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     Kara and Kora are standing in their electrical cage. Kora is sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her knees. "So this is your big plan. To lock us away while you get your dad out?" I look at Kara. "Unlike you I don't have some giant plan. I am just trying to protect him from you." I respond. "Not bad I didn't see this coming that's for sure. So what are you going to do now?" Kara says as she stands back from the ends of the cage. "We are going to kill you, is that not obvious?" Rev says as she steps toward the cage. Kara starts to laugh. "Come and get it, I dare you. You can't kill me little girl."  Rev seems enraged by Kara comment. “Then you don’t know me very well.” Rev responds. “Sweet child I know everything about you. I am the one who researched you. I am the one who found your hole and pulled you out.” Kara says as she walks over to the bars of the cage. She starts to hold onto the bars of the cage, she doesn't break eye contact with Rev but you can see the electricity running through her body.  She holds on as long as she can before she passed out. "Is she dead?" I ask Rev. "She might be her crazy ass probably stopped her own heart." Rev says so calmly. Kora starts screaming. "NO... Kara Please wake up." She starts to pump her chest. I have never seen anyone react this way before. Although before Rev got here I never really seen death. "You can’t let her die! She has bombs in place!" Kora screams at us. "WHAT?" I ask. "We didn't kill her, the psycho killed herself!" Rev yells back at Kora. "It doesn’t matter. She has bombs all around this house!" Kora says frantically. "Ava Check if that's true with your Orb." Rev says as she pulled a remote out of her pocket. I pulled out my Orb to scan for bombs. My Orb shows me there is a total of 50 bombs with in a 10 mile radius. "She isn't lying."  I tell Rev. "Fine give me the Orb and I’ll let you in to help her." I hand the Orb to Rev. "This way they can't make you use the Orb, since I can't use it this seem like the best idea. Grab my backpack I have a shot in there full of adrenaline. Just stab her in the heart. Okay?" Rev says things like they are not a big deal but I feel like stabbing someone in the heart is a huge deal. I just nod yes and grab the shot from her backpack. Rev pushes a button on her remote and the electricity goes out on the cage. I am able to slide through the bars to Kara and Kora. "Stand back," I tell Kora who is crying like crazy. I stab Kara in the chest with the shot and she takes a breath. "Finally" She says and I feel something smack my head hard.

                I open my eyes to see my baby Kora sleeping in front of me. I reach over to hug her before I close my eyes again. I open them to see Kora laughing. We are playing on a playground on top of a building. I see men coming up to us. "Kora and Kara you are now owned by the state and have to come with us." I feel fear but I know it is my job to protect Kora. "Run Kora!" I yell at her. She hops off the playground and run toward the end of the building, I am fast behind her. "Kara I am scared!" She screams as she stands at the edge. "Jump Kora!" I yell as I grab her hand and we jump across the building. We run as far and as fast as we can but the men were waiting for us at the end of the ladder. They grab us and tell us not to fight. I knew this meant we would never see any of our family again. I somehow knew this meant at the age of 5 we are on our own. The men stuck us in cages but at least we are next to each other. I go to sleep on the cold floor. I open my eye and I am now in my own room with a bed. Kora and I get ready for class. She got to many answers wrong on her test again. "I swear I put the right answers someone changed them." Kora tells me in tears knowing that if she kept getting wrong answers she would be sent with the men to earn her keep. I stay in class after the next test and look at her answer sheet. She has all the right answers but somehow the next day in class her answers were changed. I look up to see our teacher licking his thin lips at her. I know what’s happening he is trying to buy her. What do I do I am only 11 years old. I know a ways out of my room that I haven't tried. I take some foil from the kitchen when I am on dinner shift. I wrap a fork I stole in foil and shove it in my doors lock, it shocks me. So when it’s time for them to lock us in at night my door looked like it locked but didn't. I open my door and no alarm. I walk out of my room and slide close to the walls so the cameras won't see me. I make it all the way to the teachers sleeping rooms. I see girls who use to be in our class naked and ties up to the walls. This is what I don't want to happen to Kora. I wasn't sure what I was going to do when I got here and being here now seeing them. I know that I have to kill him. I slowly open the door and walk into the open area and the girls on the wall see me. I put my finger over my lips for them to be quiet. They just stand there and cry. One screams at me "Behind you!" I have a fork in my hand but I see a knife on the table next to me. The guard tries to grab me but I slip through his arms.

