The
three children walked along the streets through the busy market area until they
turned along a narrow road leading past a tram station and into a residential
neighborhood. The houses were larger than the ones the cousins had seen ten
years earlier. They had all been built within the previous few years and they
still looked new.
Sadako’s house was a split-level
structure made of bamboo and plaster with one side built up to three stories.
There was a plum tree out front next to two bonsai trees. One was manicured
into the typical “informal upright” style but the other was formed using the bankan or “twisted” technique where the
trunk zig-zags back and forth towards the top. Narrow walk paths marked with
rounded stones and green vegetation led from house to house. It was a peaceful
neighborhood, but the nearby tram station disrupted the tranquility each time
one of the cars rolled in for a stop.
Sadako led the two cousins up onto the
wooden porch of her home. Various pairs of sandals and shoes were lined up near
the sliding door. Sadako took her shoes off and quickly flipped them towards
the end of the line. Zammie and Kyla placed their shoes down with a little more
care. Sadako threw the front door open and walked inside.
“Mom! I’m home!”
--from Time Trip #4: Killing For Country
KILLING FOR COUNTRY
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TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 2
A RIDE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 3
WITNESS TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
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