Samantha was correct about Tabitha going back to her normal difficultness the morning after. Acting as if nothing had happened last night, Tabitha was back to her usual depressed and troubled self, and as most days, no one saw much of Tabitha even this day, when she'd locked herself in her room directly after she'd came home from school. Tabitha sat in her room trying to study on a geography assignment, but as she let her fingertips softly run over the many books and maps that were spread out over the desk, Tabitha suddenly realized why she lately had felt as her efforts in school were meaningless and that something essential were missing. Her mortal ambitious studies throughout the years and her constant urge of learning new mortal things hadn't been enough. The mortal world where she'd always searched her knowledge from was not complete. The truth could be found elsewhere, in a different world or in a different time or place. And Tabitha had the opportunities and advantages to actually be a part of it. Suddenly she felt so fortunate. There was a whole different world out there, a world full of possibilities. A world where she could search for the exact truth and actually finding it. She could go back in time, cross the globe or travel through the infinite space. The possibilities were endless. Tabitha smiled for herself suddenly feeling extremely excited over her discovery and when realizing it had so obviously always been right in front of her she even let out a small giggle. How foolish she'd been. But when she heard her mother's and father's voices downstairs, she suddenly got back to reality. How could her parents keep denying this wonderful thing for her? How could they be satisfied living the way they did, when they both knew what possibilities that were out there? Her anger at her parents rose, yet she knew there would be no use talking to them. They wouldn't understand, she was sure of it. The situation suddenly seemed worse than ever, almost feeling as if she was trapped in a world she neither did or wanted to belong to.

Wanting to get out of the house she rushed downstairs.

"I'll go out for couple of hours," she simply said to her parents, who were sitting in the sofa, without looking at neither of them, afraid she wouldn't be able to stop herself for saying something that would start a fight.

"Where are you going?" Darrin called after her.

"Just out."

Darrin sighed, too tired of arguing. "Just be home before dinner!"

Tabitha mumbled "sure", before she exited the house and popped away.


"Serena?" Tabitha called as she popped in in cosmos and before she knew it, Serena was standing before her.

"Tabitha! What a great surprise! What's up?"

"I just realized the enormous benefits being a witch… I can do anything…It's amazing…," Tabitha said sincerely.

"Heeey!" Serena exclaimed excitedly and smiled contently. "That's awesome!"

"And I want to learn everything I can and don't let anything pass me by," Tabitha continued.

"You'll help me, won't you?"

"Of course! You name it and we'll do it!" Serena practically jumped up and down of excitement, looking even more excited than Tabitha felt.

"Can't you show me how to travel through time?" Tabitha said out of the air, just suggested one of the many things she wanted to learn.

Serena's wide smile suddenly faded and instead she looked at Tabitha suspiciously, "you've been travelling through time on your own before?"

"No, that's why I wanna go. I haven't been anywhere and I just realized I can't wait to go out and see what's out there."

"Well…," Serena cleared her throat, knowing this really wasn't her thing to teach Tabitha, and knowing Tabitha had to wait for a couple of days until she even would be ready. But never being very well with keeping her mouth shut, she continued troubled, "Then I don't think you're quite ready for it yet."

Not really hearing the answer she was hoping for, Tabitha looked at her disappointed, "Well then, when will I?"

"Ehmm…" Serena knew she really shouldn't answer that one, and relieved to dump it on her dear cousin she hurriedly said, "I'll think you'll better talk to your mother about that."

"What?" Not used to Serena being so secretive, Tabitha couldn't hide her disappointment. "I thought you would teach me everything my mother wouldn't… What so secretive about time-travelling?"

Really troubled that she couldn't help Tabitha, especially since she had come with such good news, Serena honestly said, "I am sorry, but I really don't have much choice. You'll just have to wait."

Sensing the seriousness in Serena's voice, Tabitha ceased reluctantly, not really knowing what to think. Never had she seen Serena so serious nor so secretive, Tabitha figured it had to be more to this than Serena tried to put on. "I can't believe this! You're almost starting to sound like mom!" she cried out in vain, not knowing what to do anymore.

"Tabitha…," Serena started bothered, starting to realize she might not be able to turn Tabitha over, "it's much more complicated than you think…"

"I bet it is!" Tabitha just said aggravated, desperately feeling as she'd hit rock bottom and within a second she popped away.