*Buzz* a very loud buzzing sound was heard.
My body was very difficult to move, I couldn't feel my body at all.
Am I dead?
After a while I started to feel my body.
I was lying down, my body felt like it was swaying. The sound of flowing water was heard, the floor was very soft and comfortable. Although it was difficult, but slowly I was able to open my eyes.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a blue sky with some clouds.
I got up from lying down and immediately sat up, I saw a girl fishing in front of me.
At that moment I realized that the floor was water, but I didn't sink. No matter how far I looked, I could only see water, like I was in an endless sea.
I tried to stand up even though my body was still weak, it felt very difficult, especially because the floor was water which made it difficult for me to maintain my balance.
Even though I fell several times, I slowly approached the girl.
From behind, I could see her fishing while sitting on a park bench that was long enough for three people to use, the bench could also stand on the water.
I walked around to see her from the front. She was wearing a beach hat that covered part of her face, her hair was long and straight. Similar to Alex, her hair was blonde with a very bright yellow color.
She was wearing a white beach dress with a few blue ornaments.
After she looked at me, I could see her very beautiful bright orange eyes.
For some reason, her face felt familiar, as if I had seen it before.
I couldn't look away from her beauty, until finally she patted the park bench beside her which indicated for me to sit there.
I approached her and sit on the edge of the bench.
She who was previously at the other end, now moved to sit next to me. The atmosphere immediately changed to being very warm when she was near her, it felt very comfortable.
But this was so awkward, maybe I could start a conversation?
"Are you fishing?" STUPID! Why did I ask something that was obvious!
"Ahaha... Of course, as you can see."
That voice...
Same as the one from back then! Very soft and comfortable, and the voice also felt familiar!
"You... The one from back then!?" I asked in confusion.
In the midst of my confusion. The fishing rod seemed to be being pulled by something, the woman who was sitting immediately stood up, and so did I.
She pulled it hard, but it seemed like the thing she was fishing for was still stronger.
I also helped pull the fishing rod with all my might, over time the fishing line seemed to rise up little by little.
*Splash!!*
The thing she was fishing for was successfully hooked and thrown quite far up which caused me to also lose my balance and fall right on the chair in a sitting position. While the woman was still holding the fishing rod and caught the thing she was fishing for with her left hand.
The cube was bright orange, the same color as her eyes.
After that she sat back down next to me while giving me the cube.
"What is this?" I asked.
"Just take it"
"Okay..." I hesitated, but I took it. The cube felt like glass, if you look more closely, inside it there were many strange symbols that were very small.
Suddenly the cube emitted a very bright light, forcing me to close my eyes.
My life flashed before my eyes like a video that was played very quickly, even my forgotten memories were in it.
I really didn't want to see that anymore.
After everything was over I opened my eyes, back in the boundless ocean.
It felt really dizzy and made me nauseous.
"How does it feel?"
I who was still confused asked "What was that?"
"That was your memory in the current timeline."
"The current timeline? You mean there are other timelines?"
Instead of answering my question, he gave me a cup of warm tea that came from who knows where. It seemed delicious, so I took the tea.
After that he stood with his hands clasped behind his hips.
I lifted the cup of tea and was about to drink it. Before I had time to taste the tea, I was shocked by his words.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Michelle. I... am the goddess of time."
*Spurt!* I spat out the tea in my mouth.
"Goddess!?"
"Well that's it. As the name suggests, I can control time."
Well honestly I don't care about controlling time, but if she's a goddess, she should know something right?
"Well let's talk about that later. What is this place actually. Also, am I dead?" That's what I asked.
Again she didn't answer and instead continued fishing. While holding the fishing rod, she sat back down next to me.
"Drink that tea, it can make you calmer."
*Slurp*
I drink the tea. It tastes really good, the sweetness is just right, and the jasmine scent is fragrant but not too much.
Sure enough, it made me calm down.
"This is my subconscious world, and you're dead."
"Th-then why am I still here as if I'm alive?"
"Your soul is the one I invited to come here, your physical body is dead."
I see, well, what else can I do.
Wait a minute...
"What about Chloe! Is she safe!?"
"She's safe. After you died, Alex came and saved Chloe. After that he took your body to be buried."
*Phew*
It's very lucky that Alex is there, well... if he had come earlier I might not have died.
"Oh yeah, why did you invite you here?"
"Before your soul is completely gone, I want to ask you."
"About what?"
Her faced me with a slight smile, she asked "do you want to play a game?"
"G-game? What game?" Why did she suddenly ask about the game?
"I can rewind time, rewind your life as easy as pressing the reset button on a video game, surely you have a lot of regrets in your life, right?"
"..."
Well, I do have a lot of regrets, but I think it would be tiring if I had to repeat my life again.
"I have no regrets."
"Including your sister's death?"
I really couldn't decide.
I did feel guilty about my sister's death, I also wanted to repay her kindness. But on the other hand, I was lazy to repeat it again.
"Don't be afraid, now there is me who will always help you."
I have the chance to rewind and change my life. "Will this work?"
"Of course!"
I looked at her with a face full of hope. "I will do it."
"Well, that's the person I know!" She said so happily.
"Hm... Why are you so nice to me?"
With a smile, she replied to me "maybe you don't know anything, but in another timeline, you often helped me. So I just want to repay your kindness."
"Another timeline huh... I'm curious."
*Splash!*
Another orange cube was successfully lured and Michelle immediately gave it to me again.
"Is this my memory too?"
"No, this is another timeline. You will soon repeat your life from the beginning."
"Wait a minute! I'm not ready yet!"
How is this!? what should I do later?
The cube started to glow again and made me close my eyes because it was dazzling, just like before.
I could hear faintly "for now you can live your life as usual, I'll let you know again through your dreams."
*Buzz* a very loud buzzing sound was heard again.
I opened my eyes slowly.
The first thing I saw was...
Boobs.
But this one was still in its growth stage.