The Gate of Time

"No man shall see the gate of time and be unchanged."

Accountant and family man Christopher Wells enters a fallen-down house across from his office. He leaves only minutes later. Outside, however, a few years have passed. And the only way for him to get his life back is to go back inside.

(This is a short story, approximately 20 pages in length. You can read it while you wait for coffee at Starbucks :-)