1948 // phan

1948

„As you can see, the 1920s were rather rebellious years. There's a reason why they're called „roaring". However, only 20 years later, the world made a 180 degree turn and went back to being conservative. If men and women weren't married at a young age, it was outragious. Plus, the early 40s were years of war and hoplelessness, as you may know."

dan chewed on his pencil as he stared at his blank paper, not writing anything down his university teacher is saying. He's too busy thinking about what he will have for lunch. Or dinner. Or breakfast.

Suddenly, a note landed on his table and catched his attention. He took it and began to read:

„if you could time travel, would you go to the 20s or the 40s? - C"

He raised an eyebrow. What kind of question was that?

„20s, idiot.", he answered and passed the note back to his friend, Chris, who sat behind him. Why would he visit the 40s, a decade filled with hitler, concentration camps, war and boring people, when he could party with gatsby in the 20s?

„I'm just saying, i would visit like 1940 and shoot hitler.", another of his friends, pj, explained.

„Although that's very brave," dan answered, „you would change a huge part of history, making the world an entire different place. You may not even be here."

„Smartass.", chris teased and dan shrugged. It was more common knowledge than being a smart ass. Everyone who watched a remotly good movie about time travel knows not to mess with it.

„I would go to the 20s", chris said.

„And witness the great depression?", pj interrupted.

„I'm witnessing great depression right now.", chris sighed and pointed at his computer, on which he was writing a 20 paper essay, due tomorrow.

„Fair point.", dan admitted.

„But if we really were to travel back in time, we would all be pretty screwed.", chris said a few minutes later.

„especially dan.", pj added.

„Why me?", dan asked, offended.

„Look at you. You're wearing the most 2018 fashioned outfit ever. Ripped jeans and a black hoodie? And your eyes haven't left your phone screen since class ended two hours ago."

„not true.", dan mumbled.

„This is an outrage!", chris exclaimed, trying to sound posh, „Blimey, what does this young man think he is wearing! This is far too much skin. Rupert, where is his wife?"

„Shut up.", dan grumbled, „So what? It's not like i'm really gonna travel back in time."

It was loud and the neon lights were obnoxiously bright in the club, but dan and his friends were still having fun dancing (or moving inappropriatly) to club music.

„Im gonna get another bottle.", dan shouted, but pj and chris didn't seem to hear him, so he just disappeared from the dance floor and on to the bar, where he ordered another beer.

„Cup or glass bottle?", the waiter asked.

„Bottle.", dan answered and after he paid way too much money for a semi-tasting beer, he decided to go and get some fresh air.

It was nice, leaving the club with a lot of people in it and stepping out in the night, with cool air and nobody but himself surrounding him, at least for a minute. He wasn't really much of an outgoing person, he actually preferred to be by himself, but if he goes out, he enjoys it just as much as his friends. He just needs a little break every now and then.