"Well lets hit the mall," Lisa exclaimed. "Awesome," Kumiko yelled. "Let me get my keys." Katie could feel herself go pale as she watched Kumiko and Lisa race out to the car.
Despite Kumiko's claims of being a safe driver, Katie felt anything but. The girl spes down the road going at least 15 mph over the speed limit while weaving in and out of traffic like a nascar driver. Katie gripped the arm rest in back as she braced herself. As she lloked up front she could see Lisa yelling for joy as she searched the radio for music. While the trip to the mall was in record time Katie felt a bit nauseous as they made their way inside.
Once inside the mall Katie felt almost like a babysitter as she tried to keep up with Lisa and Kumiko. The two free spirited teens raced from store to store as Katie tries to keep up. "Geez slow down," she grumbled as Lisa and Kumiko sped towards the food court.
As the three of them now looked out over the food court Katie took a moment to collect herself. As she did she noticed Mika and Claudia quietly sitting on the far end.
The Tozawa family wasn't the only one hit hard by the alterations to reality. In this new timeline the Harris siblings were a bit younger. Julia was a 22 year old seniir that would be entering medical school in the fall while Cole was 21 and attending Army. Derrick was 19 now and attending the state university. All three siblings now were very close with their little sister Claudia who was now much different.
Claudia had changed considerably going from the feisty and spunky little blond to a shy and timd girl. Claudia, like Mika and Katie, was more reserved than the two wilder siblings. While Claudia was sometimes picked on for her meekness now she had numerous friends that cared about her.
Katie looked at her sister and Kumiko who were giggling and looking around the food court. "So what are you two thinking," she asked.
"Couple of options," Lisa replied with an impish smile. "See that old couple, wonder what they were like in their teens."
"We were also thinking about the kid checking out the sales clerk," Kumiko stated pointing at a young boy looking at a woman in her mid twenties. "Be funny to see him hitting on her."
"Or watching those two running around a toy store," Lisa added.
Katie looked at her sister and her friend as she tried to decide who to use the ring on.