[ WP ] A man has a special ability : when he makes certain choices , he has a sudden vision of what would have happened if he 'd chosen differently .

`` Do it, coward,'' the voice in his head urges. And he does. Suddenly, he is thrown into another world. He sees himself, walking, shaking hands, receiving his papers, walking away in deep blue robes and laughing in victory. He sneers and then is ripped away, swirling, lost in color as a new scene comes into focus. 
 A woman. Long, brunette hair. High cheek bones. Deep blue eyes the color of the Aegean in spring. The woman giggles, laughing at some unheard joke. He ca n't help but smile... `` Who...'' 
 
 The world spins and he is torn away again, This time to a storm in a forest. The drumming of the rain drowns out all other sound. Another man is yelling, but ca n't be heard. Suddenly the voice cuts through the wet splashing. `` RUN.'' He follows the man's instructions, a sense of overwhelming dread flowing over him. An unnoticeable tree stump grabs a hold of his foot, hurling him into the mud. This is the end. 
 
 He ca n't bear it. Just as the dread is about to drown him he flashes to another scene. 
 
 The woman is there, and the yelling man too. `` What...'' 
 `` Bout time you woke up!'' The woman giggles and he feels the smile bubbling to his face again. 
 
 He jumps forward. The woman is still there, but older now. Lines have appeared in her forehead, as well as curves around her mouth and little crinkles next to her eyes. Still, she retains all of her beauty. `` We're going to be late for the graduation!'' 
 
 Now she is lying in a bed. Beep. She wears nothing but a robe. Beep. Much older now, the lines are thicker. And her hair is grey. There are strange machines around, a symphony of beeps and clicks and whirs and wooshes. Beep. People outside the room seem busy, rushing to and fro. Beep. 
 
 `` It does n't hurt,'' she croaks quietly. She closes her eyes, as the beeps grow further apart. Beep. She mutters something else, `` I.... love... you.'' 
 
............ a tear rolls from his eye as he realizes the mistake he has made. `` NO!'' he screams, but it is too late. 
 
 The gun clicks.
