BOOK I The Divine Chronicles: The Time Turner

Adam Revealed

Tanu Boy's concentration was a bit off kilter that moment. He, Dicey, and Athena had just escaped from Cheshire and instead of feeling satisfied with their endeavor, Tanu Boy couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for leaving Cheshire in the dust in such a manner. But that wasn't what was plaguing him the most however he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He oddly felt arrogant and self-centered.

"Are you okay, Tanu Boy?" asked Dicey. He was sharpening a stick with a knife while they hid out in the bushes near Gumdrop Quarry once again.

Athena was picking flowers made of fondant. Her eyes widened in wonder as she stuffed another one into her mouth with a happy grunt.

"Umm-mhm! These of gewd!" she smiled with her mouth full.

"That's too much sugar, Athena. Ease up on it, niggah," replied Tanu Boy.

"Niggah? Really? What's with the mainland accent, Tanu Boy!" laughed Dicey.

Tanu Boy swore under his breath and suddenly grew concerned with his sudden thuggish demeanor. He even noticed his gait was a bit different as well and was vastly confused by the change in his personality.

"I don't know. Maybe it's daddy or something. Remember when we had to meet him in Persia a few journeys back and I ended up acting like a harem girl? Psh. As if...dawg," stated Tanu Boy.

Meanwhile, in the mortal realms...

"Naw, niggah. I think I'm good. This ain't a quarter. Do you think this is my first rodeo?" growled Adam to a local weed pusher he had contacted online.

"It's the best you're gonna get for some pure clinical shit, dawg," advised the pusher.

Adam scoffed as his lip curled into a crooked sardonic smile. He then pushed the baggie away before getting back into his truck.

"Call me when you got the good-good, homie. That's some bunk ass dirt weed. And it ain't even a week old like your profile stated. So...I'm out," he muttered before starting his truck.

While he was driving back home, he received an incoming call from a local girl he had been trying to hook-up with again and grinned amusingly before answering it.

"Hello?"

"Uh...hi Adam. It's Gigi. Remember me? You hooked up with me after we met at the nightclub," stated the girl quite shyly.

Adam chuckled and enjoyed her shyness quite a bit before responding. "Oh yeah. Gigi. Legs for days, right? Naw...just joking cutie. What you up to?" he murmured while readjusting his rearview mirror. A police officer was tailing him to his disdain. He slowed down and soon let him pass.

"I've been thinking about asking you if you want to scoop me up tonight. Are you free?" she asked timidly. He could clearly hear another female voice urging her to speak on the line and he grimaced immediately knowing what the girls were up to.

"Aw, shucks, girl. I'm busy tonight. But if you're free later tonight--"

"How late?" she asked quietly.

"Um. How's after midnight?" he asked casually. He unconsciously groped the bulge in his pants and considered meeting her earlier if her friends weren't creating any drama between them.

"I knew it! He's a dog," whispered another girl in the background.

He shook his head in disdain but continued with the song and dance to see if Gigi would see things his way without all the female persuasion.

"Um...Midnight? That's a bit late don't you think?" she asked.

"Naw...it's still early somewhere. So?" he chuckled.