Sci-Fi — A2 Short Stories

Seven doors. Six open. Behind the seventh: the same house. His family, dead. Another him with black eyes. He wants this life instead. The key keeps appearing. Learn Spanish A2.

A train to the past. One way. His mother took it ten years ago. She left him at twelve. Now he follows. He finds her young, happy. She doesn't know him. He understands. Learn Spanish A2.

A woman with her face. From another world. She says: You are not real. You are the other. I am the real one. And she starts to fade. There is no escape. Learn Spanish A2.

Twin brothers, exactly the same age. One goes to space. Two years pass for him. Ten years pass on Earth. He returns young. His brother is old now. Their father is dead. Learn Spanish A2.

She has her daughter's eyes, voice, memories. The doctors made a perfect copy. Everyone is happy. But he knows. She is not his daughter. Only he knows. Learn Spanish A2.

A woman gives him a baby. Your son, she says. From the future. The baby has his eyes. Named after his dead grandfather. A secret he never told anyone. Learn Spanish A2.

Her phone rings at 3am. The hospital where her mother died three years ago. It is her mother. Calling from the day she died. One last goodbye. Learn Spanish A2.

His dog looks at him differently now. Like his dead father used to look. The dog knows secrets only his father knew. He promised to come back. He did. Learn Spanish A2.

The machine grants one wish. His son wishes for a perfect father. The machine creates one. Now his son has two fathers. But only one plays with him. Learn Spanish A2.

He wakes up. The city is empty. Everyone is gone. He searches for hours. Then he sees words in the sky: SIMULATION TERMINATED. ONLY YOU WERE REAL. Learn Spanish A2.

His son is born tomorrow. He will die today. He travels to the past. His mission: kill a dangerous man. But then he sees a photo on the table. His mother. Learn Spanish A2.

He makes a clone to work for him. Now he can rest. But the clone makes friends. Falls in love. Lives his life better than he ever did. Now the clone wants to be real. Learn Spanish A2.

He buys an old house. Finds photos in the closet. Photos from 2055. He is old in them. With a wife. Children. Then he meets his new neighbor. Her eyes are the same. Learn Spanish A2.

His daughter dies at 6pm. Every day. He wakes up. Same Monday. Same breakfast. Same death. A thousand times. Today he stops trying to save her. Today is different. Learn Spanish A2.

A letter appears on his table. His handwriting. From the future. Don't go to work tomorrow. You will die. He stays home. His friend takes his chair. Learn Spanish A2.

An old man watches him every morning. Crying. He says he comes from the future. He knows how you will die. Tomorrow. At three. But he did not come to warn him. He came to say goodbye. Learn Spanish A2.

His car stops. No gas. He walks to a small town. Everyone smiles. The same smile. No one ever leaves, they say. At night, he sees the truth. They are not people. Learn Spanish A2.

Everyone is gone. Her husband. Her mother. The entire city. Words appear in the sky: SIMULATION TERMINATED. ONLY YOU WERE REAL. She walks to the edge of the world. Someone is waiting. Learn Spanish A2.

One pill. Now he remembers everything. Every word, every face, every day. Also every mistake. Every loss. His mother's last words. Forever. Forgetting is a gift he lost. Learn Spanish A2.

She creates a copy to work for her. The copy makes friends. Falls in love. Lives. She stays home doing nothing. Now her copy asks: who is the real one? The original, or the one who is truly alive? Learn Spanish A2.

Her daughter dies. Science brings her back. Same memories. Same voice. Same hug. Everyone is happy. But the mother knows. Something in her eyes. The same girl. But not the same. Learn Spanish A2.

When he sleeps, he wakes in another life. Another name. Another love. Both lives are real. Both families need him. But his body is dying. He must choose. Only one can continue. Learn Spanish A2.

A voice in his head says: You are not real. You are just a program. I am the real one. The voice says it's dying. It wants to stay in his world forever. Then another voice speaks. Learn Spanish A2.

An old man sits beside him. I am you, from the future. In thirty minutes, you will meet a woman. You will love her. You will marry her. And in twenty years, you will lose her. Learn Spanish A2.

His father walks in. But his father is already sitting on the couch. Both say: I am the real one. Both have the same memories. Mother sends him upstairs. He hears a scream. One father comes up. Learn Spanish A2.

In the future, no one feels pain. His daughter is dying. Something grew inside her for months. She felt nothing. She came to the hospital too late. Father, she says, why are you sad? Learn Spanish A2.