OMG, A CUL8R Time Travel Mystery by Bob Kat Read Free Book Online Page B

confidently.
    “Good, then together we can kick ass.”  Austin’s smile revealed perfect white teeth, and a warmth that spread all the way to a twinkle in his blue eyes.
    Kelly’s heart did a little flip -flop.  He was one of the hottest guys she’d ever met.  Both he and Scott were tall, probably right at six feet, but that’s where the resemblance ended.  Scott was blond with royal blue eyes and a wiry build.  Austin had crystal-clear blue eyes, startling in their contrast to his tanned skin and shaggy dark brown hair.  His jaw-line was strong and square and his lean, muscular body was that of an athlete.  He reminded Kelly of a young Ashton Kutcher.  She had no doubt, based on the way he looked and his poise, that Austin was very popular at school . . . and way out of her league.
    “ Who won?” she managed to ask, hoping her voice didn’t reveal her sudden confusion.
    “Us against these two newbie s from Jacksonville.  They never did figure it out,” Scott said, laughing.
    “Scott’s our strategy wizard.  He can scope out any team we play within the first fifteen minutes and from then on, we’re always a step ahead.  Amazing.”
    “W e’ve had 146 wins in a row,” added Scott with no hint of boastfulness.
    “ That’s impressive.  Did you tell Austin what we found yesterday?” Kelly asked.
    “Not yet.  I wasn’t sure he’d believe me. ”
    “I can see why .  I’m not sure I believe you, and I saw it for myself.”
    “What’d your aunt say?” Scott asked.
    “She’s okay with you borrowing it.  I told her you were going to clean it up and get it working again.”
    “ What did she say about Edison?”
    “I didn’t actually mention that . . . not yet.  Do you want to go over and get it?”
    “It’s heavy , so let’s take Lilly’s wagon over.”  He glanced at Lilly and sighed.  “On second thought, why don’t you and Austin go get it?  I’ll stay here with my sister.”
    They got the wagon out of the garage, and Austin pulled it along the sidewalk and up the driveway to her aunt’s house.
    “I’ll go through the front and open the garage door,” she offered, struck that she felt a little shy around him.  He nodded, and she quickly was inside and out the kitchen door where she pushed the button to raise the door.  There was an outdoor keypad on the garage, but she didn’t know the code yet.
    As soon as the door almost cleared his height, Austin ducked under it and pulled the wagon inside.
    “It’s the wooden box there.”  She and Scott had replaced the radio in the box last night before he left, so it was ready to go.
    Austin carefully load ed it on the wagon, not seeming to strain at all from the weight.  He waited outside while Kelly shut the garage and relocked the front door. “What is this thing anyway?” he asked as they walked back, the wagon trailing obediently behind.
    “ Edison called it his Telephone to the Dead, but I call it the Spirit Radio.  It’s supposed to let you talk with people who have passed.”
    Austin gave her a strange look.  “Dead people?  Really dead?”
    “Yep,” Kelly looked at him with one eye partially closed against the glare of the sun.
    “Well, that creeps me out.”
    Kelly laughed, “Yeah, I thought the same thing.” Not that she believed they would ever actually be able to talk to someone who was dead.  They pulled the wagon through the side gate and across the lawn to Scott’s lab.
    “Good , you’re back.”  Scott had cleared a spot on the workbench, and Austin moved the box from the wagon to the floor.  “I built a better antenna, so we’re ready to try it out.”
    Austin reached down and carefull y lifted the old rusted radio out of its box and set it on the workbench. Scott connected the antenna, then plugged it into the outlet on the wall and turned it on.
    “It’ll take a few minutes for the tubes to warm up.  Lilly, do you want to watch Finding Nemo ?  I brought it out here in case you got