Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future.
November 9, 19853:00 PM PST
It's been exactly two weeks since seventeen-year-old Marty McFly returned from the year 1955. Since then, he had quite a lot to adjust to. Granted, things have changed for the better. His father was actually a confident man who recently released his first novel, while his mother was actually more cheerful and loving. Dave and Linda gained more confidence. He certainly did help to make his family life better.
The biggest shocker of all, however, was how he had a new identical twin brother! It was the biggest shocker of all. The twin's name was, interesting enough, Calvin. This was obviously the result of everything Marty did back in 1955. He sure loved his twin brother dearly, but he sometimes felt a little unease by how Calvin came to be.
He had a dual set of memories, which made things very complex. He remembered the original timeline, where he was the only member of the McFly family who rather had a positive outlook on life. He was the only child born to George and Lorraine in the year 1968, as well. There were also his memories of his past in this new timeline, where he and Calvin actually grew up together. Remembering two pasts could be confusing.
Even though his memories from the original timeline were now hazy, he sometimes felt as though his past from that timeline really was his only real past. The new timeline he was in wouldn't even exist, if it wasn't for everything he did back in 1955. However, it was just as real as the old timeline - so this new past was just as equally valid.
He was still very amazed by how he didn't faint at the sight of his twin, shortly after returning from the week he spent in 1955. It sure was sometimes tough to not think that Calvin was only a copy, while he was the original. It was almost as if he was, in essense, the creator of his own twin. He knew it wasn't quite true, though.
Upon further thought, he really was more amazed by how much things have stayed the same. Besides his family and Biff Tannen, the rest of the world really seemed to be quite the same as if it was before. It was probably most amazing, however, how he was born at the exact same time in the new timeline - albeit with a twin!
He had plenty of fond memories of growing up with his twin, dressing up in identical outfits, switches places, and basically having a real close bond. On the other hand, though, he grew up completely twinless in the original timeline. It was real strange!
It felt real strange to think of how the only timeline his twin knew was the one where his parents were very happy and successful. He never grew up in the timeline where his father was a pushover and his mother was an alcoholic. He really had to admit he sometimes envied his twin brother. He knew how silly it really was, however.
Marty opened up the desk drawer where he kept all his diaries. He kept diaries since he was seven years old. It was something his teacher really suggested, as a way to practice his writing skills. It was actually very amazing how, in both timelines, he has been assigned to the same teachers - and Calvin was always in his classes.
He picked up the first diary he ever wrote, and he read the very first entry. He said a lot about his family. He mentioned how much he sure loved his parents, how he would love Dave and Linda most of the time, and how close he was to his twin brother.
As it wasn't really a diary he kept private, his innermost thoughts weren't there. The diary basically detailed the things he did at school, like how he resented being paired up with somebody other his twin for a class project - especially since this project had competing in it, and he strongly hated having to compete with his twin brother.
The subsequent entries mentioned how he would plead and bargain with his teacher to let him work with Calvin, but his teacher was quite adamently against it. The very worst part of the whole deal was how his own twin didn't share in his misgivings.
His twin was so confident he would do better than Marty, he even gave Marty a very rough time for not wanting to work against him - and he would say that Marty a "sore loser". His twin's arrogance really made him so upset, he retaliated by sabotaging the project that his twin was working on. Then there were a lot harsh words exchanged.
Marty soon felt quite bad about his actions, he offered to help Calvin do his project over again. His twin felt real bad about the fight, too - and he finally apologized for really being arrogant. Eventually, they finally agreed to work together on a project with their partner - and all four of them ended up sharing the class prize.
Their teacher even apologized for pitting them against each other, and said that she felt pretty bad for nearly ruining their friendship. Tears welled up in Marty's eyes, as he recalled how that was quite one of the lowest points in their lives. The fight made him feel terribly sad, and the fight never even happened in the original timeline!
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Calvin was also pondering over his twin and his best friend. He'd always love his twin brother, but he just had a tough time adjusting to the fact that Marty remembered a whole other past, where Marty was a singleton. He was actually so taken aback with learning that Marty McFly himself was the mysterious Calvin Klein! There was a great irony with knowing that he was actually named after his very own twin brother!
