Return From the Future by Gail P Griffiths

Author:Gail P Griffiths [Griffiths, Gail P]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: by Gail Griffiths
ISBN: 9781999209438
Publisher: Gail P Griffiths
Published: 2019-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

The Countdown

Over the next three months, a lot happened. They prepared for the end of their school year and during their free time, they planned for their wedding. As the day drew nearer, they began to feel a little panicked.

Joe put on a brave face for Harriet. “Everything is coming together okay, so try to relax.”

She sighed “I can’t help it—so much is going on with school, and the wedding. It’s just me, worrying that we’ll forget something.”

“You know we have nothing to worry about with our marks. When haven’t we finished first in our classes?” Joe said, grinning, knowing full well that Harriet needn’t worry about anything related to school.

Harriet would get her engineering diploma to go along with the Bachelor of Science degree she’d received the previous year. Her concurrent course load was complete unless she decided to pursue her master’s degree.

She heaved a sigh, hating it when he analyzed her and got it right. “Ya, I know, it’s just me. I keep worrying about the commander coming after us from the future. It creeps me out every time I think of that little weasel and his crazy breeding plan. But I can’t shake the feeling we’re being watched. I guess I worry too much. It’ll be all right, I’m sure.” Harriet realized she was acting like her mom, and she had to stop it.

School had become a way of life for them and since they seemed to breeze through it, Harriet figured a master’s degree would only advance her career in biomedical engineering. Her folks were more than willing to foot the bill and she would continue to contribute what she could. Married or single, it wouldn’t much matter. School, because of their scholarships, had not cost them much, so one more year wouldn’t put anyone in the poor house.

“I think once the wedding is behind us, we can make plans for the future. If that damned commander would back off and leave us alone, we could get back to normal.” Harriet found it a pain in the butt—one more thing to worry about.

The end of April came and went and the university advised both of them they had made the Dean’s List. That’s about as high an honor as they could achieve. Their grade average was close to perfect and they were ready to move on. Harriet had a long conversation with Joe and he agreed that while he was still in school she should also continue and get her master’s degree and think about her PHD the following year. That would leave only a year or less for Joe to write his bar exam. He would be a full-fledged lawyer by then and once he passed the bar, he could join his dad in trial work. But in the meantime, he would continue to work at the law offices to gain experience and earn a salary. Harriet was planning on getting into research.

May was hectic. Dress shopping and completing plans. They both couldn’t wait for it to be over.

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