by Beth Hoyer
to know about my leaving town plans. She told me she was leaving town too. I packed Victoria and Demeter in a cat carrier. I had a hard time keeping them in side. They would try to escape. I brought along the cat-feeding machine.
Bruce's father Luke came in a puff of smoke thru the doorway. Then he drove Bruce and me to Canada. The ride took an hour by air. The car flew in the air. The view was spectacular. It was beautiful with forests, lakes and waterfalls with crystal spires. The oddest feeling was the crystal spires reminded me of canyon walls. Also the lakes seem to resemble areas with cactus. Canada I saw was next to the ocean. It was warmer there according to the computer when I checked online about Canada. The houses are similar to what I stayed in. There was a store named Moon. The town is similar to the town I stayed in. I stayed with Bruce and his family. Bruce has only his father but no mother. He told me she stayed on Earth with his sister. Bruce walked me over to the community center. I met the town full of two hundred people. They were nice. Some tried to sign with me. I even saw Anna. She was happier than ever. I’m glad to be here. I checked the store Moon and discovered that I was on the list of transfers. I'm working tomorrow. I hope there's a cab service. Bruce came in my room to tell me its dinnertime. I can't believe time flew by fast. The kittens are in my room on my bed. The kittens followed me down the stairs. I guess they love me. It was their way of telling me it was feeding time. The machine fed the cats. They were hungry. Then I went on a long car ride with Bruce driving. Bruce showed me the sights in Canada. There were waterfalls and tall crystal spires. The spires were high in the sky. It was nice to see them. I asked Bruce if there was any way of going inside the spires. Bruce explained there was a law forbidding anyone from going in the spires. I wanted to know what they look like inside. It's the same with houses. I want to know what a house looks like inside. He drove the car over town. The houses are scattered far apart. Oh there is a river rushing by Bruce's house. It is nice of Bruce to show me the town. There are cliff walls and waterfalls which eerie reminded me of cactus and canyon walls. I kind of like Canada. It's a very good town. At home in Bruce's house I went in my room. I watched the news. The news talked about Winchester continent. They built their one hundredth house. Good for them. There were talks about the house bombing. They talked about my house being bombed. I have no idea if Sue, lost any of her things. I wanted to call the hospital in Winsted but Mr. Arkov Bruce’s father told me not to. He didn't want anyone who's a perfectionist to find out where I am. The kittens are exploring my room. Bruce is in his room. The door is open and the lights are off. I checked and I found Bruce asleep. Demeter was sitting next to Bruce. She saw me and ran to me. I held her. She let me held her for a minute then she squirmed. I put her down. It was nice of Demeter to let me hold her. I have a full day tomorrow so I have no idea what I'll be doing tomorrow to pass the time.
Happy,
Elizabeth
April 15, 2101
Dear Anne,
Victoria or Demeter tried to sit on my face in the morning. I knew it was morning because it was light in my room. I have a sense that can tell me when it is light in my room. I saw the kittens. I checked the machine it fed them. I found a note from Bruce and his father. They went fishing. They'll be back around nighttime. Looks like I'll be walking to work. I have a long day today. I checked the phone.
Bruce left a video message "Hi, We're busy now so leave a message at the beep."