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                I open my eyes and there is my dad standing infront of me. “What do you mean you need to get me out of here?” It worked!!! YES! Okay think Rev has to be here be now if she wasn’t found or killed. If Rev is here she would have a plan. I start to look around the room to see if anything looks different, to see if Rev left me a clue to what she planned. I don’t see anything really different except the wood beam in our ceiling look freshly painted. What if I was wrong and Kara found Rev and killed her. “I just need to get you some where safe before Kara gets here.” My dad looks at me. “Who is Kara?” I see the whole open from the side of my eye. “I am silly.” She says with a smile.  I push my dad behind me like it would do anything. Kara walks over to Kora. “Sister.” They both say as they hug. “Sister please she is my daughter.” Kara cores Kora face. “Do you think I would hurt your daughter? Do you really think that of me sister? Have you been listening to the lies they have told you and mistaken them for truth?” Kara is being so sweet to Kora even I am starting to wonder if she would hurt me. “I would hope not Kara. But you killed her mother what am I to think?”  Kora explains. “You are her mother! That woman was nothing more than a caregiver but her services were no longer needed. So I terminated her contract. She doesn’t need those distractions any way she needs to be with us her blood.” There is no way I will ever be on her side. I look down and see a prefect round red stain on our rug, I don't ever remember seeing that stain before plus if we make stains we are suppose to replace the rug its the law. I lean back to my dad. "Where did that stain come from?" I whisper to him.  "I am not sure, But I have a feeling like Kora won't be to mad at us." I look back at my dad because that isn't to important right now. I have a feeling like this is Rev's doing. She had to do something that wouldn't be noticeable. I start to look around for a clue of what I am suppose to do with the stain. I look at the newly painted beams on the ceiling and  it seems as if the center of the ceiling matches with the stain. This has to mean something.

                I have to get Kora and Kara to the stain I just know it. I walk in front of the stain. "Mom." I say to Kora, her eyes light up and she instantly walks over to me. "What's wrong?" She asks me. "I don't want her hurting my dad. She already killed my other mom and my Charles. I just want to ensure my dad safety." Kara walks over to me and Kora, she stands right next to Kora. I know this is my catch I slowly walk back over to my dad. “Ava there is no need to be like that. I won’t hurt him, I have no reason to.”  Kara says. I hear a loud sound like lightening almost. I feel a warmth come down from the ceiling. My dad grabs me, pulling me to the ground. “Ava!” I hear Rev’s voice. “dad let me up.” I yell for my dad to get off me. I can barely look at the cage Kara and Kora are in its so bright.  Rev runs up to me and hugs me. "One a electrifying cage please."  Rev says with a smile on her face. "We  need to get my dad out of here." I tell her, it is my only concern at the moment. "Of course." Rev says as she motions to James. "James, it's good to see you." I tell him as I hug him. James does seem to hug me back he just stand there. “It is nice to meet you.” James says as I let go. I just realize it’s a few months from now that we meet James. This time travel thing has got me all turned around. “Right I haven’t met you yet. I’m sorry.” I tell James as I stand back. “I hear great things about you.” James says. “Enough with the pleasantries, James take her dad and get out of here.” Rev says to James, I turn to my dad and hug him. “You have to go with him now. I promise everything will be okay, I love you very much.” I can feel the tears running down my face. I just know this will be the last time I see my father but at least he is still alive.  I don’t want to let him. “It’s okay Ava I know it’s for the best. I knew since the day she brought you to us that you were meant for some much more.” My father still speaks as if this is all a part of some great plan for me. If only he knew that there is no bigger or greater plan, that everything I have been through was all because my blood mothers twin sister is a brain washing killer. I let my dad go and step back. “I will do my best to always make you proud.”  James pulls my dad by the arm. I smile at my dad trying to give him a sense everything will be okay even though I have no idea if that is true. My dad and James take off running out the front door. I stand there and watch them leave. “James will take care of him you know that.” I nod in agreement. “How did you get James to help you?” Rev laughs. “After I got him to stop shooting at me. We have a long conversation well he was tied up for a few days. It took him a bit of convincing.” I have no doubt that james was not the easiest to convince but now it is time to deal with Kara.

