The Penny Paradox

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Epilogue

 

 

            Walking into the lecture hall, he stopped and looked about. Penny was at the whiteboard complaining that she hated math and that there was no way she was going to remember all of the numbers. He turned his head and saw…himself.

            Sheldon smiled at the newcomer at the entranceway, looking at him with an emotionless mask in place.

            “Greetings,” he said. “Come to observe your Penny?”

            They looked over to the woman, who had now stopped writing and was massaging her hand.

            “No, my Penny was here approximately two years ago,” he told him. “The dream had a very big impact on us both.”

            “I’m sure it did,” he replied. “And what news do you bring?”

            “She left out part of the equation,” he told his counterpart. “It appeared to be complete, but it wasn’t.”

            This only had the other man laughing. “I couldn’t give away the entire answer, now could I? Where would the fun in that be?”

            Smiling the visitor said, “Point made.”

            “So how is your Penny?”

            “She is doing well,” he said, a small unknown smile bloomed on his face. “She and I are living together, much to my mother’s consternation. But I have eased her mind as I have asked Meemaw if I could give Penny her engagement ring when time comes to ask. Which will be in approximately two years when Penny receives her business degree.”

            “Very good,” he murmured. “And her drinking?”

            “Though she still consumes alcohol, she does so only in small quantities and only on special occasions for the most part,” he said, explaining with, “Howard and Bernadette’s wedding and Leonard and Amy’s wedding, not to mention Raj’s hand fasting with a very odd man he met at the circus.”

            Frowning Sheldon murmured, “Fascinating.”

            “Indeed,” he replied, looking at his pocket watch. “I best be on my way. My Penny will be waking soon and my morning with Dr. Who and cereal will begin. Good luck to you, sir.”

            “To you as well…” Just then another Penny came into the classroom, looking to them both.

            “Mine?” she asked. “I’m too tired to figure it out.”

            “That would be me, darlin’.” He walked over to her, kissing her lips lightly.

            “I missed you,” she murmured. “I’m tired and our little girl seems determined to make my bladder a trampoline.”

            “You need some real sleep, Penelope.” His hand covered the woman’s obviously pregnant middle. “Try? For me?”

            “Okay,” she sighed, and waddled back out of the room.

            Once the other woman left the room, he said, “I’m glad to have seen them both.”

            Frowning the first Sheldon asked, “Why is that?”

            He explained how his Penny had thought all the other Pennys were dead and how she was the last one. Looking sad now, he shook his head no.

            “She only went out to see a mere fraction of the multi-verses,” he told him. “Even just one small measure of this universe is much more grand…”

             Looking up, they saw space in its vast wonder, galaxies and planets, stars and moons, and pondered the greatness of it all…

 

The end

 

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