You 're moments late to literally everything . You watch busses pull away as you run behind them , girls get asked out as you walk up to them , and you have never caught a green light . One day though , you arrive on time . [ WP ]

All my life I have literally been late by mere moments. It was to the point where I no longer even tried. I would set my watch 5 minutes fast, I would manually set the time on my phone the same way and yet, somehow, everything and everyone would seem to adjust as well. Last night, however, everything just seemed to fall into place for just one moment, and I was n't ready for it. 
 
 I stopped in at my local coffee shop on my way to work and found I was the only person in line. The place was packed and yet the silence was deafening. There was no sound of cups rattling against the saucers, no annoying sips, no keys clicking as people typed away, and nobody was wrapped up in conversation. The young girl that normally took my order stared blankly past me as though I were nothing more than a shadow passing over her eyes. 
 
 `` Can I get a medium black house coffee to go? I am running late as usual and I am in a bit of a rush.'' 
 
 Her eyes closed and after several moments she opened them again and just continue to stare past me. 
 
 `` Please, I do n't have time for this. All I want is a coffee to go. It is the same thing I always order and...'' 
 
 A slight buzz alerted me to the oddity of it all. It was n't just that the coffee shop was silent, there were also no sounds coming from outside. I turned around to see people just standing and staring down over a body in the road. I could n't see the poor saps face, but the watch he was wearing had a glint from the sun reflecting off of it and I recognized it as my own. 
 
 I checked my wrist and as I expected, my watch was missing. That man must have been a street thief and stole my watch as I brushed past on my way in. I turned to leave since everyone else seemed to be ignoring me anyways. As I walked out of the coffee shop everyone just stood there as I brushed past them. At least crossing the street was easy since all the cars were at a standstill due to the accident. 
 
 My office was right there and of course my badge was not working. The one time I might be early and the system was on the fritz. I pulled my phone out and it showed 16 minutes until 9:00am. Odd, that would mean I was actually 11 minutes early. This never happens. Then it hit me, I had only left my apartment around the corner 4 minutes ago. 
 
 Maybe I still had time for that coffee after all and time willing there would still be no line with the man lying broken in the street catching the attention of anyone that might want to go inside. Out of habit I checked my wrist and of course I only saw then tan outline of where it used to be. I checked the card swipe one more time just in case it worked and once again received no indication it even registered the swipe. The flickering red light glowed steady to show the door remained locked. 
 
 I walked back across the street and everyone remained frozen in place from their apparent state of shock. Walking up to the coffee shop the same people were gathered around the man lying on the ground. Maybe I could get my watch back. No... those standing over him would likely think I was the thief. I looked down at it and saw the crystal covering the face was cracked and considered it a loss. 
 
 She was still just standing there, no line so maybe my luck might hold and I could get back across the street and make it in the office on time. 
 
 `` Hey again, turns out I am actually early for the first time in my life and have time for that coffee after all.'' 
 
 Checking my wrist again I swore under my breath and pulled my phone out. It was still 8:44am. Impossible. The eerie silence began to settle in to my conscious as that buzz grew louder. The unsettling reality of what was happening roared from the recesses of my mind and escaped my mouth is a throat tearing scream. The world cracked before me and the buzzing grew louder as my scream grew silent and my breath caught. 
 
 BUZZZZZZZZZ! 
 
 I sat up drenched in sweat, my alarm was buzzing and motherfucker, it was only 6:09am. Of course, the alarm was set for 6:00am so I must have hit the snooze in my usual daze. Two more was my norm but there was no going back to sleep after that nightmare. I drug myself out of bed and began my morning ritual. 
 
 My watch ticked softly away and I smiled because today might be the day that I am finally on time. Maybe I should have Thai food more often before bed. I finished my morning routine and left the house 20 minutes early. The coffee shop was packed as usual and four people ahead in line. Grabbing my usual I walked outside and stepped out to cross the street. I looked down at my watch and it read 6:44am. I paused and that was when it hit me and the world went black. 
 
 I opened my eyes and an old man stared down at me. `` Mr. Anderson, you are right on time. Even you ca n't be late for eternity.'' Maybe Thai food was n't the best choice after all.
