Chapter 5:
It was getting late by the time Annie and Strat returned from the mall. Her parents would be home soon. They rushed upstairs and Annie handed Strat one of the bags before tossing the rest in her room. A full twenty minutes and a considerable amount of coaxing later, Strat emerged from the bathroom in a pair of baggy khaki cargos and a hunter green Abercrombie and Fitch sweater. It was thickly woven in a thousand one-inch squares. Under neath this, her wore a white t-shirt that showed at the collar. The sleeves were a little to long and came down over the palms of his hands. When both Annie and her brother gave him nods of approval, Strat relaxed. He couldn't for the life of him see why she would want him to meet her parents dressed this way, but she had insisted upon it. None of his arguments had phased her. This was how everybody dressed in her century, she said. He had finally relented and gotten changed because he would do anything to make Annie happy. Just seeing her simile was reason enough. Annie looked so beautiful when she smiled. Strat just couldn't help himself, he had to touch her. He reached out and threaded her raven hair through his fingers. She placed her hand over his and leaned forward. Strat permitted himself to kiss her more passionately than ever before. Tod sighed and made his way downstairs. He'd had about al he could stand of this disgusting display. Annie? Kissing? It was disgusting. She was his sister! Sure he knew he did it, but until now, he just hoped he wouldn't have to see it. The sound of footsteps on the front porch and a key turning in the lock caught his attention. He couldn't let his parents see Annie and that guy of hers together. "Hey Annie! Mom and Dad are home!"
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Startled, Strat broke the kiss. "What shall we tell your Mother and Father? Time travel will not be acceptable, will it? After all, look what happened when my own father heard our theory." "Yes, but my parents aren't like yours, Strat. We'll think of something." "You mean lie to them?" Strat was shocked. He couldn't imagine lying to his father, but the truth didn't seem very safe at the moment. "Yeah, but it'll work out. Tod'll come up with something if I can't." Annie was pretty confident she could. She had become a pretty good liar in the past year or so. She looked up at Strat and smiled. "Come on, let's go." Annie took his hand and led the boy she loved downstairs and into the living room to meet her parents. "Here goes nothing." she thought to herself. And walked into the living room to face her parents.
It was getting late by the time Annie and Strat returned from the mall. Her parents would be home soon. They rushed upstairs and Annie handed Strat one of the bags before tossing the rest in her room. A full twenty minutes and a considerable amount of coaxing later, Strat emerged from the bathroom in a pair of baggy khaki cargos and a hunter green Abercrombie and Fitch sweater. It was thickly woven in a thousand one-inch squares. Under neath this, her wore a white t-shirt that showed at the collar. The sleeves were a little to long and came down over the palms of his hands. When both Annie and her brother gave him nods of approval, Strat relaxed. He couldn't for the life of him see why she would want him to meet her parents dressed this way, but she had insisted upon it. None of his arguments had phased her. This was how everybody dressed in her century, she said. He had finally relented and gotten changed because he would do anything to make Annie happy. Just seeing her simile was reason enough. Annie looked so beautiful when she smiled. Strat just couldn't help himself, he had to touch her. He reached out and threaded her raven hair through his fingers. She placed her hand over his and leaned forward. Strat permitted himself to kiss her more passionately than ever before. Tod sighed and made his way downstairs. He'd had about al he could stand of this disgusting display. Annie? Kissing? It was disgusting. She was his sister! Sure he knew he did it, but until now, he just hoped he wouldn't have to see it. The sound of footsteps on the front porch and a key turning in the lock caught his attention. He couldn't let his parents see Annie and that guy of hers together. "Hey Annie! Mom and Dad are home!"
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Startled, Strat broke the kiss. "What shall we tell your Mother and Father? Time travel will not be acceptable, will it? After all, look what happened when my own father heard our theory." "Yes, but my parents aren't like yours, Strat. We'll think of something." "You mean lie to them?" Strat was shocked. He couldn't imagine lying to his father, but the truth didn't seem very safe at the moment. "Yeah, but it'll work out. Tod'll come up with something if I can't." Annie was pretty confident she could. She had become a pretty good liar in the past year or so. She looked up at Strat and smiled. "Come on, let's go." Annie took his hand and led the boy she loved downstairs and into the living room to meet her parents. "Here goes nothing." she thought to herself. And walked into the living room to face her parents.
