I always thought I’d want a remote for life. One where I could hit play on the moments that made me giddy. Or rewind on the ones that made me feel so alive, just so that I could relive them again. Even a pause button to live in a moment for just a little while longer.
But what if someone else had control of that remote?
That’s how this moment feels.
My eyes focused on Slade and Viper. The explosions are now a faraway background noise. The wind doesn’t blow the smoke around us in little swirls. No one is moving. Not even to take a breath.
But then I see it in slow motion.
Crimson spilled from Viper’s lips as Slade ripped his arm from her chest. Her academy issued suit was torn, showing shiny, bloodstained skin.
Slade backed away with a whimper, glancing down at my star that prot
