Across the Years

Chapter 27: Remember Me

No One's POV

Mina couldn't believe her eyes, what she saw, simply couldn't be.

"Grandmother, is everything alright." The woman asked, with concern.

Not answering, Mina walked over to Lisa's table half in a daze. The face was exactly as she remembered it from all those years ago.

"Lisa? It can't be."

Lisa smiled. "Hello Mina. It's been a while hasn't it."

"It can't be..." Mina repeated.

"Do you remember what I told you that night?"

Mina thought and tilted her head. "You were from the future."

Lisa nodded. "Well, you caught up to me. From your perspective it's been something like 70 years, from mine; it's only been a few months."

Mina suddenly flashed back to that night and all of it came back, the music, everything. "It is you."

The young woman came up, looked to Lisa and then back to Mina. "Grandmother, what's going on?"

Mina looked to her granddaughter and smiled. "Sana, Do you remember the story I told you about the night I got lost during the blitz."

Sana thought for a moment. "Yes. You were with great grandmother and when the air raid siren sounded, you got lost. But this odd woman found you in the tube station. She took care of you and played strange music for you. Then she took you home the next day. You told me once she played Taylor Swift for you and was from the future."

"Sana, this is Lisa, the woman that took care of me that night."

Sana looked at her grandmother as if she'd turned purple. "You must be mistaken grandmother, that woman would have to be more than a hundred years old. That part about the future, is just a story."

Lisa smirked and pulled out her phone. "It's not a story and I can prove it."

After fiddling with her smart phone for a moment, she held out a picture for Mina and Sana to see. It was a selfie with a 6 year old Mina and Lisa. "I took that picture on the 9th of October 1940 when I was with your grandmother."

Sana looked at it in disbelief. "No it can't be. It looks like pictures of my grandmum at that age, but that just can't be."

Mina just looked at the picture with a happy smile.

Lisa laughed I can do you one better. "Watch this." Lisa then hit another button and a small video began to play.

Sana looked to see Lisa and what appeared to be her grandmother at age 6 in a dark corner.

Lisa pointed at the phone. "Ok then, you just talk and look right there. Tell them who you are."

"And this is a movie camera?" Mina asked.

"That's right."

The small girl smiled and looked directly into the little lens. "My name is Mina Sharon Myoi and I'm 6 years old. I live at 194 Stepney way in London. I have 2 sisters, Moonbyul and Solar. My mummy's name is Jihyo and my daddy's name is Daniel and he's in the Royal Navy."

At that point a dull thud could be heard which made Mina visibly cringe. "I don't like the bomb's Lisa. They scare me."

"Don't worry, we're safe and I'm protecting you. Just go on."

"My favorite doll is Sana, my best friend is Nako and I want to be a fireman."

In the video, Mina happily chatted on for a few more seconds but a sad look came to Mina's face. "Nako."