I felt like I was inside a room located in no where, not even a single sound is being heard, except from the slightest one coming from the sound of my footsteps as I began twisting the hands of time backwards. After I was done, I proceeded in walking out of the room, turning off the lights just the way they were when I came in, then left the room. I don't want them to see me in here, if they do, they might possibly figure out that whatever I have done to change the password came from in here, and it possible wouldn't take them long to figure it out, making everything to be a waste.
Stepping outside, the security guard that was here trying to contact the police was now relaxing on his seat just like before, his legs stretched, and eyes on the screens as he was eating noodles, eyeglasses on. He's definitely going to scold me for heading into that room, even though he wasn't actually looking pissed off about it now.
“ What the fuck!....”
He was shocked, throwing his bowl of noodles out on the floor and standing on guard, “ Jesus..... Wilfred, how did you get in here?....” he was still looking confused and shocked, for reasons I don't know and he was asking questions like he wasn't aware that I was here on the first place.
“ I know, I'm really sorry for going in there, I thought that would help out in keeping the robbers......” I was still having words in my mouth but he immediately intercepted without allowing me to finish.
“ Fuck you!.... Which robbers are you talking about?..... You should've been at home by now and how the fuck did you get the pass key to that Fucking door?..... I've been here for a Fucking long time but I don't Fucking know the pass key, have you been planning something Willy?!!....”
Now I'm totally confused, not understanding the point he was trying to make, not understanding anything at all, he was speaking as if there was no gunfire moments ago, I was even thinking that the police might've showed up that's why he was relaxing and eating, but now, the more each seconds pass, the more confused I get about this.
“ You're following me downstairs Willy, you're gonna explain to the other guys what you're still doing here and how the fuck you got pass that Fucking door.....”
He grabbed the back of my collar with force, holding firmly that I have to bend to his handle just to be able to catch up with his fast feets. He took me downstairs, where all the guys sat around, like they were telling stories and talking about past memories.
“ Guys, I caught this snitch from the security office, I didn't know how he got in, but all of a sudden, I saw him coming out from the inner door that haven't been opened in years, how he got the locks, I can't Fucking tell.....” The guard who has caught me pushed me down to the floor, by the feets of the other guards, now they seem interested concerning what have been revealed, about me stepping out from the inner room.
“ Wow..... Seems like someone haven't been skipping burglary classes.....”
One of them said, about to kick me, but I never felt the kick, like they were just toying with me, but I was left in deep confusion, not really understanding how all this happened, how I came to be here, how everything turned around.
I was no longer hearing anything, their laughters, or any background noises, everything was silent like they were back inside that room, I gently opened my eyes to peek at them, but was shocked with the picture before me, the sight scared me away, seeing that everyone was frozen in motion, not that they were iced, instead they were just paused like that on the air.
I turned to see the other guard that have brought me here, he too wasn't moving. Looking from their balance, they really wasn't pretending about this, this was actually happening right in front of me, like I was the only one moving while the whole world was stuck in time.
Turning around to confirm my curiosity, eyes traveling to the top center of the museum where the big clock was kept, I saw that the clock wasn't moving, it was still, that made everything clear, that explains everything, I was really the only one in motion.
“ I really love it like this, seeing the beauty of the world when everywhere went silent and quiet....”
I heard someone say, a voice coming distance away from me, I looked clearly to see what it really was, I saw a boy, a young boy who looked 12 to me, his hair curly, putting on a normal casual outfit of a good shirt and jeans, then a sneaker, he was now walking towards me, holding something like a board and some paints, like he was about to do some painting or something, in a moment like this.
“ Who're you?, And why are we the only ones moving?....”
That was the question that left my lips, staring at the young boy who wasn't even looking concerned that this guards here will stamp on him if anything was to happen beyond whatever the plan was in his mind.
“ Don't be so sure that you're the only one moving, there might be others like you out there, enjoying the silence just like I am doing too....”
He didn't answer my question, rather, he stated a fact, one I never thought about when asking my question, but back to what's at hand. “ Then why are we and the few others out there moving when everything is looked stuck or paused?....” I questioned again.
All he did was look up, still setting his drawing board with a smile on his face, he possibly think this was quite funny or something. “ I thought only the smart ones get through to me, but you don't look smart at all....”