Chapter 27: POV of Mandy

Going with Taylor was probably the smartest thing I did last night. On the other hand, no matter that I did the smart thing it didn't help. I've said it before and I'll say it again, that gang is a lot faster than they look.

I'm sitting here, in this dingy apartment in an uncomfortable wooden chair, bound and gagged. I'm asking myself over and over: "How the hell did I get here?" Truth be told, I can't barely remember anything. My memory is so broken. I can't remember even a consecutive twenty-minute timeframe.

Kiss, I remember a kiss, and I remember running. Then there was Taylor, I ran into him. Then we were running together. Then someone hit me over the head with something and I go blank. Who hit me? Can't have been Taylor, he's tied up on the other side of the room.

Grrr, I don't like not knowing.

"Mandy?" Taylor said from the other side of the room. I responded with a grunt. "You conscious?" Another grunt. "Okay, just wondering."

His accent, his accent's gone. That means. . .

"I- I think I should explain something to you," he said. He knows something, something about the time travel thing.

"You talking about the fact that the year is currently 2004 and not 1900?" I ask and look over at him. He responds with a blank stare. "Yeah, I know about that already. Been hopping for a little over a month. . ."

"What?" he asks after I trail off.

"What's today?" I ask.

"July 13, why?" he answers. I was right.

"It's my birthday," I said with a sigh. "I hadn't even realized it was coming up. What with me being stuck in the past and junk. Haven't seen a calendar in months."

"Well, happy birthday to you. How old are you now?" Wow, talk about lightening the mood.

"Fourteen. Not that it matters any, chances of me getting to stay in my time for any real amount of time are slim to none."

"So you're from now?" I nodded. "Personally, I'm from the past. I think I'm the one who started this mess. Not sure exactly what I did, but I was messing with some electrical cords and got shocked and found myself 104 years in the future. Been picking up people ever since."

"So this is all you?" He nodded. "Wow, now we got this figured out. All the time we was thinking it was all Tuck's fault."

"I know Tuck," he said grimly. Wouldn't have expected that reaction exactly.

"You do?" I ask, fully aware that I really don't want to know this.

"Yeah, she's my sis'."

"So she's from the past? That would rea-" He cut me off.

"No, she's not from either, per say." He paused waiting for my response. I said nothing, giving him the go-ahead to continue. "She's really my half sister. We have the same mother."

"Oh, I see, you don't need to go into it."

This has been a very informative experience. Now I just need to know exactly how I got here. Okay, think about this. Kiss, run, meet Taylor, run with Taylor, get knocked out. That's all I have.

"Hey, Taylor, how did we get here?"

"Your wonderful little friends knocked us out and dragged us up here," ___ said with a hint of bitterness in his voice.

"Yeah, your little buddy," a voice came from behind me. I didn't recognize it.

Our captor hit me hard over the head. My last conscious thought was, "When did Taylor tell me his name?" The answer is: He didn't.

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I am SOOOO sorry for the lack of update/ant signs of life from me. Truth is I've been lazey, but I'm sticking to my "I kidnapped myself" theory. I spent the last three days at the other me's house. She wouldn't let me leave. But I'm back and preparing to go to Disney World. I hope to write some there, so expect more than one chapter when I get back. I'll try to do another before I leave, but I refuse to make any promises.

The 13th was my birthday. Two of my neighbors my brother and Baby showed up in my kitchen with cake. Baby moved on Wednesday so now I'm sad. I gotta go, thinking of doing another ff I'll call "The name's Brooke Lynn" Yeah, I know, it'll stink, but could get me out of a block. This fic isn't over, but getting close. A few more chapters. We'll se. . . Bye now!