PARALLEL WORLD
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1953
FINDING ELYSE. Simone wandered around the streets of New York, looking for Lakeisha. He was hoping to see Elysendria, but instead, he saw Ezra.
“Brother!” he called out.
“You must be mistaken, my man. I have no brother,” said Fritz Hamilton.
“Ezra, please, come back home. I only have until tonight to get back to the portal. Please, no playing games with me, brother.”
“Bonkers! You're insane, man. It’s not Halloween, yet you are wearing a prince costume?" Fritz laughs aloud, insulting Simone.
“It’s not a costume. I am a prince. Prince Simone of the Kingdom of Thorgunna.”
“You must be kidding me, kid. Have you lost your cookies?”
“I am no hoax. I am a prince. Come with me. I’ll take you back to our kingdom.”
Fritz Hamilton, a young man who l