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"So how are we going to kill the big bad witch?" Rev asks me. "Witch?" I ask as I put my back pack on. "Forget it, how are you going to take out Kara?"  Rev say as she keeps me from walking out the door. "I am not sure yet but a bullet between the eyes seem like a good idea." That would be a guarantee for death. Rev hugs me."I have never felt more proud of you in my life. Right between the eyes. Aww."  I pull back from Rev tight embrace. "Stop you’re making me feel weird." I tell her as I step back and push her arms away, she just laughs at me. “Come on don’t be like that.” Rev says while she is still laughing at me. “Let’s just get Kora and head to my house where my dad should be waiting hopefully.” I start to head to the living room to get Kora. Kora is sitting on the sofa like she is just waiting for me.  "Kora let's go." Kora gets up and dust herself off.  The Orb lights up in my hand and I think of my home. "It's time to end all of this." I tell Rev as I make a hole for us to pass through.       

                "Where are we?" Rev asks as she looks around the dark street.  "We are down the street from my house. I need you to make sure it’s safe for me to grab my dad and run." I explain to Rev, she nods at me and takes off running around the back of the houses. I look at Kora; she puts her hand on my shoulder. "Whatever happens here just know I love you and I understand." Kora says and almost instantly starts to walk to my house not allowing me anytime to respond. I am following her, wondering what she is thinking. I wonder if she thinks I am going to kill her, I don’t think I would kill her she didn’t really do anything to me. Kora walks into my house and I follow her all the way in. I see my dad making tea but it was him who was there in the past with us. This is dad that was there when I turned 17. I run past Kora and straight up to my dad I jump on him and wrap my arms around him. “DAD! My dad catches me. “Aww Ava I am guessing you had a good time with mom at the museum.” My dad puts me down and I step back to look at him. This is my 17 birthday this is just a few hours after the museum. So much has happen since this day I don’t know what to say. “Ava where is your mom?” My dad asks as he looks around the living room his eyes fixed on Kora. “Dad she isn’t coming home.” I tell him as I hug him so he will understand what I am trying to say in so many words. “So I am guessing you know.” My dad replies. “Yeah I know I am your daughter.” I smile my dad smiles back at me. “Yes you are. May I ask what happened to your mom?” My dad’s eyes are watering but not one tear has fallen. “I will tell you everything later. I need to get you out of here for now.” I look back at Kora and start to think of how I am going to even get him out.

                I stand here just thinking, wondering what can and can’t I do.  I look at the Orb and it hits me I can try anything if it doesn’t work well at least I tried.  I need James to get my dad out but James won’t know me yet. I am sure Rev could talk to him but how am I going to get to Rev without Kora noticing? I have a feeling like Kara is watching us I would need to do this in a blink but how?  The Orb starts to light up in my hand and I just know it is going to help me. I close my eyes and think of Rev, I feel like I am flying and once I feel like I have stopped I open my eyes and I see Rev walking behind the houses. I run up behind her. “Rev” I whisper, She turns around. I grab her arm and think of James and the Orb lights up and I close my eyes. “How did you do that and why? I am going to be sick.” Rev say as she tries to get her bearings. I don’t feel sick at all. “I didn’t have time to explain and I really don’t know. I am kind of hoping you will just know what to do.” I am not sure how much time I have until I can’t go back to the moment I left. Rev looks around. “We are at James cabin. Past or future?” Rev is picking up on my train of thought so effortlessly. “The past, if I did this right you should be a few month before the day we just came from.” Rev wipes her head at me. “Months are too long?? A lot can happen in months. She will have time to find us with months.” I hug Rev. “I am putting my faith in you, I have to get back. I hope to see you as soon as when I do.” Rev nods her head and starts to run toward James’ place. Okay Orb please don’t fail me now. I think of the exact second I left and take a deep breath. I hope this works.

