Time Travel
Kelley and Alex pushed through the hotel doors and onto the streets once again as Alex sighed and rubbed her hands together when the cold air hit them. “We’re almost out of time and we still don’t have any money, what we need is a time machine.”
“Well we kind of do, a few years ago they turned these payphones into time machines. You pick one up dial 1993 and they would tell you exactly what was happening on that street corner that day. It was pretty funny.” Kelley replied with a small shrug.
“I don’t even need to call that far back, I just need to call yesterday.” Alex said with a small chuckle.
“Well, lets try.” Kelley nodded before picking up the phone and pressed a bunch of random buttons making small beeping noses after each one. “So what would you tell yourself?” She said before handing the phone to Alex.
“Alex? It’s you, from the future.” Alex said into the phone before leaning against it as she kept a bright smile on her face. “She doesn’t believe me.”
“Well of course, you have to tell her something secret something only you would know.” Kelley replied as she watched Alex with a grin of her own.
“So you that tiny scar you have on your forehead that you tell everyone you got hiking in Europe, but you actually got crowd surfing at a Kesha concert in college?”
“This is my favorite story already.” Kelley muttered in between giggles.
“So Syd made you crowd surf and you ended up hitting your head on the guard rail and you ended up spending the rest of the night in the emergency room?” Alex said with a slight blush to her cheeks. “Oh okay good you believe me now. Okay so whatever you do don’t talk to any strangers in grand central.” She said looking at Kelley before winking,
“Ouch.” Kelley muttered holding her hand above her heart.
“Actually..” Alex said the smile dropping from her face “Just skip New York all together, order some take out, take a bubble bath and go to bed. Because that way when you wake up in the morning everything will be okay.” She said into the phone before hanging it up.
“Yeah but then you wouldn’t have met me.”
“I’m still not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing…” Alex replied as she watched Kelley take a deep breath and started to walk towards their next destination. “Hey, what about you.” She said handing the phone to Kelley.
“Oh no I don’t mess with the physics of space and time.” Kelley said with a chuckle.
“Kesha.” Alex deadpanned shaking the phone once more.
“Alright, fine but I don’t want to do yesterday I want to do 2004.” She muttered before picking up the phone once again and pressed another set of random buttons. “Yo Kells, it’s you from the future.” She said before taking the phone away from her face “She bought it, idiot.” She joked before moving back towards the phone. “Listen when the Redsox make it all the way to the world series I want you to take all your money you have saved up for that car you want and bet it on them to win, long shot I know but trust me. Okay great, bye.”
“That’s it?!” Alex said looking at Kelley with a small glare.
“Of course that’s it, everyone knows when you have a time machine you gamble. Now we wait and watch the magic happen.” She said before sticking her hands in her pockets and turning them inside out “Ah ha! That didn’t work…” She said before laughing before she noticed Alex’s face getting serious when she looked at her watch.
“We aren’t going to make it back.” Alex muttered as she rubbed her head to hold of the oncoming migraine.
“Look, whatever you have to do. Why do you have to beat him home? Is there something you got to do before you get there? Whatever it is he’s an idiot if he can’t put it past him and you aren’t the type of girl to marry an idiot. You may have already thought of this but can someone else do it, whatever it is?” Kelley asked.
“I’m out of quarters.” Alex said before she saw Kelley dig through her pockets and hand over the last one. “Thanks.” She replied before Kelley walked a few feet away to give Alex some privacy as she slipped the coin into the slot and dialed a number. “Pick up, pick up.” Alex silently begged as she listened to the ringing tone before a voice picked up.
“Hello?” A whispered tone came through the phone.
“Syd! Thank god you answered. I’m so sorry to call this late did I wake the baby?”
“Alex? No, no you’re fine he’s still sleeping. Are you okay?” Sydney answered on the other line.
“I’m fine. I don’t know how to say this but I need a huge favor and I need it now.”
“Of course, anything.” The other women replied sitting up and rubbed her tired eyes.
“Okay so in the backyard there’s a key in the small metal box near the pool filter, I need you to go up to my room and grab the letter that’s addressed to Servando. Grab it and take it home with you and when I get home I’ll explain it to you.”
“Okay, it’s four am now how much time do I have?”
“You have three hours, thank you so much Syd. You have no idea how much this means to me. I’ll call you later to check back in. I love you.” Alex replied before ending the call and sighed in relief.
Kelley saw Alex hang up the phone as she slowly walked towards the other woman as Alex wrapped Kelley up in a hug and Kelley’s hand gently rubbed her back. “See mission accomplished huh?” She replied with a small chuckle.