get back here. Still, I hesitated. Turning to face Garreth, I swore I would return. We kissed hard with an embrace that said “take care,” and I walked over to the portal and let myself be pulled into its magic once again.
Re-appearing back in my father’s lab, I quickly spotted him slumped over his desk; he must have worked tirelessly trying to find a way of getting me back.
"Father, I'm back!" I said, shaking his shoulder.
He sat upright with a bolt.
"Cathy, my dear child, what happened…how did you escape…are you alright?"
The questions were coming thick and fast, and I knew at that point he was pleased to see me…I just smiled and hugged him, knowing that I was very lucky to be back.
The Portal Ch. 3
My father awoke the next morning eager to get on with the adventure ahead. He had discovered a sort of doorway onto other planets, and I had been the first to go through the portal. I had told him all that had happened on my arrival, even the part about the males having two genitalia.
"So what you’re telling me about the portal is it isn't just for females?" my father said.
"No, it was just set for a female to use."
"So how do you set it for male and female?"
"You don't, you set for one and then the other, it’s something to do with the amount of electromagnetic current that is sealed just below the surface of the stone. Apparently the higher settings for a woman won't work for a man," I replied, not fully understanding it myself.
We entered my father’s lab without any more questions. I think he was eager to see this new world for himself. I made sure I got the settings right before telling my father how to proceed, because I knew that if I sent him to the wrong place he could quite possibly be lost forever.
"That's it Dad, once you step through I will reset it for myself and follow you."
With that, my father grabbed the bag that held a few items, and then stepped into the middle of the portal. Almost immediately he started to fall in, which was not as alarming as it sounds. I then reset the dials for myself and stepped onto the portal.
On arriving at my destination, I found my father inspecting the fauna.
"That was amazing," he said, talking about his trip, "I want to find out more about that portal."
I pointed to the city in the distance, to which we both proceeded. My father was unusually quiet as we approached the large gates to this magnificent city.
"Is there something wrong, Father?"
"No, I'm just a little bit overwhelmed with the fact that we have just traveled hundreds of light years in the space of minutes," he said, looking around. "It takes some getting used to."
I had to admit it was an awe-inspiring moment in my life too. We entered the city with my father interested in just about everything we passed, but we soon arrived at Garreth's home. Garreth was the first person I had made friends with on this planet, and
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