A Re Booted Life [ Edited ]

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This be a new story spun between me and optic. Hope you all enjoy. Now to the story......

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Sarah had just finished her shift at the Coffee Shop. Tierd and fustrated she couldn't wait to get home. Walking along the street as she did everyday before she let her mind drif of how her favorite TV went waiting for her recorded at home. . But then the hair upon her neck slowly rose up stopping to look around nothing to her right but the small park and turning to her left was the out skirt of town. a few trees a lamp post, the post office, and a couple houses. A silver truck is stoped at the light. But the light was green? Why is it just sitting there? Sarah wondered. Then she felt it. A sudden impact of air. Throwing her back her head smacked the side walk. She sat back up slow and felt a warm trickle behind the ear. Shaking of the dizzy spell Sarha stood turning to see what had knocked her down. A guy sat there at the bench in the park. Oh this is just crappie. She thought. Did he push me? Sarah stormed over ready to vent her fustration. "Hey are you the jerk that pushed me? Look I'm bleeding!" She tapped her foot impatently. Then cocked her head somthing was off but what?......

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Where am I ?  The center didn't hold it must have started to collapse before I could get through. They were supposed to fix it !  You just can't depend on humans.

And they are the ones who are in charge ! Well it looks like early millenial period. English speaking , middle america, Well thats about 200 yrs back. Great no one like me. Well that might work out for now anyway. No one knows about us yet...... 

Wynn, was lost in time, I don't care anymore, where i am it's still better than where i was ., Iwanted to go where i could be free and not live to serve them any more.

Wynn, sat down on a park bench in the middle of the town green, and watched the people that were not like him walk or drive by. No one noticed Wynn he looked just like a real human but he knew he wasn't one of them.

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Oh that's just perfect, even here they are yelling at me. Can't I ever get away from them.

If i don't look at her will she leave me alone and just go away?

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"Hello? Great he won't even look at me." Sarah muttered. Looking around and holding her throbbing head. She sighed and slumped her shoulders. "Look did you push me? Did you see the one that did? If you did tell me so I can kick their crabbie butts. So hello? Are you deaf? " Sarah didn't know what was wrong with this odd duck. She shook her head and blinked. Maybe I need to check in to a dr. Ohhhh. Sarah thought as she winced. " HEY quiet mite! Answer me! Please?"

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Wynn just looked up for a moment, and saw that she was bleeding a little from the wound on her temple.

Suddenly she starts to fall and Wynn pulls her up to the bench he was sitting on. And waits till she is steady again. Are you alright ? Look I didn't hurt you ok. I was just minding my own business thinking not bothering anyone. Are you ok now ?

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Sarah gained her wits back and blinked "Hey don't touch me! I .. I have to go. " Sarah stood instantly regreted it too. And stormed off home. With a sigh leaning against the door she muttered "I love my crappie apartment. " to herself. After a shower she cleaned and wraped her head. Just a scrape she shrugged and took of to the kitchen nuking a TV diner. She fell asleep on her couch watching her favorite TV show the plastic tray now empty fell to the floor . Sarah never needed a alarm clock. Her internal clock was better than anyones. 7:00 AM on the dot she smiled at herself. A trick perfected after a life of haveing to wake up without waking the three other girls in the room. She lived with as a child. She looked to the phone wondering how her foster parents are. She had not called in some time. She waved it off cleaned up lastnights mess and got ready for work. Still slightly lousy from her fall she still got ready in 14 minutes. Another thing she prided herself on. Again on her walk to work she felt her neck prickle. She spun around .........

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Wynn thought her injury was his fault, she must have been close enough to get blown down by the Temporal  Displacement. I hope she doesn't remember seeing me come through. But if she does, I will say she hit her head and can't rely on what she thinks she saw.

He followed her home, and waited outside all night. Why should he care about her, he was free now.

She was coming outside when she saw him, Wynn just stood and waited like he always had done, when a human came.

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Great the creep followed me Sarah thought. Instinct told her to run but she had to say stomthing. She readyed her small can of mase and gritted her teeth. Her hands begain shaking but she tried to keep ot out of her voise. "Who are you? Why why did you follow me! Are you mental? D...do you want somthing?"

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I am called Wynn, Is this where you live ? Do you have a family? Who does your work for you ?

Wynn couldn't stop himself from asking too many questions. But he didn't know how else to keep her calm.

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"What?" Sarah blurted out. Great creppy guy follows now thinks he can just ask. Woo wait the apartment downstairs was rented out yeasterday. Is this him? Oh crap. I hope not. She shook her head and ask Wynn. "Uh yeah I guess I live here why what do you want? Uh yeah I sorta have a family but what do you care? And why you ask if I have work done for me I work if I could afford a maid I sure wouldn't be working. Are you the new guy downstairs? " Sarah caught herself and clamped he mouth. She scolded herself she blabbed too much when she was freaked out.

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Wynn thought, I shouldn't have asked so many questions. Now she is suspicious.

Wynn said no I did not rent the downstairs apartment. I don't live anywhere yet, I just got here yesterday.

I will be going now, just wanted to see if you were all right. And you are, so good bye.

Wynn ducked his head down and put his hands in his pockets and started to walk away; he wished he could whistle, but no one ever taught him how. He could feel her eyes watching him leave.

