A Portal in Time

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James A. Costa Jr.. A Portal in Time

Cover artwork and design by Joseph ‘Zugs’ Klein. A semi-retired artist, Mr. Klein resides in Placentia, California

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A Portal in Time

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She rinsed the rest of the dishes and dried them with slow, circular motions and stacked them in the cupboard. Arthritis stabbed her shoulder with every stretch, the way it hurt her knees all the time. She was getting older fast, and privately she worried. How much longer would Gary be with her? He was already twenty-three, or was it twenty-four? …no, not for another few months… and apparently quite serious with Shelley. Being engaged, it was only a matter of time before they-- The sudden thought of being left alone or, worse, shipped off to a nursing home so terrified her that she almost dropped the bowl in her hand… to be put in with all those old people!

With the door closed behind him, Gary opened his computer to check his e-mail. “Nobody loves me,” he said, shutting it down and making a quick dive onto his bed. His eyes burned from all the reading of record labels, advertisements and magazines earlier in the attic, and his full belly made him sleepy. Turning on his side to get more comfortable, he spotted the old newspaper atop his dresser. Briefly, he fought the impulse to get up, but memory of the haunting face of the little girl on the front page got the best of him and he gave into it. Sitting on the edge of his bed he smoothed the paper on his lap and began to read.

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