Time Zoned

She simply ‘popped out’ of nowhere. Henry Wagner was so shocked, he was unable to speak at first.

“You saw that, huh?” she asked.

“Yes,” Henry answered, “And now you’re gonna microwave my brain or something, make me forget?”

“No, that’s only in the movies. We never worry about someone seeing us because people are rarely believed when it comes to stuff like this.”

“That makes sense. So, how’d you do that?”

“I’m a time traveler.”

“Ah.”

“Mined telling me what year this is? Sometimes we get it wrong.”

“Sure, twenty-twenty,” Henry answered.

“Perfect,” she replied, “First Year of Quarantine.”