WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED
Bailey's Point Of View
'Um, no thanks. We're fine with where we are.' I was about to close the door when Moose spoke up.
'There's no hurry, Bails. Let's hear what he has to say.'
I nodded. Fine.
We sat at the kitchen table and Cody laid the poster on the table.
He was just reading from the poster and yet Moose seemed so impressed by him.
Like it was so surprising that he could read.
Yeah, he could read all right; he's read the entire dictionary and anything to do with Science.
I rolled my eyes. I was irritated. But most of all, I was afraid.
I was afraid he'd talk about what happened thirty-seven years ago. What happened between us.
Cailey...
Any mention of Cailey made me feel like I had been shot in the head.
It hurt.
I wanted him out. Out of my life.
I couldn't care if he's trapped here, in the future, forever.
But wait, I did care.
What if he was trapped here forever?
I still liked him as a friend... he's not that bad.
He was stuck. He didn't choose to be stuck in the future...
This entire thing wasn't his fault... and I have been putting the blame on him for thirty-seven years... and now here he is!
In the future! He's here... wondering why I'm with Moose.
Moose...
I had finished Yale and was looking for a suitable career.
That was when Moose came. He came to Yale to look for me.
And proposed.
Yes, I was shocked. I was surprised.
I hadn't dated anyone since Cody got zapped into the future and left. So, I agreed. But mostly because I had a hard time trying to forget about Cody... I wanted to forget him, I had been trying, but it seemed impossible.
The wedding was held in Kettlecorn. We set everything outside our house. We had a buffet - mostly chicken, salad and ice-cream as dessert.
And that was it. Nothing glorious. But I liked it.
Not the way Cody and I had planned it, but this was with Moose.
'Um, Moosey, do you think you could go upstairs to get me my glasses? I left it upstairs,' I told Moose.
He grunted but obliged.
As I heard his footsteps lighten, I took out my glasses from my pocket.
'Cody.'
'Bailey! You remember!'
'Shh!' I hushed him. 'Now, tell me, what are you doing here?'
'In the future! The time machine...'
'I know about that. But why are you here?' I asked pointing to myself. 'In my house?'
'I wanted to look for you... the museum is opposite... and I... I saw you, Bails. I miss you.'
'Me too, Cody, me too. But you have to go back now,' I said, pushing him towards the door.
'But why?' he asked. 'I want to be with you...'
'Cody, this is the future... you have to go back. Before you can't.'
'Before I can't?'
'Yes, there's a time-hole. It's this hole in the time machine. The hole that transported you - and Zack - here.'
'Really?' He panicked.
'Yes, you must get back into the time-hole before time runs out.'
'Time runs out?' he asked.
'Yes, once you use the time machine to get to another year or day, the timer will be set. Once it hits zero, BAM! You're stuck here forever, Cody.'
'But I'll be with you...' he said, stepping out of the door and pulling me out with him.
'No, you don't understand. If you go back now, the entire future will be different.'
'Different?'
'Yes, the future you see now if what happens if you don't get back in time. If you get back in time, Bailey - well, me - wouldn't have been waiting and waiting... I wouldn't have married Moose.'
At the mention of that, he took off immediately, rushing back to the museum.
It was till then that I realized that I was crying. I wiped the tears off with the back of my hand and turned to go back into the house.
Oh no, Moose.