Tick-Tock Time's Up!

My teacher's marker squeaks throughout the whole discussion, it was annoying really but, I don't have the guts to tell my teacher how eary-tating that was.

I need a life, why am I laughing at my own puns?

Anyway, I was really dying of boredom so, I snapped my fingers. Everything was frozen solid. The classroom was quiet as a cemetery, I carried my backpack and went running to our classroom door but suddenly, a tall girl clenching her fist stared at me with furiousness.

"Why… the… hell did you do again!?" she punched my arm and dragged me holding my backpack up.

"What…!? I just want to have a little break that's all!" I tried wriggling my way out, but my sister's firm grasp on my bag was like a padlock. She was wearing her karate uniform or something.

"Taking a break!?" She sighed and massaged her forehead. "Taking a break is when you go to the bathroom or eating at the cafeteria! Not stopping the time and cut classes you freaking idiot!" She was about to hit me but I covered my head with my arms like a hedgehog.

"Okay! Okay! I'll go back in class just, stop already jeez…!" I mumbled.

"Mom will be so pissed if she hears about this thing you did…"

My sister sighed in disappointment, my guess is, she's in the middle of practice when I was busy messing with the time. How hilarious is that, I bet her team is in mid-air frozen… I have to see that.

"Just go back to your class Charles and fix this… gosh! I hate when you don't think straight…" My sister turns around and waved at me goodbye, I breathe heavily and screamed well… it's not like anybody is going to hear me though…

"Hey! Stop! Why the hell are you screaming in the halls!?" Another voice echoed.

"What the hell…!?" The school student president came close to my spot. What?! I swear I didn't snap my fingers, why is she not affected!? What the heck is she immune!?

Oh, this is bad…

Seeing the president of my high school walking around while time and space are paused, is a really big plot twist. What am I going to tell her, panicking I quickly snapped my fingers.

"Why are ya screaming in this hour!? You could distract the teachers!"

"I-I'm sorry I just feel like it..." I murmured and joke, but the president took it seriously, and like my sister a while ago, she grabbed my uniform from the back and dragged me towards my classroom.

President opened my class door.

"What the!?" President's eyes widen, rubbing her eyes and polished her glasses.

What the!? I swore I snapped my fingers before she could even get close.

"They're just standing still and doing nothing..." President pokes my English teacher's cheek. She stood on the stage and glanced at my classmates.

I didn't notice she was calling me, I was distracted looking at Tina picking her nose at the back frozen.

"Do have an idea what's happening here...!?" she fixes her glasses.

"Uh...Nope, I'm just confused like you too" I could turn everything back to normal this instant but, both of us are standing in the middle of our class lecture. It will make everybody weird out why is the president is in our class during lecture hours.

"If you want to find answers why not go outside and check?"

"What about you? You're not going to find out what's going on with them?" She sat on the teacher's table and sighed.

"I'm good..." I blurted.

"This is some kind of time freeze things from animes..." president rubbed her chin.

"Probably..." I replied. She suddenly glared at me seriously like before, she stood up and got closer.

"You seem pretty calm about this...A normal person would panic and will even go nuts in curiosity just to find what the hell is happening, but you... You seem pretty composed"

Too close... I can see her lips and eyelashes.

"H-Hey...Can you move?! Ever heard of personal spaces?"

"Fine...What's your name?" I wasn't wearing my ID. I left it inside my bag.

"Charles..." president tilted her head a little on the right.

"Charles what?"

"Charles, Herny..." I replied.

"Well...Charles Herny wanna have coffee at the student council office?"

"For what?" This conversation is getting too far.

"Let's figure out what is happening...So, are you in?"

"Oh! Right!" President suddenly offered her hand. "I'm Sam, Wells"

Both of us headed towards the student council's office downstairs, going I glanced at the window and saw a balloon floating frozen and birds flying on their spot. After following the president's steps we eventually reached the room. It was my first time entering the council so I was nervous but also, quite excited…

Don't know why.

"Just take a seat on the couch, I'll make our coffee…" President turned around, I can hear the clanking of the cups while she pours hot water from the thermostat.

This is my opportunity, there was a clock on the wall where the president is making coffee. So I quickly snapped my fingers, the clock's arms moved, it was all back to normal. I sighed and breathe heavily. Whew…That was close. TOO close.

"Here's your coffee…" She smiled and puts our drinks on the coffee table.

"So…" She blew her drink and drank slowly. "How did you do it?"

