Science Fiction Story

The Search Through Time and Space “Beep, beep, beep, Mr. Gordy wake up!” Rang the alarm clock. The year was 2023, the date September 3rd, the time 9:03 A.M. All was silent as the incessant nagging of the alarm clock continued to repeat it’s usual speech until a hand with a force of a comet came crashing down to end the repetition abruptly. A man, 6’3”, emerged from the bed, face worn from what seemed like a minute of sleep after spending a night of searching for what no man could manage to find. It was Stefan Gordy’s 47th birthday and he was again alone as he had been so many years before. He was traveling the cosmos in a PR4107 space shuttle on his quest to find the brightest star he had ever seen. The shuttle was bought shortly after the end of World War III due to the sudden mass production of LiveEasy shuttles making the cost for him to own the highest quality one on the market for $12,000,000. Stefan spent the day searching as he did everyday, and at the end, he still did not have his star. “Darling! Breakfast is ready!” Melinda called for Stefan as she did every morning before that. He came rushing down the stairs with glistening eyes and face shining. With a kiss from his wife he intercepted the breakfast plate as if it were a football in the 4th quarter. They started walking towards the table as their little girl Selena whom they called Red (because of her hair) galloped down the stairs like a horse at the stables. When Red sat down at the table she bit into a perfect pocket-sized pancake while her father read the newspaper and her mother read the top ten styles of the week in the latest issue of InStyle magazine. As the family enjoyed a typical Tuesday breakfast nothing could seem more perfect. Not long after, the school bus was outside waiting for Red to make her gazelle jump inside. Melinda grabbed her Chanel bag and Louis Vuitton heels featured in InStyle and went out for the day with the girls. Shortly after, Stefan’s music partner and