A/n: I'm sick of people yelling at me. i read a story about time travelling
and it's inspired me.
The trouble with time: chapter 1.
'Late, Late, Late!' Josie thought as she raced down the corridor. 'Why is time never on my side?' her thoughts screamed. She'd even had to skip breakfast which had not left her in a good mood. She arrived in science class 10 minutes late.
"Yes sir, i know sir, won't happen again sir," she said quickly sitting down. Why say sir? why not Z? the reason- she was in class and not permitted to say things like that. 'Stupid Twin Paradox, been there, done it, got the broken watch.' she thought scrawling about twins and really fast ships.
Vaughn hadn't spoken to her since, 'the incident' as she called it. She shot past Corrine and out of the lesson as soon as the bell went. She needed to change her skirt. Blood. Being a girl sucks. she was late. Late late late! after changing her uniform school skirt into some shorts. it showed several inches of thigh but that didn't really bother her anyway it wasn't as if the guys liked her. she ran as fast as she could down to her next lesson.
She swerved to avoid Football players and again to miss the cheerleaders. Time was hating her, and frankly she was hating it aswell. Suddenly she felt sick and dizzy. she shouldn't skip meals. She fell to her knees. she felt as though she'd end up at the bottom of a cliff. the room was spinning! no she was spinning. how far is it to fall from standing to the floor?
Eventually it all calmed down Josie stood up and sighed. Now she was REALLY late. stupid drama teachers were making her sing. she headed to class. There was a large grandfather clock Josie vaguely wondered 'when did that get there' but dismissed it.
"Sorry I'm l..." she started. she was shocked at the sight. what looked to be half the female population of the school were running round scrubbing dishes. One of them spotted her. she looked devastated.
"Who are you what are you doing here and why are you naked?" she screeched.
"I'm Jo...HEY i'm not naked."
"You're barely wearing anything!"
"I'm wearing shorts and a blouse that's plenty of clothes, Oh I get it some local production, I thought we were singing."
"Maid's like you are meant for entertainment purposes, but you think you could make yourself half way decent." Said Katya. Josie looked puzzled.
"You're not in my Drama class." she said suspiciously.
"Drama? No Drama, Go send this to Room 13 and make yourself presentable as soon as." she shoved a tray in her arms. Josie decided to play along. something was weird here and she wanted to find out why.
She knocked on the door. Lucas answered. They both said the same thing at the same time
"What are you WEARING?" Josie was clearly not the only one confused. Lucas was wearing Trousers that didn't go full length he was wearing a white shirt tucked into his short knee-length trousers and Dungaree thingy's.
"Maid's at this institute are not permitted to wear such short clothes... Not that i disapprove." he said raising his eyebrows. Josie was severely tempted to sock him one, but she resisted. her curiosity was overwhelming.
"Maid? I'm not a Maid Lucas..."
"That's Mr. Randall to girls like you." he corrected.
"Girls like me? what's that supposed to mean?" she snapped angrily. An Arm suddenly grasped hers.
"I'm Ever so sorry Mr Randall it won't happen again." Said the Maid she dragged Josie off leaving the tray with Lucas.
"What on Earth are you doing Miss? Unless you wish to be out of a job i suggest you start behaving."
"Corrine?" it was certainly Corrine. wearing a black dress with a white bib on the front she also wore a white hat.
"Put this on and don't use people's first names!" she snapped. "Of course i'm only a maid." she said handing Josie a Black dress similar to her own.
"You really have no clue what's going on do you?" Josie said.
"And you're not...normal." she said eyeing Josie's Choice of undergarments...
"What?" Josie asked confused.
"Where's your Corset?"
"Corset? Those tight Whalebone things? Not a chance in heck are you getting me to wear one o them!" she snapped pulling on the dress Corrine shook her head.
"It's your own funeral." Josie looked in the mirror. she sighed.
"What date is this Corrine?" The maid shrugged.
"1895." Josie looked gobsmacked. no wonder she was accused of being naked and cheeky and... oh god. 1895!
It took Josie a few minutes to process this 1895.
"No, It's 2004..." Corrine held back a laugh. "I'm going to wake up any minute now!" she said pacing the room. She rubbed her arms but the dress made her itch.
Corrine started the washing up and she handed Josie some cutlery
"Top shelf." She said mechanically.
"And this is what you do all day?" Josie said "Get treated like dirt by Lucas and...and anyone who thinks they are better than you?" Josie demanded. Corrine shook her head
"It's better than being out there on the streets miss. I work to secure my money, Although why i don't know only rich men go to college, and even then... i'm a girl."
