Hello again! Time for a continued entry from the last one about Greg! Here we go!

EXT - PARK - DAY

Greg sits on a park bench eating an egg salad sandwich. Yes, it is an egg salad sandwich. He has kind of made a mess of it, and some egg is hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Several people pass by while he sits, a woman with a dog, a bicyclist, an old lady feeding grain to a host of following pigeons. Before he finishes, his friend Matt (the helpful best friend, common sense kinda guy) approaches from down the walk. Matt waves.

Greg: Hey man, thanks for coming.

Matt: No problem, but why'd you wanna meet in the park? You never go to the park.

Greg: I don't know, I thought the open space would be nice, no places to hide . . .

Matt: Right . . . what are you afraid I'd just out and scare ya?!

Greg (chuckling nervously): He he, no . . . at least not you. Have a seat, man.

(Matt sits down on the bench opposite Greg and keeps his eyes on his friend. Greg looks back at his sandwich and takes a bite. Awkward silence.)

Matt: So . . . what's up? You wanted to tell me something . . . ?

Greg: Yeah, umm, okay. Umm, you may think I'm crazy when I say this, but . . . just hear me out. Don't laugh.

Matt: Spill it dude, I'm waiting, c'mon.

Greg: Okay, okay . . . my future self has somehow come back through time and is talking to me.

(Matt stares at Greg. A smile slowly creeps on his face, and then he can't help but burst out laughing.)

Greg: Hey, man! I said don't laugh I'm being serious!

Matt (laughing): Are you sure you're not going to say "surprise I fooled you!"

Greg: No, no, this is 100% serious. C'mon, listen.

Matt (controlling the laughter): Okay, I've got it under control. Continue . . .

(Greg checks in with Matt to make sure he's really going to listen. Then continues.)

Greg: Yeah, he . . . well I mean, I, am like popping out of pantries and telling me, myself, things about the future.

Matt: What kind of things? Like when North Korea plans to start a nuclear war?

Greg: No, nothing like that. It's like totally insignificant stuff, like "make sure you brush your teeth this morning or you'll get a cavity" . . . it doesn't make any sense. And it's totally random.

Matt: Huh, that's weird dude. Did he tell you anything true? Like did you listen to yourself and find out that it happened?

Greg: Yeah, that's the creepy thing. Like, the other night, I was doing homework, and he, I mean I, told myself not to worry about finishing it . . . Well, I stayed up all night anyway, get to school, teacher's sick. He was right.

Matt: Well, maybe it's leading to something bigger, maybe he'll tell you something that you really need to hear.

Greg: Maybe.

Matt: So . . . can I meet this future version of yourself, maybe I can hide and he'll come out when he thinks your alone -

Greg: No! No, you can't do that, I said if someone saw both of me together, like time and space would collapse and we would be dead or something. You'll kill me if you do that.

Matt: That kinda sounds like a lie to keep this whole thing a secret . . .

Greg: Well, it's not. Okay, it isn't. It's just what he told me.

Matt(getting up): All right, dude, whatever, but just keep me posted if any other weird things happen.

Greg: Okay as long as you keep a straight face.

Matt: I am your straight man.

(Awkward silence)

Matt: Later.

Greg: Bye.

There we go, another section of this evolving story down! Hope you enjoyed it! We'll see where it takes us when I write more! Stay tuned!