History Changed Forever

Submitted into Contest #38 in response to: Write a story about someone who finds a magical portal in their home. ... view prompt

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   My name is Samantha Will. I am 34 years old. I live in New York with my dog Tiger in an apartment. I work from home as an author. Today I'm doing some cleaning or trying to while Tiger spills the window spray. "Tiger!" I yell. That's how I spend this noon cleaning up and Tiger messing up. At the end of the afternoon I'm exhausted. I eat a bean and cheese microwavable burrito with ketchup and pour Tiger his dog food. I watch videos on my phone while I eat. I carry tiger in my arms and walk to the bed and fall down on my belly and put Tiger next to me. I yawn loudly and Tiger yawns.

  

Awhile later I hear a very loud swirling noise. Tiger gets up barking. " It's okay its nothing calm down," I tell Tiger stroking him and wiping my eyes. I put on a pair of bunny slippers. I get up to investigate. It comes from the broom closet and slowly gets louder. I slowly walk to the closet I swing the door open. "A portal? what on earth!" It looks like a portal with white and black swirling within. I'm curious about it. I put a finger in and feel it getting sucked in I quickly pull it out as I suck my finger in my mouth. I jump in with Tiger held firmly in my hands. There is complete darkness. I slowly black out.


  A while later I wake up in a room on a bed with white sheets with a blue blanket. "Alas you've woken" said a woman in a long white dress with a nurses hat. "Where am I? Where's Tiger? Who are you? I question. "My name is Mary Prom. As in Tiger do you mean this lovely dog? She says in a accent but I can understand. "Tiger!" I exclaim I take tiger from Mary. "Why does he have this bandage on?" "We saw you outside you and your dog had some cuts." Mary told me. I look down at myself I have a white cotton like bandage on my arm. "Thank you so, so much ma'am for helping us. 


    Then, a man with overalls and a bow tie walks in. "This is my husband Austin Prom." Mary says. "Hello how do you feel?" he says as he puts down a newspaper. "I feel fine." " Mary there's a ship that the newspaper claims it is unsinkable called the RMS Titanic. He says. "Are some people making the Titanic again?" I say. "No this is the first Titanic I have ever heard of." "Don't you know about the titanic? The one that sank in 1912." I said. " What are you talking about this is 1912?" Mary says


  suddenly I get goose bumps.No it's 2020! Is this some joke!" I say thinking its a joke. "I don't think I will live to see 2020 I'm already 48." Mr. Prom says. "It's 2020 are you sane!" I argue. "Check the newspaper If you don't believe me" Mr. Prom said as he tossed me the newspaper gently. "1912! no I don't believe it this can't be. The newspaper made some mistake surely" I stutter. "So do you want to go on the ship it'll make a lovely vacation Mary?" He asked Mary. "Why not sounds lovely!" "Are you telling me this is 1912?! I say completely shocked. "Rest you will feel better in the morning. Mary tells me.


    I did not sleep a bit that night. It took me hours to reach to an explanation. The portal took me back in time.

In the morning, Mary brought me some breakfast. "Thank you so much." I said. "Can you and Mr. Prom please come here I want to tell you something very important.


   It took me some time to get them to believe me but it was totally worth it. After I was done explaining Mary said "What has changed since 1912 to 2020?" she asked. The Titanic sank after it struck an iceberg. There weren't many lifeboats because it claimed it was unsinkable lots of people died from Hypothermia. When you die out of coldness.


Lots of people had different stories like one person forgot to hand keys to the binocular closet to the captain. Or the person who was steering the ship steered the wrong way when they saw the ice berg. Another story is that there was a burn in the ship and the constructers just patched it and when the ship struck the iceberg it struck the weak spot. I said.


  "Could we do anything to stop it?" Mary asked. "We could try to remind the person to hand binocular keys, bring lifeboats and warm clothes and lifejackets." I suggested. "Lets do the bring warm clothes and life jackets." Mr. Prom said.


   The day Samantha boarded the RMS Titanic with Mr. Prom and Mary they had loads of luggage. Samantha, Mr. Prom, and Mary tried to warn people but no one believed them. Not even one. They tried very hard.


   One day they got a announcement from the captain. "Please go to the front deck immediately after wearing warm clothes the ship has struck an iceberg. Samantha, Mr. Prom and Mary wore warm clothes and life jackets, got there luggage and ran to the front deck   Samantha and Mr. Prom and her wife gave people warm clothes and life jackets. Next, they helped people into lifeboats and lowered them.


   After, they were done they hopped into a lifeboat and Mr. Prom rowed. They gave people first aid, food and blankets. Finally the Carpathia came and picked them up.


   When they got home Mary said "I can help you get to 2020." "HOW!" I said. "I know a portal In our broom closet." We went to the broom closet. "Close your eyes and say 2020 and where you live." Mary said. " I would like to give you this ring before you leave" Mary said. Mary took a box from Mr. Prom. Mary slipped a ring on her index finger. We did a group hug. Mary brought me Tiger and we left.


  Back at home Samantha was rich because of her wild story. The ring she had was old when presented to scientists. That was proof.She had almost everything. But she never ever forgot Mary and Mr. Prom and how history changed forever.



April 22, 2020 01:04

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