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If only we had 'More Time.'
Who
would you save if you had a time machine?
Anything you’d change and do different?
The answer isn’t always obvious. You might want to
help a childhood friend who you lost touch with as a teenager, or resolve one
of the many if-only I had more time situations.
Are you ready for a life do-over?
Sophie
is, and this is her story.
Short excerpt
Kevin
was my best friend from kindergarten and all through high school. He was a few
years older than me and lived down the road from my grandparents, who basically
brought me up. The two of us encouraged each other and got into a lot of
mischief. One time, we decided to have a fire on the outhouse’s flat roof to
warm up the fish and chips we purloined from Nana’s shop. Luckily for me, Papa
spotted the smoke before we burnt the building down. I was grounded for an
entire month! Kevin’s the only person who has ever challenged me.
Then,
there was the time we picked clean the entire elderberry bush and quickly
discovered they’re too sour to eat. Kevin suggested we make wine. I mentioned
reading about squashing the little berries with our feet. I think I confused
elderberries with grapes. He asked me to demonstrate and I forgot to take off
my white socks. He kept a straight face for all of two minutes then laughed as
I promptly stained them a dark blue-black.
At
least, when he wanted to play doctors and nurses, I said, “I’ll strip
after you.” We were too young to do anything. After a few minutes, it got
boring as the novelty had worn off, and we just got dressed.
Come
to think of it, Kevin was the instigator most of the time. Mustn’t forget
the time he washed my legs down the toilet to clean them. We’d been wading in
the local muddy stream looking for tadpoles. I got a wallop from Mom that time,
and deservedly so. It wasn’t just my legs covered in mud!
As
kids, we had such fun together, two peas in a pod. Admittedly, he was older, but
we understood each other. Why didn’t I date him? His mates making fun of us at
high school didn’t help with comments like robbing the cradle.
Too
late now, he graduated and got a job locally. A couple of years later, I left
to go to university, and we lost touch. In under two years, I graduated with a
first in physics. Consumed by the flow of time, I quickly achieved my doctorate
in theoretical physics with mathematical premises and proofs on tachyons
enabling time travel, plus the effect of gravity on muons.
Bio
Judy
and Keith have been married for over forty-five years. They’re semiretired and
live in the South Bay, Los Angeles. Both were born and raised in England in the
early fifties and relocated to Los Angeles in the late eighties. They have two sons and two grandsons.
You
can contact the authors on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JudyandKeith/
or
Twitter @JudyandKeith
Their
inspiration comes from their extended family and have released several
illustrated collections of short-stories for children aged five to twelve,
including ‘Bedtime Stories,’ ‘Quests and Adventures,’ and ‘The Wicked Witch
Anthology.’
As
their grandchildren are now older, their later releases are written for young
adults and teens of all ages.
Three quirky facts about the authors
One, we're been married 47 years
Two, we went to the same Grammar school in England and competed
against each other in a music competition. Judy won. Grammar School ran from 11
to 18.
Three, we love to dance...Lindy Hop is our favorite.
Four, the secret to a long relationship is communication and doing
things together.
Sorry, can't count!
Five, we both love to cook, Judy's better.
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