CH 3
"You weren't there all summer to support Eric and convince him to go out to California. Eric and Donna never got back together. Let's go ahead a little farther."
The street disappeared and Hyde soon found himself inside a small, shabby apartment. He saw himself sitting at a table reading a book. He seemed to be about 30.
"This is where I live?" he asked the angel.
"Unfortunately," the angel smirked. "Jackie wasn't around to push you to go to college, so you just stayed at the Foto Hut."
'This isn't so bad,' Hyde thought to himself. Compared to the basement it was..who was he kidding. He looked like a loser.
He walked up to the table and glanced down at the book his 'future' self was reading. It was a Point Place yearbook and it was open to the junior class pictures. Jackie's picture. He was staring at Jackie's picture. Suddenly his 'future' self got up and walked out the door.
"Where is he, I mean, am I going?" he asked as he continued to stare at the yearbook.
"Let's follow," the angel replied mysteriously. "This should be fun"
"We were never even together?" he muttered under his breath as he ran his finger down the page with Jackie's picture on it. "Why would I, would he, still be." suddenly he understood.
They followed the 'future' Hyde out the door and before they knew it they were inside the high school gym.
"Welcome to the Point Place high school reunion!" a perky blonde yelled at the couple entering the gym behind them. Hyde recognized her as Fez's old psycho girlfriend Caroline.
He looked around the room. He wouldn't have thought it possible, but the gym looked even more shabby and depressing than he remembered. He saw Eric standing by the punch bowl. He looked worn out.
...... "Yea," he overheard Eric saying to some guy with glasses, "after my dad retires next month they are going to make me manager of Pricemart." .........
Hyde turned to the angel "Pricemart? I mean I can see how I turned out like I did, but Eric went to college, didn't he? How did he end up at Pricemart?"
"He did go to college," the angel replied sadly, "but, he flunked out. It all started one lonely Saturday night his junior year, when he rented a porn movie and, well, Donna was starring in it."
"WHAT!?!"
"Yea, poor kid. She's had a rough life. You see Midge developed quite a drug problem after she moved to California, and she got into some trouble. Donna got dragged into the whole mess during her senior year of high school. She and Midge needed money and, well, one thing led to another. Eric was so distraught over the whole situation he ended up flunking out of college and had to move back in with Red and Kitty. He was lucky that Red was able to get him his old job back."
"Can I get a copy of that tape?" Hyde asked smartly. He would have felt bad for Donna, but this was just a dream, right?
Just then she walked through the door. God, she looks amazing.
He couldn't believe how fast his heart was beating. He couldn't take his eyes off her as she walked up to Eric.
"Hi Jackie! Where's Kelso?" Eric asked.
"I don't know and I don' t care. We're divorced. Don't worry, I'm not upset about it. He made me miserable. The kids were only reason I stayed with him for so long. He was always cheating on me."
Eric made a face like he was shocked.
"Oh, shut up Eric. I know, it's not a big surprise. It's just, I used think he actually loved me, but now I realize he never did. I never did. I can't believe how much time I wasted." her voice trailed off.
"Well, it's been nice talking to you," Eric said as he walked away.
Jackie sighed as she glanced around the room. 'Losers' Hyde heard her mutter under her breath. He looked up when he heard her gasp. She was staring at the gym doors. Hyde saw his 'future' self walking into the gym. She was staring at him!
He followed her as she rushed over to the entrance.
"Hello Steven!"
'Jackie' was all he heard himself say. Say something his urged himself. Tell her it's nice to see her. Tell her you missed her.
All he could do was watch as the 'future' Hyde walked away. Jackie watched his back as he crossed the room. She looked very disappointed. She stared at him for a few more minutes and then walked out of the gym doors.
"That's it?" he yelled to the angel.
"Pretty much. You sat around for a few more hours looking miserable and then you finally ask Eric if he talked to her. He tells he did. He says she said she 'has kids, is miserable, Kelso hasn't changed.' You never find out that they got divorced and you never see her again.
"This is so depressing! I can't believe I turn out to be such a loser. I never tell Jackie how I feel?"
"Nope. Your life really didn't turn out too well, did it?"
"Thank god this is just a dream. Still, it's depressing." He hesitated for a second. "Can you show me what my life would be like if I stayed with Jackie?"
