[Write the Story] Time Travel
Prompt: Time Travel
Words: hurricane, email, launder, pastry garlic, staff, germs, gallery, brace, share
Story
“Welcome to Infinity Enterprises. I am Claudia. I will be your concierge during your planning. Allow me to escort you to the gallery where you will choose your destination.â€
I followed Claudia into a long hall with screens embedded into the wall flickering with scenes. Claudia settled me in a private booth with a beverage and a savory pastry redolent with roasted garlic. I still wasn’t sure why I was here. The email just said it had to be at this place at this time.
“There’s a message for you, but first I need to verify your identity.†Claudia very efficienty and painlessly extracted a DNA and blood sample.
“Making sure I don’t share any germs?†I asked.
“Leave the staff alone and brace yourself.â€
I leapt to my feet because the voice that just scolded me? It was my own. And yes, coming out of the shadows was—me? Only a little—older? “What? I thought you weren’t supposed to cross your own time line.â€
The other me waved that off. “Storybook stuff. No real basis in physics. But we don’t have time for that now. You have to do something for me—you—us.â€
“What?â€
“You’re going into the eye of the hurricane and laundering a lot of money.â€
Before I could say anything, the other me shoved a tablet in my pocket, opened a portal, and shoved me through. When I stumbled out, I was in the past. Now to figure out how to get home and what I needed to do.
Word Count: 255
Written: 11/5/2019