A/N: I'm back. Never thought I'd come back to this one did you. Well when I read the two newest reviews I felt bad so I thought I would continue this one. I hope all you nice people like this. And I warn you again if you don't like time travel stories please don't read. And Review I really like it Also reformatted this one because it was a little hard to read
Disclaimer: Not mine don't sue
Another Note: Italic's are Jacqueline's handwriting and Henry's thought's are in ::
Chapter Two: The Beginning
My name is Jacqueline King. If you are reading this dear Henry, then I have left you for reasons you will soon understand. Within these pages is the truth you have begged me for. To begin, I am not from the 1800's. I do not even belong here. I lied about who I was in order to save myself.
My actual birth year was June 16th 1980. I am a time traveler from the year 2002. As difficult as this must be for you to understand it is the truth. In my time you do not even exist. Your story comes from an author's mind. I do not know why I was sent back, but I chose to believe it was because you needed me.
My story begins on a bright fall day in mid November. I was a college student heading to class without a care in the world. Well that wasn't really true I had a lot on my mind. I had just broken up with Peter my boyfriend and I was worried that I had made the wrong choice. I was not looking where I was going and bumped into an old lady shuffling a long in front of me. " I'm so sorry," I said with a smile. She turned around and returned the smile. "That is all right young one." She frowned suddenly looking right into my eyes "You are sad at heart, I see, and because you were kind to me I will give you a gift." I stared at her puzzled as she leaned in to whisper in my ear. "I shall gift you with love and the chance to save a life. " And with that she shuffled on. I did not have time to ponder her words, because I was late for class. As I dodged cars and ran all thought's of the strange old lady fled my mind.
Every time I think back on that day I wish I could have warned myself. Still we cannot change what is past. I continued running never even seeing the black hole right in front of me. It devoured me and left nothing for my own time to remember me by.
I didn't scream as I fell, because I think I was too surprised to. I landed hard right in some sort of street. I didn't have time to look around me, because a horse and carriage was coming towards me.
Henry slammed the book shut not wanting to read anymore. He just couldn't fathom what Jacqueline had just told him. A time traveler it just could not be. Then again why would she lie? It caused him great pain to think of her all alone then. Not knowing anyone, not understanding what had just happened to her. He sighed and reopened the book. He wanted to understand this women, who he had let get away.
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