The Touch

Chapter 13 - New World

We walk through a corridor which is dry and warm and when we turn the corner I let out a gasp. I can hardly believe what is in front of me.

We are standing on a platform with an iron banister around it and across from us is a building which looks like an office block that you would see out on a main road in the city. As I step closer and look down I can see that it is at least six stories high. There are windows open with washing hanging on lines that are extended out from each balcony. That is when I realise this is not an office block but an apartment block. There is a large tar sealed street with trucks driving down it. Children are playing outside the building and parents are talking to each other while watching the children.

As I look further down the road I can see there is a shop that looks like it sells general goods and another shop that looks like a laundry mat.

"Amazing isn't it?" I hear behind me.

I turn around and there is a man standing next to Slade who could be his older twin.

"My name is Jeffry Maxwell. I am Slade's father and appointed leader of the CWT England site"

He offers his hand and I shake it. He is a handsome man but you could also see the years of stress added to his face. His hair is a salt and pepper hair colour and his eyes are a dark chocolate brown. He has an ease about him and I can instantly feel that he is a very trustworthy man. I could also see the love between him and his son.

Slade looks at me and smiled. "Lacey can you show my father your gift. He would like to see it for himself".

I look at him and wonder what he wants me to do. Obviously I am not going to blank his father but maybe he just wants me to prove myself.

Jeffrey holds out his wrist towards me.

"What would you like me to do?" I ask.

"Just tell me something from my past. Can you see a specific date if I give it to you?"

"Yes" I reply smiling slightly to myself. That would have to be one of the easiest things that I can do.

"Let's see. He looks at Slade and says" February 19th 2065"

Slade gives an audible groan and then looks at his father.

"Really? Do you have to?".

Now I was intrigued. I take Jeffrey's wrist and place my fingers on it. My vision starts to blur and I can see the dates ticking backwards. I start telling them what I can see. The date comes to 19th Feb and I can see a beautiful woman sitting outside on a lounge chair. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a beautiful blue summer dress with tiny white flowers on. In her hand is a long drink that looks like something made from a watermelon as it is pink with froth on the top. She is sitting by a pool with beautifully landscaped gardens surrounding it. She looked wealthy but I could also tell that she was a down to earth person where wealth was just something she had, not something she cared much about.

The sun was shining and I could hear a man coming down the pathway towards her.

"Where is mummy, baby boy? " the man said and it was so shocking to see a young looking Slade holding a little boy in his arms. In fact if I hadn't known that it was Jeffrey then I would have thought it was Slade himself as they were identical except for the eye colouring.

The woman leapt up from the lounger and ran towards them both. The man held out his arm to her while holding the baby in his other arm. It was such a beautiful scene to see, like watching and old black and white romance movie playing out in front of you. Slade's mother took off her glasses and I now realised where he got the startling green eyes from. She hugged Jeffrey and then took the baby in her arms and that is when I noticed he had no clothes on. He kissed his mother like a little one year old would, all slobber and laughter and then wriggled down out of his parent's arms and ran towards the pool buck naked.