2000?: I Know Not; I Cannot Tell!

By Sandra L. Gatewood

My friend, I hope the reading of this book will present itself as a challenge to you that you just cannot resist! What kind of challenge? What if you had an opportunity to see into the future, how would that affect you? How would you feel about being propelled into a future time zone not seen, understood, heard or known? Allow me to unveil the wondrous and curious realm that always seems to be so mysteriously unknown, called the future?

I would like to express to you such an experience I had pertaining to the future! Join me by all means. Please do! Oh, I must not forget to forewarn you about the fact that I know not the day or actual year of this future event at the time of my transport into time.
I know the wonders I am going to reveal and unfold to you, and that alone to me is exciting!

Get ready whoever you may be, wherever you happen to live and with this book just come aboard the ship I will be sailing whatever time you pick! Be warned faint of heart, puritan or small children this book is probably not for you to read. Only the brave, open-minded and courageous in heart can take this journey and I have no prejudices against any sector of people or characters I describe in this book. I am only describing and reporting what I or she saw in our time travel! So before we can start this journey there is one little detail I definitely need to share with you! One of the main characters you are about to meet in the book can be at times quite confusing, though extraordinaire. Somehow, I always end up asking a particular question quite often when referring to this female character. I inevitably always end up asking the question, Is it me? Or is it she? Is she me or is she an image of me? Maybe you will figure it out! I know not, I cannot tell. Not yet anyway because you have to first read the tale I tell!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 7, 2012
• ISBN: 9781465339522

Sandra L. Gatewood

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa. I am the mother of 3 biological children and 2 adopted. I am married to an awesome husband and father, Mr. Le Gatewood. I have written and directed several plays, which were performed locally in the Pittsburgh area. I have written poetry occasionally. I have desired for a very long time in my life to begin writing various books. I have finally decided to write my first book and I have chosen to write a fiction novel, 2000 What? I truly hope you will enjoy reading this exciting novel about the potential future of the planet earth. Mrs. Sandra L. Gatewood

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Copyright © 2012 by Sandra L. Gatewood.

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Reviewed by Ryan Cortes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I  2000? I Know Not, I Cannot Tell

CHAPTER II  Early Morning Travesty

CHAPTER III  Inside the Metal Ship

CHAPTER IV  The Larger-Than-Life Fish Tank

CHAPTER V  The Lonely Maze

CHAPTER VI  A City on the Ship’s Deck

CHAPTER VII  Futuristic Jailhouse

CHAPTER VIII  A Conversation with Joanna Arches of Artesia

CHAPTER IX  Our Journey

CHAPTER X  The Final Landing

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Special thanks to all the special people in my life who have loved me unconditionally and encouraged me always in developing all the gifts and talents that are active in my life. Special thanks to New Testament Ministries, every single one of you, for being such an inspiration, and for giving me encouragement, and financial support. You all have believed in me in all I attempt to set my heart to achieve and do in this life.

Thanks to all my children, Jay, Crystal, Michael, Jamya, and Jamar and all my adopted children, for I have many. Thanks to my sister and best friend Denise Terrell (Deese) for believing I could do it! You too, Murlene Marshall. Thank you, soldier. I could never forget to thank you, Darlene Cobbs, my sidekick. Thank you, Bebe, my brother, and his wife, Toni, for all your encouragement. My nephew, Nate, who would encourage me to write books and to advance in whatever I may put my hands to do and never be afraid to take on any project. Nate lovingly refers to me as Aunt Sap! Everybody that knows me knows that Nate is my hero! Thanks, Nato! To Tony Rouse, who has loved me like a mother figure and has been there for me no matter what!

To my husband, Le, who pushed me to complete my first book and helped me in so many different ways to achieve this goal! He would not let me give up! Thanks, honey, for all your help and support! You’re the greatest husband ever!

Thanks to all of you who are going to take the time to read my book! I am humbled by you!

Most of all and above all, thank you, God, for giving me this vision and the ability to write this book, and it’s because of you, Lord, I can do what I do!

INTRODUCTION

My friend, I hope the reading of this book will present itself as a challenge to you that you just cannot resist! What kind of challenge? What if you had an opportunity to see into the future, how would that affect you? How would you feel about being propelled into a future time zone not seen, understood, heard, or known? Allow me to unveil the wondrous and curious realm that always seems to be so mysteriously unknown called the future.

I would like to express to you such an experience I had pertaining to the future! Join me by all means. Please do! Oh, I must not forget to forewarn you about the fact that I know not the day or actual year of this future event at the time of my transport into time.

I know the wonders I am going to reveal and unfold to you, and that alone to me is exciting!

Get ready whoever you may be, wherever you happen to live, and with this book, just come aboard the ship I will be sailing whatever time you pick! Be warned, faint of heart, puritan, or small children; this book is probably not for you to read. Only the brave, open-minded, and courageous in heart can take this journey, and I have no prejudices against any sector of people or characters I describe in this book. I am only describing and reporting what I or she saw in our time travel! So before we can start this journey, there is one little detail I definitely need to share with you. One of the main characters you are about to meet in the book can be at times quite confusing though extraordinary. Somehow, I always end up asking a particular question quite often when referring to this female character. I inevitably always end up asking the questions: Is it me? Or is it her? Is she me or is she an image of me? Maybe you will figure it out! I know not, I cannot tell. Not yet anyway because you have to first read the tale I tell!

CHAPTER I

2000? I Know Not, I Cannot Tell

One summer night while lying asleep in my bed, a supernatural force began to lift my inner being out of my body, and I knew and was aware somehow that this force was going to carry me into the future of 2000. I know not when; I know not where. I really truly cannot tell!

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I only know that suddenly I was projected into the future somewhere in the Midwest and that upon my arrival to this place, I looked and my eyes caught sight of a woman coming down this old, long, dusty road!

Yes, I see her, or is that me I see coming? She resembles me, and she’s walking while struggling with a suitcase and garment bag, one in each hand, toward this rural Midwestern town with only one single hotel in the entire place. In what city on earth, I do not know, I cannot tell, but here I or she comes down this road with her short raven-black curly hair to her shoulders and her frilly white blouse matched with a black flared skirt and her black high-heeled pump shoes and sheer off-black stockings.

A blank, somewhat tired look on her face my eyes can see, and I know her soul is searching for answers in a place she does not know! She’s come to this place, not knowing why, driven by an unseen force she cannot explain, but she realizes it is pushing her onward!

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I still have no idea where on earth I or she is in this mysterious location. I just know that she and I are still here on planet Earth, somewhere in the Midwest! She or I continue to walk up that long dusty, cragged, crooked, rocky, unpaved road up from the local bus station. Somehow I instinctively know that she and I are one as the hot scorching sun is beaming down on her uncovered head and the watery liquid of sweat begins to run down her sometimes wrinkled-up forehead, down her brow on to her face, at the same time running down the back of her smooth lean neck, unable to use her hands to wipe the watery sweat away because she’s been carrying luggage in both hands for the duration of the trip. Whew! she exclaims while more clear sweat beads like raindrops continue to appear on her forehead! What a hike she or I just made up this hill, but really it began from my bedroom to I know not where, I cannot tell.

Lying in my bed asleep, so I thought, until some supernatural force I know not what lifted me up out of my body and took me to where I know not. Still can’t figure it out! Is she me? Or is she just simply she? Whoever she is! I don’t know, cannot tell yet! Not yet, but I will! Somehow I know that! I know not where; I cannot tell, but I know that!

She slowly continues on this laborious, hot trek as she is now approaching this worn-down-looking old brown wooden building, which happens to be the one and only single hotel for miles around sitting right