**This takes place in the future. I just came up with this idea, it's a
little weird, but I hope you like it.
"I can't believe it's been 25 years," Meg Pryor (formerly Meg Meade) said to herself.
She was standing outside the new East Catholic High School, where the East Catholic Class of 68' (??? I don't remember what year Meg is supposed to graduate) was having its reunion. Meg wasn't even sure anyone she wanted to see would be there. She and her old friend Roxanne hadn't spoken in almost three years. The last Meg knew Roxanne was living in Spain with her third husband. As Meg walked up the cement steps, she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry," she said.
"Don't be it wasn't your fault," the man replied.
"Luke?" Meg questioned.
"Yeah it's me Meg, wow you look great how's your husband," Luke asked.
"We're divorced," Meg said coolly.
"Sorry," Luke started to say.
"Don't be, it wasn't a happy marriage," Meg explained. "Are you seeing anyone?" she asked.
"No, I never have been able to find the right person," he answered. "Why don't we go inside and grab a table," Luke suggested.
They step inside the school and walk over to a table with nametags arranged in straight rows. They each found their names and put on their badges of courage. They found an empty table in the corner of the gym.
"What are you doing now?" Meg asked.
"I'm an executive at a record label here in Philadelphia," he said.
"That sounds interesting," Meg responded.
"What are you doing?" Luke asked.
"Right now I'm a secretary, but I'm hoping to get back into the business world," Meg told him.
"A secretary?" Luke questioned.
"It pays the bills and feeds my kids," Meg answered.
"Tell me about your kids, I'm sure they're great," Luke requested.
"Sarah is the oldest she is fourteen and is a very talented musician, David is twelve and his into just about any sport, and the youngest six year old Kate, she is just a little ham," Meg told him.
"Sounds like you have your hands," Luke stated.
"More than you could ever no," Meg replied.
"Where are your kids tonight?" he asked.
"They're staying with JJ and Beth, they live just outside the city," Meg told him.
"You want a drink?" Luke asked.
"No, I fine," Meg said.
"Well, I'm going to go get myself one," Luke told her.
Meg watched Luke walk over to the bar. She can't believe she forgot how charming Luke was. Maybe they could rekindle their old flame. No, Luke would never want to date a secretary with three kids. Luke was walking back to the table; a few women Meg didn't recognize said hello to her. Luke sat back down in his chair.
"You want to dance?" Meg asked.
"I have never been much of a dancer, you should know that," Luke explained.
"Come on, it will fun," Meg pleaded.
"All right but only because you're so pretty," he answered.
They danced to a few songs, before Luke whispered into Meg's ear, "Hey, you want to get out here?"
"Yeah," Meg replied.
"Let's hope the nuns don't catch us," Luke said.
Meg playfully slapped his shoulder; he was the Luke that she had loved. They walked out into the parking lot; the July night air was warm to their skin. Luke took hold of Meg's hand, and they walked off their shadows highlighted by the streetlights.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 miles away in the Philadelphia suburb of Greenhills ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dad, can we rent this movie?" Christy Pryor asked her father.
"Let me see it," JJ told his daughter.
JJ looked over the video cover and said, "No way, Christy, this has way to much." he stalled for words, "everything."
"Sarah's watched it before," the thirteen-year-old protested.
"I don't care, find another one," he told her.
Christy walked back over to where Sarah and David were looking at movies. JJ heard her tell them that they the movie they had chosen was a no go.
JJ had taken his youngest child, nieces, and nephew to go rent movies. Beth had gone out for the night leaving JJ to entertain the kids. He looked around for Kate, she just been by his side. He walked down several aisles before he started to panic. He began to walk faster and moving his around quicker. All the news programs about missing children were running through his head.
"What are you looking for?" Christy asked him.
"Have you seen Kate?" JJ asked.
"No, you're the one who was supposed to watch her," Christy said.
The other three children joined in the search.
"There she is," David said, pointing out into the parking lot.
JJ rushed outside to find Kate kneeling down on the sidewalk looking at pigeons.
"Kate, I was worried something happened to you. You were supposed to stay in the store," JJ scolded.
"But I wanted to see the birds," Kate said.
"You should have asked someone to came out with you," JJ told her.
"Am I in trouble?" Kate asked, tears were starting to form in her eyes.
"No, but you have to promise me you won't wonder off like that again," JJ said, knelt down to look her in the eyes. "You promise?"
"I promise," she said.
"Good, now let's go see if the three stooges have picked out a movie," JJ said, taking hold of Kate's hand.
"Why did you call Sarah, David, and Christy stooges?" Kate asked.
"The three stooges are from a TV show," JJ explained, "they did silly things."
"Oh, yeah I guess, those three are silly," Kate stated.
"Here," Christy shoved three videos into JJ's hands.
"Three?" he questioned.
"Well, we picked out one that Kate would like, one that you would like, and one that we like," Christy explained.
"I see," JJ went up to the counter to pay for the movies.
