flashback(pm first)

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria Anderson had everything in life that one should want, good job... great friends a loving mom and dad and a great boyfriend, but often in life she wants more, a real love.. sure she is with a guy who cares but she wants more... there was only one man she had ever really loved and that was the best friend she had known since they were 5 years old now she was 24 and she still remained friends with Thomas, he was the same age as her and yet never once had she admitted her feelings to him either, all she knew is she would always remember that he was always there for her, when she lost her grandmother, when he lost his father, when they lost a mutual friend... everything and still they remained best friends... yet still she never admitted her feelings, and she found it harder to be around him....

So what if faced with a do over.. with a chance to go back in time, yet you are the only one that remembers, that you are back in time.. you are back at the fresh age of 19 living down the street from the one guy you could never admit, going to college.. and the last 5 years have not happened yet and back then you were single Thomas was single.. yet he was one that always went with whatever moved another reason you could not admit your feelings to him.

Maria goes to bed one night and when she woke up she was 19 once more, yet did not realize it or did not know yet that everything else everyone else was still in 5 years ago time... so here was her one chance to admit her feelings and yet get back to her real life and yet have Thomas remember everything once she could get back even if she could..
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...onHannigan.jpg (looking for something along the lines of 13 going on 30) pm first

 

[RLA68]

Thomas Adams 24, 5’11 brown hair and eyes. He was an easy going but confident guy. He had completed architecture school. This was the closest thing he could find to make money to his real love of painting. He lost his drive to paint as his job increased in the demand and his drive mainly went toward his architecture projects.

He had a friend growing up Maria Anderson. He met her a year before kindergarten and actually stayed friends for many years. His pride and joy for a while was when she broke up with Jeff Tanner a week before the Junior Prom in high school and he was able to be her date. They were best friends even in high school but Maria did drift from time to time with the popular kids activities. He was a late bloomer looks wise but his easy going personality and his painting was even considered cool by most. In college and just after they continued to be best friends and tight but eventually they seemed to drift apart.

After drifting apart, He from time to time liked to reminisce looking through old year book photo albums. He certainly smiled about Maria. He liked being there for her when she lost her grandmother, she was when he lost his father, when they lost a mutual friend in high school. The question that haunted him was when they stopped being best friends like that. Their lives drifted apart is all he figured.
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RP_

At 19 years old, Thomas is in college and has aspirations and dreams in the art world but is looking at becoming an architect. he broke up with a girl a month ago and Maria is also free. It is good as any time to hang with Maria at least till some stud comes to sweep her off her feet.

He knocks on her bedroom door after her mother lets him in the house.
"Hey Maria...wanted to see what you were up to and if you wanted to catch a flick?" he says and smiles.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

Maria went to bed that night wishing some things were different but wondering if given the chance would she really ever tell Thomas the truth, considering how long they had been friends sure they grew apart and didn't talk as often as they would have liked but she would never want to ruin there friendship. Yet still going to bed she wished she were 19 again in college when things were simpler and life was no so complicated and her and Thomas were close and hung out almost every night. She was in Rotc in college and now at 24 she had a good job now as a pharmacy technician, so she really did not look all that different now.

She fell asleep after much tossing and turning and would not know what she was waking up to in the morning.

She woke however and dressed not looking in the mirror so until the knock at the door and her mothers voice she would not know what was happening.

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[RLA68]

He knocks on her bedroom door again.
"Hey Mariiiiaaaaa...its Tom I wanted to see what you were up to and if you wanted to catch a flick, Da Vinci Code is out? Unless maybe you want to sleep all day." he says.

"Are you decent...if not I may want to enter more than if you are dressed." he says and laughs.

