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Discovery
normal pov, Griffin rock, 1880
'My name is Emily, and I'm ten. I have one sister, named Nellie. We're twins. We have blonde hair and blue eyes. We live with our dad. Our mom's gone, so it's just the three of us. He started drinking after she died, and he beats us. We've had it. We're leaving tonight. Hopefully, my entries will get better as time passes.'
I sigh, and finish packing my dresses into a small carpetbag as my sister does the same. We then each change into a dark pink dress with white lace cuffs and hem, a light pink half-apron, a dark pink bonnet with white lace trim, white stockings, and red button shoes. Dad's going to the saloon soon, so we can get away.
I run out the door and behind the house, my salmon shawl fluttering behind me. I've got one hand on the handle of my carpet bag, and the other clinging to my sister. I see a blue glowing light and run toward it, pulling Nellie. I don't know why, because I have no idea what it is, but I hate the dark, and it makes me feel safe.
griffin rock, 2012
Once we're free and clear, we slow down, then stop. I don't recognize anything around me. We're in some kind of building, but besides that, I have no clue. "Nellie?"
"I'm okay. You?"
"Good."
"Who are you and what are you doing back here?"
We look up to see a girl with dark skin. She's wearing a short dress and pants. "Who're you?"
She crosses her arms. "I asked you first."
I roll my eyes. "I'm Emily. This is my twin sister, Nellie. We were born in 1870. Where's here?"
"You look like you're only ten."
"We are. We were runnin', then all the sudden, we were here." I sigh. I'm not going to get any answers out of her tonight.
She grabs my arm and drags me inside. "DAD!"
"Frankie?"
I turn to her. "Your name's Frankie?"
"Francine, but I prefer Frankie." She looks up to her Dad. "Call Chief Burns."
"Who's—"
"He's a police officer. He'll be able to help you, until we can get you back home."
Nellie and I share a look before speaking at the same time. "I don't want to go home."
The man kneels in front of me. "Why not?"
I'm the oldest, so I speak up for both of us. "Dad beats us. W-we ran away. We ain't goin' back. I can take care of us."
"You're my age, Emily, and I still can't take care of myself."
"I've had to since I was little."
"You won't have to anymore." He turns to the girl with a sigh. "Frankie, take them to the guest room. They can get settled in. I'll wait for Chief Burns."
She grabs our arms. "Come on."
A man with gray hair runs over. He's wearing some kind of blue uniform. "What's the problem, Doc?"
We're now wearing our white nightgowns. "Sir?"
"They are, I'm afraid."
The new man kneels in front of me and runs a finger over my black eye. "Hi Sweetheart. What happened?"
"Dad beats us. We were born in 1870. I-I don't know how we got here."
"Time machine." He sighs and turns to the first man. "Doc?"
"She refuses to go back."
He sighs and turns back to me. "I can take you in, but I have to get the room ready first." He looks up to Doc. "Can you keep her for the night?"
"I guess, if Frankie doesn't mind having company on a school night."
"I don't mind, Dad." She grabs our arms. "Come on!"
We climb into her bed beside her. She doesn't seem to mind, so it's not a problem. She's wearing pink pants and a long sleeved top, while we're still in our nightgowns. I know we're going to be really out of place here. Part of me doesn't mind, while at the same time I want us to fit in.
the next day
We climb out of bed and turn as one to Frankie's mirror, smiling when we find that our black eyes have already healed.
We change into our everyday dresses. I change into my old blue long sleeved dress, yellow half-apron, white stockings, and red button shoes. I braid my hair and tie off the ends with thread, then tie on my yellow bonnet and push it back so that it hangs from the strings. It's faded, but that's why I use it for chores.
Nellie changes into a yellow long sleeved dress, a blue half-apron, white stockings, and red button shoes. She finishes braiding her hair, then ties on a blue bonnet before slipping it back.
We sit beside her father as she walks over with a plate of pancakes for each of us. "Thank you." I look up to her. "You didn't have to cook anythin' for us, though."
"Chief Burns is coming for you in an hour." She looks at our dresses. "Are you sure you want to wear that?"
I brush it down, obviously self-conscious. "It's just my chore dress, Frankie. We'll change before we go." I finish eating and stand before grabbing my plate. "Here. I'll help ya clean up."
"Thanks, but you don't have to."
"I want to." I shrug. "We're used ta chores."
"All right."
We sit on the steps in matching pale green dresses, dark green checked half-aprons, dark green checked bonnets, white stockings, and red button shoes. My carpetbag is in my hands while Nellie's is on the steps beside her. I'm watching for Chief Burns.
I stand when what Doc called a car pulls up and stops. The man from last night climbs out and walks over to us. "Hey, Little Ones. You ready to go?"
I nod, and we stand before following him to the car. He opens the door to let us in, then moves around to the other side. "We're getting new vehicles, but for now…"
Charlie's pov
I had to make an appointment for Emily and Nellie to get their required shots, so they can start school. Since they want to start as soon as possible, I had to make it for an hour after I picked them up from Doc Greene.
Emily eyes me wairily. "Where we goin'?"
"You need to see a doctor."
"Why?"
I sigh heavily. I don't want her to be afraid. "It's just for a checkup." She gives me a look. "You need one if you're going to start school."
Health department, normal pov
We walk in and sit in two of the chairs against the wall. Charlie signs us in before moving to the chairs.
"Emily and Nellie?"
We stand and follow her back to the room.
The nurse flips through the paperwork Charlie gave her. "They've never had any vaccines?"
He sighs softly. This is going to be some story. "I'm adopting them. They somehow got stuck here from the past."
"We were born in 1870, if that helps."
The nurse looks like she wants to say more, but holds back. "We'll start with six vaccines. That will get them caught up." She walks back in with six needles contained in a tray. "Hold still for me. It's only gonna hurt for a second."
I do my best to comply, but it hurts. Once she's finally done, the nurse hands me a sticker, and does the same for Nellie before leaving the room.
"Thanks for takin' us in."
"I'll have to get you into school, you know."
"I know." I look down at my lap. "I don' do so well with others. Nellie either."
"We'll try Cody's school. If you can't get along with anyone, we'll try the private school outside town."
"Okay."
"I'll take you home and let you get settled in."
Nellie and I share a look. "Can we start now? I need to know."
"I'm getting you registered as soon as I drop you off at home."
"Jus' give us time ta change. We have our school dresses with us."
"Okay, Sweetheart."
