Help!

Chapter one: The totally ordinary existence of one Alice Woodside

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE BEATLES! THIS STORY IS MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. NO HARM INTENDED.

'Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody.'

Where is that sound coming from? I looked around and saw four men on a stage which inched further away as I tried to move closer. Then suddenly girls came flooding from everywhere and knocked me down. I could hardly hear anything and they could hardly hear me.

'Help! Help me!' I screamed.

Guess what? It was just dream, another silly dream of mine. So there's no need to be worried. I wasn't doing anything as exciting as that. The only thing I had to do today was exist.

'Alice! Get outta bed, the whole universe isn't gonna wait for you today.' I moaned in frustration as today was a school day.

'Hey, how about, we take today off and go for a little cruise to wherever we desire, my darling mother?'

'Come on Alice, I know you're only joking but I'm really not in the mood for that now. Can you please just be a little mature for once?'

'Oh god, how I hate that word, mature blah!'

'Alice I'm tired of this every morning, I've gotta get ready for work and you've got to get ready for school'

'Oh God, I hate that word even more, School!' I made several groans just to stress my hatred of that word.

'Just get up Alice, will ya!' She said pulling my bed covers away.

'Ok jeez, sorry mum I guess no jokes today then'

'Finally my daughter sees sense, now hurry up and get dressed or you'll miss your bus'. Then she closed my door behind her.

So you're probably wondering what the deal with my mum is. Typical problems really. My dad left a few months ago and now it's just me and her. Don't get me wrong, I love her but lately she's changed into a whole different person. We used to have so much fun together but now she's serious about everything. Anything I do gets blown out of proportion. I know she's trying to get over dad but why does she have to take it out on me? Guess it's just another day in the Woodside residence. I basically threw my uniform on me and grabbed my iPod.

'See you later mum'

'Ok Alice, what time are you coming home at'?

'Um I don't know, sometime later. Bye now'

'You never tell me anything Alice, seriously it's…' I quickly interrupted

'It's not that mum, I just don't wanta be late ok and I'll text you later and tell you what time I'll be home at ok? But I really gotta go see you later'

I just shut the door as fast as I could after me and plugged in my earphones. Another stupid day at school. I really can't be bothered going to that place anymore, I don't see the point of it. To be honest I've skipped a pile of lessons in the past couple of weeks. It's not that I want to fail or disappoint mum but I just don't have the energy to pretend for the teachers or my friends anymore.

'Ugh whatever' I muttered to myself 'I'll go somewhere else today, school will have to wait, didn't have my homework done anyway'

When I started walking I didn't have any real place in mind to go. Unintentionally I ended up at the park, to be precise it's called the Grange Park. My best childhood experiences have been in that park, it really is a calm place in my life. That's probably why I ended up there. Without realising I slipped into my daydreams again, they come pretty naturally to me. I fantasize about a lot of different people and situations, but it usually comes down to one thing, The Beatles. Yep, it's true, you've got a hard core Beatles fan here. Some have described it as an obsession, but let's not go into details. People think I'm strange because of it. I guess I've alienated myself from the people in my school but who wants to be normal anyway. Someone would need to give me directions to get to normality.

'The sun is up, the sky is blue. It's beautiful, and so are you' I whispered under my breath.

'God I love The Beatles so much!' I might have said that too loudly because some people turned around and looked at me but the next song came on in my IPod and I just started dancing around.

'Close your eyes and I'll kiss you. Tomorrow I'll miss you. Remember I'll always be true.'

Again I got a little carried away and stood up on a bench and started singing 'All my loving' to the general public. I'm sure everyone loved my rendition of it.

Tiredness overcame me in the end, so I sat down and I rested my head on the bench. There must have been a school outing for some primary school children because they came running into the park with some stern looking teachers. I couldn't stay awake any longer though, one quick nap and then I might go to school. Stranger things have happened…

'Bright are the stars that shine.

Dark is the night.

I know this love of mine.

Will never die.

And I love her.'

'What the…?'

I looked up and it was the same four men again from earlier. This time I could see their faces. It was definitely them. John, Paul, George and Ringo.

'Oh God. Please let this be real'

They were in a recording studio. I was on one side of the glass window and they were on the other. I tentatively touched the window with my right hand. Then a man entered the room, I assumed it was Brian Epstein or George Martin but my mind was so muddled I could hardly see straight. The whole room appeared to be spinning. My feet couldn't hold me anymore. I was falling and falling until I felt someone pull at my arm.

'Help me lads! Help me pull her up'

'What?' I whispered.

I stared up. I could only see one face in front of me. It was Paul. I hadn't any energy to say anything. We just locked eyes at each other, and neither one of us could stop. However, my body was being jerked in the opposite direction.

'Hey, hey, do you wanta come and play with us?'

'Huh, what?' I was awake again.

'C'mon we're bored, can you give us a push on one of the swings.'

I was back in the park on that old bench. There were a couple of kids around me. Guess they must have got bored and decided to wake me up.

'Well…'

'Children! Don't talk to this stranger. Come along we've got to get a move on'

'Aww but miss…'

'No, no we've got to move along if we want to keep to our schedule'

'Sorry kids, guess your teacher doesn't like the park too much, you'd better get going' I said trying to make them feel better.

'Bye bye!' The children all chirped as they were leaving.

'Bye, have fun!' I replied.

I wish I was young again. I thought to myself. Looking at my phone, I realised it was after ten. If I walked slowly I'd be at school for break time.

'I'll try and be a good child today' I muttered to myself with a slight smile on my lips.

My dreams are getting weirder lately and I've had enough excitement for today so school is the perfect place to go now. I wonder what that dream meant? It was all a bit confusing. I actually thought it was real for a moment. No of course it couldn't be real, just my over active imagination again… right?