"Did what…?" I took a sip, it was goo-

"Stopping the time" My lips bubbled as the coffee blew off my mouth.

*Coughing*

"Uhmmm… Excuse me? I don't know what you're talking about…" She took another sip and rested her left leg on another. And fixed her posture.

"You snapped your fingers a while ago…and after that, I suddenly saw the red balloon floating away up in the sky while staring at the window, that was the same balloon you've been staring at a while ago… the birds chirp happily. After that, the clock on top of me resumed ticking…" She suddenly lifted her arm and showed me her watch.

"Even mine resumed ticking…" both of her eyebrows turn up. "I really want to hear what your reasons… are" She blurted sarcastically.

Without even thinking, I quickly ran outside and returned to my classroom.

Oh, I'm dead, I'm so dead…

My Dad will kill me…I don't want to go to his work again, I hate going to the land of the dead again if my mom finds out…I'm cleaning her hut and her broom for a week…

"Mr. Henry! I didn't recall you asking permission to go outside during lecture hour!?" I burst into our room and my classmates stared at me like they've seen a ghost or something.

"Sorry…I-It was number 2…" the class burst into laughter.

"O-Oh…Okay…That bad…?"

"Y-Yeah…"

"O-Okay…Just take a sit…"

"Hey…! Charles did you washed your hands…!?" Justin my classmate of mine exclaimed.

"Yeah, you idiot…!" I replied and sat down.

"That's enough! Now, let's get back to the lecture…!"

The door came knocking. My teacher sighed and told everyone to shut their mouths before opening it.

"Hi…I wish to see, Mr. Henry…"

It was the class president.

***

The president figuring out my supernatural shenanigans is going to scar me for the rest of my life.

The class suddenly fixated on me.

"Who knew the President of the school will call him" hearing the whispers. I can feel the eyeballs staring at me with doubts.

"So…Uhm, may I borrow your student? Just a sec?" Please say no Professor…please!

"Sure! No biggie! It's the Pres! I don't have any other choice…" My teacher laughed, so does the president.

"Charles…Can you-"

"Sorry…sir…I'm not feeling so well" covering my stomach with both arms and tried acting my best to avoid meeting her.

"Oh…I'm sorry pres…he's not doing so, well"

"That's okay I'll be back…" Sam smiled and stared at me.

"I'll see ya…" she then waved goodbye. After closing the door all of my classmates turned their heads towards me.

Even my teacher.

Damn it…this is what I hate, the attention, only an hour the class is about to end.

My power is time, obviously. I can stop it whenever I want and when I want, but there are some exceptions to it. As you can tell my sister is one of them and even my family members. It's because of our bloodline or something but, I didn't care about that stuff because I can stop time and do whatever I want.

A single snap of my fingers but, I still have a lot to learn from my Father but, he's always busy doing his work so right now, I'm stuck with snapping fingers.

But why is the president immune? I hid my head on my desk.

***

Stretching my arms in relaxation, Classes ended at 1:00 in the afternoon, I can't wait to get home and play video ga-

"Hey…" She was resting her back on the wall beside our door. She really waited for me? A lot of students mumbled in the hall, getting tired of it I quickly grabbed her arm and marched towards where no one can see us.

"What do you want!? Can you stop following me?! It's getting weird! Some students are talking about us!"

"I just want to talk…" Sam exclaimed.

"No, we can't…"

"I'll tell everyone…! If you won't talk to me" Before walking out she replied.

"They won't believe you…You'll just sound crazy"

"I don't care I'll tell everyone, even your friends"

Annoyed I walked out and didn't look back, I went straight to the gym and waited for my sister.

"Hey! Moron…here…" She continued to wipe her hair with a towel.

"Danielle…You colored your hair again" Danielle looked at me.

"Yeah…I was bored so I tried something new…" touching her hair and blew her bangs.

"Well…you like a rotting apple…" She kicks me in the stomach.

"Hey…Sis…" I sat beside her.

"What?!" She blurted.

"President found out I can stop time…" My sister is already in college so she didn't care what's going on in my high school life. But this time she flicked my forehead and screamed.

"You're such an idiot! You know that!?" she clicked her tongue and stared at me with fury. "UUUGGHH! How did she found out?!"

"That was the weird thing… When I stopped the time, she can move…"

"Wha?! What? That's impossible…" She sat on the bench again.

"I don't know too… that's why she's been following me after she knew my powers…"

"Then? What?"

