The Time Traveller's Heart

Chapter 3

"You think that I am crazy don't you?"

"No! I think you had way too much wine last night before you went to bed. You could have at least joined Charles and me for drinks instead of drinking by yourself."

"I didn't drink anything before going to bed Christina! I fell asleep right when I got home. I know you find that heard to believe."

Christina shrugged her shoulders, "What ever you say to yourself to help you sleep better. And I am just saying, people have weird dreams all the time. This one time I dreamed I was a flying monkey..."

"Ms. McCracken, a word please."

Hannah looked up from her work. Her boss was standing right in front of her with his arms crossed and a not so pleasant look on his face.

"Make up a good excuse Hannah," Christina whispered as she quickly walked away to busy herself with work.

Hannah followed her boss into his office and sat in the chair across from his desk.

"Why were you late today? You never are. You are always punctual instead. So I am at a loss for words as why you came in four hours late. Care to explain yourself?"

She struggled to find an explanation as to why she was late. She couldn't just say that she had a realistic dream that put her back in time. "I overslept," she finally said. A half truth was better than a full lie in her opinion.

He looked at her and nodded, "Okay, just try to set an alarm next time. I don't want it happening again."

"Yes sir. Is there anything else you needed to discuss with me?"

"No. You can go back to work."

She escaped from the office back into the safety of her cubicle without a second thought.

"What did the monster want this time?" Christina had slid over in her rolling chair to gather all the gossip.

Hannah rolled her eyes, " He told me not to be late again. It was a warning I guess."

"He's a jerk. It was one time compared to my multitude. He never dragged me into the office. What if boss man is crushing on you? That would be gross. Anyway, just ignore him. He won't do anything in regards to firing you." She winked at Hannah before rolling away back to her desk.

Rolling her eyes one more time, she went back to work in hopes of staying under the radar of her boss. Lunch came around. Hannah placed her hand on her stomach that was growling viciously. "I am hungry, I know," she said to her stomach.

"Talking to yourself again?" Christina was leaning over the cubicle wall smiling. "Want to go get hamburgers with Charles and me?"

"Absolutely!"

Hand in hand, then went down to the cafeteria for some food. Charles sat at a table saving it for them.

"You take days Christina," he whined.

"Oh shut up," she quipped sitting down across from him.

Hannah was put in the award position of sitting in between the two lovebirds. She took a bite of her burger hoping to satisfy the ferocious beast that was growing with each passing minute. She tuned out their conversation since they were talking about bar hopping on Saturday. While devouring her burger, a large figure caught her attention, but as soon as she focused in, the figure disappeared.

"I'll be right back," she said as she tried to focus in on the figure who was fast departing. Hannah didn't even wait for them to respond. She picked up her purse and pursued the mysterious figure. The shadow continued retreating every time she got closer. It was a game of cat and mouse, something she wasn't too thrilled about. Finally, she cornered the figure only to be shocked.