A Year to Forget (The Accidental Time Travellers Book 2) by Marc James Page B

moment, that Bobby was still alive despite his father dying as a child.
    “Jane!”  Faraday screamed, the tears now covered his face and wet spots were now appearing on his shirt.  How could they have ended things while fighting?
    Bobby was now next to David.  He whispered to David.  “Jane?”
    David nodded.  “Bobby...”
    “Jane!”  Faraday screamed. 
    Bobby stared at David, waiting for him to finish his sentence.
    “Nancy and Clint.”  David managed.
    Bobby’s eyes widened as he took in David’s words.  Everything around him seemed to slow to a snail’s pace.  He watched the heat ripple from his flaming car, the bodies were not visible.  He didn’t cry, which surprised him, he just felt detached from everything around him.  He watched as Faraday screamed at the car and as David uttered his apologies.  But he did not cry.  He looked to the end of the driveway, as he saw the fire engine with its flashing lights approaching.  He still did not cry.  He watched as David pulled Faraday away from the car, as the firemen began to blanket it with lashings of water.
    “Jane!”  Faraday screamed again.
    “She’s gone Faraday.”  David tried.
    Faraday seemed to hear his words and the screaming stopped.  The tears continued and Faraday bent down, before sitting on the ground.  He watched as the blaze was fought.  What the fuck had happened to the car?  The last time we spoke, we argued.  I should have been with her.  I should have taken her home.
    David was unsure as to who he should comfort, Bobby looked paralyzed and Faraday looked completely blown apart.  He walked towards where Faraday sat and joined him on the ground.  He did not speak, he just sat beside him.
    He heard as Bobby spoke out loud for the first time.  “Who would do this?”
    David prayed silently that it hadn’t been Abaddon.  He wouldn’t be able to live with that guilt, not if he knew he could have saved them.  Two women and a child.  One of them a great friend, the others a good friends family.
    “Who would do this?”  Bobby screamed.
    “Well we know why they did it.”  Faraday muttered.
    Bobby stared at Faraday accusingly.  “What?”
    Faraday rose to his feet.  “Because they wanted you!”
    Bobby’s expression was unflinching.  “Are you saying this is my fault?”
    “Well it’s your fucking car!  You’ve obviously pissed someone off!”
    David was silent, he could not say what he knew, they would kill him.
    “You really want to do this?”  Bobby shouted.
    Faraday’s eye gave away a second of doubt.  “Because of you my wife is dead!”
    “I didn’t do this!  They did this!”  Bobby shouted, pointing to the road.
    “Who?”  Faraday screamed.
    “I don’t know but your fight is not with me!”
    Faraday charged towards Bobby and punched him in the mouth.  “You selfish son of a bitch!  You killed them!”
    Bobby stumbled backwards from the force of the punch but he managed to stay on his feet, thanks to the cane.  “You don’t want to fight me James.”
    “Yes I do!”  Faraday threw another punch, again Bobby managed to stay on his feet.
    “If you hit me again, I will start hitting back.”
    David was the one who felt paralyzed now, he was more concerned about Abaddon, than about the deaths.  He watched as his only two friends in the world screamed at each other in front of him.
    Faraday stared hard at Bobby, he wanted nothing more than to hit him again.  They stood face to face, neither man allowing themselves to flinch.
    “I am not the enemy.”  Bobby spoke calmly.
    Faraday stared at Bobby for a moment. 
    “Because of you the only person I love on this earth is dead.  We are done!”
    “I didn’t do this Faraday.”
    “No but you caused this.”  Faraday finally turned away from Bobby and sat down beside David. 
    The fire fighters were still struggling to put out the blaze.
    As Faraday surveyed the scene he realised that the ground surrounding the car, had