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I see her hanging from the ceiling.  I want to drop to the floor but then it crosses my mind that my dad was here with her. I start to run through the house looking for my dad but I don’t find him.  “Ava I found something!” I am holding back throw up as I run back through the living room past my mom. Rev hands me a piece of paper. “Read this while I get her down.” Rev says as she grabs her knives to cut her down. I hear my mom’s body drop to the floor but I try to contain my tears long enough for me to read this paper. I open the folded up paper and start to read it, “Hi niece, you have something I want and I have something you want. So let’s stop playing games. Give me the Orb and I’ll give you your dad. I love you! See you soon.”  I am so anger, I want to hurt her. I turn around to my mother's lifeless body and drop to my knees to scope her up in my arms. I can no longer hold back the tears. I start to cry uncontrollably. I started this whole journey to get my mom back and Kara killed her in the end. Kara wants the Orb and Kora, she is using my dad as leverage to get it. I kiss my mom’s forehead. "I am sorry mom for what I have to do. I know you wished so much more for me." I whisper in to my mom's ear.  Rev lays a blanket over my mom as I get up. "What are you going to do?" Rev asks me. "I am going to take a page from your book." I tell Rev as I start to head back to Kora's.

                All I can think about it my mom hanging from the ceiling, her normally rosy cheeks pale. I walk into Kora's bedroom and pull her by the hair out of bed. I pull her all the way to the living room. "What the hell is going on?" She asks me as I walk over to my back pack and grab my gun and point it at her. "Scream for Kara!" I yell at her. "Ava breath." I hear Rev say from behind me. "Scream for Kara to save you or I will kill you with no regard the same way she killed my mother!" Kora is shaking her head at me but she isn't screaming. "Ava, Kara has your dad and Kara is the one who did this. You don't want to hurt Kora you’re just in pain. Trust me pain is a tricky thing, it makes you feel like you're doing the right thing by inflicting pain on someone else but it's wrong." I look at Rev she sticks her hand out to me to give her my gun. I want my dad back safe but I want Kara to feel the pain I am feeling right now. I start to wonder if this is how wars are started. I hand the gun to Rev and she pulls me in and hugs me. "We will get your dad back and make Kara pay for this But Kora is still your blood mom. Some day that might mean something to you." Rev whispers in my ear. I don't think there will be a day when her and I sharing the same blood will mean anything to me. She will never be my mom. "How do we get Kara to come here if we don't get Kora to call for her?" I ask Rev. "She isn't far; she is just waiting for something." I don't know how Rev knows any of this. "How do you know?"   Rev shakes her head. "Trust me she is watching us from not far away that how people like this work." People like what?? I am so confused on how I feel let alone what to do. I walk over to my back pack and grab the Orb out and think about Kara. I am hoping that the Orb will help me find her. I see her face pop out of the Orb in a beam of light. "You figured out how to use hologram calling. Congratulations." Kara says to me.  I look back at Rev not fully understanding what Kara is talking about. "Where is my dad?" Is all I can say to Kara, she laughs and shrugs. "He is in a safe place and you will get him back once I have the Orb and Kora.” I am not sure why she thinks I would stop her from taking Kora. "Kora is right here and waiting for you. As for the Orb just hand over my dad and I’ll give it to you. I won't stand in your way I am a good Timetopian and I will do as I am told." I hear the words coming out of my mouth and for the first time I know what it is to lie.  There is no way I am giving her my Orb. "Perfect I was hoping that you would feel that way. If you want to find your dad just go home to the day this all began but take Kora with you and I'll be seeing you soon." Kara waves goodbye to me and the beam of light turns off.  Kora is standing up behind me. "I won't let her hurt your dad Ava. You’re my daughter I am sorry I didn't see any of this coming but now that I do I’ll protect you. Kara isn't evil or bad she is just completely goal orientated she can't see past whatever goal she has. I'll fix all of this I promise." Kora puts her hand on my shoulder like that is going to help.  "We will do what she says But know this Kara isn't the sister you remember in your Orb trust me." I push Kora hand off my shoulder and head to the room to get the rest of my stuff. "We are going to have to kill Kara." Rev says as she stands in the doorway. "I know that's what I was planning." I respond.

