Across the Times
By: Nightingale
Rating: PG13
Gin sat on the plane in somewhat shock. She never thought she's actually be doing this. She said her goodbyes to Snitch and Rain at the gate. Gin smiled at the shocked look on Rain's face when Gin handed her a small floppy disk.
"It's my first novel. I want you to read it and let me know what you think." Gin stated as she hugged Rain one last time before stepping into line to board the plane. It was a long boring flight made even longer by Gin's excitement. She sat in her seat and tried to read but the pages of the book blurred into thoughts of Jack. She still didn't know what told her to go to Santa Fe. It wasn't like she would find Jack there.
Gin glanced out the window to the clouds below her. It was absolutely beautiful. She had travel many times in planes and this part was her favorite where you were caught between two layers of clouds. You had the billows of white fluff below and the thin sheets above.
When the plane landed in Santa Fe she exited the ramp and couldn't help but look through the faces of those she walked by.
"Ridiculous" she muttered as she kept walking
Gin left the airport and got in a cab. He took her to the Eldorado Hotel and she checked in. She had picked the place for it's historical approach to Santa Fe. It's adobe foundation made Gin smile she was going to stay as close to history as she could on this. This was her vacation with Jack.or at least his memory.
After the first day of relaxing by the pool ended Gin returned to her room. It seemed so quiet with only her there. She turned on the TV just to hear someone else's voice. It was odd to go from a loud lodging house to just her and Toby and now it was just her.
Gin left the hotel to go sight seeing the next morning. She made sure to plan stops of places that were around during the 1800's. They were all places she would have went with Jack. It was insane but it was what she wanted to do. She was visiting Santa Fe just like he said.
She exited the elevator and began walking across the lobby when the clerk of the hotel stopped her on her way out. Gin looked to the man with a small smile.
"You asked me about some of the places around here before right" he asked
"Yes"
"Well there's this little ranch like thing. They dress in the old clothes and everything."
"Sounds wonderful."
"Here" he handed her a piece of paper with the name and address of this mysterious place.
"Thank you, sir"
"It was no problem." Gin smiled and walked out onto the plaza and looked onto the paper.
"334 Los Pinos Road" She muttered to herself
She asked around for directions and headed out. She had always had enjoyed places like this since she was a kid and things never did change. Coming upon the ranch with people running around in the old clothes made her smile. She paid and walked in with a small itinerary. There were all kind of things from the breaking of a horse to a barn dance. This indeed was going to be a great day.
Gun shots sounded drawing Gin's attention. She followed the sounds to a crowd of people who clapped as a gun battle was preformed before their own eyes. Gin got as involved as the others in the crowd around her as the men did stunt tricks. Suddenly one of the gunmen caught her attention. His features were so familiar to her. Most of his face was hidden by a hat keeping the sun out of the way.but the rest of him. It was a body she was all too familiar with and it was all the same as she last saw it.
"I'm insane" she muttered as she tried to get a better look at him to prove herself wrong.
Gin went through the crowd as best she could. She got along the end closer to the man but still couldn't see his face.
"This is useless" she said to herself
Soon the show was over and the crowd dispersed and the cowboys began to clean up. Gin went into the shadows and watched. The guys joked with each other as they did their job. That's when one of them knocked the hat off his head. Gin got full view of his face and she couldn't believe it.