Four thousand Million years ago simple life appeared. Since then it has been marked by increasing complexity: Photosynthesis, Sexual Reproduction, Vertebrae. And much, much later terapods, mammals and primates. Current thinking puts the appearance of something human at 200,000 years ago (give or take thousands of years.) We’ve confirmed paintings over 40,000 years old, but Writing was invented just over 5000 years ago and with it, history.
The oldest of her relatives she could find anything about, was her great-great grandfather on her mother’s side. Here was the record of him coming in to the country. Here was his age, country or origin and his name. Danielle stared at his name like if she did, she would know something about the man and therefore herself.
When her phone rang, she threw it into her bag without checking to see who it was. She shuffled all the papers and closed the manila folder. She was going to be late again. For everything.