After that they left the store and drove home. JJ and Beth moved to the suburbs shortly after their son Michael was born. Michael was now 17, and he spent his Fridays going out with his friends.
JJ brought in the movies and Christy grabbed the one the stooges wanted to watch and headed to watch it in the family room. Kate was standing in the kitchen looking outside through the sliding glass window.
"Can I go outside and play?" she asked.
"Yes but stay in the backyard," JJ told her. He didn't want a repeat of the video store incident.
JJ went and sat down on the couch. He woke up to see Sarah walking up the stairs.
"Where are you going?" JJ asked her, I thought you guys were going to watch a movie."
"We did, it over now," Sarah told him.
"Oh, I must have fallen asleep," he mumbled.
He sat up, remembering that the last time he had heard from Kate must have been two hours ago. It was almost black outside; he went to the back door and called for Kate.
"I'm coming," she yelled.
He waited for her outside on the deck. Kate came running up the stairs holding a jar in her hands.
"Look," she said, as she held out the jar to him, "fireflies."
"Set the jar down on the deck," JJ told her.
"But I want to keep them," she said.
"They don't want to be pets, sweetie," he responded.
"Yes, they do," Kate argued.
"Even so, your aunt doesn't like bugs in the house," JJ commented.
"Okay, I'll let them go," Kate said. She loosened the jar and let her friends go.
"Come on, it's time for bed," he said.
To JJ's surprised Kate went right upstairs and got her pajamas on. He went into the family room to check on the others. David and Christy were sitting on the couch watching cartoons.
"Where is Sarah?" JJ asked.
"She didn't feel good; she went to bed awhile ago," Christy answered.
JJ walked upstairs knocked on a door with a sign reading "Christy's Room" on the door.
"Yeah?" Sarah replied.
"Can I come in?" he asked.
"I guess," she answered.
"How are feeling?" JJ asked, as walked over to Christy's double bed.
"My stomach hurts," Sarah said quietly.
"Do you want something for it?" he asked, feeling Sarah's forehead.
"No, I just want to go to sleep," she said.
"Okay, do you want me to have Christy sleep with Kate tonight?" JJ asked.
"No," Sarah replied.
JJ left the room turning off the light. He walked down the hall to the guestroom to find Kate asleep on the covers. He picked her up and out her under the blankets. JJ yawned and realized that he was too tired to wait up for Michael, Beth would do that if Michael didn't get home before she did.
JJ was awoken by a scream, coming form Christy's room. He and Beth both ran across the hall to Christy's room. Michael and Kate had been woken by the scream also and were standing in the hallway.
"Sarah got out of bed, and she just fell over," Christy explained.
"I can't believe it's been 25 years," Meg Pryor (formerly Meg Meade) said to herself.
She was standing outside the new East Catholic High School, where the East Catholic Class of 68' (??? I don't remember what year Meg is supposed to graduate) was having its reunion. Meg wasn't even sure anyone she wanted to see would be there. She and her old friend Roxanne hadn't spoken in almost three years. The last Meg knew Roxanne was living in Spain with her third husband. As Meg walked up the cement steps, she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry," she said.
"Don't be it wasn't your fault," the man replied.
"Luke?" Meg questioned.
"Yeah it's me Meg, wow you look great how's your husband," Luke asked.
"We're divorced," Meg said coolly.
"Sorry," Luke started to say.
"Don't be, it wasn't a happy marriage," Meg explained. "Are you seeing anyone?" she asked.
"No, I never have been able to find the right person," he answered. "Why don't we go inside and grab a table," Luke suggested.
They step inside the school and walk over to a table with nametags arranged in straight rows. They each found their names and put on their badges of courage. They found an empty table in the corner of the gym.
"What are you doing now?" Meg asked.
"I'm an executive at a record label here in Philadelphia," he said.
"That sounds interesting," Meg responded.
"What are you doing?" Luke asked.
"Right now I'm a secretary, but I'm hoping to get back into the business world," Meg told him.
"A secretary?" Luke questioned.
"It pays the bills and feeds my kids," Meg answered.
"Tell me about your kids, I'm sure they're great," Luke requested.
"Sarah is the oldest she is fourteen and is a very talented musician, David is twelve and his into just about any sport, and the youngest six year old Kate, she is just a little ham," Meg told him.
"Sounds like you have your hands," Luke stated.
"More than you could ever no," Meg replied.
"Where are your kids tonight?" he asked.
"They're staying with JJ and Beth, they live just outside the city," Meg told him.
"You want a drink?" Luke asked.
"No, I fine," Meg said.
"Well, I'm going to go get myself one," Luke told her.
Meg watched Luke walk over to the bar. She can't believe she forgot how charming Luke was. Maybe they could rekindle their old flame. No, Luke would never want to date a secretary with three kids. Luke was walking back to the table; a few women Meg didn't recognize said hello to her. Luke sat back down in his chair.
"You want to dance?" Meg asked.
"I have never been much of a dancer, you should know that," Luke explained.
"Come on, it will fun," Meg pleaded.
"All right but only because you're so pretty," he answered.
