Foxworth Academy by Chris Blewitt

Author:Chris Blewitt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, fantasy, childrens books, magic, science fiction, historical fiction, teen, time travel
Publisher: Chris Blewitt
Published: 2013-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Baseball practice was uneventful that evening. Brett’s mind was clouded with thoughts about the Titanic and what the following day might bring. He fielded routine ground balls while playing second base and shortstop. He took batting practice without any sort of enthusiasm. His coach noticed this, stopping him after swinging and missing and asking him what was on his mind. Brett shrugged and just said he was preoccupied with school, to which the coach stressed the importance of the tournament over the weekend. Brett focused in, launching two straight balls over the left fielders head.

After practice was over, Brett caught a ride home from one of the other kids, showered, and went to his room. He stared at his phone, waiting for it to ring. He couldn’t wait to talk to Ally, but his eagerness was curbed by his apprehension. He had no idea what to say to such an extremely good looking girl.

Brett’s phone rang. He stood up and walked to the window. “Hello?”

“Brett? Hey, it’s Ally,” came the soft voice on the other end.

“Hey, how’s it goin’?”

“Okay. Is this still a good time for a quick chat?”

“Yeah, yeah,” he replied.

“Cool. So how awesome is this class?”

“Pretty sweet so far.”

“I know. Have you told anyone about it?”

“No way. You?”

“No,” Ally replied. “I want to though.”

“Me, too.”

“So,” she lowered her voice. “How in the world are we going to stop the Titanic from sinking?”

“Beats me. I mean, we can just tell someone to change course, can’t we?”

“No. Remember that warning? We can’t tell anyone who we are or where we came from.”

“Right, but we could still tell someone something.”

“Brett, they’re not going to believe two kids who just walk up to them and say, ‘Hey, I think you should change course because there might be an iceberg out there.’”

He lay down on his bed and sighed.

“Sorry,” she said.

“No, no, you’re right. If we can’t tell anyone, we gotta figure out another way.” An awkward silence followed. “Well, we have some time. I mean, today when we were there, it was April 10th. Mr. Martin said that the ship hit the iceberg on April 14th. That gives us four days before it sinks and it might take weeks before we get that far..”

“Brett,” his bedroom door swung open. “Do you want any ice-cream?”

Brett put the phone to his chest and in a hushed voice said, “Reilly, I’m on the phone!”

“Oh, sorry,” his sister laughed. She closed the door.

How embarrassing. He brought the phone back to his ear and said, “Sorry ‘bout that.”

“No problem,” she said. “So, in four days the Titanic sinks.”

“That’s about it,” he said.

“Well, let’s think on this. I don’t wanna just go roaming around the ship when class starts tomorrow. That’s assuming we get on. Hmm, didn’t think about that. What if we have to stop the ship from even leaving?”

“There’s no way that will happen. Mr. Martin will put us on that ship.”

“You’re probably right. Well, you have my number now if you think of anything. I guess I’ll see you tomorrow.

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