"So what women are just as bright as..." Corrine raised her eyebrows.
"Man this century sucks." she muttered.
Corrine thrust a tray into her arms.
"Room 16 and don't muck it up!" she said pleading. Josie sighed and wandered up the stairs. room 16 was [if she was to be correct] Vaughn Pearsons room. she hadn't been talking to him since the whole Pearadyne thing. she couldn't believe he'd lied to her like that. she sighed and knocked on the door.
"Here..." she said thrusting the tray into his arms.
"Woah," he said shocked. he was amazed his maids acted like that.
"What woah?"
"Attitude!" he snapped.
"Screw your attitude!" she argued back. Vaughn looked shocked. the NEVER argued back. plus she looked... different. she had a spunky sort of look, more like a boy. Accept this was no boy.
"Miss you may find that with that attitude you may not hold your position at this institute very long!" she noticed he was wearing a similar outfit to Lucas only he was wearing a ruffled collar which made him look posher and at a higher social standard.
"Stuff the stupid position and the stupid institute i don't care you guys are living in a backwards century!" she screamed and raked her hands through her hair. she wanted to cry but she didn't want to show weakness. A boy stormed through the crowd and grabbed her shoulders.
"Sorry about this." he muttered. she noticed immediately who it was.
"Marshall what's going on?" she demanded the second they were out of earshot
"I don't know you kid but i just saved you our there!" he said. he too was wearing weird clothes.
"Marshall i came through the black hole!" she cried. why wasn't he listening to her.
"Yeah, and i come from magical faerie land." he muttered. she rolled her eyes.
"You know what i need to get home and you're not helping!" he was leading her back to his room. she sighed.
"You, you're that maid from earlier!" Lucas said.
"Yeah so what?" Marshall hit her. not hard just a clip around the ear.
"Watch how you treat your superiors." he said. Josie looked shocked. Marshall would NEVER hit her. she resisted the temptation to hit him back, to murder him right there.
"What's going on miss..."
"Josie..." she said sitting down slightly dazed.
"What's going on Miss Josie..."
"Josie Trent, 15, 2004... i came through the black hole i told you." she started her story. trying her best to explain. maybe they bought it maybe they didn't she wasn't sure
The trouble with time: chapter 1.
'Late, Late, Late!' Josie thought as she raced down the corridor. 'Why is time never on my side?' her thoughts screamed. She'd even had to skip breakfast which had not left her in a good mood. She arrived in science class 10 minutes late.
"Yes sir, i know sir, won't happen again sir," she said quickly sitting down. Why say sir? why not Z? the reason- she was in class and not permitted to say things like that. 'Stupid Twin Paradox, been there, done it, got the broken watch.' she thought scrawling about twins and really fast ships.
Vaughn hadn't spoken to her since, 'the incident' as she called it. She shot past Corrine and out of the lesson as soon as the bell went. She needed to change her skirt. Blood. Being a girl sucks. she was late. Late late late! after changing her uniform school skirt into some shorts. it showed several inches of thigh but that didn't really bother her anyway it wasn't as if the guys liked her. she ran as fast as she could down to her next lesson.
She swerved to avoid Football players and again to miss the cheerleaders. Time was hating her, and frankly she was hating it aswell. Suddenly she felt sick and dizzy. she shouldn't skip meals. She fell to her knees. she felt as though she'd end up at the bottom of a cliff. the room was spinning! no she was spinning. how far is it to fall from standing to the floor?
Eventually it all calmed down Josie stood up and sighed. Now she was REALLY late. stupid drama teachers were making her sing. she headed to class. There was a large grandfather clock Josie vaguely wondered 'when did that get there' but dismissed it.
"Sorry I'm l..." she started. she was shocked at the sight. what looked to be half the female population of the school were running round scrubbing dishes. One of them spotted her. she looked devastated.
"Who are you what are you doing here and why are you naked?" she screeched.
"I'm Jo...HEY i'm not naked."
"You're barely wearing anything!"
"I'm wearing shorts and a blouse that's plenty of clothes, Oh I get it some local production, I thought we were singing."
"Maid's like you are meant for entertainment purposes, but you think you could make yourself half way decent." Said Katya. Josie looked puzzled.
"You're not in my Drama class." she said suspiciously.
"Drama? No Drama, Go send this to Room 13 and make yourself presentable as soon as." she shoved a tray in her arms. Josie decided to play along. something was weird here and she wanted to find out why.