Random short story: To my cheating husband

To my dear husband,

   I am sure you have a lot of question. Once the police find my clothes next to the ocean with this letter, i know you are going to wonder why. So i thought i would write you this letter explaining myself. So lets start at the day i married you.

     I thought you were the most wonderful person i had ever met. You were so caring and kind. I am not sure where you lost that. You use to love to come home to me but one day over the years that all stopped. So i tried to doll myself up for you and cook you dinner. It seemed like a great plan at the time. To bad you were 4 hours late for dinner and I had passed out by the time you got home everytime. 

    However this did not stop me from trying. When you told me you were joining the gym to look better and get healthier it inspired me. I know you might not of noticed but i lost 30 pounds by running every morning since you didn't seem to miss me in our bed. I just love you so much i kept trying. 

   I really thought that vacation to Hawaii would be good for us. I wish you would of gone deep sea diving with me. You always complained i wasn't adventurous enough. I had so much fun. I really thought the candle light dinner would make you see me in a different light. Maybe it would of if you got off your phone and looked up at me even once. The trip was a waste of money and time is what you said on the day you left early. You had very important business at work you needed to get back to. I had a blast the last few days there I really needed it before i got back to you.

    

      As your reading this thinking what a clueless sap i sound like, I know about her. I have known for some time. I hired some one to take pictures of the two of you. I was shocked at how young she was, but what sent me throw the roof was finding out she was pregnant. You denied me the right to be a mother but gave her a child. I know you call her the love of your life in friend groups that you thought wouldn't tell me. Still i didn't  care i wanted our marriage of 25 years to work.  I know you told people you thought if you left me i would have a mental break down. 

   So to make your life easier I am leaving you..............

Love your wife of  25 years. 

P.S.

I think you really forgot who you married. I was in law school when we met. I only had to passed the bar when i left it be hind to be come your wife. With all the time i had because you were out chasing her. I passed the bar and i hired with your money of course these fine gentlemen next to you, to pretend to be cops as a distraction while i cleaned out your bank account and sold the house. Oh and one last thing Your fired, i found  the money you hid from your job and reported you. You thought i would kill myself over you. Let's see if she stays with you now that your broke and jobless. hahahaha! 

Poem: A most beautiful affair

He was my dream and I his nightmare.

So we attend the most beautiful affair.

We were not the only in attendance that night.

You should of seen all the masks it was a marvelous sight.

All the liars and naysayers dancing hand in hand.

This is what it is to be called man.

All the opinions of the word hold little  importance.

But we love to pretend our voices are enormous. 

We are by nature a mischievous creator.  

Trying to find self worth.

So in the shadows all this it is easy to miss.

A glance between hidden lovers.

An affair not physical in nature.

A partner lost in search for their purpose.

