The Past Watch

Chapter 11

4 YEARS LATER

[Lanys is in the kitchen of her house, washing the dishes. Karl enters with May and start looking for her]

Karl: (yells) Lanys!

[Lanys turns around and sees them]

Lanys: I thought that after one gets married, they don't come back to their old house.

Karl: That's a lie. I think.

Lanys: Well, you are here, though. What's up?

May: We came to tell you something.

Lanys: What?

Karl: Sit down.

[Karl helps Lanys to sit down. Karl and May sit right in front of her]

Lanys: (curious) what is it?

May: Well, we got big news.

Lanys: Really? What?

Karl: Guess who's going to be an aunt?

[Lanys shocked looks at both of them]

Lanys: (excited) What? No way!

May: Yes, we are going to be parents.

Lanys: (excited) yes!!!

[Lanys jumps from her chair and hugs both of them]

Lanys: I love you guys so much. You are going to be wonderful parents. I just know it.

May: Thanks.

Karl: Thanks and we wanted to let you know that if we have a girl, we are going to name her Lanys, just like you.

[Lanys hears that and a tear comes out of her eyes]

Lanys: (sobbing) it's a great honor.

May: No, the honor will be ours.

Karl: Yeah, ever since you came into our lives we've been better people.

Lanys: (sobbing) don't say that. Oh...

[Lanys remembers something]

Lanys: If you ever have another girl, name her Lexa.

May: Lexa? I love that name.

Lanys: (smiling) I knew you would.

Karl: And how's high school life? We haven't talked in a while.

Lanys: It's okay. I finally graduate in a few months, but I...

May: You okay, Lanys?

Lanys: Yes, it's that Peter has been acting weird.

Karl: What do you mean?

Lanys: Well, after we graduated from middle school, he changed. If you understand me?

Karl: Yeah, boys and girls change when they grow up.

Lanys: Yeah, but now he's super nice to me.

[May looks at Karl and smiles]

Karl: Oh.

May: Yeah. Don't worry about it. Do you still hang out together?