound so careless sir?! This is a crime happening u know?!" Michelle shouted out loudly.
"Relax, I'm very good with the reports i receive. When i lock in, i lock IN" The policeman stated confidently.
After a few while, we left the station.
"Do you think they'll be able to catch them..?" Michelle asked me while she was trembling.
"Yeah.. i think." I said to her.
"I'll walk you to the nearby bus stop."
After dropping her off the bus stop i went home.
As i was walking towards my house, i had several thoughts enter my head. I couldn't stop the kidnapping, i only changed who was going to be abducted.
Was this perhaps what they refer to as "The Butterfly Effect?"
After reaching the doorsteps, my parents approached me.
"Eitan! Are you okay?! are you hurt?!" My parents said as they were worried about me.
"Uh.. no mom, dad, I'm okay.. I'm safe!" I assured my parents as i hugged them tightly.
During dinner, i asked my father.
"Dad, if you were given a chance to change everything, would you take it?"
"Hmm.. that's a good question. Yes i will." Father said with confidence.
I smiled when i hear his words. My father was formerly a really good attorney who won many cases. While my mom works as an assistant on an office. In my mother's case, she strove really hard to reach her current status.
"Thanks mom, dad." I thanked them wholeheartedly.
[2 Days leter]
It's been 2 days since that incident. We haven't heard anything from the cops yet.
During our lunch break in class, Michelle stormed in our classroom and called me out.
She was in a rush so i wanted to see what made her this way.
"The authorities did it! They catched the suspects!!" Hearing this from her, i was glad.
"W-What about the girl?! Were they able to rescue her?!" I asked vigorously.
"Yes!! They rescued her and thank goodness nothing bad happened to her.." She said as she began to shed tears.
"Thank goodness... thank goodness.." She continued to repeat this throughout our whole conversation.
A huge development came to the past, this surely affected the entire future. In that timeline, Michelle and the other 2 victims are alive..
I DID IT!! I CHANGED THE FUTURE!!
I said this so proudly in my mind as i was physically placing my fist on my chest.
[Half an hour passed]
Class started to resume.
As i sat down on my desk, Christine approached me.
"What's your relationship with Michelle?" She asked me with a serious but still cold tone.
"Uhm, we just met coincidentally the other day.." I replied to her question as i looked at her trying to hide the fact that we were involved in a kidnapping case.
"Hmm, alright." She left and sat back down to her seat.
... What was that?
Anyway, i heard from Michelle that the girl that they rescued was currently being checked for mental complications because it was a traumatic experience. She's also undergoing minor physical treatment due to bruises from her body caused by beating.
I ended the butterfly effect.. i was able to do it because i was able to take immediate action and managed to save her before it was too late. I really changed the timeline..