Not My Life

Bob Kat

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Their feet slammed down onto the sand, and they tumbled to the ground in a dirty heap. Home, at last. Their limbs were intertwined together and their eyes and ears were filled with grit. Austin Burke shook his head like a dog after a bath, sending out a fresh shower of sand, pine needles, and Rocky Mountain dust.

“Dude!” Scott exclaimed while shielding his face from the flying debris.

“Sorry.” Austin worked to get his long legs free, then was the first to clamor to his feet. He held out one arm for Kelly and another for Zoey. They each grabbed a hand, and he easily pulled them up until they were standing next to him.

“Show off,” Scott snorted as he got up without assistance.

Austin knew his friend was just teasing, but it was clear what Scott was referring to. Maybe Austin should have let Scott help one of the girls to her feet, but it had been instinctive. He wasn’t trying to be all macho.

Scott and Austin had been best friends since they were old enough to walk, but it hadn’t been until this summer that everything changed. Austin glanced over at Kelly who was combing her fingers through the long, silky strands of her chocolate brown hair, trying to remove the tangles and any shells or weeds that had gotten mixed up in it during their trip.

She had just moved to Fort Myers Beach a couple months ago to live with her aunt.

Kelly was smart, funny, athletic, and super cute with big hazel-green eyes and a splash of freckles across her pert nose. Most importantly, she was the first girl he’d ever kissed…or wanted to. Austin was South Beach High School’s star quarterback, and he planned on taking that as far as he could. He was pretty sure he could get a college scholarship, and maybe even get drafted to a pro team. But that meant that he had to focus on football. He couldn’t afford to get sidetracked by a girl.

And yet…why did he want to spend as much time as possible with her? Why did just seeing her make him smile? Why did he hate the thought of school starting in the fall when she would meet dozens of other guys? Oh sure, girls flirted with him all the time, but he’d never cared. Until now. And he didn’t want her to flirt with anyone else.

He’d hesitated to make a move on her at first because he thought Scott was crushing on her. Bro-code would never allow that. But when it became obvious that Scott was more interested in Zoey, Austin felt free to see if Kelly was interested.

Not My Life Description:

Right place wrong time…that’s never happened before and what they don’t know could kill them.

On their way home from a trip to the Stanley Hotel in 1911, an accidental detour drops Kelly, Austin, Scott, and Zoey in 1977. They discover that their old friend, Dan Denucci has been arrested for murder. They knew him as a homeless man living under the fishing pier and making jewelry. How had this gentle old man become a killer?

He needs their help, but first they must convince him they have the power to travel through time. But can they trust him?

Not My Life is the 5th installment about the four teens from Fort Myers Beach, Florida that have discovered not only how to time travel to the past but to reach out and save the lives of others. Without any super powers, they must rely on their own ingenuity and the strength of their friendship to deal with cultures and lifestyles outside of their comfort zone. Every new journey they risk everything…their lives, being discovered, and getting trapped in history.

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