My Short Short for the Day

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Evie and Maggie searched through the large room looking for any kind of phone but couldn’t find a landline or a cell phone.  They searched the bedroom as well, but to no avail.

“Well, now what?”  Evie asked plunking down on the couch.

“Ok, let’s get some food, just a sandwich or something small.”  Maggie headed towards the refrigerator.  “And then we’ll head down the path further to see if we can find a town.”

The girls make sandwiches and sat at the table to eat.  Maggie moved some papers around on the table.  “Look, a newspaper.”

She pulled it out and opened it.  She was flipping through the pages when Evie let out a gasp.

“Look Maggie!”

Maggie looked around the side of the paper.  Evie was pointing at the front page.

“Look at the date!”  Evie put her hand to her mouth.

Maggie closed the paper and folded it over to look at the front page.  She scanned it and gasped.

“Do you think that is real?”  Evie whispered.

“It can’t be.”  Maggie rubbed at the ink, but it didn’t smudge.  She flipped through the pages, quickly scanning then closed it.  “It is real.”

“That means we…”  Evie cut herself off.

“Yeah, we…”  Maggie dropped the paper and looked at her friend.  “…we’re in the past.”