Talkin’ bout Deja Vu on Notes. This story is coming late, because I am bad at planning.
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Crunch: Write about Deja Vu
His feet touched the cement sidewalk, and there it was—a feeling. Déjà vu. It was like his mind opening to the hidden secrets of the universe—and then, in a flash, it was gone. He shook his head and continued on his way to work.
The next day, his feet touched the cement sidewalk, and there it was—that feeling again. Déjà vu. It was like his mind opening to the hidden secrets of the universe—and then, in a flash, it was gone. He stopped a moment, and wondered if this was the first or the second time he had this sensation. He continued on his way to work.
The next day, his feet touched the cement sidewalk, and there it was—that feeling yet again. Déjà vu. It was like his mind opening to the hidden secrets of the universe—and then, in a flash, it was gone. Now this time, he was sure—this was either his third time experiencing this at the exact same time, the exact same place—or he had dreamed about it at least once. He looked around, to see if anyone else was behaving strangely. Nope, just him. He continued on his way to work.
The next day, he tried to stay on the bus one stop longer than normal, but the engine broke. At his usual spot. He got off the bus and crossed the street. His feet touched the cement sidewalk, and there it was—Déjà vu. It was like his mind opening to the hidden secrets of the—
“Ow! Watch it!”
Someone bumped into his back as he stopped walking. He turned around—it was a woman. “Sorry, I—” she began, and then paused, a puzzled expression on her face. “Have we met before?”
(297 words you don’t know me)
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Ah, l'amour. :)
1. I have experienced deja vu, can't really say why. (Well, I could've given you an explanation once, but that was something I was taught in the particular church I grew up in before I converted, and I don't hold to it now. Long story).
2. I...don't think I have? Hm.
3. No; I'm blessed enough to work from home, so my commute is basically just picking up my laptop and powering it on. Between living in a suburb and then the pandemic, I've never really worked in a place where I could use public transport, unless you count an Uber now and then, or the tram I had to ride to get from the guard shack at UPS to the area where I worked. That was college though.
I have experienced it a few times. I used to work with someone who I thought I'd seen before but there was absolutely no history that would have connected us. It was really weird. I work from home now. I used to use the train daily though!