Virgil frantically rummaged through the mess that was his room. He started muttering to himself as he tore everything apart, looking for one thing.
"C'mon, where is it?" He ran to his closet and shoved the clothes in it over to one side. Hanging at the end was his snowsuit. Unzipping it he found a big pocket on the inside and felt it. There was definitely something in there. Holding his breath he pulled it out and ran back downstairs.
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Stephanie was feeling extremely confused. She felt better after choosing to believe Virgil, but now he had taken off without any explanation. Playing with a small strand of hair she listened as he threw things around in his room upstairs. After a few minutes she heard his door open and shut again, then heard his feet running down the stairs.
"Virgil, what's going on?" she asked as soon as her friend came into sight.
With a victorious smile Virgil held up a VHS tape with nothing written on it.
"Uh, it's a tape."
"Not just any tape! The big football game is coming up still, right?"
"Well, yeah. Derek won't stop talking about it."
"What if I told you that you could watch the game right now?"
Stephanie didn't answer. She had no clue how to respond. But Virgil just smiled and stuck the tape into his VCR. Stephanie began to watch, still feeling confused, but soon she was leaning forward with her mouth open in amazement. When the tape ended she fell back against the couch and looked up at Virgil.
"Is that really...?"
Virgil nodded. "That's the game that's next Friday. Or at least, how it happened in the past. Or the future. Time travel can get confusing. But you guys asked me to go back and change it since the team lost and Derek felt like it was his fault. I took this tape with me then to show you guys when I got back. Because I took it with me on that jump it still existed. Then I forgot to take it out of my snowsuit. So I still have it."
"It's really true," Stephanie whispered.
"Of course it is, Steph. I told you I would never lie to you."
"I'm sorry, Virgil," she said softly. Suddenly she looked up at him and her smile became huge. She jumped off the couch.
"It's really true! You really time traveled! That is so cool!!"
Virgil smiled. "That's what you told me the first time you found out. The time that doesn't exist now."
She shook her head. "That is so weird."
Virgil stood up. "I know it is. I'm just glad you believe me now, like you did then."
"This is so huge, Virg!"
"But you can't tell anyone. Ok?"
"Ok."
"Promise me you won't tell anyone at all."
She looked up at Virgil and saw how serious he was. Then she nodded. "I promise, Virgil."