[ WP ] You start to realize that your phone 's answering machine gives you messages from tomorrow .

It did n't take long until I understood what this machine does. At first I denied it, of course. 
 *This ca n't be true! * I thought to myself again and again, but there was so much evidence for it. 
 
 For instance, one evening after I came back from work there was a call I supposedly had missed. The mother of Jonathans, my son, friend Steve had called and left a message. 
 
 `` Hello Mister McKeen, it's Jessica here, I was wondering when you would come an pick Steve up for the sleepover this evening? Please call me back, thank you.'' 
 
 It was clear and simple, but there was something odd with the message. Jessica clearly said'this evening', but the sleepover was n't until tomorrow. I called back as soon as I could to ask if there had been a confusion, but Jessica simply told me that she did n't call me. 
 A day later I was late to pick Steve up because I had errands to run, and when I rang the bell at the Andersons home Jessica asked me why I had not called her back. 
 
 That was the first time I came to realize that the answering machine I bought in a pawn shop a couple weeks ago was n't perfectly normal, but it surely was n't the last incident I had. 
 Sure, an answering machine that gives you all messages a day ahead of time may not seem like that much of a superpower, but soon I began playing around with the possibilities and quickly after I realized that the messages I would receive were not the inevitable future. 
 
 Never again I missed an important appointment. I even won a car once. All I had to was make sure that I could pick up the phone at the right time. 
 But that was all dependant on luck. 
 I decided to take it a little bit further and take part in a small lottery. The price was n't too big, a couple thousands, but all I had to do to win was ask a friend to call me and tell me the winning numbers so I could buy a ticket that matched those. 
 
 But before I could even think further about exploiting this opportunity, my luck changed. 
 I had missed a call while I was under the shower and almost dropped the telephone when I listened to the voice on the other side. 
 
 `` Hello Mister McKeen, my name is Doctor Benjamin Pearce and I'm calling from the Harmony Hospital.'' There was a long pause. `` I'm very sorry to tell you this but your wife, Daisy McKeen, was involved in a fatal car accident earlier today and we'll need you to come over immediately.'' 
 
 That was everything. Nothing had happened yet and it was all still avoidable, I knew that, but still I noticed tears running down my cheeks. I simply could n't imagine my wife dying. Not so quick. We only had 7 years together. 
 
 The decision was simple. I would have to do everything I could to avoid this scenario. *It ca n't be too hard to keep my own wife from leaving the house for a day. * I uttered to myself. *All I have to do is make sure she ca n't use the car. * 
 
 I called in sick the next day and made sure to do everything that involved a car myself. I dropped Jonathan off at school and picked him up again. I kept the car keys in my pockets so Daisy would have to ask in case she needed the car. Which did n't take long. 
 
 `` Honey, where did you put the keys?'' her voice echoed from the kitchen. 
 
 `` I still got them here, why are you asking? What do you need the car for?'' I responded, trying to keep my voice as clear as possible. 
 
 `` We barely got anything left for dinner, so I thought I'd quickly drive to the supermarket get something.'' 
 
 `` You do n't have to. How about we order some pizza later and watch a movie together? We did n't have pizza for a while now.'' 
 
 `` Alright, but I'll still have to go. There's nothing left for breakfast tomorrow and...'' 
 
 I cut her off mid-scentence and stood up from the chair I was sitting on. 
 `` I'll go. I still have to buy new paper for the printer, anyways. I was just to lazy to go until now. Just sit down, stay at home and relax.'' 
 
 Daisy gave me a questioning look but shrugged it off in the end. `` Alright. Thank you. I'm really in need of a break right now.'' she said and gave me a quick kiss before leaving the room. 
 
 *Crisis averted* i thought before grabbing my coat and leaving the room to go and buy the things we needed. Daisy gave me another kiss before handing me the grocery list and telling me to drive safely. 
 
 I did. Not even an hour later I was safely back home and by the end of the day nothing had happened to neither my wife nor me. We had a couple years left together before having a divorce eventually. 
 
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 First time I publish anything. Ever. And frankly I'm not satisfied with my it. 
 Originally I wanted to kill him off, but eventually thought that there were too many signs for that to happen, so I tried to make it predictable and then take the completely different turn and not do it. 
 
 Anyways: suggestions and recommendations are always nice to see. Do n't be too hard on me when it comes to grammar, English is n't my primary language. 
 
 No angry mobs to hunt me out of this sub, please.
