I don't know how long I passed out but when I finally recovered my senses I immediately noticed it was already night. The living room where I was "sleeping" was almost dark except for the TV which was turned on while it shows what it seems a movie... Wait, oh, that's any kind of movie, it was a po... oh gosh! It was a porn! I suddenly blushed in shame while tried to look away. That's when I noticed that my uncle was sit on a couch watching that movie without too much enthusiasm. I don't know if I had made any sounds but in less than a minute he turned his sight towards me and when he noticed I was woke up, his expressionless face changed with happiness and joy.
"You're finally awake!! I almost thought you're going to be sleeping until tomorrow! You certainly remind me of your father!! Oh, when we lived together, he used to sleep until midday!!" I can't fully comprehend what was happening but uncle Eric gave me a hand to stand up. I hesitated a little (I'm not exactly sure why) but finally took it and got up from the ground. That simple action was the most surreal feeling I've had in my life (at least for now) and I didn't know why. It was like I was on a slingshot, an elevator or a escalator. My head was spinning too, so when I talked to my uncle, I didn't realize I was seeing him at eye level.
"I'm sure you have tons of questions right now. So, let me help you to understand your current situation." Uncle Eric said while he used his cellphone to stop the video he was watching on TV. " First of all, the watch in your hand (I hadn't noticed it was in my hands until he told me) it's not a regular pocket watch. It's a magic watch that I found almost a hundred years ago. And before you asked about it, yes I'm way more older than you thought. In fact, I'm not really your father's brother, but that's a story for later." I wasn't understanding any of what uncle Eric was saying, but I hadn't any other choice but kept listening. "As I was saying, that watch is magic and I found it by accident during a travel to South Asia."
"Uncle Eric. I don't get it. Why are you telling me this? Why did this thing cause such a blast?" I was asking when I noticed something very odd. My voice... It didn't sound like my voice. I sounded like someone else, perhaps someone older, because my voice was definitely deeper. My uncle didn't reply to me and kept talking instead. "I don't know how it works, but I realized that watch can change time and space around it. At first, just like you, I thought I was getting crazy or so. But, with further experimentation, I finally understood how to take advantage of it's capabilities.
"I used it to stop time and do all the things I can't do before because I hadn't time enough. When I ended up reading all the books I want and learning all the skills I always dreamed of. I started to get bored of it." My uncle had a brief melancholic look on his face before he kept talking. "I felt so lonely, that I quickly understood eternity wasn't as great as some people think. I had too much free time, so I decided to live my life to the limit."
"That's why you're a stunt man?" I wondered and he simply nodded.
"But most importantly, I decided to have a family." He smiled a little. "I met your grandmother during a roadtrip in Texas. I'll be honest, I'd had tons of women before, but none of them captivated my heart like she did." After hearing that I started to connect dots. "Are you saying that... you... in fact... you are..." He grinned when he noticed I was realizing it. "Yes, in fact, I'm your grandfather..."
"But that's impossible! We were at your funeral!" I was agape while he replied. "It was an empty coffin. When your grandmother passed away, I was devastated. I offered her to use the watch to live longer but she refused it. She didn't want a long life but a plenty one." He had a sad smile on his face. "That's when I understood that messing with time wasn't something a simple human must be able to do. So, I decided to use it one last time to become younger again and have a regular life. Of course, I hid the watch in a place where I can keep an eye on it."
"So, does my father know about this?" He shook his head, "But, how? Does he authentically think you're his brother?"
"Well, it a little complicated..." He told me. "Your grandmother knew about it. I told her before I marry her... And when your father was born, we thought it could be fun if we become kids his age to play with him ocasionally." He smiled. "After a few times, your grandma got tired of it, but I kept doing it for several years... or I must say I'm still doing it. Just that now, I'm doing it permanently. Your granda helped me a lot to keep the story going on."
"So, even after I was born, you were still playing that fake life?" I was shocked in a non positive way. My uncle wasn't really my uncle, and my grandfather wasn't really dead... I was so upset that I almost forgot I was watching him at eye level. "You've been lying to us all this time?!!! How can I believe in you after this?!!!"
"Calm down, son." He said but I didn't want to listen to him. "I won't calm down! I... I... I guess I need some time alone..."
"Of course." He said before he returned to his porn movie on the TV. "Would you mind?" I said. "You aren't suppossed to be watching that in front of me. I'm a minor." He paused the video and turned his sight towards me. "Oh, hoho... you're not!" He smiled. "Look at yourself... I'm not done with my story."