Future Apocalypse by Barbara J. Gilbert

Author:Barbara J. Gilbert [Gilbert, Barbara J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dystopian | Time Travel
Published: 2019-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter17

Present, Day 1

Susan came crashing into the room. “You called and said there was a problem. What happened? What is with all the flashing red lights?”

Greg stood there looking at the lights and pondering how it all happened. Did he do it, or was it that Paulette was wrong and she couldn’t come back? Which meant the scientist would be right about it being easy to go to the future, but it may be impossible to come back, or did he cause this mishap by fiddling with her code.”

Susan rushed over to him and pulled on his arm. “Hey, I’m talking to you! What happened here?”

“I … um … well … ” He paused wondering what he should say and if any of it would matter since he didn’t know himself what really went wrong.

“Hey, um, and well don’t tell me anything. Spit it out! What happened?”

“Well, I’m not sure exactly. She got in the pod and initialized the wormhole, the engines fired, and she went through the wormhole. Everything was fine, until what appeared to be her trying to come back. When she did, that’s when all these lights and alarms went off. I’m as shocked as you are, but more so that she’d want to return right after getting there.”

“Okay, I guess the first puzzle is, why did she try to come back? The second puzzle is, why did all the alarms go off, especially when she was certain she found the right formula and answers to getting back?”

“Well, I don’t think we’ll ever know why she wanted to come back so soon, but figuring out the other problem could take forever, especially if we don’t know what went wrong,” Greg replied.

“You know you still look pretty shaken, and there is also something else. What aren’t you telling me?” she inquired.

“I … um … ah … ” Greg again went into deep thought. He felt guilty because he was thinking it very well could have been his fault. He had changed something at the last minute, but he couldn’t remember what he changed.

Susan pulled on his arm again to jog him out of his trance. “Ah what?”

“Oh yeah, you wanted to know if there was anything else that could be the cause.”

“Yes, that is what I’m asking. So is there?”

“I … ah … may have done something to the code, but I’m not certain it has anything to do with what happened?”

“What the heck? What do you mean you messed with the code?”

“I’ve been trying to get her attention for so long, wanting to be more than friends, but she always ignored me and was so obsessed with this project. I just thought that I’d make it so she’d have to stay there for about three months. I had no intentions of causing her any harm and had no idea this would happen. And again, I’m not sure it was my fault!”

“I can’t believe this. You’re telling me you were jealous of her lifelong dream of traveling in time so you sabotaged it, even if it was only for a short period.

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