He actually hated to admit it, but he had to admit that he felt too uncomfortable with the concept that his own twin had been indirectly responsible for his existence. Since he went to the future with Marty and Doc, he actually couldn't help but think of what timeline Marty identified with more. He hated admitting that he felt rather insecure.
He thought back to how, on April Fools Day every year, he and Marty would switch places. Even though rarely anyone was fooled anymore, they sure still had fun. He then thought back to how very jealous he felt, after Marty started dating Jennifer. Calvin had behaved immaturely, and it was rather fortunate just how he and Marty managed to patch everything up. Marty was indeed a great best friend.
He remembered all the stories that his parents told about Calvin Klein, the boy they knew for a week in 1955 - but had a huge impact on their lives. It was very strange thinking about how he rather heard those stories his whole life, yet Marty did those things only two weeks ago! Thinking of time travel tended to give him a headache.
It was disturbing to think of how, if Marty went back to 1955 and undid all his actions of the week, he could rather easily become erased from existence - and Marty would go back to being a singleton. He saw no reason why Marty might even wish to do so, but simply the fact that it was possible made him feel incredibly ill at ease.
Calvin reached under the bed, as he pulled out the photo album - which was all full of pictures of him and Marty. There was even a newspaper clipping with a mugshot that contained the newly born Martin Seamus McFly and Calvin William McFly, and under it was the headline that announced the twins' birth on June 20th of 1968.
He saw some pictures of them dressed identically, and placed in a two-seat stroller. It sure made him realize the great relationship he had with this twin. He stumbled across the pictures where the twins were celebrating their second birthday. Both twins really were covered in chocolate cake, as they were both seated in high chairs.
A few pages later, he stumbled across a picture of him and Marty on their first day of kindergarten. They had on quite similar outfits - except that Calvin was wearing blue, while Marty was wearing red. Both actually had lopsided smiles on their faces.
He then saw the picture of the science project he worked on back in second grade. He suddenly felt ashamed, as he remembered how he really gave his twin a hard time - all because of Marty's lack of desire to compete with him. That quite had to rank up there with the way he reacted upon Marty dating Jennifer, as far as being the worst fight.
Looking back in retrospect, he realized how his twin's only desire was simply for the two of them to get along. It was real obvious that Marty disliked the idea of having any sort of rivalry with his twin, and Calvin had been so insensitive to that fact. He suddenly became teary-eyed, as he thought with shame about he incident.
He realized it may have been his desire to develop an identity separate from his twin that motivated him to ruthlessly pick on his twin. He couldn't even really blame Marty for sabotaging his project in retaliation. He remembered just how angry he was, and he actually said that he hated Marty. Marty just responded with saying "screw you", before he ran out of the room in tears. He simply responded with "good riddance".
He suddenly wondered if his twin even remembered that fight. He probably did, if he remembered the way Calvin reacted to him dating Jennifer. The very idea of his twin remembering another timeline that he wasn't a part of was going to take quite a little getting used to - but Marty would always be his twin, and they'd always be friends!
"Calvin," called a voice that sounded just like his own, "are you in there? It's Marty! I was wondering if I could come inside for a little while. I did some rather deep thinking about you and me, and I just wanted to let you know - we will always be friends."
"Aw, Marty!" Calvin gushed, as he opened the door. He then threw his arms around Marty, and added, "Oh, Marty, I sure am simply sorry about what happened back in second grade. I was very mean to you - and I'm just not sure if you even remember that event, but I just feel so terrible about it. I was being very self-adsorbed."
"Aw, don't worry about it," Marty replied, softly. "I do remember that event - as I've just read about it in my diary. I forgave you a long time ago, though. Furthermore, I shouldn't have destroyed your project - no matter how upset I was. I'm sorry, too."
"All's well that ends well," Calvin replied, as he held Marty tightly. Tears filled his eyes, as he realized what a good friend he quite had in Marty. He knew right then and there that nothing would ever come between him and his twin. Not even the whole temporal condition of Marty could undermine the strong bond that the two of them shared.
