They were only in the air for an hour, but Jackie couldn't help but feel excited. She had never been to NY before, but that also didn't matter. In NY, there were people who thought she was gone. In NY, there was hope; hope is all that she had and all that she wanted. She felt so bad for doing this to Kevin; but what other choice did she have. There was no way in hell that Stephen would be able to find her all the way out in California. If he wasn't going to be able to find her then she would just have to find him. She couldn't believe that she was on a plane to NY. She still hadn't figured out how she was going to get away from Kevin and Charlene. She couldn't simply say well thanks for the ride now I'll be on my way. Kevin didn't seem like someone that would go out of his way to help someone out. No in all honesty, Kevin would have never taken her out here if she didn't say yes to his marriage proposal. The one thing that was going to make her happy was that she would soon be Jackie Burkehart again. Kevin and Charlene were sleeping quietly and Jackie decided that now would be the best time to use the bathroom.
Kevin sat up when he heard Jackie leave to go to the bathroom. There was something going on and he didn't like it at all. Jackie was hiding something from him and he wanted to know what. He couldn't believe that all he had to say was I'm going to NY. It seemed to easy to him. He had tried for months and months to get her to say yes. Maybe Charlene had finally talked some sense into Jackie. It didn't matter though, Jackie was his. It wasn't like she had someone else that was pining for her. He was going to surprise Jackie by taking her to the Christmas ball in the city. Jackie came back from the bathroom and noticed that Kevin was now sitting up. Great, now she would have to talk to him she thought.
"So Jackie I was thinking that we could get married in two weeks on Christmas day." Kevin said to her.
"What...two weeks...that's not very far away at all." Jackie said.
"Yeah...so what's your point?" Kevin asked her.
"Well...um that's not enough time to make plans that's all." She said to him.
"Oh don't worry about that. All I have to do is make some calls that's all; no big deal. I can have the arrangements done in no time." Kevin said to her.
Jackie almost freaked when she thought about having to marry Kevin in two weeks. How was she going to be able to get away from him? She knew that it would be hard, but with only two weeks to find her friends it was next to impossible. Charlene was still asleep and Kevin was most definitely now getting up to talk to her.
"Jackie tell me about your family." Kevin demanded.
"My mother and father died about a couple of years and I'm an only child. There's really nothing else to tell you." Jackie said to him.
"There's nothing else that you want to tell me?" Kevin asked her.
"No; why...Is there something wrong with that story." Jackie asked defensively.
"No, I was just wondering if you were leaving something out. Jackie I don't really know anything about you." Kevin said to her.
"Well there's not much to know." She replied.
"Well, I think that we now have only two more hours left. Why don't you go to sleep?" He said to her.
"Um...I'm not really that tired right now." She replied to him.
"Jackie go to sleep right now." Kevin demanded angrily.
"Kevin I'm not tired." Jackie said in a confused voice.
"I don't care whether your tired or not. I ordered you to go to sleep." Kevin said to her.
"No one orders me around." Jackie said to him.
"Jackie I am now your fiancé and I make the decisions for you." Kevin said to her.
"Kevin I am my own person and I make my own decisions. You're just going to have to get used to that." Jackie said to him.
"I don't have to get used to anything. You're the one that needs to get used to the new situation not me. I make more money than you could ever dream of." Kevin said.
"It doesn't matter if you make more money than me or not. You don't have a right to tell me what to do." Jackie said to him.
Kevin was now standing up. He was infuriated by the way that Jackie had just talked to him. She was nothing but a poor girl that ended up being engaged to a very wealth Californian business man. She should be taking orders and worshiping me. He thought to himself. That's the way its suppose to go.
Charlene had awaken from her nap to see that Kevin was mad. She looked at Jackie and saw determination in her face and was confused by her friends' actions.
"What's going on?" Charlene asked them.
"Jackie has refused to listen to me. It's obvious that she needs to be taught a lesson." Kevin said to Charlene while still staring at Jackie.
"Oh yeah, what are you going to do about it?" Jackie asked him.
"Jackie I'm going to let this go; but, in the future you are to never disobey me again." Kevin said to her.
"In the future Kevin, you will need to learn to not tell me what to do; because I won't be listening to you.
"Okay that's enough. Jackie why don't you get some rest; I'm sure Kevin was just trying to be thoughtful." Charlene said to her.
Jackie reluctantly put her head down. She couldn't believe how Kevin just turned into a lunatic like that. It was as if he was a whole different person. Jackie closed her eyes and pictured seeing her friends' faces. She could see how they would react to her being alive and healthy. She couldn't wait to find them then she could finally be rid of Kevin. Tell her what to do. Who did he think he was; she thought to herself.
The plane finally arrived in NY; and Jackie could feel her whole body bursting with joy. She jumped up from her seat, picked up her things and ran quietly pass Charlene and Kevin who were surprised at how quickly she got off. Jackie immediately started looking around the airport. She turned around to see that Charlene and Kevin were nowhere insight. She didn't care to see them. She knew what she had to do and what she had to was find her friends. She decided to ditch her first plan. She was going into NY on her own. Jackie quickly began to run. She hid around a nearby corner to catch her breath. She saw Kevin and Charlene all the way on the other side of the airport. She quickly made her escape out the front entrance and then she flagged down a cab. The cab stopped and Jackie got in.
"Where to Miss?" The driver asked her.
"This is a long shot I know; but have you ever heard of a reporter for the NY Times called Stephen Hyde?" Jackie asked him.
"As a matter of fact I have. He lives in Upper Manhattan. I've driven him back and forth many times. Did you want to go there?" The driver asked her.
