Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future.
August 21, 19763:00 PM PDT
Marty enjoyed playing with his new magnifying glass. It was such a bright sunny day, the windows were open, and sunlight was streaming into the living room. He loved to look at the ants through the magnifying glass, as he really loved looking at the great texture of those little insects.
Suddenly, as he was gazing intentively at one of the ants, he could that see the ant was beginning to smoke. Before Marty knew it, the ant burst into flames, and then the living room begin to catch fire. Marty was very scared, as he sure didn't expect this to happen. He quickly backed away from the rug.
"Martin Seamus McFly!" Lorraine exploded, as she stepped into the living room. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?"
"I'm really sorry, Mommy," Marty said, as he began to cry. "I didn't mean for this to happen. I don't even know what happened here."
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As Lorraine glanced at his son, she could remember something that Calvin Klein said to her nearly 21 years ago. The last words that Calvin had uttered to her and George were very memorable.
"Oh, one other thing," Calvin had said, after he turned to leave the school for one last time, "if you guys ever have kids and one of them when he's eight years old, accidentally sets fire to the living room rug, go easy on him."
How on earth could Calvin have predicted that? Lorraine wondered. Perhaps, it was a coincidence that his prediction came true - but could it also be possible that he happened to be psychic, one way or another. At any rate, he decided that he maybe should go easy on his son, as Calvin had suggested.
"All right, Marty, just head to your room," Lorraine said, gently. "I'll be in there later, and I'll talk to you shortly. For now, I need to take care of that rug."
As Marty headed off for his bedroom, George walked in with a huge kettle of water, and he started to pour the water over the fire. Fortunately, George had been able to extinguish the fire, before the fire could reach the rest of the living room.
"Oh, thank goodness you came here right away, George," Lorraine breathed.
"I just happened to be in the kitchen," George explained, "and I could smell smoke coming from the living room. So I knew I needed to grab some water."
"Hey, George," Lorraine asked, quietly, "do you still remember Calvin Klein? I don't mean the fashion designer, but I'm referring about this boy that we saw for a week, back in November."
"Oh, how could I ever forget him?" George asked, laughing a little. "Heck, I might not even have the confidence that I have today - if it wasn't for him!"
"Well, do you remember what his last words to us were?" Lorraine asked.
George was quiet for a minute, then he gasped, "I don't believe it! Marty turned eight two months ago, and this was the age that Calvin Klein had predicted that one of our kids would accidentally set the living room rug on fire. At the time, I just dismissed it as being a strange him for him to say - but now that this actually did happen..."
"So what do you say, George?" Lorraine asked. "Do you think we should go easy on him, just as Calvin Klein had suggested that we do?"
"Well, it depends," George said, quietly. "Do you know how this happened?"
Lorraine glanced at the rug, and she noticed the magnifying glass lying on it.
"I think I know what happened," Lorraine said, quietly. "His friend, Zach Nelson, had given him that magnifying glass for a birthday present two months ago. I believe he was doing something, and the magnifying glass somehow managed to cause the rug to catch fire. I suppose we should have warned him about this. I am rather sure this was an accident. In fact, this must have scared our poor son."
"All right, then," George replied, "we should, perhaps, just take the magnifying glass away from him - and we'll just explain to him that it's too dangerous to let him have. Then, I guess we'll just let it go."
"He did seem very upset," Lorraine said, quietly. "You know, George, this really was a nice rug - and I'm very sad to see that this had caught fire. Still, it wouldn't be too fair to punish him for something he didn't mean to do. In fact, if anything, it is really our fault for not explaining to him how dangerous the magnifying glass is."
George and Lorraine glanced at each other, and then both of them began to laugh.
"Well, you're right," George replied. "Well, you're right."
"So, George," Lorraine asked, "how do you suppose Calvin Klein was able to predict that this would happen? Maybe there really is more to him than I ever realized."
"Well," George replied, "do you remember how I told you about the visit that I had received from Darth Vadar of the planet Vulcan? It's rather fascinating how Vulcan became a prominent planet in Star Trek, which is a science fiction series."
"Oh, you've told me that story a number of times," Lorraine said, laughing. "In fact, you mentioned several times that you believe Calvin Klein could have actually been him. Do you think there might still be a connection between the two?"
"Calvin Klein might not have exactly been Darth Vadar," George replied, "but it could be very possible that the two of them were connected in some way. Come to think of it, Calvin didn't seem too fazed, when I had told him about Darth Vadar."
"So do you think Calvin may have been psychic?" Lorraine asked. "It seems rather uncanny that he managed to predict this particular incident."
"I haven't exactly thought too much about the concept of psychic powers," George commented, "as I have always been more interested in the concept of aliens. Still, it's a good thing to keep an open mind. So, as a result, I do believe in keeping my mind open to all possibilities."
"Well, anyway," Lorraine replied, "I guess we should go have a little talk with Marty. I do feel a little bad, however, that I did not think to heed to Calvin Klein's warning. On the other hand, though, this sure causes us to think of Calvin Klein in a new light."
George and Lorraine were laughing, as headed off to Marty's bedroom. Lorraine had always known Marty to be a good boy, and she couldn't be too angry with him. Still, it was a great mystery how Calvin Klein managed to predict this day, 21 years ago.