It’s a sunny day in North Palm Beach. The trees stood still as the days went. Today was the day Charlie had his big baseball game, it wasn’t just any baseball game but he was going to play against the Dodgers.
“Charlie”! “Wake up, its 10:30 and your baseball game is in a half hour,” Alice says. “Sigh, ugh, five more minutes’ mom,” Charlie yells, from his room upstairs. “No now! You still need to eat breakfast and we still need to figure out how to get there,” Alice says. “But mom”, Charlie yells. “No, ifs, ands, or buts, Charlie, I expect you to be downstairs within five minutes dressed and ready to go,” Alice screams. “Fine,” says Charlie.
When Charlie finally got dressed into his baseball uniform he came downstairs and sat by the kitchen bar. Alice began to fix him scrambled eggs with whole wheat toast, since that was the favorite.
“Hey mom,” Charlie says. “Yes,” Alice says. “Where’s my baseball game even at?” says Charlie. “Charlie, it’s near Sherwood Estates, and it’s about a 20 minute drive, so you better hurry up and eat or were going to be late,” Alice says. “And mom, can I drive?” Charlie asks. Alice explains “Well we have to take the freeway, and you only have your temps, so I think I should drive. Besides Charlie, were in a rush and I don’t feel like getting in an accident.” “Alright mom,” Charlie says.
Charlie finishes up his breakfast and he gets his baseball equipment out of the garage. Alice and Charlie get into the car, but Alice needs to grab the gps in order to get to the ball park.
“Here Charlie,” as Alice hands him the gps. “I need you to enter in the parks address for the baseball park,” Alice says. “Well, what’s the address for the baseball park,” Alice says. “Well, what’s the address,” Charlie asks. “Well I’m looking at your baseball schedule and I don’t even see a address, all it says is Exit 2040,” says Alice. “Then let’s take Exit 2040, or whatever it says,” says Charlie.
Alice began to think in her head about this address to the ball park. Why doesn’t an address exists? Why “Exit 2040,” it just doesn’t make any sense. Alice started the car and they began to head toward the freeway. The gps directed them to every, turn, traffic light, and road which was needed. It was 10:50 now, and Charlie’s baseball game starts in ten minutes. Charlie knew he was going to be late, but that really didn’t matter to him, what did matter was how to get there.
“Mom, I don’t think we are going the right way. We have been on this road for the past 15 minutes and we haven’t gotten anywhere, I don’t think,” Charlie says. “Charlie, hold your horses, if you didn’t have to wake up so late then we wouldn’t have to worry about being late to your baseball game,” says Alice.
Five more minutes passes by and when the clock in the car turns to 11:00 Charlie screamed “Mom, there’s Exit 2040,” says Charlie. “I know it would show up sooner or later Charlie, let me get the car in the right lane so we can take the exit ramp,” says Alice.
As Alice drove the car up the Exit ramp to 2040, a bright white light struck her car and blinded her and Charlie. Alice lost control of her car and had no clue what was going on…
When Charlie and Alice woke up, they thought they got into a car accident, but no car was in site. They were parked on a road in a lovely neighborhood.
“Charlie,” asks Alice. “Yea mom,” says Charlie. “Are you okay, you’re not hurt or anything are you”? Asks Alice. “Mom I’m perfectly fine, so are we at the game already,” asks Charlie. “Well I suppose,” says Alice. “I don’t remember anything from the time I got off 2040 and to how I’m parked on the side of this road,” says Alice. “Well, I don’t know either, but hey let’s get out of the car and walk to the baseball park. I think I see it right down that street over there,” says Charlie. “Okay,” says Alice.
After Charlie grabs his equipment for baseball out of the trunk, Alice and him start walking toward the baseball park. When walking toward the park, Alice looks at the houses alongside the road and she notices that the houses in her neighborhood are nothing in comparison. These houses had solar top roofs, which would contract light during the summer and would be used to heat the house during winter. Also, in place of every mailbox there was a computerized stand that was touch screen, which you could access your electronic mail such as email.
“Dude, these look so sweet, why don’t we have one of those,” says Charlie. “Charlie please don’t call me dude, and it’s impossible to have one of these,” says Alice. “It almost looks like it’s futuristic,” says Alice. “I know,” says Charlie. “How about we just stick with getting to the game, I’m sure you already late enough,” says Alice.
As soon as Alice and Charlie arrived to the baseball park, there was absolutely no one there. Charlie sets down his bag and turns to look at his mom with a very confused expression on his face.
“Mom, I don’t understand what’s going on,” says Charlie. “I don’t know either, maybe we took a wrong turn on the freeway,” says Alice. “It’s more than a wrong turn, all I want to do is play my freaking baseball game,” Charlie explains. “Well I’m sorry. How about we grab some Canes and head home, but first I need to get some gas,” says Alice. “Sounds good to me,” says Charlie.
The two of them headed toward the car, and drove off. Alice couldn’t get a signal from the gps, so she just drove around until she found what happened to be a gas station. When she pulled into BP, there was something quit odd. There were no gas pumps, but there were several silver boxes that had a plug from one end to the other. And from that, it said high currency. Alice first thought that this was some kind of air pump, but the high currency wouldn’t make sense.
“Charlie, can you please get out of the car?” says Alice. Door opens, “yea mom,” says Charlie. “What do you think this is?” asks Alice. “Hey, I saw one of these on a TV commercial, they were predicting that it’s for your electric car,” says Charlie. “If it doesn’t come out until 2040,” then how is it here?” asks Alice. “Well we have no gas so what are we supposed to do now”? Asks Alice. “Mom it all makes sense, we exited 2040, there’s energy efficient homes, and the gas stations are now charging stations, also there’s no baseball game because its 2040!” says Charlie.
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, goes Charlie’s alarm clock.
“Charlie wake up it 10:30 and you have a baseball game. Get up you have had plenty of sleep and silly dreams by now. Be downstairs in ten minutes because you don’t want to be late,” says Alice.
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