Every night was the same at the cantina: work, deal with drunken patrons, ignore the pain in her legs, go home. The day-in, day-out boredom was not something Felina had imagined when she left home, but between the indentured servitude she owed Rosa and the alternative, she guessed she really had it okay.

Tonight, however, promised to be different. Felina had received a call that morning from her brother and at any moment expected him to walk through the doo. . .

Every night was the same at the cantina: work, deal with drunken patrons, ignore the pain in her legs, go home. The day-in, day-out boredom was not something Felina had imagined when she left home, but between the indentured servitude she owed Rosa and the alternative, she guessed she really had it okay.

Tonight, however, promised to be different. Felina had received a call that morning from her brother and at any moment expected him to walk through the doo. . .

Most people probably didn’t grow up having visited a parallel universe. Nathan Sanchez did.

He wouldn’t have called it that at the time, but that’s what it was.

His dad had taken him along on a trip to pick up dinner at Sonic Burger. It was hard to find those back then. Impossible now, obviously. Nathan couldn’t remember what was special about their food, but had a vague notion that they had good milkshakes.

But that’s not important. After the. . .

Most people probably didn’t grow up having visited a parallel universe. Nathan Sanchez did.

He wouldn’t have called it that at the time, but that’s what it was.

His dad had taken him along on a trip to pick up dinner at Sonic Burger. It was hard to find those back then. Impossible now, obviously. Nathan couldn’t remember what was special about their food, but had a vague notion that they had good milkshakes.

But that’s not important. After the. . .