Leal Hot!: Time Freeze Veronica

She spent what felt like hours wandering. She paused the world to read a page of a newspaper caught mid-flight from a stand. She stopped a toddler from tumbling off a park bench, gently repositioning his tiny, solid-as-stone legs back onto the seat. She walked right up to her boss, Mr. Hendricks, who was frozen mid-scowl outside his office building, and straightened his crooked tie.

Time crashed into place like a wave.

Veronica smiled. It was a small, tired, honest smile. The first one she’d worn in years. time freeze veronica leal