Out of Time

OUT OF TIME

MYA VEGA AND AUTUMN WILSON

Special thanks to, Ms. MacLeod, Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon, Ms. Minor and Dr. Kurtenbach for contributing.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELUDE --------------------------------------- 5

THE LAB ---------------------------------------- 14

STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS --------------- 25

CONSEQUENCES ----------------------------- 36

THE ARRIVAL --------------------------------- 46

GOOD-BYE ------------------------------------- 52

PUTTING THINGS STRAIGHT ------------- 63

THE LAST ENTRY ---------------------------- 67

OUT OF TIME

PRELUDE

Zay woke up but didn't open his eyes. He dreaded the light that flooded into the room in the morning. Especially when he first woke up. The light burnt his eyes and it was horrible. Zay laid in bed for a while just waiting and enjoying the warmth of the blanket against the cold air-conditioned room. He could hear his mom and dad moving around downstairs and he knew that in a few minutes his mom would come up to get him. So, he waited until she came. She walked in and turned on the light, opened the blinds, even more morning light flooded in his room. Zay groaned and threw the covers over his head.

"Come on Zay, it's time to get up," his mom said. Zay didn't move. He heard his mom walk over and felt her hand grab his foot. Zay muttered in protest and moved his foot away. The sheets were suddenly pulled from over his head and chest as cold air flooded around him.

"MOOOOOOOOM!" Zay groaned and shoved his face into his pillow. She patted him on the back and kissed the back of his head.

"Come on Zay, you need to get ready for school and eat." He waved her away and waited till he thought she was gone. Zay relaxed a little but kept his eyes closed. Then his alarm started blaring. He groaned angrily again and sat up. He slapped his hand on the alarm to shut it up and threw his legs off his bed. Zay sat there a while before finally getting up to get his clothes. Zay walked over to his closet and pressed the clothes button and a set of clothes popped out of the little hole.

'I'm glad I don't have to pick out clothes myself,' Zay thought as he changed silently, '3154 was a good time to be alive.' When he finished changing, though most of his clothes didn't fit him now that he had grown to 5,11 and turned 17. He pressed the button next to the clothes one and all his school things shot out of the same hole. He yawned and walked into the bathroom. Marley, the bathroom robot, came over and started brushing his hair as he prepared to brush his teeth. Zay had a mess of dark brown hair that was rather thick and wavy, so Marley brushing his hair isn't his favorite thing, but it always makes his hair look good, so he doesn't complain. When he finished, and Marley had done his hair Zay walked out of the bathroom, Marley sprayed him with deodorant and cologne. He grabbed his things and walked down the stairs into the living room.

"Zay, don't forget that after school today you have your internship at Visum Labs okay?" his mom said to him, handing him a bagel with cream cheese.