"You weren't there all summer to support Eric and convince him to go out to California. Eric and Donna never got back together. Let's go ahead a little farther."
The street disappeared and Hyde soon found himself inside a small, shabby apartment. He saw himself sitting at a table reading a book. He seemed to be about 30.
"This is where I live?" he asked the angel.
"Unfortunately," the angel smirked. "Jackie wasn't around to push you to go to college, so you just stayed at the Foto Hut."
'This isn't so bad,' Hyde thought to himself. Compared to the basement it was..who was he kidding. He looked like a loser.
He walked up to the table and glanced down at the book his 'future' self was reading. It was a Point Place yearbook and it was open to the junior class pictures. Jackie's picture. He was staring at Jackie's picture. Suddenly his 'future' self got up and walked out the door.
"Where is he, I mean, am I going?" he asked as he continued to stare at the yearbook.
"Let's follow," the angel replied mysteriously. "This should be fun"
"We were never even together?" he muttered under his breath as he ran his finger down the page with Jackie's picture on it. "Why would I, would he, still be." suddenly he understood.
They followed the 'future' Hyde out the door and before they knew it they were inside the high school gym.
"Welcome to the Point Place high school reunion!" a perky blonde yelled at the couple entering the gym behind them. Hyde recognized her as Fez's old psycho girlfriend Caroline.
He looked around the room. He wouldn't have thought it possible, but the gym looked even more shabby and depressing than he remembered. He saw Eric standing by the punch bowl. He looked worn out.
...... "Yea," he overheard Eric saying to some guy with glasses, "after my dad retires next month they are going to make me manager of Pricemart." .........
Hyde turned to the angel "Pricemart? I mean I can see how I turned out like I did, but Eric went to college, didn't he? How did he end up at Pricemart?"
"He did go to college," the angel replied sadly, "but, he flunked out. It all started one lonely Saturday night his junior year, when he rented a porn movie and, well, Donna was starring in it."
"WHAT!?!"
"Yea, poor kid. She's had a rough life. You see Midge developed quite a drug problem after she moved to California, and she got into some trouble. Donna got dragged into the whole mess during her senior year of high school. She and Midge needed money and, well, one thing led to another. Eric was so distraught over the whole situation he ended up flunking out of college and had to move back in with Red and Kitty. He was lucky that Red was able to get him his old job back."
"Can I get a copy of that tape?" Hyde asked smartly. He would have felt bad for Donna, but this was just a dream, right?
Just then she walked through the door. God, she looks amazing.
He couldn't believe how fast his heart was beating. He couldn't take his eyes off her as she walked up to Eric.
"Hi Jackie! Where's Kelso?" Eric asked.
"I don't know and I don' t care. We're divorced. Don't worry, I'm not upset about it. He made me miserable. The kids were only reason I stayed with him for so long. He was always cheating on me."
Eric made a face like he was shocked.
"Oh, shut up Eric. I know, it's not a big surprise. It's just, I used think he actually loved me, but now I realize he never did. I never did. I can't believe how much time I wasted." her voice trailed off.
"Well, it's been nice talking to you," Eric said as he walked away.
Jackie sighed as she glanced around the room. 'Losers' Hyde heard her mutter under her breath. He looked up when he heard her gasp. She was staring at the gym doors. Hyde saw his 'future' self walking into the gym. She was staring at him!
He followed her as she rushed over to the entrance.
"Hello Steven!"
'Jackie' was all he heard himself say. Say something his urged himself. Tell her it's nice to see her. Tell her you missed her.
All he could do was watch as the 'future' Hyde walked away. Jackie watched his back as he crossed the room. She looked very disappointed. She stared at him for a few more minutes and then walked out of the gym doors.
"That's it?" he yelled to the angel.
"Pretty much. You sat around for a few more hours looking miserable and then you finally ask Eric if he talked to her. He tells he did. He says she said she 'has kids, is miserable, Kelso hasn't changed.' You never find out that they got divorced and you never see her again.
"This is so depressing! I can't believe I turn out to be such a loser. I never tell Jackie how I feel?"
"Nope. Your life really didn't turn out too well, did it?"
"Thank god this is just a dream. Still, it's depressing." He hesitated for a second. "Can you show me what my life would be like if I stayed with Jackie?"