July 10, 1957. Just two days left to get Paul and John together. And probably less, I reminded myself, since I didn’t know what time of দিন tomorrow my app would suck me back into my own time. Tomorrow I was leaving the nineteen fifties for good.
I didn't know how I felt about that. Part of me missed 2157, when everything could be done with the touch of a button. But the other part of me knew once I was back, I would miss the nineteen fifties – the delicious meat hamburgers, the strange, specific etiquette, the way আপনি had to go outside to experience things, and most of all Paul.
But if I couldn’t bring Paul and John together somehow, my own time wouldn’t even be the 2157 I was used to. The Beatles had changed the world so much, they were so special... what would the world be like if they had never existed? It was something I had never thought about, something I didn’t want to think about. It suddenly hit me that if I couldn’t fix things, my world would never be the same again.
I tried not to cry, hugging a বালিশ from the McCartneys’ পালঙ্ক to my chest. Jim had let me stay over another night, after realizing I had nowhere else to go, and after seeing, with pleasure, that Paul and I had been প্রথমপাতা on time yesterday. I hadn’t told Paul yet that I was leaving tomorrow. I didn’t know how to tell him bye, and I didn’t want to. In my time, saying bye forever was almost unheard of, what with all the ways of connecting online. Plus I knew if I told Paul I was leaving, he would ask me where I was going, and I couldn’t tell him.
All this thought of saying bye forever – I couldn’t say bye forever to the Beatles! I just couldn’t! I kept going through ideas in my head, trying to think of a plan. Where was John going to be next? How could I possibly find out? Finding things out without the internet was so hard, I had never realized before. I might never find John and convince Paul to go where he was before my time was up. Even if I came up with the perfect plan now, would I have enough time to see it through?
I buried my face in the McCartneys’ পালঙ্ক বালিশ and cried.
“Gloria? আপনি all right?”
I glanced up, sniffling. Paul was standing over me.
“Don’t cry,” he said, handing me one of those honest-to-goodness cloth handkerchiefs again. I dried my eyes and sniffled. Those handkerchiefs were so strange and pretty, and distracted me a little bit from my predicament. I wished I could get cloth handkerchiefs in 2157.
“I’ve got a surprise for you,” Paul went on, once he saw that I had composed myself. “One last তারিখ for us to go on. You’re leaving soon, aren’t you?”
“How did আপনি know?” I gasped.
Paul shrugged. “Just the way you’ve been অভিনয় and that.”
So I didn't have to worry about telling him. To my relief, he didn't ask where I was going.
“Well, it's from George really. আপনি remember George.” Of course I did. “It was him what was at the door,” Paul went on. I vaguely remembered hearing the door open and close, and voices, but I’d been so হারিয়ে গেছে in my misery I hadn’t really processed it. “He remembered how much you’d wanted to go see that band, the Quarrymen, and I’d told him how we didn’t get in yesterday, so he got us these.” Paul reached into his pocket as he spoke and pulled out two tickets. “A going-away present before আপনি go back to wherever it is আপনি don’t want to tell me about.”
It took me a moment of blank staring to realize what was happening. “Are those....”
Paul nodded. “Two tickets to see the Quarrymen at their অক্সফোর্ড প্রদর্শনী tomorrow. No sneaking around this time.” He gave me a mischievous grin. “Hope that's still exciting enough for you.”
দ্বারা now I was crying again and laughing all at the same time. “Paul! Thank you! And thank George, too!” We were going to see the Quarrymen tomorrow! We were going to see them – and not get thrown out this time! It was all right – unless, of course, the Time Traveller app pulled me back into the present before we had a chance to go. No – it couldn't! Not when I was so close! I couldn’t let anything stop me now!
Please just let me stay here until Paul meets John at that concert, I thought desperately. Please!
I didn't know how I felt about that. Part of me missed 2157, when everything could be done with the touch of a button. But the other part of me knew once I was back, I would miss the nineteen fifties – the delicious meat hamburgers, the strange, specific etiquette, the way আপনি had to go outside to experience things, and most of all Paul.
But if I couldn’t bring Paul and John together somehow, my own time wouldn’t even be the 2157 I was used to. The Beatles had changed the world so much, they were so special... what would the world be like if they had never existed? It was something I had never thought about, something I didn’t want to think about. It suddenly hit me that if I couldn’t fix things, my world would never be the same again.