It is a perfect day in 2006. He wants to hang with his friend. He thinks the world of her but he is very hesitant to ask for more because it could ruin their relationship. He couldn't risk losing his BFF. he had felt since coming to college a time or two they were drifted but maybe they weathered the storm and will become stronger friends.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

After finally getting dressed then looking to the mirror to make sure she looks okay she is stunned, it wasn't her house she was in her moms home rather old home... her mom since moved but her old room was the same she was thinking of joining the dorms, but mom persisted her staying there.. she had to be dreaming. Yet when she looked in the mirror she was younger not that she was old.. and then she heard a farmiliar yet long ago voice... Tommy it was her nickname he hated it but only she was aloud to call him that.

This can't be happening there was no way, she had a job.. a home.. a boyfriend... no she was dreaming.

Then she remembered the wish no freaking way wishes did not, could not come true..there was no way.

Yet she heard his voice again she slung the bed room door open... ''Tommy!'' She yelled as if she hadn't seen him in a year

 

[RLA68]

The bedroom door opened quickly and smiled as she yelled “Tommy!”

“In the flesh kiddo....You okay? You look like you are a bit freaked out. I know I am not exactly Jack Stark the captain of the football team but you have seen this mug for most of our 19 years on this planet.” He says and chuckles.

“Catch a movie? I hear good things about Da Vinci Code. I just figured in between classes you might want to unwind and do something.” He adds.

"Maria...you okay?" he asks again.

Maria sure is acting weird but I am sure she has a good reason.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

This cannot be happening and no one would believe her if she told them Tommy would think she was freaking insane.

''Jack stark was a dick.'' I surprise myself in saying so, and realizing I used was as in pretense well technically is was... there was no way this was real. He was right if she could tell anyone it would be him and she had to she was sure her being here would through the kismet comet off or something along those lines.

''It was.. Tommy I have to tell you something.'' She said taking a long deep breath her face rather pale.

She shook her head when he asked her if she was okay... as much as she wished this to happen it was not real she had to be going insane.

''I am 24' She blurted out.

 

[RLA68]

Tom stared at her saying Jack was a dick. He was the coolest guy in college.

''It was.. Tommy I have to tell you something.'' She said taking a long deep breath her face rather pale. Tommy closed her bedroom door and was concerned.

“Seriously Ria…are you okay?” he was genuinely concerned with her look she had at him.

''I am 24' She blurted out.

He looked at her and then busted out laughing.
“Awesome…you can buy beer for all of us 19 year olds you hang with.” He said laughing and gave her a half hug.

He calmed down and saw her face wasn’t smiling or laughing.
“What gives Maria? Seriously what are you talking about dear?” he finally realizes something isn’t right and puts his arm around her and sits down on her bed.

“What is going on?” he asks again concerned.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

She could tell he was stunned at the way she said Jack was a dick, this knowing stuff sucked.

She looked at him more serious than before as he shut her bedroom door and looked at her.

She was not sure how to answer if she was okay or not, because she certainly was not okay.

She blurted out of nowhere that she was 24 scolding herself in her mind you did not just bring that kind of thing up.

As he laughed at her she looked at him as to give him her are you kidding me right now look, do I look like I am joking.

''I am 24... somehow.. I woke up and I was 19 yet so was everyone else.''

''I made a wish and it came true.'' She knew he would never believe her.

 

[RLA68]

She was giving him a pretty hard look.

''I am 24... somehow.. I woke up and I was 19 yet so was everyone else….I made a wish and it came true.'' She said and it sounded convincing.

“Ria..you are 19 years old.” He said checking her forehead.

“Did you hit your head or fall?” he asked concerned.

“I mean it is 2006. You need to talk to me what is up. I want to believe you but what you are saying is like what some of those movies are about. 13 going 30 and I think some others like Freaky Friday or 18 again or Vice Versa?” he added.

"Come on Ria...you need to talk to me...I know you aren't crazy." he said and sat down next to her.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

As she looked at him it was clear she was truly telling the truth and she took a very long deep breath, knowing how this sounded completely insane.

She sighed to herself than more to him, of course she sounded crazy this was crazy after all.

