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The Cup

As Jimmy fell into a deep sleep, he thought of astronauts roaming the universe and discovering civilisations far into the cosmos. His dad was an astronaut who had left two years prior on an expedition that was supposed to have lasted eighteen months. Twelve months into the journey home base lost contact with their ship after the crew had decided to land on a small blue planet about the same size as earth and the same distance away from a star as earth is from our sun. While many people believe the travellers will return soon, hope continues to decline for all. However, Jimmy was still full of hope and little did he know that his dreams tonight would further boost that hope.

Jimmy woke up in a solid black metal container with a small rustic blanket at his feet. A sliver of light from the crack beneath the door stretched along the floor towards his bed. He could hear people talking outside but it did not sound like any language he had heard before. They were clearly arguing about something before one of them stammered away and the door swung open. The silhouette of a tall human like figure stood in the doorway. Their skin appeared to be tinged slightly blue. "Hello son", the man said in clear english. Jimmy's jaw dropped and he scampered to his feet and ran to hug his father. It was clear now, the man looked exactly like his father besides the change in skin tone but he also looked a lot younger than he did before. After a long embrace, his father pulled Jimmy from his waist and quietly asked him if he wanted to sit down for a drink. They went to a nearby cafe where the barista, who resembled Chewbacca from star wars, quickly brought over two blue drinks. It appears it was the only thing on the menu as that's what everyone else was drinking. Jimmy and his father talked for what seemed like days about his father's adventures and what happened after they landed. The planet they had landed on and the planet they were on now was like Earth but perhaps one hundred years more advanced. It was a peaceful hub for races all over the galaxy. His father told him about how in a number of months a number of the astronauts planned to return home with the good news and soon Jimmy and his mother would be able to re-unite with his father soon. They were interrupted when another barista who sounded oddly like Jimmy's mother started screaming and walking quickly towards their table. The barista went to grab Jimmy before Jimmy was shaken awaken back in the real world by his real mother. "You are late for school!" she said, as she turned on the lights and walked out the bedroom.

Jimmy quickly threw on some dirty clothes from yesterday, packed his bag, and made his way down to the kitchen. "OK, let's go" his mother said as soon as he entered the room. Once again, Jimmy's jaw dropped and his bag fell to the floor as he turned the corner. His mom was holding the exact same blue cup from his dream. "What is it? I just found this on the counter this morning.", she said with a blank expression.
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