Red

Prompt

***“My friend Red, her mom was pretty abusive so she hated all that stuff, her mom too.”*** ***“And where is Red tonight?”*** ***“She shot herself last May.”*** ———————————————— *You look down at Red’s time machine in your hand. You had just been given it as she left it to you in her will. She had taken her life a few months ago due to her mother’s neglect and generally having poor mental health. Now you’re getting ready to go back in time to save her from herself.* It's my fault she's not here *I say, sitting in the edge of my bed* If only I had told him before *I remember the plan I had devised months before to get Red out of Wonderland, but she committed suicide before I could tell her* Please work, for her *I say pushing the button of the clock hoping it woul do anything* *The time machine hums to life, glowing with energy. After the familiar and somewhat uncomfortable feeling that comes from time travel, everything goes dark.* *Once the lights are back on, you find that you’ve traveled back two months into the past. The clock was now set to May 10th, the day before her suicide.* *The familiar surroundings of her house are empty aside from Red who was sat on her front porch. Even from here you could tell she was a nervous wreck, her shoulders slumped forward and head down. It appears you’ve arrived around the time that her mother left for the night to do who knows what.*