Across the Years

Chapter 29: Stranger in a Strange Land

No One's POV

Lisa stayed in the shower a lot longer than she needed. It was more than the wonderful feeling of the warm water, she felt like she was washing away her 1869 life and persona.

Stepping out of the shower, steam rising from her body she felt like herself again. Wanting to be back to her old self, she put in a streak of blonde in her hair and got dressed.

Back in her place, Lisa realized she had many things to do. First of which was call her mother and tell her she was home. Typically her mother didn't answer the phone and Lisa had to deal with the rather modern annoyance of leaving a voice mail message.

Next, she opened up the windows and aired out her apartment. After that she had to run some errands, first of which was going to the post office and picking up her mail.

Walking to the post office Lisa wondered if there were any major changes to the timeline at all. The town looked rather as it had.

A minute later she turned a corner and stopped dead in her tracks.

Lisa stood there and with much disbelief found herself starring at the still standing "3 bells inn" The inn that Jennie's father owned, the same one she had her ass pinched so many times when she worked there.

"What the?"

Thinking back, Lisa remembered that the Inn in the original timeline had been torn down in 1917 and Jennie's house which was behind it was torn down in the 1950's.

Forgetting the post office, Lisa walked towards the inn. It painted red and looked like it had been expanded at least one or two times, but none the less it was still standing. As she approached, a happy looking couple came out.

"Hey?" Lisa called. How long has this place been here?"

The man looked back. "Since the 1860's or something.

Best fish and chips in town, always has been."

"Thanks."

Lisa realized that she changed something that kept the inn open. It was a much welcome sight and better looking than the drab looking houses that were there in the other timeline.

Curious she stepped inside. It looked much like it had in some respects. The old bar was still to her right, but now extended further as the back seems to have been expanded. The little dinning room was gone and replaced by a few more tables and a some electronic dart boards. The stairs up to the upper level was there, but instead of rooms was more tables for patrons.