Now, I just need to find a quiet place to sit and think about where I go from here. He remembered he passed a  library and wanted to see one. They didn't exist any more in his time. 

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Wow ok. Sarah breathed a sigh and put her mase back in its pink case. She backed away at first making sure Wynn didn't follow. She had to run a little to make up lost time but she still got to the Coffee Shop just in time for the morning rush. Her day was normal. About a dosen people complain about their order because obiousy didn't read what they orderd. Same creepy bald dude orders a suped up expresso. The regulars come in order the same. Even though everyone asked of her head she felt like a broken record Sarah kept her good mood and the regulars help keep good vibes they always talked to her and never complained even when she messed up. They waved it off and drank the terrible mistake. She wonderd maybe they just wanted a flava change. That made her giggle. But she couldn't stop thinking of Wynn. What if he needed help? I should have ask she scolded herself. Bob and Lynda would tell me to help. Thats what they tought us. They are good foster parents. Sarah finished her work and walked home without trouble this time. She pushed off a shower and lazly threw in a movie. Tomorrow was her day off she would get out and about then. But again it fustrated her. She couldn't let it go. "I should have offered help. " she said. May be she could look for him. Oh let tomorrows me worry of it. Hes gone anyway. She scolded herself again and watched her movie.

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Wynn was sitting by a large window in the library, that overlooked main st.

He was glad to be free, and not be in a thankless, meaningless, existanse anymore. But he wished he had someone to talk to. Then he heard it ! What ! No it can't be , He couldn't have followed me here ! 

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Sarah breathed in the crisp air of dawn. She liked mornings cool and crisp as this one. She lazly made her way to town browsing the shops that were open enjoing her day off. She made her way downtown after lunch to the library. She likes the book sales. She saw the air blur right in front of her. She squinted shaking her head. Then again. A impact of air. Sarah was pushed back but she kept her footing. A dog? Sarah couldn't believe her eyes. Looked like a Healer kind. She stood there watching the thing. It just apered! Out of thin air! It sniffed the air and the ground then bolted to the library. Door scratching and whining. "Okay that settes it. I've lost my mind. " Sarha said to herself. She felt the bandaid on her head. Yeah I'm nutoo total nutoo. She almost didn't believe who walked through the door and embraced the dog.

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Wynn rushed to open the large heavy oak doors of the library. He couldn't believe his eyes! The small dog lept up on him the moment  he saw him. C2 how did you find me? He must have followed me here through the Time Tunnel. Wynn was so happy to see his only friend from the time he left behind.

Wynn scooped the the dog and was going down the granite steps of the library, when he saw her.

It was that girl with the bandaged head again. And she was coming towards him again, and once again Wynn just stood and waited. 

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Sarah walked up to Wynn and reached out to the energetic furball. Short hair tickled between her fingers. Its head spun around to lick her hand whining with pleading eyes. She instantly fell in love with the cute little thing. "Its real.... but I SAW it come from thin air!" Sarah looked at Wynn's eyes. Somthing was wrong they looked more like glass eyes. ... Like that of her old school teacher. "Where do you live?" Sarah ask now she needed to know.

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Wynn was so happy to have C2 with him again! He missed him so much, He didn't think to take the dog with him when he left, after all it wasn't Wynn's dog. C2 belonged to the human family Wynn served. But C2  loved Wynn and followed his scent to the Time Tunnel and now he was here with Wynn again.

Wynn didn't need food or water, but C2 did . C2 was going to get hungry and Wynn didn't have any way of feeding him, Wynn didn't have any money. The girl with the bandaged head was looking at him and asked if he found a place to live yet ? Wynn had not been looking at all, He would just walk all night till morning.

Wynn didn't need to sleep, He knew Humans used money at this time to pay for the things they needed.

Wynn just never needed anything till now with C2.

Wynn looked at the girl while she was petting C2. She liked C2 and C2 liked her he was licking her face.

Wynn said to her I need money where can I find it ? Then said no he had not found a place to live yet.

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"Sooo.. your homeless? Where do you sleep? " Sarah was a little confused. Doesn't he know how to get a job? Has he ever had one? Her mind ran trying to solve the puzzle but without a picture they were just pieces. "Okay. Where did you come from? You look young did you parents kick you out or somthing? Um well I like your dog whats its name?" Sarah ask wiping her face off with her sleve. A wisper in the back of her head told her to offer help. But she didn't want to. She still felt nervous. The guy seemed ify. What if he lied about pushing me? What hes some crazy mental escapee ready to snap at any time? Sarah shook her head at such thoughts. Lynda would smack her on the back of the head. She rubbed her neck as if it was just hit. She sighed and ask. "You need some dog food? Or food food?"

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Uh yes I do need to feed C2 thats my dogs name, It felt really good to Wynn to say it was his dog, Wynn   never owned anything before, and nothing ever belonged to him either.  Do you , Ah what's your name again?  Have some dog food? I need to get money to buy things like that now. But first could you tell me how to get it ? I seem to have forgotten.

I am not hungry thank you, for asking. Wynn saw the confusion on the girls face. Ah  well maybe I could eat somthing too. Wynn was trying to think of why he was homless, Oh I am homless yes because I have no money. Wynn  had a job as a domestic server but he was never paid. So he missed the connection between jobs and money.

 Wynn looked at the girl who was even more confused. No I don't have a job but I don't need one now anyway.

The girl looked and Wynn and was speechless..