[ WP ] It has always been said that when you first see your true love , time will stop . One day as you are watching the morning news , you see the photograph of a young woman who had been murdered the night before . In that instant , time stops ... ..and then it travels backwards .

I lay on the couch, with a bowl of cereal resting on my chest. I went through my morning routine. I turned the TV on and began scanning through each channel for a split second, not actually watching what was on but rather just doing it because it was a habit. I stopped on the news as something caught my eye. A picture of a beautiful pale skinned brunette was displayed on the right side of the screen, on the left was her name, `` Josephine Flynn'' she was murdered last night, stabbed to death in a hospital. I heard a scratching noise behind me, I launched up, throwing the cereal bowl across the room. Behind me was a pitch black cat with bright yellow almost amber eyes. It stared me dead in the eyes and meowed. Nothing happened. I was expecting a shockwave, maybe Mr. Grim ( the Reaper ) to show up with his scythe and boney hands, but nothing happened. I turned around and that's when I saw it. My cereal bowl was frozen mid-air, I could make out individual particles of milk. I sighed and turned around to stare directly at the'cat'. 
 
 `` So, you're Death? Are n't you meant to be somewhat humanoid, with a scythe, flowing robes, boney hands? You know. All that stereotypical shit?'' the cats tilted its head at me and simply meowed. Again nothing happened. Though it felt like something should be. 
 
 `` That's how it's gon na be is it, gon na play innocent? Fine.'' I bent down and picked the cat up by the scruff. I carried him to my door, opened it and threw him into the hallway. `` Stay out!'' I went back to my lounge room and began to, ( I do n't know... it's not technically picking it up if it's floating ) I cleaned up the spilt bowl of cereal. As I dumped the bowl and its contents in the sink I heard a meow from behind me. Spinning around I saw the same cat I'd just thrown into the hall, sitting patiently behind me. Its yellow eyes appeared more like pieces of amber than before. `` Did n't I throw you out of my place?'' I poked the cat in the forehead, it shook its head at me and calmly licked its paw. I hate cats. Arrogant bastards. The cat opened its mouth to meow. 
 
 `` I am not arrogant.'' A deep booming voice echoed forth from the cat's mouth. 
 
 `` AH HAH!'' I exclaimed loudly. `` I fucking knew you were Death!'' The cat looked at me with a bored expression. 
 
 `` I'm not Death, fool. I'm Death's cat. I handle anything that does n't require reaping.'' He said this as if it was completely normal. 
 
 `` So. What do you want with me? Mr Deaths Cat.'' His eyes fixed on mine. 
 
 `` Did you pay attention to the news? The dead girl. Josephine Flynn.'' It felt like he was talking down to me. Like I was a toddler. 
 
 `` You are a toddler to me, mortal. I am far, far older than you shall ever be. Now, I need you to fix the situation with Josephine Flynn. She's not meant to be dead and I do n't have the time to fix it. So you'll do it for me.'' He turned and sauntered away from me. I followed closely behind. 
 
 `` You can read my mind? Why ca n't you fix it yourself? What's it got to do with me? Why did n't you say so in the first place? How do I fix it? What do I get if I fix it?'' The questions spewed out of my mouth so fast I'm surprised I did n't bite my tongue off. 
 
 `` Yes, I can. Because I'm busy. Everything. You did n't ask. Easily, I'm going to send you back in time and you merely speak to her. That'll fix it. You get your soul mate.'' He answered all of my questions without missing a beat. Never once did he falter while walking. We reached the only window in my apartment. He jumped up onto the ledge and looked back at me. 
 
 `` Now, it's time for you to go.'' 
 
 *How do I..* before I could even finish thinking the thought he answered. `` You jump. Once you hit the ground, it'll be tomorrow morning. Do n't bother going to work, just quit. Go to the hospital at exactly 5:32pm and speak with her. She'll be on the 4th-floor visiting her friend. Good luck.'' 
 
 Before I knew it, he'd managed to push me out the window. How a cat managed this, I do n't know. I guess it's better not to question it. It is Deaths Cat after all. I had enough time to look down, see the pavement and scream. I jerked awake on the couch, the bowl of cereal previously resting on my chest flying off and smashing into my TV. My alarm clock read `` 10:10am'' I still had time to have a shower, get dressed and get down to the hospital. I quickly showered, dressed in jeans, a plain black tee, tugged on my work boots and rocketed out the door. I know I still had ages, but it would take an hour minimum to get there by public transport and I wanted to be real early just in case. 
 
 I reached the hospital at 12:27pm and sat down the lobby. I put my earbuds in and zoned out. At 2pm a nurse poked me awake to ask me if I was okay. `` Yeah, I'm fine. Just waiting for someone. Thanks.'' Putting my earbuds back in I zoned out once again until my alarm went off at 5pm. Standing up I stretched and made my way to the 4th floor. Deaths Cat never told me where on the floor she was, just that she was here somewhere. So I went searching. At 5:30pm I saw her at the far end of the hall. I do n't know why, but I started to run towards her. I was about 4metres from her when I tripped over my shoelaces, I'd forgotten to tie them before leaving home. I'd just face planted directly in front of her. 
 
 `` Holy shit! Are you okay, sir?'' She knelt next to me and poked me in the side of the head. I laughed so hard I thought I'd cough up a lung. `` Who pokes someone in the head after they've just face planted?'' I managed to gasp out between laughs. `` I do.'' I could hear the smile in her voice. 
 
 She helped me to my feet and brushed me off. `` My names Josephine, my friends call me Jo.'' 
 
 I smiled at her. `` Nice to meet you, Jo. I'm Harley.''
