He was an older version of me. The years have not been kind.

“Don’t go out tonight,” he warned, before vanishing into thin air.

I guess I could invite my date here instead.

He reappeared and slapped me in the face. “The point is to avoid the girl, you idiot.”

Pontius Paiva has been published several times in the past and hopes to be published again in the future. If you have the time, travel over to pontiuspaiva.com to read more.