Back in time

And now for the adventure

I left the Mansion and I figured if I was going to be here for a while I would need new clothes I reached around in my pockets because I remembered I had stuck twenty dollars in my pocket just in case something like this were to happen and thank god I did.   

I was walking down the street hoping just hoping one shop was still open since it was 10:00 I quickly spotted a light on in a shop down the street I raced down the street to the little family owned the shop I ran through the door a second before she was about to lock it.

she was a kind older lady and was happy to keep the store open a little while longer for me to get what I needed I shopped around for a little while and got the basics that I would not be able to get later on. I got something that I could wear for Pajamas just a plain guys T-shirt and some boxer shorts because I really wasn't about to wear I nightgown even if it was what girls were supposed to do back then and anything else was looked down upon especially for a girl to be wearing boys clothes.

when I got to the check out I was nervous the lady was going to say something instead she just looked at me and smiled and I think she could almost sense the clothes were for me because she said to me in an Irish accent believe me darlin if I could get away with this I would, enjoy it while you can. the total ended up coming to three dollars, of course, I was getting other things besides those two things she was about to hand the seven dollars back from the ten I handed her but quickly declined and said it was a tip for keeping the store open a little longer so I could get what I needed and besides if it would have come to eleven dollars I still would have given her the change its not like I am going to need it she gave me a very surprised look and I was so confused why she was so shocked it was just seven dollars and then it hit me, back then giving someone seven dollars was like giving someone in my time 90-100 dollars I just gave her a smile and said I have more than enough and it looks like you have some mouths to feed I said as I looked over to the stairs and saw four small children poking their heads through the door that led up to the housing part she chuckled and looked at me and said, are you sure dear I gave her a big smile and said I'm sure I waved goodbye to the nice lady then waved at the children and left the store into the night.

I remembered my dad saying something about his old address back in Brooklyn and since he had already shipped off to the new jersey base, I mine as well stay their one night since I doubt the landlord had rented it out in less than 24 hours.

I walked up the dark streets of Brooklyn it was kinda spooky since he didn't live in a very nice part of town I was reading the street signs till I read a sign that sounded so familiar to me from the stories he told me, about where he grew up and all the stories about him and Bucky gallivanting through the alleys playing games and always getting busted by Mrs. Rogers it helped with trying to picture the scene now that I knew what my dad looked like skinny so then I could just picture 10-year-old versions of them running up and down alleys yelling and laughing and then getting caught by Sarah.

when I was done I was stood in front of an old building I walked up the cement stairs to the very end of the hallway I tried the door but it was locked I started pacing for a moment then I remembered he probably left the key underneath something for the landlord I looked around for doormat or a plant that it could be under then I spotted a brick one lonely I sighed rolled my eyes and walked over to the brick and sure enough there it was.

I unlocked the door and searched for a light switch, bingo I turned it on and saw one medium size room about the size of a bedroom off to the side there was a small little pocket room with a small fridge an old stove and some cupboards it was quite cozy in the main room there was a fold out bed two chairs a bookshelf with quite a few books I ran my fingers across the books I stopped reading the titles when I came to one that said sketchbook, I took the book out of the shelf and opened it up to the first page it said Steve Rogers I flipped through the next couple pages in the beginning the drawings where pretty good but as I got farther and farther into the book they got extremely better there were drawings of people I stopped on one of the pictures it looked a lot like the one hanging above the fireplace it had a man and a woman the man looked a lot like Steve but with dark brown hair he and a full beard was pretty tall he looked filled out probably like what Steve should have been before the serum if he didn't have all those health problems as a baby next to him was most likely Sarah she was so pretty she had blonde hair and blue eyes she was very small that must be where Steve his height from.

I then expected to see Steve in between them or in Sarah's  arms but he wasn't in the picture, as a matter of fact, my dad never talked about him, well I'll add that to the list of things to ask him when I get back... if I get back