A/N:
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Peace & love to you all,
-Phoenix
Disclaimer:
I do NOT own The Beatles.
I wish I did, but hey life's a beach, right?
Chapter Two:
"Mhmmm mhhhhm." Said Kaila from the driver's seat.
"What!" The radio was blaring "Happiness is A Warm Gun", and after five long hours in the bus, Phoenix had become irritable and hard of hearing.
"MHMMMM MHHM!" Kaila repeated herself.
"I still can't hear you, turn the radio down!" Phoenix screamed at the top of her lungs.
At that, the bus came to an abrupt halt and the air went silent.
"I said, We're here." Kaila said with a smile.
They both hurriedly fought their way through the clutter, out of the bus, and onto the busy Seattle sidewalk. It was eleven in the morning and the city was alive and thriving. The girls began their exploration and were already getting puzzled looks from bystanders regarding their "strange" fashion choices.
They went to some shops in the University district and Kaila picked up some "dynamite" Beatles t-shirts an some new bell bottoms, Phoenix got a long 70's dress, and a groovy pair of suede, fringe pants. After shopping, they headed to a near restaurant for lunch. They were immediately greeted by an elderly, bearded waiter. "Good afternoon ladies" said the waiter with a charming British accent.
Kaila glanced at his name tag, it read "Tom"
"Good afternoon Tom." answered Kaila
Tom smiled "Right this way. "
The girls followed him to a large empty table that sat next to a humungous window draped with deep blue velvet, flowing curtains. The girls sat down as Tom flopped two menus in front of them and raced away to another table.
"What shall I have?" Kaila pondered as she flipped through the menu's many pages.
"How about pancakes?" Answered Phoenix "We could get a big stack of them and share".
"Pancakes, it's two pm." said Kaila, confused.
"Well, we never had breakfast like you said, you only made tea."
"I guess you're right." said Kaila, defeated.
So they ordered pancakes.
Shortly after, Tom came back and flopped a plate with a huge, heaping pile of pancakes on the table.
"Thank you." Kaila started to say, as her eye caught the Beatles poster in the corner of the room. "Ah, Paul." she said with a girlish sigh.
"I guess that's my que to leave." Tom said with a nervous chuckle, and walked away.
"Kaila, you're embarrassing yourself!" Phoenix said, shoving her friend in the arm. "besides it's never going to happen, he's like seventy, and you're just about forty years too late."
"He's 68!" Kaila corrected using the most bitter frown she could conjure up, "and as long as he's still breathing, I'll never be too late."
"Whatever you say, sweetheart." Phoenix added sarcastically.
"We were clearly born in the wrong time." said Kaila "It's like god is playing some sort of cruel joke on us, it's depressing." Kaila let out another sigh.
"I know, right?" added Phoenix. "It's like you're reading my mind."
The girls sat together sharing in a clouded gloominess.
"I'm gonna use the bathroom real quick before we head back home." Announced Phoenix after a few minutes.
Phoenix thought about her conversation with Kaila as she walked towards the bathroom in a melancholy daze. She turned back to look towards her friend sitting alone at their table when she walked into something, or someone. Before she knew what had happened she fell with a rapid quickness and an ear-ringing "KABOOM!" As her head hit the linoleum floor.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" Phoenix apologized looking up at a smiling Tom with a bright redness rushing to her cheeks.
"It's quite alright dear." He said pulling her up from the ground. "You know," He said, his smile growing wider exposing his jagged, yellow teeth. "I couldn't help but over hear you and your friend's conversation, and I think I have something that could solve your problem." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a thick lump wrapped in a rose colored handkerchief, and handed it to her.
"What's this?" Phoenix asked, baffled.
"Never mind that deary, put it away, and open it later after you get home."
Phoenix looked down, staring at the handkerchief wrapped gift. When she looked back up, Tom was gone.
The girls were both exhausted by the time they pulled into their drive way. After ten hours of driving. They were both ready to hit the hay.
"What's that?" Asked Kaila spotting the thick lump in Phoenix's pocket.
"I don't know, Tom, from the restaurant gave it me."
"Well let's have a look-see then." Demanded Kaila.
Phoenix took the handkerchief out of her pocket and carefully unwrapped it. Inside was a lovely little watch with a rich, golden hue. It was embedded with a thousand different colored jewels, and one large red ruby in the center.
"It's beautiful," Said Kaila admiring it's golden radiance. "It looks expensive, I can't believe he just gave it to you."
"I know, but I'm glad he did." Phoenix said as she fastened it tightly to her wrist.
"You know," said Kaila studying the watch, "The red jewel in the middle kind of looks like a button." Kaila pressed down on the middle jewel and the air was suddenly filled with a high pitched ring.
"Dear lord!" Yelled Phoenix as she covered her ears. She looked towards Kaila who tightly grasped her with panic in her eyes as the ringing slowly got louder and louder and spread through the air at an alarming pace, until suddenly everything faded to black, and the girls were forced into unconsciousness by the terrible ringing.