"She told me that she will tell everyone…" My sister suddenly grasped my hair and pulled me closer until I can see her grin.

"This is a HUGE problem… You'll get punished for this, or maybe worst… Dad's going to kick your little ass… Don't forget the reason we moved to the Philippines is because of you…"

Okay flashback time, I might have caused a little ruckus back in the US. What do you mean by "Little" well...

Experimenting with my time powers at the back of my school then accidentally opening a time crack resulting in a portal opening in the realm of the unknown. What is the "realm of the unknown" you ask? Well, the earth is filled with living creatures that co-exist in the same environment but, some creatures are not to be mess with or rather not to be seen by human eyes.

We'll get into that later I have to deal with MY problem first. My sister and I both packed our things and decide to head out home but, yet again. The face of Sam exhausted of following me stumbled before our eyes, even before we could get going.

"Can you please…Just…" I can hear her heavy breathing from five feet away.

I can feel her legs wriggle like gummy worms, my sister suddenly burst forward in front of her.

Catching her by the arms, Sam was unconscious.

"How did you know that she's going to collapse?" I ran to my sister while touching Sam's hand. It was cold like our room with the air conditioner is in full burst.

"Do it" My sister carried Sam princess style.

"What do you mean?"

"We're the only ones here… just snap your fingers now! Before I break them like uncooked spaghetti…"

"Okay! Okay! Jeez… don't be so pushy… this is why Brian won't like you…" I quickly snapped my fingers, after my sister smacked me on my head for saying her crush's name. We both headed towards the school's back exit.

The back of the school was filled with trees and tall grass, they use this area for science and biology stuff, hunting frogs and worms for research.

My sister whistled.

A little man whose head only towers a WWE action figure suddenly popped out in a hole like a mole. The little man was wearing clothes like a farmer, and a hat that looks like the ones we see in garden gnomes.

"Ahhh! The Henry family! So? Miss Danielle? What help can I do for you today?" approaching my sister I whispered.

"What the hell is that creature?" My sister rolled her eyes.

"First of all, that's rude of you…" She sighed. "That's a 'Duwende' they are powerful creatures in the Philippine category. So you better watch your words or he'll turn your junk into a pulping orange…"

Oh… I wish he didn't hear me.

"So? Are you done?" his deep voice despite his height made my mind even more baffled.

"We wish a shortcut to our houses please…?" My mind stuttered for a second there, how are we going to fit in a hole or rather a small hill when were almost 5 feet in size?

"Uhmmm… Mr. Dwende…? Not to be rude but how are we going to fit in there…" pointing at the small hill where his sitting his small butt.

He suddenly laughed, confused I asked him why he is laughing.

"You're not going inside here kid… you're going to ride him…" He suddenly points to the top of the huge tree towering over the 4 of us.

A horse landed in front, It was a huge black horse with red eyes and it growled.

"Hey, sis… last question…" I whispered again.

"Come on, give it" She blurted while patting the horse's head like a pet dog.

"How come they were not affected when I stopped the time a while ago?"

"Like I said, these creatures are powerful beings, they can conduct magic that can produce a barrier to protect themselves" The horse suddenly shrieked like it was being attacked by a ruthless predator. My sister and I backed off as we watch the horse struggles to maintain its posture.

"Wait…Something is growing in its back…Look!"

A huge feathered squid ink-like colored wings suddenly burst out of its back. Some feathers landed softly on the ground filled with tall grass.

"Enjoy your ride… Henrys" The Dwende greets us farewell.

I have no experience in horseback riding but, a horse with wings and taking us up in the air a thousand feet high is nerve-wracking.

"You coming or Nah?" My sister grabbing the horse from its hair.

"How!? There are no saddles here!" I screamed in frustration, I may not live a long happy life if that horse leaves the ground. But then I realize my problem if I did not bring this girl into our house. I might survive by walking towards home but, I can't survive my dad's wrath.

I rode the Pegasus, in the middle was Sam, sleeping like she was at the top of a cursed castle.

"Scared tough guy?" My sister noticing my arms circling tightly on her stomach.

"Shut up just fly this thing and let's get out of here…!"

"HYA!" The horse shrieked and took off fast like a remote control airplane. The wind slapped my cheeks while taking off I didn't open my eyes. As soon as I opened them I can see the beauty of the scenery. Flying isn't bad after all huh? I thought to myself. Facing your fears to see the beauty of the other side, isn't half bad…