''No Tommy I am not I am 24 so are you, I am some freaking time warp.'' She said almost on the verge of tears the only thing that might make him believe her, is by saying certain things were going to happen and then they would happen.

''No I did not hit my head, Tommy you have to believe me.'' She said softly taking a long deep breath.

Jesus she thought to herself if the show was on the other foot, she would think the same damn thing indeed as she took a long deep breath.

''I am telling you the truth!'' She yelled.

''Sorry.''

 

[RLA68]

''No Tommy I am not I am 24 so are you, I am some freaking time warp.'' She said almost on the verge of tears

He takes her hands.
“Maria..I am 19. This is 2006.” He says calmly.

''No I did not hit my head, Tommy you have to believe me.'' She said softly taking a long deep breath. ''I am telling you the truth!'' She yelled.

He looked at her and didn’t know what to say.

''Sorry.'' She said and was still in shock.

He sighed.
“For the sake of our friendship which has been practically forever…I want to believe you. You have to explain more to me than you are 24.” He states and looks at her very seriously.

He takes her hand and leads her to the mirror.
“In the mirror Ria you can’t deny that is you…19 years old and in 2006. I have no doubts that at 24 you are very hot and all that but…5 years there is a difference, especially for women.” He states.

“So…talk to me and convince me.” He asks gently.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

Maria wished she never made that stupid wish, but she missed Tommy even though they still often talked, it wasn't like it once was and she missed that she missed him, hell she was in love with him, but she was never the girl for Tommy never would be.

He gently takes her hands in his and looks at her gently. ''No trust me you are 24 you have a pretty nice life, and you hate your job... its not your passion.. I should have told you how good a artist you were back then.. now... '' She realized she was talking about him in her world.. a world he knew nothing about.

She did not mean to yell but dammit why of all people was Tommy not believing her... I mean yes it sounded crazy but she was not.

She apologized in a whisper and looked around her room, um a old room... she kind of missed.

''For the sake of our friendship and the fact you have known me so long you should trust me... Tommy if your 19 there are things that you can change.. I can change, perhaps but it can mess the whole future up... for other people for us.'' SHe whispered

Maybe she was crazy... or maybe this was still some crazy dream.

''I know what I look like I still look the same... just my hair is different oh jesus I can see why you think I am insane I freaking sound insane... what can I do to prove it to you... to prove I am 24 and we are in the past...''

She stood angry and walked to her mirror and looked into it confused.

 

[RLA68]

''No trust me you are 24 you have a pretty nice life, and you hate your job... its not your passion.. I should have told you how good a artist you were back then.. now... '' She said and he looked more and more confused. She had a long pause looking around.
''For the sake of our friendship and the fact you have known me so long you should trust me... Tommy if your 19 there are things that you can change.. I can change, perhaps but it can mess the whole future up... for other people for us.'' She whispered
''I know what I look like I still look the same... just my hair is different oh jesus I can see why you think I am insane I freaking sound insane... what can I do to prove it to you... to prove I am 24 and we are in the past...'' she said and he was hard in thought to get through this.

She stood angry and walked to her mirror and looked into it confused. He then stood with her and took her hand.

“Ria…for the sake of our friendship…I believe you. What is the purpose for you coming back in time? I am sure it is not to play the powerball lottery and win a jackpot the week before a group people from Pennsylvania win it.” He states and turns her toward him.

“It is said with wisdom that people shouldn’t know too much about their future. Star Trek might have something about time continuums but you need to talk to me to really get me on your side about this.” He says and sits her back down.

“What do you think is your purpose here? Okay I hate my job…I doubt I am a garbage collector. I am looking at becoming an architect, I mean I love art but there isn’t money in painting pictures until you are dead. I can still paint as a hobby like I do now. Architecture can't be that bad. So…other people? I doubt I would be with anyone that would object to our friendship. So what gives.” He asks trying to pry something with asking her purpose to being in the past if she really believed it.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

What could she say to any of this if the shoe were on the other foot would she believe him probably not... no she would she would have to she trusted him with her entire life always had and always would.. she could not tell him her purpose for being there for she did not have any right answers just that she made a wish and it had actually came true.

