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Authors: Amanda M. Lee
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“I can only do so much, though.”
“I have faith in you,” Calvin said, smiling as he watched Mom enter the house.
Landon and I kept our heads bowed, inhaling quietly and working overtime not to alert Calvin to our presence.
“I know you’re there,” Calvin said.
My heart rolled. Was he talking to us?
“Bay Winchester, I know you’re there,” Calvin said.
When I risked a glance over the bushes I found Calvin staring at me. I straightened, smoothing the front of my shirt, and glanced around for a sign of Aunt Tillie. She was nowhere to be found. “How did you know we were here?”
“I heard the very enlightening Star Trek conversation,” Calvin replied, seemingly unperturbed by our appearance. “Tell your friend to stand up, too.”
Landon reluctantly did as instructed. “Hey, man.” It was the lamest greeting ever, but it made Calvin smile.
“Hey,” Calvin said. “You definitely have more in common with Kirk than Spock. I have no idea about the other people you mentioned, though, so I’ll have to side with your boyfriend.”
Landon smirked. “I told you.”
“That doesn’t count,” I said, picking my way through the foliage so I could close the distance between Calvin and myself. “Picard doesn’t exist yet. He doesn’t know what he’s missing.”
“Don’t push me, Bay,” Landon said. “I can only take so much.”
Calvin was chuckling when we finally made our way to him. “You guys are funny. I’m glad you found someone funny, Bay. You deserve to laugh.”
“I don’t understand,” I said, glancing around. “How do you know who I am? And where is Aunt Tillie?”
“She’s close,” Calvin replied. “My Tillie is in the trees over there watching. She hides from the girls when they get boisterous. Your Tillie is in the trees behind me watching. You can’t see her yet. You’ll be able to soon, though. I have to have a talk with you first.”
“About what?”
“Do you know what’s happening, Bay?” Calvin’s brown eyes were serious. “Do you know why you’re here?”
“I think so,” I hedged.
“We’re time traveling,” Landon offered.
“ Star Trek isn’t real, son,” Calvin said. “You need to let that go.”
Landon scowled.
“I told you,” I muttered.
“You might try being more gracious, Bay,” Calvin admonished. “I know you have it in you. You’re Winnie’s daughter, after all.”
“How do you know who I am?”
“I know what Tillie wants me to know,” Calvin answered. “She’s … conflicted.”
“Because she’s hurt and in the hospital and she’s hiding from her pain, right?”
“Yes.”
“Ha!” I glanced at Landon. If I was expecting applause, I was about to be disappointed. “I mean … I graciously say that I was right and you were wrong, and I’m doing it in a way that’s not annoying.”
“Try again,” Landon muttered, although I didn’t miss the brief smile on his face. “Why doesn’t she want to wake up? Do you know?”
“I know that Tillie feels badly about what happened,” Calvin said. “She’s doing her best to heal herself, but she’s fighting the urge to wake at the same time. It’s important that she wakes up, Bay. Do you understand why?”
“Because she hasn’t finished her plan of world domination yet?” What? That’s a legitimate answer. She’s been telling me about her plan since I was five.
“No,” Calvin said, chuckling. “It’s not her time.”
“Do you know when her time is?”
“No.”
“Then how do you know it’s not her time?” I pressed.
“Do you want it to be her time?” Calvin asked, switching gears.
“I don’t think I would be here if that was the case,” I replied. “I just … I don’t know what to do. We haven’t seen her. Not the real Aunt Tillie, I mean. I’ve seen younger versions of her.”
“You’re going to see your real aunt very soon,” Calvin said. “You’re almost ready. You only have to open your mind and see what’s right in front
“I have faith in you,” Calvin said, smiling as he watched Mom enter the house.
Landon and I kept our heads bowed, inhaling quietly and working overtime not to alert Calvin to our presence.
“I know you’re there,” Calvin said.
My heart rolled. Was he talking to us?
“Bay Winchester, I know you’re there,” Calvin said.
When I risked a glance over the bushes I found Calvin staring at me. I straightened, smoothing the front of my shirt, and glanced around for a sign of Aunt Tillie. She was nowhere to be found. “How did you know we were here?”
“I heard the very enlightening Star Trek conversation,” Calvin replied, seemingly unperturbed by our appearance. “Tell your friend to stand up, too.”
Landon reluctantly did as instructed. “Hey, man.” It was the lamest greeting ever, but it made Calvin smile.
“Hey,” Calvin said. “You definitely have more in common with Kirk than Spock. I have no idea about the other people you mentioned, though, so I’ll have to side with your boyfriend.”
Landon smirked. “I told you.”
“That doesn’t count,” I said, picking my way through the foliage so I could close the distance between Calvin and myself. “Picard doesn’t exist yet. He doesn’t know what he’s missing.”
“Don’t push me, Bay,” Landon said. “I can only take so much.”
Calvin was chuckling when we finally made our way to him. “You guys are funny. I’m glad you found someone funny, Bay. You deserve to laugh.”
“I don’t understand,” I said, glancing around. “How do you know who I am? And where is Aunt Tillie?”
“She’s close,” Calvin replied. “My Tillie is in the trees over there watching. She hides from the girls when they get boisterous. Your Tillie is in the trees behind me watching. You can’t see her yet. You’ll be able to soon, though. I have to have a talk with you first.”
“About what?”
“Do you know what’s happening, Bay?” Calvin’s brown eyes were serious. “Do you know why you’re here?”
“I think so,” I hedged.
“We’re time traveling,” Landon offered.
“ Star Trek isn’t real, son,” Calvin said. “You need to let that go.”
Landon scowled.
“I told you,” I muttered.
“You might try being more gracious, Bay,” Calvin admonished. “I know you have it in you. You’re Winnie’s daughter, after all.”
“How do you know who I am?”
“I know what Tillie wants me to know,” Calvin answered. “She’s … conflicted.”
“Because she’s hurt and in the hospital and she’s hiding from her pain, right?”
“Yes.”
“Ha!” I glanced at Landon. If I was expecting applause, I was about to be disappointed. “I mean … I graciously say that I was right and you were wrong, and I’m doing it in a way that’s not annoying.”
“Try again,” Landon muttered, although I didn’t miss the brief smile on his face. “Why doesn’t she want to wake up? Do you know?”
“I know that Tillie feels badly about what happened,” Calvin said. “She’s doing her best to heal herself, but she’s fighting the urge to wake at the same time. It’s important that she wakes up, Bay. Do you understand why?”
“Because she hasn’t finished her plan of world domination yet?” What? That’s a legitimate answer. She’s been telling me about her plan since I was five.
“No,” Calvin said, chuckling. “It’s not her time.”
“Do you know when her time is?”
“No.”
“Then how do you know it’s not her time?” I pressed.
“Do you want it to be her time?” Calvin asked, switching gears.
“I don’t think I would be here if that was the case,” I replied. “I just … I don’t know what to do. We haven’t seen her. Not the real Aunt Tillie, I mean. I’ve seen younger versions of her.”
“You’re going to see your real aunt very soon,” Calvin said. “You’re almost ready. You only have to open your mind and see what’s right in front
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