Chapter 4
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Alana leaned closer to Gregg. The movie was really stupid, but Gregg seemed to like watching June, Janice, Louisia, Lisa, and Joel Jeremy. Alana leaned even closer to Gregg. The lights slowly turned on. Alana stood up, and walked toward the door. She tried to look sexy and smart. | |
She failed. Had this been ten years ago she would have had chance, but she knew better. It didn't matter anyway, she told herself. She had become resigned to dying alone. Gregg was predictable and boring, and probably would have lowered her life expectancy. Gregg called a cab for her and she got it, deciding at the last moment to go home alone. She didn't move over when he tried to get in the cab next to her. A slight twitch of his brow indicated his annoyance and confusion, but he didn't say anything. Alana was glad. She didn't want to make a scene, but she didn't want to give in just to avoid one, either. She gave the cabbie directions and sat in silence. | |
The cabbie dropped her off in front of her apartment building. She paid him the fair but was to self-absorbed to remember to give him a tip. The cabbie mumbled something under his breath and sped away. All she could think about was crawling into her bed and feeling sorry for herself for a few days. She wasn't going to be able to do that though. She walked into her apartment and found five people there having a somewhat heated discussion. "What the hell are you people doing in my apartment?!" Alana screached. The group stopped and looked at her. None of them seemed to have anything to say, much less an explanation. Finally, a woman spoke up. "Hello, my name is Janice and these are my children, Kristi and Joel." she said indicating the two young children at her side. "This is my husband Jeremy and this is Patrick, no relation. We're a little lost." Janice said apologetically. "Well, I suggest you get lost somewhere else before I call the police!" Alana was beginning to get hysterical. She reached for the telephone but before she could get to it, she saw two shimmering blobs of light before her. The light coalesced into two human forms, transparent but definately female. It was Dianne and Dawn. They put a spell on Alana which made her fall asleep and she slumped to the floor. Dianne looked at Patrick, Janice and Jeremy. "Okay, which one of you wants to explain to me how the hell you got here?" | |
Alana sat straight up in her bed. She didn't remember even getting to bed, especially with Danny. Danny Jones woke up and yawned. "Hi, Danny, wanna do some active stuff?" Alana asked, meaning sex. Danny yawned. "Well, ya see, Heather and I promised Ms. Winslow, our acting teacher, that we'd practice something." Danny replied. "What?" Alana said suspiciously. Danny shook his head, "It's a suprise for you." Danny kissed her and started to go downstairs and make breakfast. | |
Light was streaming through the window at the end of the hallway. As he walked, the sunlight warmed his toes. He looked forward to the smell of coffee and the sound of sizzling bacon and eggs. He liked cooking for Alana. Odd it was that she was such a klutz in the kitchen. | |
Then he realized he was actually hearing the sound of sizzling bacon and eggs. Some one was already in the kitchen cooking! As he approached the kitchen he could smell coffee and hear voices. He silently crept up to the doorway and peaked into the room. There was a family of four sitting around Alana's kitchen table having breakfast. He quickly, silently tiptoed back up the hall to Alana's room where she was just rousing from sleep. "Hey" Danny whispered, "There are some people in your kitchen, are they supposed to be there?" "What?!" Alana shouted and jumped out of bed. She made a bee line to the kitchen. "I thought I told you people to get the hell out of my apartment!" | |
Janice, Joel, Jeremy and Kristi stared at the irate Alana. Then Kristi looked at Joel and said, "You know, I can't shake the feeling that we've been here before." Joel nodded his head. "I know what you mean." he said. "It's like there's a big chunk of time missing from our lives." "Yes," Janice added, "I have that peculiar feeling too. Isn't it odd?" "Yes and doggonit! We're back in the kitchen again!" said Jeremy. "Language!" Janice admonished him. "Will you people please get out of my home!!" Alana screamed. |
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