I tried not to cry, hugging a বালিশ from the McCartneys’ পালঙ্ক to my chest. Jim had let me stay over another night, after realizing I had nowhere else to go, and after seeing, with pleasure, that Paul and I had been প্রথমপাতা on time yesterday. I hadn’t told Paul yet that I was leaving tomorrow. I didn’t know how to tell him bye, and I didn’t want to. In my time, saying bye forever was almost unheard of, what with all the ways of connecting online. Plus I knew if I told Paul I was leaving, he would ask me where I was going, and I couldn’t tell him.
All this thought of saying bye forever – I couldn’t say bye forever to the Beatles! I just couldn’t! I kept going through ideas in my head, trying to think of a plan. Where was John going to be next? How could I possibly find out? Finding things out without the internet was so hard, I had never realized before. I might never find John and convince Paul to go where he was before my time was up. Even if I came up with the perfect plan now, would I have enough time to see it through?
I buried my face in the McCartneys’ পালঙ্ক বালিশ and cried.
“Gloria? আপনি all right?”
I glanced up, sniffling. Paul was standing over me.
“Don’t cry,” he said, handing me one of those honest-to-goodness cloth handkerchiefs again. I dried my eyes and sniffled. Those handkerchiefs were so strange and pretty, and distracted me a little bit from my predicament. I wished I could get cloth handkerchiefs in 2157.
“I’ve got a surprise for you,” Paul went on, once he saw that I had composed myself. “One last তারিখ for us to go on. You’re leaving soon, aren’t you?”
“How did আপনি know?” I gasped.
Paul shrugged. “Just the way you’ve been অভিনয় and that.”
So I didn't have to worry about telling him. To my relief, he didn't ask where I was going.
“Well, it's from George really. আপনি remember George.” Of course I did. “It was him what was at the door,” Paul went on. I vaguely remembered hearing the door open and close, and voices, but I’d been so হারিয়ে গেছে in my misery I hadn’t really processed it. “He remembered how much you’d wanted to go see that band, the Quarrymen, and I’d told him how we didn’t get in yesterday, so he got us these.” Paul reached into his pocket as he spoke and pulled out two tickets. “A going-away present before আপনি go back to wherever it is আপনি don’t want to tell me about.”
It took me a moment of blank staring to realize what was happening. “Are those....”
Paul nodded. “Two tickets to see the Quarrymen at their অক্সফোর্ড প্রদর্শনী tomorrow. No sneaking around this time.” He gave me a mischievous grin. “Hope that's still exciting enough for you.”
দ্বারা now I was crying again and laughing all at the same time. “Paul! Thank you! And thank George, too!” We were going to see the Quarrymen tomorrow! We were going to see them – and not get thrown out this time! It was all right – unless, of course, the Time Traveller app pulled me back into the present before we had a chance to go. No – it couldn't! Not when I was so close! I couldn’t let anything stop me now!
Please just let me stay here until Paul meets John at that concert, I thought desperately. Please!
"Woah, that was incredible!" Laura ব্যক্ত once her father finished telling the story (as well as their ডোনাটস্ and hot drinks). "Indeed. I'd have to concur with the bus driver; আপনি and your bandmates really were destined for greatness!" Pattie added.
"I'm glad আপনি enjoyed it, me ladies! Of course, that's only the beginning; for I've got some আরো stuff from this period to share with ye over the following weeks." George replied. "Goodie! Can't wait for those!" Laura replied. "Here-here!" Pattie said. "Splendid! Until then, whaddya say we continue on with our lovely walk?" George said. His wife and daughter nodded in agreement.
With that, they disposed the empty box and cups in a nearby trash bin and went on to enjoy the rest of their park day.
THE END
"I'm glad আপনি enjoyed it, me ladies! Of course, that's only the beginning; for I've got some আরো stuff from this period to share with ye over the following weeks." George replied. "Goodie! Can't wait for those!" Laura replied. "Here-here!" Pattie said. "Splendid! Until then, whaddya say we continue on with our lovely walk?" George said. His wife and daughter nodded in agreement.
With that, they disposed the empty box and cups in a nearby trash bin and went on to enjoy the rest of their park day.
THE END