The Power of Science (Chapter 3) – Claire’s New Life

Previously:

Evan created a device that allowed him to stop time, leaving him free to do as he wished. That night, he ran into a bully, David, and his girlfriend, Claire, as well as two of David’s “friends”, Tristan and Cory. Evan used his new power to take revenge on everything that the couple did to him in the past.

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In the days following the creation of his time-manipulation device, Evan got even more bored in school. Now that he could just stop time and do all his homework instantly, he didn’t have to worry about anything academically. This allowed for more free time outside of his classes to do whatever he wished. Many people with this power probably would’ve robbed a bank or tried to take over the world by now, but Evan just wanted to have some fun with his new power.

Of course, having fun included training Claire to be Evan’s sex slave. Her boyfriend, David received a two-week suspension after the “fight”. While getting questioned by the principal, David mentioned Tristan and Cory, but not Evan. David’s ego was too big to tell anyone that the nerdy kid Evan Weiss was able to beat him up. Tristan and Cory mentioned Evan, though. After the principal spoke to Tristan and Cory alone, he called Evan into the office. Evan was able to assume that the boys made up completely different stories about him, though, since he was able to leave the office with just a warning.

David tried to get Claire to support him, but she did exactly as Evan wanted. She told everyone that David actually got in a fight with the Tristan and Cory, while she ran away, alerting another student, who then told a school security guard. When asked about Evan, she made sure to emphasize that he had nothing to do with it. Tristan and Cory both bled at the scene, and Evan didn’t leave any evidence of his presence, so the school was able to determine that Claire and Evan had to have been telling the truth. David had gotten into too much trouble and too many fights before, so the school board had no choice but to suspend him, even if his family does fund the school. Tristan and Cory also received two-week suspensions, since they committed the same ‘crime’.

Evan and Claire weren’t completely off the hook, though. The school gave the two of them curfews and put them under more security, but that clearly didn’t affect Evan, with his new time-stopping device. As long as the school didn’t catch them doing anything strange for the next week or so, they would be cleared.

Things were going pretty well for Evan. He had Claire in his control, and his biggest enemy at the school was gone for now.

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“So have you given it a name yet?” Julianne asked after a long silence. Of course she would ask that. Out of all the questions she could ask, this was the one she chose.

“I just told you about an achievement that no one in the history of the world has ever accomplished, and you ask me if I named it?” Evan asked jokingly, “Do you know how difficult it was for me to decide to tell you about this?”

“Well, I’m not surprised that you, out of the entire history of the world, were the one to accomplish this, and I probably couldn’t even begin to understand how it works,” Julianne responded, to which Evan gave a proud grin, “But I am surprised that you didn’t name it. Every big invention has a name!”

“Then do you have any suggestions?” Evan asked.

“I don’t know – probably something science-y and time related. You should name it, Evan.”

“Real helpful.”

“You’re welcome!” Julianne gave Evan a mischievous look.

Despite having just told Julianne about this huge secret, he was having more internal conflict about whether or not to tell her about Claire. Evan predicted that Julianne would either be really into it or really against his “relationship” with Claire.

“Oh, what the hell,” Evan decided. Why not just get Claire in here and show Julianne what I’ve done.

Evan pulled out his cell phone and texted Claire: “Come to my room ASAP”

“So, Jules, you know that fight that supposedly happened between David those other guys?”

“Yeah, how could I not know, it’s the biggest thing in the whole school.”

“Well, I actually did have a part in it,” Evan then went on to explain what he had done to David and his goons, as well as Claire.

“Then wasn’t Claire outside where you left her?”

“I didn’t leave her there.