For a moment she thought she might just smash that damn mirror.. for her being 19 for all of this happening and the only person she could blame was herself.

''I don't know the purpose...'' She mumbled not really meeting his gaze... ''Maybe I did bump my head.'' She said she was not sure she wanted to go through the last five years of her life all over most of it.. as good as her job was.. and as close as she was to her family... Tommy was missing.. something had come between them and it was not that they could not see one another there parents still lived right down the street from one another and they both visited frequently and yet where she felt there distance was all her she knew better.

''I'll stand'' She said after he led her back to the bed to sit her down.. she was deep in thought.. tell him something that would happen a few weeks ahead of time.. what day was it she thought two weeks from now she could tell him about the tornado... luckily they were safe.. but in the past would they be.. no better not mention that yet.

''To save our friendship.'' Tell him she thought.. tell him why they aren't close in the future cause it damn sure was not just her there were times she called and got nothing back.

 

[RLA68]

''I don't know the purpose...'' She mumbled not really meeting his gaze... ''Maybe I did bump my head.'' She said

Tommy looked at her and still had an eye brow raised.

''I'll stand'' She said after he led her back to the bed to sit her down. He thought about going to get the newspaper.

“Ria…I’ll be right back. You stay here.” He said still very concerned. He strolled down the stairs and asked Maria’s mom for the entertainment section of the newspaper. Not an odd request. He strolled back upstairs and went into her bedroom and again closed the door.

He did smile for an instant. Most parents would balk when a boy comes over to see their daughter and the bedroom door gets closed. Tommy has felt and been a part of Maria’s family for so long that it is not even acknowledged.

He hands her the paper.
“Okay here is the paper with today’s date. So are you okay?” he asks seeing if she still held onto being 24 years old.

“Ria…You are my very best friend in the world and I would guess nothing could ever change that.” He adds.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

She knew the purpose was life giving her a second chance a do over, but could that not completely change the future and ruin lives?

Dammit it sounded crazy but he had to realize she was telling the truth, just by looking into her eyes.

She took a long beep breath and bit her lip, something she had often did when she had things on her mind.

''I am not going anywhere'' She mumbled more to herself than really saying it to him. She paced her bedroom as she awaited for him to come back into her room... Maria was usually calm cool and collected but she had a rather wild temper, and at 24 she was very sexually open, although she had only been with the guy she was seeing now and a ex from college now... oh how her head hurt.

She tried returning his smile but it was rather forced after all as she looked at him gently and said nothing as she gently shut her bedroom door.

She took the paper and looked up at him as if he were crazy himself for a moment.

''I know what the damn paper says Thomas, but I am telling you what happened!'' She never called him Tommy but now she was angry and irritated.

She sighs to herself... ''Maybe you should go..'' She wanted nothing more than for him to stay but if he could not believe her what was the point and what did he want her to do to prove what was really happening.

 

[RLA68]

She smiled at him and it looked forced then she took the paper and gave him not a so friendly look.
''I know what the damn paper says Thomas, but I am telling you what happened!'' She said. She sighs to herself... ''Maybe you should go..''

“I am sorry Maria. I didn’t want to make you angry.” He said somberly.

“You are my best friend in the world and I know always will be. I…I would rather stay with you right now. My gut says you don’t need to be dealing with this alone. I will not question what you are saying.” He said and then half smiled.

“In fact…here is my plan. I am guess you are trying to figure out your purpose. Lets embrace that and do stuff. I for one want to her the 24 year old Maria’s perspective on things and maybe I can help somehow. A trip here and there down memory lane. The old neighborhood, our old grade school and high school much less stomping grounds. OR we can sit in here and figure nothing out.” He said thinking all of this was a shot to get her going in some direction. She sounds convincing but it is really so far fetched that he wanted to see how she reacts to different things and places.