"Yes that's where I want to go." Jackie said.
The cab driver smiled at her and drove off.
Stephen Hyde had just arrived home from his trip. He quickly checked his mail and then left a note on the door saying he would be at the Foreman's. He also put the number on the note in case anyone needed to reach him. Who knows, he thought, maybe Jackie would somehow find him instead him finding her. Hyde then walked out the door and drove off just as the cab pulled up to his apartment.
Kevin sat up when he heard Jackie leave to go to the bathroom. There was something going on and he didn't like it at all. Jackie was hiding something from him and he wanted to know what. He couldn't believe that all he had to say was I'm going to NY. It seemed to easy to him. He had tried for months and months to get her to say yes. Maybe Charlene had finally talked some sense into Jackie. It didn't matter though, Jackie was his. It wasn't like she had someone else that was pining for her. He was going to surprise Jackie by taking her to the Christmas ball in the city. Jackie came back from the bathroom and noticed that Kevin was now sitting up. Great, now she would have to talk to him she thought.
"So Jackie I was thinking that we could get married in two weeks on Christmas day." Kevin said to her.
"What...two weeks...that's not very far away at all." Jackie said.
"Yeah...so what's your point?" Kevin asked her.
"Well...um that's not enough time to make plans that's all." She said to him.
"Oh don't worry about that. All I have to do is make some calls that's all; no big deal. I can have the arrangements done in no time." Kevin said to her.
Jackie almost freaked when she thought about having to marry Kevin in two weeks. How was she going to be able to get away from him? She knew that it would be hard, but with only two weeks to find her friends it was next to impossible. Charlene was still asleep and Kevin was most definitely now getting up to talk to her.
"Jackie tell me about your family." Kevin demanded.
"My mother and father died about a couple of years and I'm an only child. There's really nothing else to tell you." Jackie said to him.
"There's nothing else that you want to tell me?" Kevin asked her.
"No; why...Is there something wrong with that story." Jackie asked defensively.
"No, I was just wondering if you were leaving something out. Jackie I don't really know anything about you." Kevin said to her.
"Well there's not much to know." She replied.
"Well, I think that we now have only two more hours left. Why don't you go to sleep?" He said to her.
"Um...I'm not really that tired right now." She replied to him.
"Jackie go to sleep right now." Kevin demanded angrily.
"Kevin I'm not tired." Jackie said in a confused voice.
"I don't care whether your tired or not. I ordered you to go to sleep." Kevin said to her.
"No one orders me around." Jackie said to him.
"Jackie I am now your fiancé and I make the decisions for you." Kevin said to her.
"Kevin I am my own person and I make my own decisions. You're just going to have to get used to that." Jackie said to him.
"I don't have to get used to anything. You're the one that needs to get used to the new situation not me. I make more money than you could ever dream of." Kevin said.
"It doesn't matter if you make more money than me or not. You don't have a right to tell me what to do." Jackie said to him.
Kevin was now standing up. He was infuriated by the way that Jackie had just talked to him. She was nothing but a poor girl that ended up being engaged to a very wealth Californian business man. She should be taking orders and worshiping me. He thought to himself. That's the way its suppose to go.
Charlene had awaken from her nap to see that Kevin was mad. She looked at Jackie and saw determination in her face and was confused by her friends' actions.
"What's going on?" Charlene asked them.
"Jackie has refused to listen to me. It's obvious that she needs to be taught a lesson." Kevin said to Charlene while still staring at Jackie.
"Oh yeah, what are you going to do about it?" Jackie asked him.
"Jackie I'm going to let this go; but, in the future you are to never disobey me again." Kevin said to her.
"In the future Kevin, you will need to learn to not tell me what to do; because I won't be listening to you.
"Okay that's enough. Jackie why don't you get some rest; I'm sure Kevin was just trying to be thoughtful." Charlene said to her.
Jackie reluctantly put her head down. She couldn't believe how Kevin just turned into a lunatic like that. It was as if he was a whole different person. Jackie closed her eyes and pictured seeing her friends' faces. She could see how they would react to her being alive and healthy. She couldn't wait to find them then she could finally be rid of Kevin. Tell her what to do. Who did he think he was; she thought to herself.
The plane finally arrived in NY; and Jackie could feel her whole body bursting with joy. She jumped up from her seat, picked up her things and ran quietly pass Charlene and Kevin who were surprised at how quickly she got off. Jackie immediately started looking around the airport. She turned around to see that Charlene and Kevin were nowhere insight. She didn't care to see them. She knew what she had to do and what she had to was find her friends. She decided to ditch her first plan. She was going into NY on her own. Jackie quickly began to run. She hid around a nearby corner to catch her breath. She saw Kevin and Charlene all the way on the other side of the airport. She quickly made her escape out the front entrance and then she flagged down a cab. The cab stopped and Jackie got in.
"Where to Miss?" The driver asked her.
"This is a long shot I know; but have you ever heard of a reporter for the NY Times called Stephen Hyde?" Jackie asked him.
"As a matter of fact I have. He lives in Upper Manhattan. I've driven him back and forth many times. Did you want to go there?" The driver asked her.
"Yes that's where I want to go." Jackie said.
The cab driver smiled at her and drove off.
Stephen Hyde had just arrived home from his trip. He quickly checked his mail and then left a note on the door saying he would be at the Foreman's. He also put the number on the note in case anyone needed to reach him. Who knows, he thought, maybe Jackie would somehow find him instead him finding her. Hyde then walked out the door and drove off just as the cab pulled up to his apartment.