They danced to a few songs, before Luke whispered into Meg's ear, "Hey, you want to get out here?"
"Yeah," Meg replied.
"Let's hope the nuns don't catch us," Luke said.
Meg playfully slapped his shoulder; he was the Luke that she had loved. They walked out into the parking lot; the July night air was warm to their skin. Luke took hold of Meg's hand, and they walked off their shadows highlighted by the streetlights.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 miles away in the Philadelphia suburb of Greenhills ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dad, can we rent this movie?" Christy Pryor asked her father.
"Let me see it," JJ told his daughter.
JJ looked over the video cover and said, "No way, Christy, this has way to much." he stalled for words, "everything."
"Sarah's watched it before," the thirteen-year-old protested.
"I don't care, find another one," he told her.
Christy walked back over to where Sarah and David were looking at movies. JJ heard her tell them that they the movie they had chosen was a no go.
JJ had taken his youngest child, nieces, and nephew to go rent movies. Beth had gone out for the night leaving JJ to entertain the kids. He looked around for Kate, she just been by his side. He walked down several aisles before he started to panic. He began to walk faster and moving his around quicker. All the news programs about missing children were running through his head.
"What are you looking for?" Christy asked him.
"Have you seen Kate?" JJ asked.
"No, you're the one who was supposed to watch her," Christy said.
The other three children joined in the search.
"There she is," David said, pointing out into the parking lot.
JJ rushed outside to find Kate kneeling down on the sidewalk looking at pigeons.
"Kate, I was worried something happened to you. You were supposed to stay in the store," JJ scolded.
"But I wanted to see the birds," Kate said.
"You should have asked someone to came out with you," JJ told her.
"Am I in trouble?" Kate asked, tears were starting to form in her eyes.
"No, but you have to promise me you won't wonder off like that again," JJ said, knelt down to look her in the eyes. "You promise?"
"I promise," she said.
"Good, now let's go see if the three stooges have picked out a movie," JJ said, taking hold of Kate's hand.
"Why did you call Sarah, David, and Christy stooges?" Kate asked.
"The three stooges are from a TV show," JJ explained, "they did silly things."
"Oh, yeah I guess, those three are silly," Kate stated.
"Here," Christy shoved three videos into JJ's hands.
"Three?" he questioned.
"Well, we picked out one that Kate would like, one that you would like, and one that we like," Christy explained.
"I see," JJ went up to the counter to pay for the movies.
After that they left the store and drove home. JJ and Beth moved to the suburbs shortly after their son Michael was born. Michael was now 17, and he spent his Fridays going out with his friends.
JJ brought in the movies and Christy grabbed the one the stooges wanted to watch and headed to watch it in the family room. Kate was standing in the kitchen looking outside through the sliding glass window.
"Can I go outside and play?" she asked.
"Yes but stay in the backyard," JJ told her. He didn't want a repeat of the video store incident.
JJ went and sat down on the couch. He woke up to see Sarah walking up the stairs.
"Where are you going?" JJ asked her, I thought you guys were going to watch a movie."
"We did, it over now," Sarah told him.
"Oh, I must have fallen asleep," he mumbled.
He sat up, remembering that the last time he had heard from Kate must have been two hours ago. It was almost black outside; he went to the back door and called for Kate.
"I'm coming," she yelled.
He waited for her outside on the deck. Kate came running up the stairs holding a jar in her hands.
"Look," she said, as she held out the jar to him, "fireflies."
"Set the jar down on the deck," JJ told her.
"But I want to keep them," she said.
"They don't want to be pets, sweetie," he responded.
"Yes, they do," Kate argued.
"Even so, your aunt doesn't like bugs in the house," JJ commented.
"Okay, I'll let them go," Kate said. She loosened the jar and let her friends go.
"Come on, it's time for bed," he said.
To JJ's surprised Kate went right upstairs and got her pajamas on. He went into the family room to check on the others. David and Christy were sitting on the couch watching cartoons.
"Where is Sarah?" JJ asked.
"She didn't feel good; she went to bed awhile ago," Christy answered.
JJ walked upstairs knocked on a door with a sign reading "Christy's Room" on the door.
"Yeah?" Sarah replied.
"Can I come in?" he asked.
"I guess," she answered.
"How are feeling?" JJ asked, as walked over to Christy's double bed.
"My stomach hurts," Sarah said quietly.
"Do you want something for it?" he asked, feeling Sarah's forehead.
"No, I just want to go to sleep," she said.
"Okay, do you want me to have Christy sleep with Kate tonight?" JJ asked.
"No," Sarah replied.
JJ left the room turning off the light. He walked down the hall to the guestroom to find Kate asleep on the covers. He picked her up and out her under the blankets. JJ yawned and realized that he was too tired to wait up for Michael, Beth would do that if Michael didn't get home before she did.
JJ was awoken by a scream, coming form Christy's room. He and Beth both ran across the hall to Christy's room. Michael and Kate had been woken by the scream also and were standing in the hallway.
"Sarah got out of bed, and she just fell over," Christy explained.