[ WP ] You have the unique ability to travel back in time.You plan to travel 13 years prior to the time where your father murders your mother.Unbeknownst to you , your father foresaw this and is prepared to stop you .

I had never used my powers before, in all honesty I was scared of what could happen. You know that whole butterfly effect. 
 
 I knew my mother had been a time traveler, but I did n't know she passed the ability on to me, I suppose she never got the chance. I did n't find out until years after the incident when I turned 18 and inherited a safety deposit key from my father. Inside the box was a single piece of paper with the words `` You're like your mother'' I knew what it meant, but I never wanted to use it. 
 
 My father murdered her the night before my thirteenth birthday. I woke up to the screams of my mother and bolted up. The clock said 11:55 p.m. 
 
 I rushed down the stairs to see my dad with a gun in his hand, a gun shot wound to his left arm and my mother dead on the kitchen floor. He saw me as I came down the staircase and yelled at me to get back to bed. I sprinted straight to my mother, but it was too late there was no heart beat. 
 
 `` I'm sorry Thomas, but it had to be done. I love you.'' 
 
 That was the last thing I ever heard from my father. He was found the next morning in our family cabin outside of town with a bullet wound to the head. Suicide. Police also credited him with killing an unidentified man on his way to the cabin that night. 
 
 After that I spent time in and out of the foster system. I graduated from university with some bull shit degree I never planned on using. 
 
 I spent the last two months remembering every detail of my childhood trying to understand why my father murdered my husband. They always seemed so happy and I never remembered them ever arguing. 
 
 I had the plan down to the minute. I would show up at 11:50 and stop my father from killing my mother, by any means necessary. 
 
 I sat down in my living room chair and looked at the clock 11:49. I finished off the glass of scotch and took a deep breath and closed my eyes. 
 
 I opened my eyes and there I was, the backyard of my child hood home. I looked down at my watch 11:50. 
 
 As I walked up to the back door I heard the argument. 
 
 `` You knew this was going to happen Charles. I told you I never wanted a kid!'' My mother was yelling at my father. 
 
 `` It does n't have to happen Amy. Put the gun down and let's forget it all happened.'' 
 
 My mother sighed. `` Charles it ca n't be that way. There can only be one with this power, there's a reason they call it unique. When he turns 13 his power will activate and then it's either me or him.'' 
 
 `` Amy you ca n't be serious, you ca n't kill our son.'' 
 
 `` I have to Charles or i will die, the oldest traveler dies off when the youngest's powers activate.'' 
 
 What was I hearing? My mother planned to kill me to save her own life? I was in shock I could n't even pull the gun I had brought with me from my waistband. 
 
 I was knocked out of my trance by a gun shot, my father had lunged for the gun but my mother was quicker. She pulled the trigger and shot him in his left bicep. He did n't give up though, he punched her once and wrestled the gun from her. Without hesitation he pulled the trigger twice and two bullets entered her chest. She let out a scream I knew all too well. I looked at my clock 11:55 p.m. 
 
 I could n't take this I ran, I do n't know where I was going but it did n't matter I just ran. 
 
 I made it about 2 miles down the road before a car approached from behind me. I did n't bother to even more, let it hit me, not like it mattered anyway. 
 
 The car honked and i moved a few feet to the left to let them pass. They sped on by and then laid on their breaks. The car was about 100 feet ahead of me when the driver exited the car. It was n't until I got within range of the tail lights I could make out the drivers face. 
 
 `` Dad?'' 
 
 `` Thomas is that you? What in the hell are you doing here?'' 
 
 I had spent my whole life wanting to kill my father, I had n't seen him since he ran out the door on this very night. I had n't known what I know now though. 
 
 `` I came back to stop you... but I overheard the argument. I understand now.'' I said. 
 
 `` No, no this cant be, you ca n't be here'' he said shaking his head wildly. 
 
 `` What do you mean I ca n't? I'm a time traveler like mom.'' 
 
 `` Yes that's the problem there can only be one time traveler, that's why your mom was going to kill you tonight.'' he explained. 
 
 `` I know this I was outside the backdoor,'' I reiterated. `` Now i'm the only traveler.'' 
 
 `` No you were the only traveler when I killed your mother, now you're here making two travelers. This you and the you back at the house, and there ca n't be two travelers.'' 
 
 I did n't have to process the information let alone react. The last thing I heard before the gun went off was `` I'm sorry Thomas, but it had to be done. I love you.'' 
 

