"Bye guys, see ya tomorrow. I'm heading to Hougang today." Another end to yet another uneventful day at work, Roxas thought to himself. Waving goodbye, he headed for the bus-stop. After a ludricous one hour of waiting, the bus finally arrived. Oddly enough, the double-decked bus was empty. Paying no mind to the weirdness, Roxas boarded and took a seat in the second deck. After three stops, a man in a fedora boarded. This man looked like he was in his early forties, and was giving off the aura of one who had seen and done many things. Roxas's curiosity was piqued, but soon turn to nagging suspicion as the man set beside him, despite the many empty seats.
"Child." Roxas was shaken out of his reverie. Wondering who on earth would call him a "child", he looked around. The bus was still empty, barring himself and the man beside him.
"Are you speaking to me, Mr?"
"Excellent powers of observation young one. Indeed child, I am speaking to you. You don't see anyone else do you?"
"But I am not a ------"
"Child? Minor details, minor details. Let's not get our hair in knots shall we? I'm here to gove you a chance to turn your life around. To fix all past mistakes you have ever made. A chance to alter the past, to change the future. Will you accept?"
"Why me, out of so many people? What is the price I must pay?"
"Why you? I flipped a dice, so to speak. Randomness has decided that you got lucky, nothing more. No price, no sacrifice is needed. This will be the one time where lunch is free. Now, will you accept?"
It was the chance of the life time. Many people would kill, or worse, just for such an opportunity. Turning to the mysterious man(if you can call him a man), Roxas told him," I accept."
"Very new journey begins... Now!" Tapping Roxas on the head, the man stood up and left. Roxas started to blackout, wondering if this was all a horrendous mistake, with the last words from the man ringing in his ears: "Humanity will soon face its greatest tribulation. I pray this will be enough..."
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