The Time Travel Trailer Series by Karen Musser Nortman

Author:Karen Musser Nortman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal, time travel, family relationships, camping
Publisher: Karen Musser Nortman

The river wasn't all that wide—after all, it wasn’t the Mississippi or anything, but it seemed farther as we all scanned the wooded hillside for any sign of our attacker and still tried to avoid running into each other. Teri and Victoria were able to move a little faster than when they were three abreast with Glynis, and we made the crossing without incident. Glynis, in the lead, turned and hugged the bank and the rest followed, the relief evident in their posture. I stayed at the back since I felt responsible for Victoria’s predicament and wanted to keep an eye on her.

Although we felt less vulnerable than when we were out in the open river, we continued our vigilance. I pulled up along side Victoria.

“Are you doing okay?”

She was holding herself stiffly erect but gave me a smile with an effort and a slight nod. “I’ll be glad to lay down.”

“How much farther is it to the take out, do you remember?”

“Hard to say exactly. I’ve done this stretch twice before, but I remember more about the first half than this part. I think there’s an old falling-down barn coming up and then the take-out is just past that.”

“Good, “ I said. “I can’t tell you how sorry I am. What a klutz!”

“Please don’t worry about it.” She was obviously tired and rested her paddle in front of her but then took a slight jolt as the rope connecting her to Teri tightened up. “Oops. Now we now what a ‘slacker’ is.”

“Are you okay?” Teri called back.

“Yeah—my bad. Here comes that barn!” She pointed ahead.

I’m not sure I could have identified the pile of rubble as a barn had I been alone. A stone foundation was all that stood and part of that had tumbled, leaving gaps. It more closely resembled a Roman ruin. Piles of weathered boards, partially covered by vines and grass, scattered around the foundation like jackstraws. But it made an appealing subject for a photo.

However, I hadn’t brought a camera on this trip. The changed technology in cameras and phones would raise questions and I wasn’t sure the photos would survive time travel. It was an interesting question, but one I hadn’t yet explored. Besides, we had more urgent concerns on our minds than photos, and we continued our unvaried and rhythmic paddling.

Relief at the sight of the other kayaks dragged up on the bank swept over all of us, and there were a few cheers.

The Sisters who had already landed came forward to pull us in. Julie and another woman helped Victoria out of her boat and they were quickly replaced by two EMTs who had emerged from the flashing ambulance parked near the ramp. They guided her to and helped her onto a gurney.

One EMT, a middle aged man, took off the bandage Glynis had devised and began to clean the cut on Victoria’s head while the other, a young woman, looked in her eyes with a direct ophthalmoscope. The rest of us

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