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No point of Return

Short Story By: Vitaltalks
Young Adult


Man acquires supernatural powers View table of contents...

 

Submitted: Jan 21, 2008    Reads: 19    Comments: 0    Likes: 0   


A very kind man Robert gets involved in a very tragic car accident. He survives the accident and starts living a normal life. The normalcy does not last for very long as he believes he has acquired some kind of supernatural power. The power is so strong that whatever he thinks says starts happening right at the very moment he utters it.  He tells his family and friends about his condition but nobody feels convinced. They all claim his story to be nothing but a different approach of getting every body's attention.
 
One day his friend asks Robert to join him for an open house of a foreclosed home that has been on the market for many months.  They arrive at the location very late and find out from the realtor that an offer has been proposed and chances are that it might be sold soon. They all come out of the house disappointed and as they start walking toward their car something strange happens.  Robert utters ' This house looks like it is about to fall ' and five seconds later the house starts shaking and collapses.  Robert and his friends are stunned as they watch the remaining of the house.
 
A family gathering is called and the whole open house situation is explained in detail by him and the his witness friends. The family gets worried and suggests Robert to leave the town.  He asks everybody to give him a chance to prove that he can reverse what he says. They all agree and decide to give him a chance to prove his point. The seniors emphasize that only chance will be gives because this is is a very serious matter to them.
 
The following morning, they all arrive at the location and find the remaining of the house are still very much untouched. Robert is ordered to prove his point and put the house back on its foundation. He thinks of what to say but nothing happens. He keeps trying but does not find any success. Everybody is convinced that he has the power to say and do anything but cannot undo it.  Robert makes his final decision and leaves the very next day for a town far from his original town.
 
On his arrival at the airport, he meets a woman Sarah who seems a little worried. He asks her about the problem and offers assistance. She tells him that her car is parked in the lot but it is raining and she does not have an umbrella. Robert interrupts and utters ' The rain will stop now '. As soon as he says that the rain stops. She happily starts walking towards her car completely forgetting about Robert. She turns and asks him if he is new in town and would like a ride to a hotel or someone he knows. He happily takes the offer and gets in the car.
 
On their way to their respective destinations, they both ask about each other. Robert gives his story first and concludes with the reason why he is in this town. He also specifies how the rain stopped. Sarah is shocked  to hear about his condition and sympathizes with him. They both start meeting everyday and get close to a point where Robert proposes Sarah for marriage. He invites her at a restaurant thinking it as an ideal place to propose.  Sarah meets another man at the restaurant who tells her how pretty she is.
 
Robert hear the word and thinks of some romantic words to show his love for Sarah. Before he asks the final question, he commits a blunder and utters something that leaves him in Coma. He utters ' Sarah, I don't want anybody to see you '. He should have not said that knowing whatever he says has no point of return.


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