Star Crossed

Bloody Hell

As soon as Lynn left I headed upstairs, I walked towards my room and grabbed my makeup tote off of my dresser. "Why the hell am I even doing my makeup I don't have any plans." I said pulling my phone out of my back pocket. "Looks like I'll have to make some then." I said chuckling texting my friend Chloe.

I set my phone down on the bathroom counter and pulled out my eyebrow pomade. "Alexa play Queen" I shouted to the machine in my bedroom. "Now playing Queen on Amazon Music" She responded playing the song It's A Kind Of Magic. "HELL YEAH" I shouted in excitement. I started the do the outline of my eyebrows when I heard my phone buzz. I picked up my phone hoping that it was a text from Chloe but no it was just Lynn. "Just got to work wish me luck! I'm so nervous" She sent with a heart emoji. "You'll do fine now go get you a boyfriend!" I responded laughing.

I turned the ringer on my phone on and set it back on the counter. I finished filling in my eyebrows and started thinking out loud. "I don't see how people can start their makeup with foundation. I've found that it's crucial to start with your eyebrows that way if you fuck up you can fix it with concealer and hide the evidence with foundation." I started the rest of my makeup routine and about 15 minutes later I was finished. I made my way to my room to get some clothes for that day when I noticed a note and box on my bed. I made my way over to the bed and picked up the note, it read.

Amber,

I've left this with you because you're the only person I know who can be trusted with this. Please whatever you do if you blow into it DO NOT LOSE IT, I promise you life will be a lot easier if you DONT lose it ok? Now I might as well tell you how it works that way you aren't confused. All you have to do is blow, it might not look like much but what's in this box is a time travel machine ok. You blow it sends you back in time, when you get there you can stay however long you'd like and no one in your time will know you were ever gone because you will stay in that time period but also have a clean carbon copy of yourself in the past as well. Treat this with care, and just like its said in Spider Man, with great power comes great responsibility.

-T

I opened the box to find a golden whistle. "A whistle! What the actual fuck" I said laughing. I had a sense of wonder in my mind though, could it actually work? "I guess it wouldn't hurt to try it" I said taking the whistle out of the box. I put the whistle to my lips and was about to blow through it when my phone went off. I grabbed my phone from my bed and I had received a text from Chloe. "Hey love, I'm busy today so I can't hang out. Sorry, maybe another time" She sent in response to my invitation. "That's fine" I replied back.

"Damnit, looks like I'm gonna have to go out by myself then" I said grabbing my Freddie Mercury Champion jumper off of the bed. I picked up my purse off of my dresser and made my way downstairs. "Alexa stop" I yelled as I walked downstairs. The music stopped as soon as I hit the bottom step. I walked over to the front door and slipped on my Adidas sneakers, and grabbed my keys off the kitchen counter. I made my way down the front steps after locking the door; I walked down the block to the corner shop and walked inside.

The smell of coffee and cakes aroused my senses, I couldn't decide whether it was the sweet smells of cakes or the bitterness of the coffee beans. I walked over to the counter and ordered a slice of lemon cake and tea, after receiving my food I sat down in a corner seat next to the front window and bookshelf. I would've pulled a book off the shelf to read it but who am I kidding I have a phone. I scrolled through Instagram for about 45 minutes, as I finished my cake and tea I disposed of the remnants I set the cup and plate on the dish rack.

After I set my things down I left for the door, I noticed an elderly woman reading a book next to the door, she looked to be in her late 60s, very frail. I walked past her without saying a word but she looked very familiar. I walked out of the coffee shop, back down the block, passing the markets with the multicolored fruits and vegs. I soon turned the corner to the street that our flat was on. I soon arrived at the front door I made my way up the steps taking my keys out of my pocket and putting them in the door and unlocking it. Before I made my way up the stairs I took my shoes off and locked the front door behind me. I made my way inside of my room once I was upstairs and saw the note and box sitting on my bed where I left it. "Well I don't have anything else to do" I said as I picked up the whistle. I put it in mouth and blew, there was a high pitched god awful noise and a flash of bright light.

When I came back to it I was laying in the middle of a forest. "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK" I screamed and stood up. I started running out of pure fear not knowing where I was, I ran as long as I could not knowing where I was or where I was going until I came upon a small town. I walked over to the newspaper stand and got the sellers attention "Cuse' me, what year is it?" I asked the clerk. "God what is it with you kids these days not even knowing what year it is, a couple came by here a few minutes ago asking the same thing." He said rolling his eyes picking up a newspaper. "Really!" I said excitedly. "Yes, they also asked where the nearest pub was. You wouldn't want to know the same information now would you?" He said now reading todays issue. "Actually I would please" I said with a glimpse of hope.

The man told me the directions to the pub so I went the route he told me and I soon landed at the pub. I walked inside and saw Lynn and a man sitting at the bar, I didn't want to cause a scene so I laid low for about two hours until I saw Lynn and the group she was with leave. "That cant be, HOLY SHIT IT IS" I thought to myself now recognizing the group as Queen. I followed them outside and saw them get into a cab.

I hailed a cab and got in. "Where to miss?" The driver asked. "Follow that cab in front of you please." I said sliding into the middle seat. The cab ride was no longer than 20 minutes at least when we arrived outside of what I'm assuming one of the band members flats. I hid outside for a little bit and then knocked on the door. I waited outside for a few seconds when the most gorgeous man opened the door. "Umm hello, you are?" The man asked. "Oh sorry, I'm Amber, I'm a friend of Lynn's her flat mate actually I was wondering if you'd seen her?" I said after a few seconds of staring at the man for far longer than I should've.

"Oh yeah, she's just upstairs. She passed out in the cab from one too many drinks so I told Ben to put her in my room. I'm Roger by the way" He said sticking out his hand for me to shake it. "Come in please, the living room is just right there if you want to sit down and chat for a while." He said pointing to a room to the left. "Everyone this is Lynn's flat mate Amber." Roger said to the rest of the band members and another curious man sitting in the corner. There we scattered hellos from around the room, the man sitting in the corner hurried towards me. "I'm going to steal her for a second." He said dragging me upstairs.

We soon got upstairs and he dragged me into the room that Lynn was in, "How did you get here?" He asked with a hushed but yet hurried voice. "Was there a bright flash and sharp noise for you too?". "Actually yes there was and it may or may not have been my fault. Who are you anyways?" I asked with his arm still on my shoulder. "Oh. I'm sorry for not introducing myself when we got sucked back in time. I'm Ben, I'm playing Roger in Bohemian Rhapsody" He said. "Oh so you're the guy Lynn's been texting me about." I said giggling.

"Whatever you did I need you to fix it, I have to get back to finish filming the movie!" He said worried. "I promise I'll get you back ok? I just need to explain all of this to Lynn first. Let me stay up here tonight and think of something and I'll get back to you in the morning but for now I'm tired so I'll stay up here." I said pushing him out of the door. I made my way over to the bed and laid down next to Lynn who I noticed was in different clothes. "Wow you leave the house for no longer than three hours and you already have on another mans clothes" I said out loud before drifting off to sleep.