[...] There was a big explosion. They called it terrorism. Terrorism is when some humans decide some other humans are not humans anymore. They told me the hands just stood, in shock, where they were. The face transfixed into the exact moment time had stopped. They repaired my friend. Time made the hands flow again. Made the heart tick again. But there’s a difference between a ticking and a beating heart. After years, my friend just couldn’t pretend anymore. Time had to stop. And it did. [...]