"Jacob, wake up it's time for school!"

You hear a familiar voice yell to you, and you groggily wake up in response.

What a strange dream...

You try and remember the girl from your dream, but can't figure out who she was. The classroom was probably from your high school, but as far as you can remember that girl was never in any of your classes. You shrug and proceed to get up. After all, high school was years ago, it wouldn't be unusual for you to forget a few people in that time.

Once fully awake, the reality that you live alone dawns on you; there should be no one yelling for you to wake up. Then another thought occurs, you don't go to school anymore either. Confused, you stand up and walk over to your dresser, which seems different from usual. Opening your drawers you notice your clothes seem different as well. Now even more confused, you get dressed and exit your room to find some answers. Outside your door you find your younger sister standing in front of you, in the uniform that she wore during high school. That is to say, while she has the same face, green eyes, and short brown hair as your sister, she looks considerably younger than she should.

"Mom says wake up." She states quietly, then turns to walk away.

"Um, Tina?" you say, trying to confirm it's her.

"Hm?", she replies softly, turning towards you.

"Ah, um, never mind. I'm up."

She nods and walks away. You return to your room and look for your backpack, the one you remember using in high school. Sure enough you find it, right beside your dresser. You open it and grab one of your notebooks, hoping to confirm what you think has happened. You turn to the last note in the book and look at the date:

April 24th, 2008

You walk to your bed and sit down, trying accept what has happened. Yesterday was April 23th, but the year was 2018. Ten years ago you were 18 and in your last year of high school. The fact that your sister was in her private high school uniform confirms this, since she was in her first year of high school when you were in your last. Your thought process is interrupted by the familiar yell of your mother.

"Jacob, hurry up! You're going to be late!"

There's no point in thinking over this any longer. You quickly grab your bag and head down the stairs to the front door.

"Remember, you need wake up early on Saturday to bring your sister to school, since I'll be working."

Your mother tells you, as she stands beside you watching you put on your shoes. You nod quickly in response, and although you're tempted to hug her or say you've missed her, you put it off. The you in the past wouldn't have done it, so you're not going to do it either. After all, if this really is the past then doing something different could screw up the future in a major way.

You open the door and find Ian standing in front of you. Well, a younger version of him.

"It's about time Jake, you goin' to school today or what?"

No

"Uh no, I think I'm gonna stay home today."

Immediately you realize your mistake.

"Stay home? Now Jacob, I wonder what you could mean by that." Your mother, still standing behind you, remarks with a soft yet threatening tone while folding her arms in front of her.

"I uh...it was joke. Yea...bye mom...."

You quickly rush out the door and meet Ian, who innocently shrugs in response to what happened.

"What? It's not like I knew she was there."

The walk to school is uneventful. Ian tells you some story involving his older brother but you don't really pay attention. The thought that you're ten years in the past is all you can think about.

"Hey."

Ian pushes your shoulder gently once you reach the entrance of the school and the two of you stop. He has a concerned look on his face.

"You alright? You sick or something?"

He asks.

"Huh? No, I'm fine. Don't worry about it."

You walk ahead into the entrance of the school and Ian follows close behind.