Leonora came stumbling out of the time machine, cursing her failure even as she hurried to the control panel to input her fresh data. She’d missed Alex by moments, catching sight only of the back of his head as he vanished around the corner and into the busy street. She’d run after him, of course, but he’d vanished in the immensity of the crowd.
Now she a new date. A new time. And she would find a way to reunite with him no matter what the Time Council said.
Ten minutes later, Leonora came stumbling out of the time machine…
Author’s Note: Even if you were fated to fail, would you give up on trying to pull a doomed loved one out of time? Especially if each attempt seemed to come this… close…
I like this story. It is nicely poignant.