Ch 4
"Can you show me what my life would be like if I stayed with Jackie?" he asked.
"Well, were really NOT supposed to do that.but I guess one tiny peak couldn't hurt"
Everything went blurry again and when it came back into focus he was standing in front of a huge house right on the beach.
"Where are we?" he asked the angel.
The weird angel just smiled as he opened the front door and motioned for Hyde to come in.
If the entry way was any indication this place was incredible. There was a huge winding staircase that went up at least three floors. To his right there was a long hallway and to his left there was a large room that looked like a study or a library. He took a couple of steps toward the room and noticed there were two people in uniform inside cleaning it.
He turned around and glanced at the wall behind him. It was covered in pictures. He thought the young man in the first picture looked familiar. He had curly hair just like him. He looked at the picture just below it. It was a wedding picture. It was him and Jackie! He couldn't help notice how beautiful she looked.
He started to walk down the hall looking at all of the different pictures. They were almost all of him and Jackie. He and Jackie sitting on the Foreman's porch. The two of them standing in front of the Eiffel tower, another one of them in front of the pyramids. Him and Jackie on a beach somewhere. As he moved along the hallway he saw more family pictures. His family pictures. Most of the pictures were of him, Jackie and two boys, both with curly brown hair just like his. He recognized the younger one from the picture near the front door. Then he saw a picture of the older curly haired boy with a young woman and two little girls. Was he a grandpa? He couldn't believe it.
"Come over here," the angel whispered to Hyde from a window seat near the back of the hallway.
Hyde walked over and peered through the window. There was a large crowd gathered on the beach in the back of the house. They were standing under a large banner that read 'HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY JACKIE AND STEVEN!'
Hyde pressed his nose to the window. '50th?' he thought to himself. Then he saw his 'future' self raise his glass for a toast. Hyde scrambled to open the window. He gripped the window frame and he leaned out as far as he could to hear what they were saying.
'I just want to thank all of you for coming to help Jacks and I celebrate this very special occasion,' Hyde heard his 'future' self say. Everyone started clapping. He couldn't believe how old he was. He had white hair! He looked around and was surprised that he recognized several people in the crowd. Eric was standing to his left. He was bald! He was still super skinny too. Kelso, Fez and Donna were there too. Donna looked a little pudgy, but it suited her.
Hyde turned his attention back to the toast as his 'future' self as he began to speak again.
'These past 50 years have been better than I ever could have imagined. My darling Jackie you make me so happy.'
Then he saw her. She was sitting down holding a small girl with dark hair on her lap. His granddaughter? He couldn't believe how pretty Jackie looked. She must be at almost 70, but she still looked radiant to him.
Suddenly the window slammed shut.
"I think you've seen more than enough," the strange angel said to Hyde.
"Wait! I just want to." he was cut off as everything started going blurry again.
He woke with a start. He was back in his bed in his tiny bedroom in the Forman's basement.
It was just a dream he said to himself.
He looked at the clock on his dresser. 11pm. She might still be up. He ran out of his room. He knew what he had to do.
Donna and Eric were sitting on the couch.
"Hyde, where are you going?" Eric asked.
"I gotta go see Jackie. We need to talk," he called out as he ran up the stairs.
"I hope those two work everything out. I was actually starting to think that they made a nice couple," Donna said as she snuggled up to Eric.
"Can you show me what my life would be like if I stayed with Jackie?" he asked.
"Well, were really NOT supposed to do that.but I guess one tiny peak couldn't hurt"
Everything went blurry again and when it came back into focus he was standing in front of a huge house right on the beach.
"Where are we?" he asked the angel.
The weird angel just smiled as he opened the front door and motioned for Hyde to come in.
If the entry way was any indication this place was incredible. There was a huge winding staircase that went up at least three floors. To his right there was a long hallway and to his left there was a large room that looked like a study or a library. He took a couple of steps toward the room and noticed there were two people in uniform inside cleaning it.
He turned around and glanced at the wall behind him. It was covered in pictures. He thought the young man in the first picture looked familiar. He had curly hair just like him. He looked at the picture just below it. It was a wedding picture. It was him and Jackie! He couldn't help notice how beautiful she looked.
He started to walk down the hall looking at all of the different pictures. They were almost all of him and Jackie. He and Jackie sitting on the Foreman's porch. The two of them standing in front of the Eiffel tower, another one of them in front of the pyramids. Him and Jackie on a beach somewhere. As he moved along the hallway he saw more family pictures. His family pictures. Most of the pictures were of him, Jackie and two boys, both with curly brown hair just like his. He recognized the younger one from the picture near the front door. Then he saw a picture of the older curly haired boy with a young woman and two little girls. Was he a grandpa? He couldn't believe it.
"Come over here," the angel whispered to Hyde from a window seat near the back of the hallway.
Hyde walked over and peered through the window. There was a large crowd gathered on the beach in the back of the house. They were standing under a large banner that read 'HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY JACKIE AND STEVEN!'
Hyde pressed his nose to the window. '50th?' he thought to himself. Then he saw his 'future' self raise his glass for a toast. Hyde scrambled to open the window. He gripped the window frame and he leaned out as far as he could to hear what they were saying.
'I just want to thank all of you for coming to help Jacks and I celebrate this very special occasion,' Hyde heard his 'future' self say. Everyone started clapping. He couldn't believe how old he was. He had white hair! He looked around and was surprised that he recognized several people in the crowd. Eric was standing to his left. He was bald! He was still super skinny too. Kelso, Fez and Donna were there too. Donna looked a little pudgy, but it suited her.
Hyde turned his attention back to the toast as his 'future' self as he began to speak again.
'These past 50 years have been better than I ever could have imagined. My darling Jackie you make me so happy.'
Then he saw her. She was sitting down holding a small girl with dark hair on her lap. His granddaughter? He couldn't believe how pretty Jackie looked. She must be at almost 70, but she still looked radiant to him.
Suddenly the window slammed shut.
"I think you've seen more than enough," the strange angel said to Hyde.
"Wait! I just want to." he was cut off as everything started going blurry again.
He woke with a start. He was back in his bed in his tiny bedroom in the Forman's basement.
It was just a dream he said to himself.
He looked at the clock on his dresser. 11pm. She might still be up. He ran out of his room. He knew what he had to do.
Donna and Eric were sitting on the couch.
"Hyde, where are you going?" Eric asked.
"I gotta go see Jackie. We need to talk," he called out as he ran up the stairs.
"I hope those two work everything out. I was actually starting to think that they made a nice couple," Donna said as she snuggled up to Eric.