Way Back Machine

Photo Credit: Sonya from 100words

The following piece was written for Flash Fiction for Aspiring writers.  see details here. . https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/fffaw-week-of-11-17-2015/

It was another senior visit. The physics lab had twelve high school kids in four weekends.   But with no facility around it was playtime.

Brian smiled and waved.   Jules was coming over for the lab tour.  He had set-up a memorable experience.

“Jules, I’m so glad you could come.  We’re in the middle of an experiment. So I might have tho step away.   You’re a engineering major right?” Brian stretched that right hand out.

“Aaahh, yeah. I’m going to do something in engineering.” Shy words trail out of Jules mouth.

“Great!   We do all kinds of things here.  I’m kind of working on a military thing. .. can’t say much about it.   But it’s really special.   Can you keep a secret?”  Brian’s eyes light up.  

“I don’t know who I’d tell. I mean I’m not even a college student yet. .” Jules knows he is blowing a great opportunity.

“Hold on.   Sally, is it ready.  I want to show him the way back.” 

“Brian, well lose our scholarships! He can’t see it! ” Sally baits the poor kid.

“I won’t tell.  Really! !”Jules is not losing the chance here.

“Ok. Jules look at the monitor.   That’s a cage. We are trying to catch a peacock from the 1950’s.  We enter the date over there.  Is the cage fills with smoke, maybe will get one.” Brian explains

“How do you know it’s from the 1950’s?” Jules inquires.

“Easy, the world was black and white then.” Brian says.  

The cage fills with smoke.   A loud bang follows.   Another camera shows a white peacock run into the field next to a house barn.