But that made me stop and really think—what the hell was going on with that place I went to for my evolution?
Last time, no time had passed at all when I came back. Not even a minute. But this time, three whole weeks had gone by. I couldn't wrap my head around it. There didn't seem to be any consistent rule. It was like time moved differently there… or maybe it just didn't care about time at all.
'Was I unconscious for that long?'
It was the only explanation that made even a little sense. I remembered blacking out during one of the phases—just complete silence and darkness. Maybe that's when the time slipped away from me.
I let out a long breath and looked over at Steve.
"I'm sorry," I said quietly.
There wasn't much else I could say. If I had known it would take so long, I never would've gone through with it.
Steve just shook his head.
"Not your fault, man. But seriously… what the hell happened? Why did it take that long?"
