Chapter 29: How to Break a Heart

The whole room flooded with burning, bright light.

Jasper sealed his eyes shut away from it, and fell against the shelves, before pushing the crutches back to balance himself, skidding anyway. He whipped his head over to Emmet and saw him, stood above the man in the suit with a giant block covered over with a plastic sheet.

What had Jasper done? What had he driven Emmet to do? How had he let this happen?

This was his fault.

He gulped and pulled himself back up to standing and watched Emmet pant and reach up to pull the time machine down. He ripped off the over and cradled it to his chest.

Jasper made his way over and reached out towards the device stroking. His vision blurred and choked down a sob. The surface on the top was scratched all over, while the face remained unchanged, and the exact same, despite its delicacy.

It was in Emmet's hands. Emmet, who had just battered a man for him.

This was his fault.

He had done this. He