“This is the nexus point,” Lief said. “Once the year ends you revert back to the beginning of the year. The process has to happen one second before the clock strikes 12 so you better hurry.”

It was 12:50, Amy and I cast a nervous look at each other.

“I’ll find you, right?” I said. “We’ll see each other again.”

Amy smiled. “Well, you are kind of an asshole so I’m not so sure.”

We stepped up the stairs, Lief switched on the power. The capsule started to rumble. An orange glow basked our faces.

“So, this is it, huh?” Amy said.

“Yep.”

“What if it doesn’t work?” Amy said nervously. “What if we’re stuck here forever?”

“We went over this…”

“I know but it’s a very unreliable science,” Amy said. “What if it does work but we’re thrown one year in the future or a hundred years. What if…?”

I grabbed Amy’s hand. “Look, whatever happens we’ll make the most out of it. That’s what we’ve been doing remember.”

Amy nodded but her face was still pale.

“Hurry up!” Lief yelled at us.

I let go of Amy’s hand but she pulled me back. I turned to her. She was holding my hand tightly, almost popping my knuckles. I understood she was scared; I was scared too. We gave each other a nod and stepped into the machine.

 It was pretty cosy. There was an orange light washing over us which made me feel as if I was in an oven. The constant rumbling made it hard for us to keep our balance. As the door hissed shut behind us, we started the countdown.

”5,” I started.

“4,” Amy said with a shaking voice.

“3,” I said with a deep sigh.

“2,” Amy said, holding onto my hand tighter.

Suddenly everything went white.