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Butterfly
I staggered out of the time machine, wiping blood from my nose. Like Doctor had warned, radiation attacked my brain as time lapsed.
The man I hunted was under the tree. He’d dismantled humanity and our future.
He waved. His chubby cheeks reddened from the sun.
“Look,” he said. Resting on his small palm, a butterfly.
Wrong year. I didn’t expect to see a child.
He smiled innocently. “For you.”
Smiling back, I reached out.
He closed his fingers, and squeezed. A familiar smirk appeared. “Uh-oh.”
I reeled backwards.
No. I am not a monster. I am not a monster.
From Guest Contributor Umi Agawa
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