Ebony was saved from being harassed by Time who stepped before her, warning each of them to dare take further steps towards her. When no one did, he quickly led them to their car and drove off campus as quickly as he could. Ebony sat in the back seats, looking genuinely disturbed.
Was Matthew just hallucinating but telling the truth because he suddenly froze up for a few minutes and returned looking all scared and paranoid? Or was just lying?
But why would he lie? For what reason would he risk having the whole world heavy on his trail because he saw something unusual? Something you can't easily come across on a normal day.