3:30 PM CDT
Real World Universe
Amanda had returned from school, and she was feeling very cheerful. She could barely believe that a whole month had passed, since the news came that she could live with her mother and grandma. She did find herself missing Marty and Calvin, though - as well as Doc Brown. It was pretty hard to not discuss this with anyone.
"I'm home!" called out Amanda, as she entered the apartment with her mother and grandma lived.
"How was school today, sweetheart?" Karen asked, as she threw her arms around her daughter. "I was thinking that we could maybe eat at Ponderosa tonight. How would you like that?"
"That would be wonderful," replied Amanda. "I really could go for a serloin steak. I've been making several friends at school, so that's great. I can hardly believe that school will be out really soon."
Just then, the buzzer had gone off. Amanda was pretty startled, as she wondered who it could be.
"Let's go downstairs," sugggested Karen, "and see who it is. Grandma should be home in about an hour. Then we could head over to Ponderosa."
Amanda was feeling a little nervous, as she followed her mother down the stairs. She then noticed the FedEx van was in the parking lot of their apartment complex.
"This is FedEx," explained the man, as he held a package. "Which one of you is Amanda Martini?"
"Uh, that would be me," replied Amanda, with some excitement in her voice. She wondered who had sent her a package.
"Okay, I need to sign here," the man said. "I have a package for you."
Amanda began to sign her name, as she was quite curious about what was inside the package. She wondered if it might be any of her former foster parents. She was certain that the Lewises would not send her anything.
"Here you go," the FedEx man said, as he handed Amanda the package. "Have a nice day, you two."
"Thank you," Amanda said, smiling. "You have a nice day, too."
"So who is it from, Amanda?" Karen asked, with curiosity.
"Uh, I'm not sure," Amanda replied, as she glanced at the package. "There is no return address on here. It might be from some of my former foster parents. It's probably not the Lewises, though. They seemed to not like me."
"You know," Karen said, softly, "the last three years really have been some of the longest years of my life. Emmett Green was such a wonderful man. Marty and Calvin McCoy were also two very wonderful young men. It's greatly amazing how much they really resembled Michael J Fox. I used to watch Family Ties a lot, back in the 1980s."
"I haven't seen every episode of Family Ties, yet," Amanda said, sighing. "Although I admire Michael J Fox a little better as Marty McFly - I really like him a lot as Alex P Keaton, too. I can't really imagine Alex on a skateboard, though. I think the two of them would get along great, though - if they ever met each other."
"Yeah, I think they would, too," replied Karen. "After all, they are both Michael J Fox."
Amanda had to smile at her mother's statement, then she realized that Michael J Fox did indeed use many of the same expressions with just about every character that he played. He was such a lovable actor, and it would be quite hard to imagine him in any roles as a villian.
Amanda headed over to her bedroom, as she carefully opened up the package that was inside. She was stunned when she saw that there was a book called A Match Made In Space by George McFly. There were also three cassette tapes by The Pinheads, which she knew was Marty's band. Then there was an envelope with a letter inside. Amanda carefully opened up the envelope, as she pulled out the letter that was inside.
"Dear Amanda," the letter said, as Amanda started to read. "I hope everything is going great for you. I figured you would enjoy the music that our band had recorded. We wrote a song dedicated to you - even though, of course, we did not tell the rest of the band who you really were. I'm sure you'll be able to guess which song it is.
"I think you will also enjoy reading the novel that our father wrote. It was inspired by the Darth Vader trick that I used on my father - and I'm afraid that, when I told him that I was behind the Darth Vader routine, it might have freaked him out a little bit. Anyway, my father is a very brilliant writer.
"It has been very nice spending time with you, and I'm very happy that everything worked out great for you. Anyway, we will always remember you with fond feelings - so I now wish you godspeed and happy trails. Take care.
"Your friends, Marty and Calvin McFly
"P.S. Doc told us to tell you that he says 'hi', too. He remembers you with fond feelings, though. Take care!"
Amanda then realized that she had tears in her eyes, as she was touched by what the letter said. She wondered which album by The Pinheads she should play first. She hoped that Marty's and Calvin's band would gain some international success in the world that they came from. He then wondered what their world would be like in 2006.
"Hey, sweetheart," called out Karen. "Are you about ready to go to Ponderosa? Grandma is home, now."
"I certainly am," replied Amanda, smiling. "The package was from my friends. I was thinking that we could listen to one of the tapes by their band, The Pinheads. They were, uh, inspired by Marty's band from Back to the Future."
"I really do enjoy that trilogy a lot," commented Karen. "I guess their parents were big fans of the trilogy, eh?"
"Yeah, I think they were," Amanda said, smiling. She, of course, couldn't tell her mother just who Marty and Calvin really were. "Yeah, I am feeling pretty hungry, right now."
Amanda glanced at one of the cassettes that she received, and she saw that Amanda was one of the song titles on the tape. She wondered if that song was maybe written about her. It was the first song on side one, in fact.
"How was your day, sweetheart?" asked Eleanor, as she threw her arms around Amanda. "It's so nice having you live with us, you know."
"I had a wonderful day," replied Amanda. "You know, it's so hard to believe that a month has passed, now. School is almost over, and we can do all kinds of fun things this summer. I really don't miss living on a farm at all."
"Yeah, I suppose there are all kinds of work that needs to be done on a farm," Eleanor commented. "Yeah, we could do a lot of swimming this summer. So, are you ready to head over to Ponderosa, now?"
Amanda and her mother glanced at each other, as they nodded. The last month did seem like one of the happiest months in her life. It was nice not to have to be placed in foster homes, anymore. It was all thanks to Dr. Emmett Brown, as well as Marty and Calvin McFly. They were wonderful friends indeed.