"I love you Maria as my best friend...don't shut me out." he asks softly.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

She could not help the way she was feeling it was not often she got mad at Tommy, but he was really getting under her skin at the moment and it really was not even his fault.

''I'm sorry.'' She mumbled she did not want to take this out on him... she was the one that made the wish.

''I don't want you to leave, not at all, I can't tell my mom about this she would probably have me committed or something.'' I say trying to make a joke of the situation.

''I told you why I believe I am here. '' She said softly looking at him taking a very long deep breath as she bit her lip. ''I made a wish and it came true, I never thought it would really happen.'' She paced her bedroom floor once more and took another long deep breath and did not know what else she could really say or do.

''I know and I do too.'' She said and smiled.

 

[RLA68]

''I'm sorry.'' She mumbled. 'I don't want you to leave, not at all, I can't tell my mom about this she would probably have me committed or something.'' She says.

“Its okay Maria.” He replies.

''I told you why I believe I am here. '' She said softly looking at him taking a very long deep breath as she bit her lip. ''I made a wish and it came true, I never thought it would really happen….I know and I do too.'' She said and smiled wile pacing the room.

He jumps up.
“Okay. Follow me Maria. I have an uncle that is a cop detective and he always says to follow what you know to the lead you to an intelligent conclusion.” He states.

“Our friendship is rock solid right now. We both get married. I doubt we marry spouses that really fight us over our friendship…or you wouldn’t be coming back just to tell me that. You say you came back for our friendship is what I gather.” Tommy says and paces.

“Well…the timing of you coming back is as important as the reason.” He adds. He looks up like a lightbulb comes on.

He turns to look at her.
“There is only one level of this friendship we have never tried or thought about. We both likely have been scared it would ruin being best friends if failed. As for the timing…both of us are single without even a great prospect.” He states and holds her hands.

“I am guessing you are not here to tell me my wife in 5 years is a bitch or your husband is an asshole. No need to make a wish and travel back for either. We already went over that my choice of professions while I seem discontent is not it. Maybe it is other choices in my life that led me to become unhappy and I guess withdrawing from our tight friendship.” He states looking into her eyes.

“The next move is yours 24 year old Maria. You tell me.” He says softly.

Tommy wanted to believe her and even if this was not right…was it a ploy for what he was getting at? Did Maria want a relationship? He was convinced she wasn’t crazy. She wasn't violent or delusional in any other way except thinking she was 24 and traveled back. At this point he would go with it wherever it led just as his detective uncles said to let the facts lead you.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

She hated that she yelled at him, I mean it was not as if they had never fought in there relationship, taking a long deep breath she looked at him gently and smiled as best as she could.. this really sucked.

It was not okay she thought to herself, taking a deep breath and biting her lip, it was sweet of him to say that.

She explained to him the reason she felt she was there, but she was not sure she was ready to explain to him the real reasons she wanted to be there, he hadn't really asked her why she made the wish, only why she felt she was there with him.

She was taken a little back, as he jumped up from the bed. ''I don't think there is anything a detective can do... you've seen the movies.. not that it really happens... maybe I have gone insane.'' She said frustrated at the entire situation.

''Neither one of us are married, I am dating someone he is a really good guy but to busy to spend any time with me at all.'' I say taking a very long deep breath looking around and then back at him.. ''Your not married...'' She whispered.

She looked at him as if she knew what he meant and she did indeed.

She took a deep breath how was she to respond to him in any way shape or form looking away from him, and then smiling back at him. ''Perhaps you are right. '' She wanted nothing more than to tell him she loved him she had always loved him.

''Neither of us are married... and neither one of us would ever let another person mess our friendship up... we did that ourselves I often blamed myself.. but you stopped talking to me... I never understood why.. and mine to for I never once asked... I guess maybe I am back because I care.. I never want to lose you.'' She said softly.

