CHAPTER 3
"I haven't lost it, I just can't find it! There's a difference!"
-The Mummy Returns
"Michelle! Do you hear that?" Elizabeth whispered, looking at the window. The sun was on the brink of rising, still leaving dark spots in the sky. "Hear what?" I sighed. Then I heard it.
A low, soft voice that was coming from nowhere. It was too soft to hear what it was saying, or if it was English.
I smirked at my friend. "Yes. The God Anubis is speaking to us."
"Shut up! This is serious!" she snapped.
"It's too early..." I yawned, turning around.
"Should we get your mom?"
"She wouldn't believe us." I said, "Besides, it's probably nothing!"
Something inside me told me otherwise. I put my arm around her shoulder, and pulled the blankets over our legs. "Nothing... It's nothing." I reassured her.
What seemed like days later, the voices stopped? Then, everything turned black. I couldn't remember what actually happened then, only that it was the strangest thing I've ever encountered. I thought I must've been dreaming or something. The funny thing is, I don't recall ever falling asleep early that morning.
A blast of sunlight shook us, making everything seem white at first. I wasn't aware of what was happening, for I was still in shock from the sudden change of everything. Elizabeth seemed unable to move as well, looking way more frightened than I. I grabbed her hand, and looked around at our surroundings. It looked a lot like our city, just people we've never seen before. Their clothing seemed different, like no one was wearing anything new. "See the lake over there?" I pointed, "That's the exact same one a couple blocks from your house."
Elizabeth didn't seem like she was listening to me. She was staring at a dark blue Chevrolet that pulled up across the street. "Hey!" I said, "That looks a lot like-" I stopped in the middle of my own sentence. Second movie, broken key. "no." she whispered.
I couldn't let fear overtake me. I took Elizabeth's hand in mine, and crossed the street. A woman, no older than thirty, opened the car door; her wavy hair blew around in the London wind. I slowed my pace, not knowing what to do. Before me or Elizabeth knew what was happening, we were right in front of her car. The woman looked up, and smiled. "Hi girls. Interesting clothes you're wearing!"
I couldn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. Elizabeth stifled a hello, and I waved slightly. I shook myself out of my shock, and began with the questions. "Do you know what time it is?" I said, shaky at first.
The woman peered down at her watch, and replied, "Almost noon."
"That's weird," Elizabeth muttered, turning on her iPhone, "my clock says it's still six A.M."
"What's that?" the woman gasped, looking strangely at the object.
"My phone." Elizabeth said, turning it off quickly.
"That's silly! They don't make phones that small!" she laughed.
I glanced at Elizabeth, and shrugged. "What year is it?" I asked.
"1932, of course!"
I froze. 1932, blue car, no cell phones... Then it all made sense. I realized who I was really talking to. Could this be a joke? I just had to find out.
"Are you okay?" the woman asked, looking back at her watch.
"Oh, I'm fine. You just remind me of someone I know from a movie."
"Which one? Maybe I know her."
"Believe me, you wouldn't know." Elizabeth laughed.
"Forgive me," I started, asking the question that could change everything, "but are you Evelyn O'Connell?"
She stared at me, and then thought for a moment. "Yes, but how did you know that?"
Elizabeth gaped at me. We were actually talking to Evelyn O'Connell. I couldn't help myself; I started to go crazy. "You're- you're- Rachel- I mean Evelyn!" we both shouted, attracting a crowd. "You were in the first movie, you defeated Imhotep, and you saved the day! You met Rick-"
"Rick?" she whispered, "how could you know all that?"
"Because... Because..." I couldn't tell her about the movie, she wouldn't believe us. "I know everything about you!" Elizabeth said, smiling from ear to ear. "You're married to Rick, have a son named Alex, you have an annoying brother named Jonathan, and you live in a big house here in London!" she finished, taking a big breath.
I don't think poor Evelyn had anything to say to that. I think we were starting to freak her out.
"Well..." she stuttered, "I've got to pick up Alex from baseball practice, so... bye" she said quickly, getting back into her car. "Wait!" I said, going to the window. "Can we just start over?" I looked at her with the saddest smile I could do. "Look. I don't know who you are, or where you came from, but you should probably go find someone else to obsess over, not me!" she laughed uncertainly.
"I tried Brendan Fraser, but you're so much better than him." Elizabeth said, quieting down once she realized what she was saying.
"I know you're a smart person, so can you just listen to us?" I said softly.
Evy sighed, and then reluctantly unlocked the doors. "Hop in the back." she sighed. 'What am I doing?' she wondered.
"Where do you guys live, I can drop you off back to your parents." she said, turning on the gas engine. "Look... We're not from here." I said, looking at Elizabeth for help. "What she means to say is... I was born on December twenty second... 1995." she hesitated.
"What? That's impossible!" Evy said.
"No, it's not." I came to my friend's aid.
I pulled out my own iPhone, and turned it on. "This is made in the 21st century." I pointed out the date on the back of the phone. 2011 was printed in small letters on the bottom. "That's not possible." she muttered, looking back at us. "How did you get here?" she asked.
"Well, we finished watching the Mummy Returns, then-"
"What my friend here means to say is that we were watching movies, them a voice came up out of nowhere, and them we met you." I covered. "Wait a minute. You haven't been on your trip to Egypt yet, have you?" I had to make sure.
"Actually, we were going to leave next week."
"Well, I think the god Anubis sent us here." I said, seeing her immediate reaction. "You know about Egypt?"
"More than you know." Elizabeth muttered. Evelyn sat back down in her seat. "You two really are from the future."
"Yup, that's about it." I shrugged.
"Then you won't mind coming with me to pick up my son?"
"Alex?" we both gasped, "I'd die to meet him! He's the cutest eight –year -old I've ever seen!"
"I'm still not over the fact that you know everything about Me." she smiled, "my brain is still processing."
"So... Where's Rick?" I asked, once we were headed down the road. "It's his first day at his new job." she grinned.
"Let me know how that works out." Elizabeth laughed, "what about Jonathan?"
"Oh, I think he's on a date with this showgirl he met last Tuesday."
"You mean your brother is dating Sheila?" I laughed.
"Yea, shocking isn't it?" she shook her head.
Things went quiet for a minute, the first break I've gotten since we arrived. I leaned forward, aching to say one more thing. "Let me tell you something, Evy. If you husband ever wants you to go to China with him, say no."
"Why?"
"Just say no!"
