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smoking something?” he asked her.
She never seemed like the kind of person to do drugs.
    “Remember the attic?” she wondered, hoping he
would remember his experiences in high school and at least know
what attic she was referring to.
    “Yea, and I remember what you told the police
and stuff. Come on, seriously, what are you playing at?” Simon
asked her.
    “Nothing, Simon. I just went through a portal
into this time and replaced the Sasha that was here. I guess she’ll
be back when I leave. I know I’ll eventually find my way back, but
I don’t know when.”
    “So, the whole ‘us’ is out?” Simon asked, his
voice sullen.
    “I was just getting used to the
thought of having a baby. Not how I made the baby. I mean,
this is really sudden for me — we were just friends in high
school.” Sasha said, pulling up the sheets over her body, which she
noticed was pretty sparse of clothing. She was only in some very
revealing lingerie.
    “Yea, but college changed everything.” Simon
said.
    “How old are we?”
    “Twenty-three.” he responded, edging further
away from her. Almost as if he was scared of her. “We finished
college last year. College brought us together. You don’t remember
any of that?”
    “No, and I’m sorry. At least for our
relationship.” Sasha said, her voice comforting.
    “Well I suppose I should put my shirt back
on, and a pair of pants.” Simon walked over to a dresser in the
room, opening drawers and rummaging through them. While he got
dressed, Sasha addressed him,
    “We haven’t ever... ‘done it’ before.” Sasha
wondered. “Have we?”
    “No.” Simon said, his voice wasn’t cold. It
was more sad than anything else. “Today was going to be it.” He
threw a shirt over his head. A white and plain tee.
    “Can you wait?” Sasha asked him. “Make me
wait? I’d rather wait.”
    “Until...” Simon wondered, pulling up a pair
of jeans and enclosing it. Sasha breathed a sigh of relief.
    “Until we get married. Call me old-fashioned,
but I’d really like that.” Sasha told him. She felt like she was
pulling a Mandy, but she hoped it would work.
    “Could have fooled me ten minutes ago.” he
said to her. Sasha remembered the words of future-Mandy. She might
not be able to change her past, but she might be able to change her
future. Then again, if she made it back to her right time he
wouldn’t remember any of this conversation.
    “Yea, well, I’m in love and I guess I will do
stupid things.”
    “Stupid? Like me?” Simon asked, hurt.
    “That’s not what I meant.” she consoled him.
“Can we start over?”
    “From?” he asked.
    “The whole ‘love’ thing. I want to get to
know you better. There is only so much I get out of high school and
Mandy actually sees you more than I do. Uh. Did.” Sasha said,
correcting herself. She had to remember she wasn’t in school any
more.
    “I guess so.” Simon said, shrugging. “I mean,
it’s either you or nothing. There’s no way I’m going after Kendra.
I mean, she’s nice and all, but she’s super needy. It’s like she
stalks me.”
    “She might act that way, but trust me — she’s
a good friend and a loyal one. Treasure the moments you have with
her.” Sasha said softly. Kendra didn’t deserve to die the way she
did. Perhaps she could prevent the turn of events, if only even for
a little. She didn’t know how long she had in here. Her other two
visits to the past and future ended shortly.
    “You know something?” he asked her, noticing
the subtle change in her face, as though she was recalling past
memories.
    “It could change. Whenever I find my sixteen
self I have to change things.”
    “How are you going to find your way back?” he
asked her. Sasha was shocked. He believed her. He didn’t think she
was making up a story. Progress.
    “Did I ever tell you?”
    “Not really. I was curious about it, but I
never asked. Once the FBI got involved, I tabled it.” he said to
her, still standing in the