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The Earth is Flat
O.C.'s POV
The damn reporter won't go away. I slam the door in her face...she's still there. I call the cops on her...she comes back. I shoot at the ground in front of her feet...she doesn't budge. She's like a stray that won't go away. Maybe if I find out what she wants first then I can find a way to make her disappear short of an ax and a tarp. "What do you want ?"
"I just want to hear your side of things and possibly find a way to get in touch with Tina."
"You want my side pick up the Rolling Stone we were in. Or the Time. Or any newspaper across the country. As for finding Tina she's not here."
"When will she be back ?"
"She won't. She left. Now you do the same."
I slammed the door closed and fought with my brain not to remember but it didn't work.
Flashback
After I married Tina we found out that she was carrying twins. She wasn't exactly thrilled. She could've handled one. But two ? We didn't exactly have a choice in the matter. Things began to change soon after the twins were born. Logan and Jordan completely changed our lives. Liquor cabinets were soon replaced with formula. Junk food was replaced by healthy food that we would've never touched in the past. The apartment was replaced by a little, cozy house with a white picket fence complete with a dog. Mini skirts and club gear were replaced by jeans and formula stained t-shirts. Late nights out were replaced a few years later too. Soccer games and dance recitals took their places. I fell in love with the twins and raised them like they were my own. We were a happy family. Emphasis on the word 'were'.
The twins were perfect in every way. They took after their father in that respect. Jordan looked more like her mother with the attitude to match. She loved to destroy things. Logan was a shorter carbon copy of his father. Their ears were pointed and the doctors all tried to get us to "fix" them but Tina would just smile and politely say ",That is what makes them unique. If it was something major that would affect the way they went through life I would but this is who they are."
So the twins grew up before our eyes. They formed their own personalities. Jordan loved dance and destruction. Our house showed it too. Logan loved soccer because he was the fastest one on the field and when he wasn't occupied by school or sports he was trying to find a way to get rid of his sister. Jordan preferred to hang out with me working on cars or playing music. Logan preferred to stay with Tina helping her complete her degree in archeology.
It was somewhere after the twins turned eight that our little family began to split apart. Pippin made a sudden appearance through our DVD player. While there he ranted to Tina about her muse and needing to write. Then Tina stuffed him back into the VCR where he went back to where he came from. The twins were completely fascinated by this new visitor and wanted to know more. Tina knew that she couldn't hide the truth from them any longer. She retreated to her room to figure things out. At one point in time I heard her crying but I didn't go comfort her.
About a week later she came to me to 'discuss' things. I say it like that because no real discussion happened. Tina just looked at me and stated ",I'm leaving. I'm taking the kids. I got funding for an expedition and I'm taking them with me so I can try to explain things to them while trying to find proof that I'm not nor have I ever been crazy."
I looked up at her from my seat on the floor where I'd been rebuilding an engine ",What did you get funding for ?"
"To try and find the first civilization. I believe Middle Earth was that."
I had known that this time would come. I just hoped it would've been when I was old and gray with one foot in the grave. I wasn't going to fight it. If she was ever going to come back to me and reform our family to the way it was I had to let her go. I just nodded my head ",Be safe. Make sure to call me and let me know how things are going. I want to keep in touch with the kids as much as possible."
"I wouldn't keep them from calling you. We'll be leaving in the morning."
And then she was gone and I was alone. All alone with reporters hunting me down. I should have followed Tina's lead and changed my last name. She managed to convince everyone that the earth was flat and she had fallen off of the edge.
End Flashback
Its almost time for Tina to call.
A/N- Next Chapter: It Always Happens To Us
Everyone gathers to tell Tina's twins the story of the war. But something happens that lands them in unfamiliar territory. And how is Tina's expedition going anyway ? Sorry about the flashbacks but that's how I wanted to write the first few chapters of this story. There won't be anymore. I promise.
The Earth is Flat
O.C.'s POV
The damn reporter won't go away. I slam the door in her face...she's still there. I call the cops on her...she comes back. I shoot at the ground in front of her feet...she doesn't budge. She's like a stray that won't go away. Maybe if I find out what she wants first then I can find a way to make her disappear short of an ax and a tarp. "What do you want ?"
"I just want to hear your side of things and possibly find a way to get in touch with Tina."
"You want my side pick up the Rolling Stone we were in. Or the Time. Or any newspaper across the country. As for finding Tina she's not here."
"When will she be back ?"
"She won't. She left. Now you do the same."
I slammed the door closed and fought with my brain not to remember but it didn't work.
Flashback
After I married Tina we found out that she was carrying twins. She wasn't exactly thrilled. She could've handled one. But two ? We didn't exactly have a choice in the matter. Things began to change soon after the twins were born. Logan and Jordan completely changed our lives. Liquor cabinets were soon replaced with formula. Junk food was replaced by healthy food that we would've never touched in the past. The apartment was replaced by a little, cozy house with a white picket fence complete with a dog. Mini skirts and club gear were replaced by jeans and formula stained t-shirts. Late nights out were replaced a few years later too. Soccer games and dance recitals took their places. I fell in love with the twins and raised them like they were my own. We were a happy family. Emphasis on the word 'were'.
The twins were perfect in every way. They took after their father in that respect. Jordan looked more like her mother with the attitude to match. She loved to destroy things. Logan was a shorter carbon copy of his father. Their ears were pointed and the doctors all tried to get us to "fix" them but Tina would just smile and politely say ",That is what makes them unique. If it was something major that would affect the way they went through life I would but this is who they are."
So the twins grew up before our eyes. They formed their own personalities. Jordan loved dance and destruction. Our house showed it too. Logan loved soccer because he was the fastest one on the field and when he wasn't occupied by school or sports he was trying to find a way to get rid of his sister. Jordan preferred to hang out with me working on cars or playing music. Logan preferred to stay with Tina helping her complete her degree in archeology.
It was somewhere after the twins turned eight that our little family began to split apart. Pippin made a sudden appearance through our DVD player. While there he ranted to Tina about her muse and needing to write. Then Tina stuffed him back into the VCR where he went back to where he came from. The twins were completely fascinated by this new visitor and wanted to know more. Tina knew that she couldn't hide the truth from them any longer. She retreated to her room to figure things out. At one point in time I heard her crying but I didn't go comfort her.
About a week later she came to me to 'discuss' things. I say it like that because no real discussion happened. Tina just looked at me and stated ",I'm leaving. I'm taking the kids. I got funding for an expedition and I'm taking them with me so I can try to explain things to them while trying to find proof that I'm not nor have I ever been crazy."
I looked up at her from my seat on the floor where I'd been rebuilding an engine ",What did you get funding for ?"
"To try and find the first civilization. I believe Middle Earth was that."
I had known that this time would come. I just hoped it would've been when I was old and gray with one foot in the grave. I wasn't going to fight it. If she was ever going to come back to me and reform our family to the way it was I had to let her go. I just nodded my head ",Be safe. Make sure to call me and let me know how things are going. I want to keep in touch with the kids as much as possible."
"I wouldn't keep them from calling you. We'll be leaving in the morning."
And then she was gone and I was alone. All alone with reporters hunting me down. I should have followed Tina's lead and changed my last name. She managed to convince everyone that the earth was flat and she had fallen off of the edge.
End Flashback
Its almost time for Tina to call.
A/N- Next Chapter: It Always Happens To Us
Everyone gathers to tell Tina's twins the story of the war. But something happens that lands them in unfamiliar territory. And how is Tina's expedition going anyway ? Sorry about the flashbacks but that's how I wanted to write the first few chapters of this story. There won't be anymore. I promise.