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 â 4:53 PM â 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.
Thereâs gotta be a way I can cash in on this. I canât 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, âCall cousin Greg.â
Momentarily, Greg was on the line.
âMaya? Whatâs up? Itâs been a while.â
âI just have a few minutes,â she said. âAre you still freelancing news stories to the networks?â
âIâve been fine; how are you?â
âStop kidding around. Itâs 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?â
âSlow down,â he said. âFirst, itâs the network who pays. And they only pay if itâs big and they are first to get the word out.â
âI think itâs worth at least $5000.â
âWhoa, thatâs a lot of money. It would have to be a huge story. How did you manage to get in the middle of something?â
âIt fell in my lap,â she said. âNever mind that. Promise me. Promise youâll get me $5000 if you can get it.â
âOkay. If itâs 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, Iâll share what I get with you.â
âOkay,â she said. âThis will make you famous, so donât forget me.â
âMaya, what the hell are you talking about? Itâs time to talk to me. Whatâs happened that you think is worth $5000?â
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. âAll thatâs interesting, but hardly worth paying for. Is that all?â
âDonât interrupt me when Iâm trying to make you rich. And my boss, Lydia? She was so excited she could barely talk. Iâve never seen her so happy. But thatâs 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.â
âHeâs probably just an impersonator. Iâve been to Mount Vernon. Thereâs several impersonators there, especially in the Washington role.â
âShut up and let me finish. Of course I know about the impersonators in the park. So, if the guyâs just an actor, why did the President come to see him this afternoon?â
âHow did you know it was really the President?â
She laughed. âWell, maybe it was because the place is crawling with Secret Service agents.â
âWell, thatâs interesting.â
âOr 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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