He said this in sign language. The kitchen light blinked and it was the phone. There was a message for Bruce's father. It was from Sue. She spoke on the message that she got out of the hospital and is living with Sean. She lost her twentieth century stuff. I feel sorry for her. She wanted to know how I was. Then she signed off. I'm glad I moved here. I'm going to not miss Sue. I hate it when religion breaks friendships. I watched the news. The news talked about Edenia. They added the crew ran into trouble. It seems the moon is inhibited with cat like creatures. The creatures were causing the crew trouble. As for the store it'll be my first time I'll work at the store Moon. By the way, Bruce showed me where the store is. The town layout is similar to Winsted town layout. There's by appearing in fog, a community center, a hospital and a store including houses. I checked the refrigerator we have enough food for a week. I think I'll go to the store early. I think it'll be a good idea to check out everything. I showed up and was surprised to find the store layout is similar to the store in Winsted’s Cherrio store. I taped my journal to my leg. I added a pen. I have been taping my journal to my right shin. It feels weird with the tape on my leg. I don't want anyone to read my journal. Lucky I brought food along because the snack machines had food I couldn't eat because of my diabetes. I'm grateful that I don't have to give myself insulin shots. All I take is pills. By the way Anna saw my necklace. She asked me about my bracelets. They were destroyed in the bombing. Anna told me to get my necklace checked out for signals. She took me out of the store pass several buildings that looked like thick bricks and we went to an office in a brick building, which turned out to be the police. One of them was sitting in the office came out and they examined my necklace by waving a long armed scanner over the necklace. The test results were negative according to Anna. I'm glad because I like the necklace. They confirmed the necklace was old, about one hundred years old. I wonder who gave it to me. I asked Anna. She told me it used to belong to her great grandmother whose name was Marina Zeskaya. Anna is my descendant! I told her why there wasn't any mention in the computers about Anna. She explained she didn't want any of the perfectionists to target her. She's my cousin Zoya's granddaughter. She's been living on Terra for five years. She took me back to work. The manager was Lea Liane who reminded me of Leslie Sasa my old boss from Bradlees. I sure don’t make any sense at all. She wasn't happy about us leaving the store. I worked in the book department which has a lot of books like a library. It was a welcome change from working in the children’s department in Winsted. Anna worked in the women's department. I had a fifteen-minute break. I was told by Anna to eat slowly or I'll throw up if I eat too fast. I checked the schedule. I'm working tomorrow. Anna drove me home. Her house is next to mine. She's staying with Leia. It was great to see Bruce. He smelled of fish. PU I didn't tell him that. The cats were happy to see me. They were even happier to hang around Bruce and his father Luke. I found the machine didn't feed them at 5pm. Bruce and his father didn't know how to handle the machine. I spent awhile teaching them how to use the machine. I told Mr. Arkov, Luke about the video message from Sue. Luke explained he'd answer it.
I watched him send Sue a video message, “Hi. Beth and the Cats are doing fine. Thank you for calling."
I went to take a shower. The water was hot. I got to shower for fifteen minutes. The water at Winsted always goes cold after five minutes.
Yours,
Elizabeth
April 17, 2101
Dear Anne,
I can't sleep. I woke up feeling vibrations and once again I found my journal missing. I spent most of my day worried about it. I thought I was my clock that was vibrating but it wasn't. I hope the house isn't haunted. I have Victoria on my lap. I hate to move her but I have to so I can lie down. I woke up at noon. I cooked some lunch. Luke did some shopping and got my favorite foods including foods I can eat. I felt tired. I had Demeter sitting on my lap. She was purring. I was a little tired so I took a nap. Luke and Bruce left a note explaining they'll be out fishing again. I miss Bruce. Our hours are different. Luke and Bruce have to get up at dawn to fish which means their in bed when I come home from work. I might be hungry. I miss the Winsted house. I have two hours to go before I report to work. I think Canada is a beautiful town. I can't wait for a law to allow us to explore the spires. Work was fine. I was bored being in the book section. I wound up reading some of those books on the back covers when Leia wasn’t looking. The customers are neat. They even signed to me. I'm glad about that.
I had five minutes to go before my break was over. I hope the customers were a little mess
y while I was gone because I was bored. I have nothing to do. I'm working tomorrow again. It's my first time I'm working at this night shift, interesting. The customers were very neat. I was bored. Anna and I talked about people and their preference for whatever genders. Anna explained the perfectionists don’t care about who’s in love with who even if it’s a male or a female as long as the person meets their perfection laws. She drove me home.
Bruce left me a mushy letter on the refrigerator "I love you so much Elizabeth that my heart thumps a lot whenever I see you."
I took a shower then I planned to go to bed. I'm tired. My legs ache from being on my feet. I'm glad I'm not working for eight hours. Tomorrow is payday. I hope I get paid.
I had a dream of walking through the forest with no snow on the ground. I was in my wolf form and I was sniffing for something. As I sniffed I found my journal and picked it up with my mouth. Then I ran back to an area with tents and went inside a tent and jumped onto a bed and fell asleep. I woke up feeling the need to buy more books. The bombing destroyed the books. I miss my trilogy. I