''But I cannot stay.. it can mess the entire future up for not just me or you but for everyone.'' She said in a mumble.

She took a long deep breath god how she loved him so... she did not even know if he were seeing someone if he was it might have explained the distance between them.

 

[RLA68]

''Neither one of us are married, I am dating someone he is a really good guy but to busy to spend any time with me at all.'' She says, ''Your not married...'' She whispered.

He was getting very confused with this whole thing.

''Perhaps you are right…..Neither of us are married... and neither one of us would ever let another person mess our friendship up... we did that ourselves I often blamed myself.. but you stopped talking to me... I never understood why.. and mine to for I never once asked... I guess maybe I am back because I care.. I never want to lose you.'' She said softly. ''But I cannot stay.. it can mess the entire future up for not just me or you but for everyone.'' She said in a mumble.

“Maria…I am out of ideas to help or what to say. I am not married and you are dating someone not spending time with you or appreciating you. We drifted apart. None of it makes sense. As a major closet Star Trek fan…yes knowing your future can mess things up. What I don’t get you saying over and over for everyone else.” He states and feels confused much less somewhat frustrated.

“If there is something I can do for you…just say. I just am getting more confused with this Ria. I am not sure asking questions to help is helping at all. Maybe I should go. I am going to hang at my parent’s place if you want to come over or if you want time alone that is cool.” He said walking toward the door.

19 year old Maria or 24 year old Maria whoever she is, is making little sense. He loves her dearly a friend but games or whatever is going on is not his thing.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

What was she supposed to do lie and tell him they both had happy marriages and the future was completely great... no it was not who she was she didn't lie.

She looked at him and she knew that look on his face, but what she didn't understand was why this was so hard for him to understand what more did he want her to say.

She explained carefully to him some of the future what was she supposed to say..that she had a perfect relationship or that she knew why he was not married she didn't.

''You want me to lie to you, to tell me the future is completely grand life doesn't work that way Tommy... I am trying to understand this too... don't you think its confusing to me, 24 one day and waking up to being 19 again.'' She said trying not to raise her voice once more.

She was near tears when he told her he was leaving and she knew why she was here... but she was not ready to admit that at all..

''I am not trying to confuse you.'' She whispered. ''I love you.'' She blurted out surprising herself.

She quickly backtracked. ''You know what I mean.''

 

[RLA68]

He listened to her. He was about to go through the door when she said she loved him then said you know what I mean.

“You know I love dearly as well Ria…that is what is confusing that we could grow apart in just 5 years.” He states and opens the door.

“I am no science major. I believe not necessarily in fate but that we are on a straight track. Our decisions determine the next straight track we drive down. Star Trek calls it a space continuum. It is dangerous to know too much about one’s future. I may be in a rut with my job that I come out of and do really well in a year plus get my painting passion back.” He states.

“You know where I am…the invitation to hang out is there. I am sure you didn’t travel back to sit in your room.” He states and walks out then down the steps down the street to his parent’s house.

Weird and weirder is all he can process about Maria today. Even if she is the 24 year old…as she firmly believes, he still feels she was cryptic in many ways. What does he do now that she says in 5 years they will grow apart?

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Maria

Why did she backtrack why not tell him how she felt.. how could she admit she loved him, was in love with him?

''Thats why I am here... I am assuming.. I don't want to believe it but I live it.'' She whispered and she fought back tears.

She listened as he spoke, had he always been so smart.. she wondered yeah he was.. he was very smart.. one of the many things she had loved about him... that and his passion... the way he treated people... everything about him.

She took a deep breath as he left the room, and after he left she finally cried and then she decided to go to the library.. if she found a way back she was determined to tell him she loved him.. or was that why she was here.. was she supposed to tell him now... but if she told him now and went back what might happen would he remember?