MATILDA

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          Mrs. Eunice found herself in same kitchen. She looked around her and noticed some changes in the kitchen.

 “Wow’ she was surprised, still looking around.

‘Mum’ a voice interrupted her and she looked towards the door immediately, it was Dustin.

‘Oh my God, Dustin is that you?’ she asked him, surprised.

‘I thought you are in the car already. I saw you in the car before coming in’ Dustin said, grabbing some cans of sprite from the fridge.

‘Oh no… that… that wasn’t, that wasn’t me’ she chuckled confusedly.

‘Off course we don’t have two you in this house and’ he chuckled with her and kick closed the fridge.

‘Maybe we do’ she said slowly.

‘What year is this?’ she asked him.

‘2022 mum’

‘And I guess this is January?’ she asked and Dustin stared at her.

‘Aren’t you coming? You said we are late’ he looked at her, struggling with the drinks in his hands.

“By the way you look younger today, what cream is that?”

‘Cream? Where’s your dad?’

‘Might be in his lab. He said to go without him. Is everything okay mum?” Dustin asked, still staring at her.

“Where are you guys even going?”

“You guys?”

“Dustin mum is still waiting, grabbing the fucking drinks lets go. What are you doing?” Molly yelled from the dinning and Dustin kept staring at Mrs. Eunice.

“Mum’s here” Dustin said back loudly.

“What?” Molly whispered to herself and headed towards the kitchen.

          She was startled when she saw Mrs. Eunice and Dustin staring at each other in the kitchen.

“What the fuck?” Molly exclaimed.

“Told ya. I was surprised too” Dustin smiled.

“That ain’t mum, Dustin. Mum’s in the car” Molly said slowly to him and they heard a car horn from the outside. Molly and Dustin looked at each other.

“That was mum” Molly said to him.

“How is that even possible? I can’t be two, not even you guys” Eunice said disappointedly.

“What.. what was that?”

“What do… what do you mean?” the kids were startled.

“You ain’t supposed to be here”

“She’s a time traveler” Molly said, staring at her.

“And why doesn’t she want us to be here?” Dustin looked at Molly then to Eunice.

“Look kids….” Eunice sighed heavily.

“Look kids, I’m your mum… past mum” she said slowly, watching their eyes.

“What do you mean… past?” Molly asked.

“You just mentioned time travelling. I’m from the past and I came here for a reason” she replied.

“That’s crazy” Dustin scoffed.

“Really? Like… seriously?” Eunice sighed, putting her palms on her waist and looking confused.

“I knew it” Molly sighed.

“How is that even possible? Time travel? Is this a movie or some video games? Shit like this doesn’t exist” Dustin chuckled confusedly.

“Time travel is real, dad said it” Molly looked at Dustin.

“He’s always crazy. He says a lot shit sometimes… lots of time”

“What do you mean? What did he say about time travel?” Eunice asked Molly.

“Time travel?”

“Yeah”

“There is this ancient clock that takes people to the future and to the past. Dad found it in 2005 and….

“Shut up Molly, you are stupid” Eunice interrupted her and breathed down heavily.

“Excuse me” Molly looked at her with shock and Dustin chuckled imperceptibly.

“So you know about this fucking clock and you still stole it, used it, got yourselves and some café kids trapped in the past and now I’m the one running the errands” she said angrily to her.

“Trapped?”

“What… what does that mean?” Dustin asked.

“You both and two café kids are trapped in the past” she said and the twins looked at each other.

“Boys?”

“A boy and a girl. They are called Matilda and Steve. Matilda seems older and now, they are separated. Matilda is in 2005 while Steve and you both are in 2003. She was trying to save your asses but your dad kidnapped her and travelled to 2005”

“I think Matilda likes you Dustin” she added and smiled to him.

“Cheap” Molly chuckled.

“So… you mean we are in 2003 right now, fully grown like this?” Dustin asked her.

“Yeah, that is why am I was surprised to see you both here again”

“When did it happen?” Dustin added.

“October”

“No that’s not possible. I must have been accepted by Cebus before October” Molly chuckled.

“I’m sorry sweetheart, only the past accepted you and by the way, why did you turn your hair purple?” Eunice asked Molly.

“For Cebus” Molly replied.

“That might be why we are still here in 2022” Dustin said.

“Cebus?” Molly and Eunice asked in unison.       

“We are not yet in October. We might still disappear in October” Dustin glanced at them and the car’s horn blared again.

“That’s why I’m here. To stop you both from taking that clock and clocking your asses to the past” Eunice said.

“And how are you gonna do that?” Dustin asked her.

“By getting my hands on the clock” she replied.

“Yeah I know that but how are you gonna do that?” he added.

“You mean… how I’m gonna get my hands on the clock?”

“Exactly”

“I’ll steal it from your dad’s lab” she replied and stared at them.

“Don’t do that?” Molly chuckled.

“He’s a crazy man, he will hurt you”

“Stop calling him that Dustin” Molly stared at him.

“He is”

“He will be fine”

“What’s his latest update?” Eunice asked.

“He hates mum. I mean… the future you” Dustin replied.

“She did something bad and invulnerable to him seventeen years ago” he added.

“Trust me, that was seventeen minutes ago” she simpered.

“You guys are not even supposed to know that” she added.

“You stole the clock and came to warn us right? That was the hurtful thing you did to him right?” Molly asked her.

“I didn’t come to warn you, I came to stop and save you both”

“I know where the clock is right now” Dustin said.

“Always say the word ‘We’ Dustin” Molly stared at him and winked.

“Where is it?”

“For Christ fucking sake, what the fuck is keeping your little asses here?” future Eunice met them in the kitchen.

“I don’t use such language on my kids” Eunice said, staring at the future Eunice.

“You do” Molly and Dustin said together.

“What the fuck” the future Eunice was startled.

“See?” past Eunice snickered.

“We can explain mum” Dustin said, staring at the future mum.

“Okay, now you are using the ‘We’ word” Molly said tiredly.