As Time Goes By
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Thomas continued. “Well, if no one else wants to go, I will gladly perform another of my own, perhaps one of my renowned odes-”
“I will,” Captain blurted, the words leaving his mouth by their own volition.
Any awkwardness in the room was replaced by shock, with the Captain the most taken aback of all. He didn’t know what came over him. Still, he rose to his feet and took his place front and center, turning to the sea of faces anticipating whatever he was about to say.
He cleared his throat, trying to hide how nervous he was. “Apologies, for this might not exactly qualify as poetry being that it was a letter, but it moves me, nonetheless.”
The circumstances surrounding the letter were nothing short of nightmarish, but the words never lost their impact on him. It had been long enough. It was time for them to see the light of day.
Mustering all of the courage that might have once inhabited his body, he began. For king and country.
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During the Captain's funeral, he watched from beyond the grave as Havers wrote a letter to him. Eighty years later, he finally shares what the letter said during the ghosts' poetry club meeting.Series
- Part 1 of As Time Goes By
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“I must say, you seem quite accustomed to this.”
“Ah, of course. Let me explain: firstly, I can see ghosts, as you can tell. I died for a few minutes, it’s a long story. Second, I live in a house full of them, so this is just my every day.”
“My goodness, a haunted house? Must be a nightmare for someone in your shoes.”
“Not always. They drive me insane, but they’re all like family. Family’s how I ended up in the house in the first place. I don’t know if you might have heard of it - Button House?”
“Button House! Yes! I spent time there during the Second World War. Lovely property.”
World War II. Anthony. It was like lightning struck Alison where she sat. No wonder he looked familiar.
“Oh, my God,” Alison tried not to shout, her jaw in her lap.
“I’m sorry?”
“It’s you.”
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At the park, Alison makes a friend. He turns out to be someone she and one of the ghosts have been wondering about for a long time.Series
- Part 2 of As Time Goes By
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Alison punched in Mike’s number. He picked up without a greeting.
She apprehensively began to speak. “Hello, Captain? Are you there? It’s Alison. I’m here with Anthony.”
“Hello, James,” Anthony nervously chimed in.
Nothing but silence followed. The seconds each seemed longer than the last. Please, please work, Alison thought…but nothing came.
“James?” Anthony tried again. Still nothing. Alison’s stomach dropped.
“Damn it. I’m so sorry, Anthony. I promise it worked earlier.”
He nodded sadly. “Thank you for trying.”
“No! No, I’m here!” The Captain shouted. “…I’m sorry, I didn’t know what to say. It…hearing your voice…hearing you say my name again…I never thought this would happen. Forgive me, I am beside myself.”
A pained smile spread across Anthony’s face at the sound of The Captain’s voice.
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Alison finds two creative ways to reconnect The Captain and Lt. Havers. Supernatural problems require modern solutions.Series
- Part 3 of As Time Goes By