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Kara killed Charles in front of me and is responsible for the horrific future. Kora has no idea what hand she had in making that future and now I don't know what is real anymore. I decide to get up out of my bed and start to walk to Kora's room where I will get answers. I throw her door open and she is just standing  there looking at me like she was waiting for me. "How could you not tell me Charles is my father!?" I ask Kora but I realize I am yelling, I didn't mean to but I am. "I am not sure why I didn't tell you. I guess I was a little ashamed at what I did." She sits in a chair in the corner of her room. "Ashamed that you slept with him so I could surpass the DNA fire walls?" I ask her and the look on her face was surprised. "No that's not why I slept with Charles. I cared about him and he was the only one there when Kara passed." I am not sure why but she seems to want to make me think she cared about Charles. "You told me I was a part of a plan! A plan to stop the big bad future from happening! KARA CREATES THAT FUTURE! So please stop pretending you cared for him and this all just happened and just tell me the truth. How did you come up with this plan?" I am yelling at her more passionately then I have ever yelled at anyone in my life. "Ava calm down and look at her."  Rev says as she grabs me. Kora is sitting in her chair completely still just like Erick did. "I don't remember how I came up with the plan. I was sleeping and I knew I had to go to the future to see all that Timetopia would become and when I saw the horror that it became I had to stop it. Then you were born and the plan was just in motion."  Kora says as she puts her head down like she is trying to remember what happened. "I think there is a reason she never gave us more detail. I think it was because she couldn't. I don't think this was her plan." Rev says behind me. I just stare as Kora start rubbing her hand.
                "I know how I came up with the plan. I am just a little jumbled up right now. “Kora says as she smashes a lamp into her dresser.  Rev and I nod our head as we start to back out of the room. "We are going to give you time to get some sleep I think we are a little bit jumbled up." I tell Kora to keep her calm. "Yes I need sleep that's where she comes to me."  I stop stepping back. "That's when who comes to you?" I ask Kora. "That's where Kara comes to me in my dreams. She helps me with all my hard choices." Kora starts to crawl into bed. "But Kara isn't dead." Rev says. "Don't be crazy of course she is dead. It's her angel that visits." Kora lies down and pulls her blankets over her. "Of course it is." I say as I put my hand over Rev's mouth, I can hear her trying to correct Kora. We turn and walk out of the room together. "So she is brain washed right?"  Rev asks me as I lock the door behind us to my room. "Yeah I am afraid so." I look at Rev knowing how bad this is. "Well this was kind of her plan. So I'm at a loss of what we are supposed to do now?"  Rev says as she does that thing where she throws her arms in the air. "Why hasn't Kara showed up here?" I ask Rev.  I am wondering why of all times she has decided to come now when we are here with Charles but why she has never come to the house.  "She is planning something big or maybe something she needs hasn't fallen into place yet." Rev is thinking. "What would she need?" I ask Rev. "You're asking me to think like a girl who is two crayons short of a full box. Who are we kidding that girl is more than just a few short." Rev says as we both start pacing. She had it made doing her test on people without any one interfering, until Kora brought Rev here but if Kora is brain washed then isn't that what Kara wanted?? My head hurts just thinking about all of this. "Is your head hurting?" I ask Rev. "Yup, I was just trying to wrap my head around how we got here and who's plan is this and why nothing and I mean nothing makes sense."  Rev lies on the floor. I sit against the door and wonder what could help us. "Hey did your parents go back to their own time?" Rev asks me. "No they are still here in this time. Why?" Rev sits up. "The only thing I would wait for before attacking is leverage." I don't understand what leverage has to do with anything. "I'm sorry I don't understand what you are talking about. Like a pulley system where you would need leverage to lift something?"  Rev jumps up to her feet. "No leverage over someone else. It is where you take something you need or want to ensure they are going to do what you want." Why would anyone do that? I know Rev is from a completely different time and place but the way she thinks scares me. "So you think she would hurt my parents?" I ask Rev as she pulls me off the floor. "Yes I do, "I instantly feel fear come over me and open the door and run out of the room, I keep running out of the house to the house my parents are staying in. It is the middle of the night and their lights are on. I feel the fear coursing through my veins. Rev walks up to the door and turns the knob she looks in not opening the door all the way. “Ava stay back there okay!?” I can hear it in her voice. I run to the door and push it open..