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Accidental

Chapter 8

CeCe POV

He was shaking uncontrollably and I was clueless about how to stop it. I saw he delivery woman, she wasn't a dead ringer for Tinka, but she sure was close. Though I absolutely positive that that was what made him snap. "Gunther," I ventured.

He stopped shivering for a moment to listen. An idea entered my mind and flashed like a light bulb. "Yeah," he sighed, barely audible.

"Wanna hear a story?" I moved from the arm of the couch to the other cushion.

"Uh. Okay," Gunther replied skeptically. He put his feet back on the floor and, still hunched over, closed his eyes.

"Once, in a time that has not yet come the land is covered with ice, and people are having a tough time getting food and clean water. It's like the ice age all over again. Then, when every shred of hope seemed lost, a scientist perfected time travel, unfortunately the machine that they have to use to travel through time was keyed to his only daughter.

"He had all ready lost his wife to this crazy pursuit of his and was loath to let his little girl go, but he also knew that she was the only one that could save them."

Gunther relaxed into the couch; he almost looked asleep. I paused and found a fond smile had broken out upon my face.

"The girl agreed to go back in time the moment she heard about her mission. Almost immediately she began learning about the past and what to change so that the ice age would never have a chance to set in. She said goodbye to her loved ones and stepped into the past using a glowing, yellow portal.

"She arrived in the middle of an alley in the dead of night. She decided to rest before starting her mission, so she climbed up the nearest fire escape and fell asleep." My story ground to a halt.

Gunther opened his eyes and looked at me. "What next?" he asked, expectant.

"I don't know. I woke up and had to go to school."

"So that was a dream?" Gunther cocked his head, blond hair falling across his eyes.

"Yeah," I replied sheepish.

"It sounds good. Why don't you write it down, like in a book?"

"I'm not good with words," I admitted quickly. I felt really awkward so I looked toward the TV.

"Why is that? You just told that story very well." Gunther sat up and leaned forward. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him looking at me.

"Well, I get letters jumbled and mess up words. Dyslexia," I choked out. Why was I telling him this? He didn't need to know. My mom doesn't even know. My dad knows, and Flynn knows, but neither of them really count. So why did I just tell Gunther Hessenheffer.

"That's okay. Not much you can do about it." He paused for a moment. During that pause I let myself feel slightly relievedHe didn't laugh or move away. He didn't look at me like I was a freak. He didn't stare.

Gunther started bouncing excitedly. "I know what to do. You can type it out on your computer and I can edit it for you."

I stood up. "Or," I replied, drawing out my o and trying to think of a good excuse. "We can drop it."

I didn't hear Gunther stand, so when his hand gripped my elbow lightly and turned me so that I was facing him I involuntarily breathed in deeply. Gunther smelled strongly of soap, fabric softener specifically. I held back a sigh. "If you and I can get along, then you can write a book."

I narrowed my eyes, trying to look menacing. "Very well. If you insist." I took a step backward. "You okay to get home."

"Oh come on, there's still a full pizza left, and I'm certain that Flynn isn't asleep yet. Rocky's right upstairs. I'm fine," he insisted. I eyed him sceptically. "CeCe, really. I'm okay now. Thanks to you." He smiled widely, and I couldn't resist the smile.

"Okay."

I called Flynn out to get some food; he bounded right out and started to chow down without saying a word to me. Then I called Rocky and she and Ty crawled through the window and announced that Deuce had to go home, then they too headed for the kitchen. Thankfully, nothing else traumatizing happened that night.

Thad be it laddies and lassies! Sorry, reading a book that takes place on a boat. Hehe^^

This chapter is dedicated to Geek4Life! I'm so happy that you like this that much. I never ever expected to read that my story was a favorite.^^

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