She knocked on the door. Lucas answered. They both said the same thing at the same time
"What are you WEARING?" Josie was clearly not the only one confused. Lucas was wearing Trousers that didn't go full length he was wearing a white shirt tucked into his short knee-length trousers and Dungaree thingy's.
"Maid's at this institute are not permitted to wear such short clothes... Not that i disapprove." he said raising his eyebrows. Josie was severely tempted to sock him one, but she resisted. her curiosity was overwhelming.
"Maid? I'm not a Maid Lucas..."
"That's Mr. Randall to girls like you." he corrected.
"Girls like me? what's that supposed to mean?" she snapped angrily. An Arm suddenly grasped hers.
"I'm Ever so sorry Mr Randall it won't happen again." Said the Maid she dragged Josie off leaving the tray with Lucas.
"What on Earth are you doing Miss? Unless you wish to be out of a job i suggest you start behaving."
"Corrine?" it was certainly Corrine. wearing a black dress with a white bib on the front she also wore a white hat.
"Put this on and don't use people's first names!" she snapped. "Of course i'm only a maid." she said handing Josie a Black dress similar to her own.
"You really have no clue what's going on do you?" Josie said.
"And you're not...normal." she said eyeing Josie's Choice of undergarments...
"What?" Josie asked confused.
"Where's your Corset?"
"Corset? Those tight Whalebone things? Not a chance in heck are you getting me to wear one o them!" she snapped pulling on the dress Corrine shook her head.
"It's your own funeral." Josie looked in the mirror. she sighed.
"What date is this Corrine?" The maid shrugged.
"1895." Josie looked gobsmacked. no wonder she was accused of being naked and cheeky and... oh god. 1895!
It took Josie a few minutes to process this 1895.
"No, It's 2004..." Corrine held back a laugh. "I'm going to wake up any minute now!" she said pacing the room. She rubbed her arms but the dress made her itch.
Corrine started the washing up and she handed Josie some cutlery
"Top shelf." She said mechanically.
"And this is what you do all day?" Josie said "Get treated like dirt by Lucas and...and anyone who thinks they are better than you?" Josie demanded. Corrine shook her head
"It's better than being out there on the streets miss. I work to secure my money, Although why i don't know only rich men go to college, and even then... i'm a girl."
"So what women are just as bright as..." Corrine raised her eyebrows.
"Man this century sucks." she muttered.
Corrine thrust a tray into her arms.
"Room 16 and don't muck it up!" she said pleading. Josie sighed and wandered up the stairs. room 16 was [if she was to be correct] Vaughn Pearsons room. she hadn't been talking to him since the whole Pearadyne thing. she couldn't believe he'd lied to her like that. she sighed and knocked on the door.
"Here..." she said thrusting the tray into his arms.
"Woah," he said shocked. he was amazed his maids acted like that.
"What woah?"
"Attitude!" he snapped.
"Screw your attitude!" she argued back. Vaughn looked shocked. the NEVER argued back. plus she looked... different. she had a spunky sort of look, more like a boy. Accept this was no boy.
"Miss you may find that with that attitude you may not hold your position at this institute very long!" she noticed he was wearing a similar outfit to Lucas only he was wearing a ruffled collar which made him look posher and at a higher social standard.
"Stuff the stupid position and the stupid institute i don't care you guys are living in a backwards century!" she screamed and raked her hands through her hair. she wanted to cry but she didn't want to show weakness. A boy stormed through the crowd and grabbed her shoulders.
"Sorry about this." he muttered. she noticed immediately who it was.
"Marshall what's going on?" she demanded the second they were out of earshot
"I don't know you kid but i just saved you our there!" he said. he too was wearing weird clothes.
"Marshall i came through the black hole!" she cried. why wasn't he listening to her.
"Yeah, and i come from magical faerie land." he muttered. she rolled her eyes.
"You know what i need to get home and you're not helping!" he was leading her back to his room. she sighed.
"You, you're that maid from earlier!" Lucas said.
"Yeah so what?" Marshall hit her. not hard just a clip around the ear.
"Watch how you treat your superiors." he said. Josie looked shocked. Marshall would NEVER hit her. she resisted the temptation to hit him back, to murder him right there.
"What's going on miss..."
"Josie..." she said sitting down slightly dazed.
"What's going on Miss Josie..."
"Josie Trent, 15, 2004... i came through the black hole i told you." she started her story. trying her best to explain. maybe they bought it maybe they didn't she wasn't sure