The Time Patriot: Episode Two - Stranger by Kim Megahee

Author:Kim Megahee [Megahee, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Kimmer Group LLC
Published: 2023-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

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Wednesday, February 11th, 2037 – 4:53 PM – Mount Vernon National Park, Mount Vernon, VA

Maya walked from the park locker room to her car. It was the end of another long day, and she thought about what she saw that day.

There’s gotta be a way I can cash in on this. I can’t let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by.

She reached her car, unlocked it, and slipped inside. As she made her way home, she thought about her options, picked up her phone, and said, “Call cousin Greg.”

Momentarily, Greg was on the line.

“Maya? What’s up? It’s been a while.”

“I just have a few minutes,” she said. “Are you still freelancing news stories to the networks?”

“I’ve been fine; how are you?”

“Stop kidding around. It’s important. I have an earthshaking scoop to tell you about. Do you still pay for big stories? I mean, like, being the first person to know about something?”

“Slow down,” he said. “First, it’s the network who pays. And they only pay if it’s big and they are first to get the word out.”

“I think it’s worth at least $5000.”

“Whoa, that’s a lot of money. It would have to be a huge story. How did you manage to get in the middle of something?”

“It fell in my lap,” she said. “Never mind that. Promise me. Promise you’ll get me $5000 if you can get it.”

“Okay. If it’s a big story and worth it to the networks, and if they give me credit and they get it out first. If all that happens, I’ll share what I get with you.”

“Okay,” she said. “This will make you famous, so don’t forget me.”

“Maya, what the hell are you talking about? It’s time to talk to me. What’s happened that you think is worth $5000?”

She paused to gather her thoughts, then it all came out in a rush. She told him about the troops moving in and the park closing. She told him about the arrival of the people early in the morning with a man dressed like a colonial.

Greg interrupted her. “All that’s interesting, but hardly worth paying for. Is that all?”

“Don’t interrupt me when I’m trying to make you rich. And my boss, Lydia? She was so excited she could barely talk. I’ve never seen her so happy. But that’s not the best part. One of the custodians said the colonial guys said the man looked a lot like George Washington. He said the guy carried himself like an important man.”

“He’s probably just an impersonator. I’ve been to Mount Vernon. There’s several impersonators there, especially in the Washington role.”

“Shut up and let me finish. Of course I know about the impersonators in the park. So, if the guy’s just an actor, why did the President come to see him this afternoon?”

“How did you know it was really the President?”

She laughed. “Well, maybe it was because the place is crawling with Secret Service agents.”

“Well, that’s interesting.”

“Or maybe it was the big-ass helicopter that landed on the Bowling Green in front of the mansion and President Harrison got out of it.

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