Tuesday, April 30, 2024

"Time Warp Prom Date" a short story by Craig Zimmerman

It was really funny how the whole thing happened. Jenny Porter was trying to find a date to the prom when this guy showed up from out of nowhere.

The guy said his name was Brian Meadows and that he came from the year 1978. Jenny thought the story was a little strange, but Brian was kind of cute and had a cool muscle car from the 1960s.

After a little persuasion, Brian agreed to take Jenny to the prom on the condition that she pay for everything. According to Brian, he only had a few dollars that he brought from 1978.

The time travel story that Brian kept gabbing about was starting to get annoying.

Another problem was finding Brian a place to live until the night of the prom. (According to Brian his house was no longer where it was supposed to be.) Fortunately, Jenny's parents had a guest house that he could use for a few days.

On the night of the prom, Brian showed up at her house like a normal date and Julie had to admit that he was really cool about posing for photos and all that business. Her mom had some questions, but Julie told her that his family just moved to the area.

Jenny was surprised to find out that Brian was a really good dancer, and she loved the jealous looks from her friends, but as the night wore on, he started acting weirder than usual.

In the middle of a slow dance, Brian told her that he had a feeling that it was time for him to go back and he rushed out of the ballroom.

Jenny followed him out to the parking lot and watched with fascination as Brian and his car disappeared in a cloud of mist.

Jenny was happy that Brian was headed back to his own time, but she wished he could have waited until the end of the prom.