THE MOMENT
"Aury, you don't need it...," Jenny said. But, Aurelio wasn't listening. They stood outside in the parking lot while he scrolled through his node. Well-dressed students walked past them towards the gym and Jenny was getting impatient to join them.
"I know it's here somewhere...," he mumbled as he kept scrolling through his node. He loaded his inventory with everything he needed to save the multiverse, and more; but, he was sure his boutonniere was in there too. But, it was his third time through the list and it was nowhere to be seen.
"Let's just go in, please," Jenny said. She tried hooking her arm into his, but he pulled away.
"No sweat, I think I know where it is. Be right back," he said. Jenny sighed when he disappeared into a portal. She did not plan to spend Prom standing in the parking lot.
"I know I packed you...," Aury mumbled to himself in his garage. He dug through the filing cabinets to check his other nodes.
"Whatcha looking for?" a voice came from one of the nodes. He was only surprised for a moment before he remembered the twins.
"Nothing, go back to sleep," he mumbled. He was supposed to be on a date with Jenny. The last thing he needed was to have a pair of kids getting in the way. The sudden interruption made him decide on a new course of action. It would be easier to get a new one than find the one he was missing.
"'kay, bye dad," the voice said.
"See you later," Aury nodded as he closed the cabinet. He left through another portal to find a new boutonniere.
"Yeah, you will...," the voice replied softly.