Chapter Four: First Impressions

*Sorry for not updating in ages. I've just been so busy trying to get stuff ready for going to university. But any way, here is the next instalment of my story!

'Alice. Alice! Wake up!'

I heard a voice calling for me and wondered where I was now.

I looked up from under the bed covers and saw Jenny's face.

'Alice, time to get up I've something to tell you' she said smiling

I was still here, I glanced round the room. Yes I was still in 1962, well for now anyway.

'What is it?' I replied to Jenny while rubbing my eyes.

'Aha! You have to get up before I can tell you' she said and skipped out of the room.

I did like Jenny. She's a bit odd like me. I think we're going to get along. For once in my life I did want to get up out of bed. I hope I'll be staying in this place for a while. I got out of bed and walked into the kitchen area where Jenny was standing. She placed toast on a yellow plate on front of me with a boiled egg on the side.

'Sleeping beauty has awoken'

'Yea I have, now you said you had something to tell me, my dear Jenny?' I smiled and started eating the food in front of me.

'Oh yea, well I thought that you and me and David could all go out tonight and well this is more of a treat for me but, we're going to The Cavern Club to see my favourite band the Beatles! You probably have never heard of…'

'Oh my God! Jenny I love you!' I said and threw my arms around her to give her a hug.

'Wow I'm glad you're happy. I can't believe you even know who they are.

'This is gonna be great!' I was so happy. I was going to meet them, in person and see them perform!

'Oh and we are going shopping and I am gonna buy you a whole outfit. You never know we might impress the four lads, right?'

'Well you will, you could just turn up as you are now and they'd love you!'

'Aw they'll love you too!' and we both chuckled.

I was ecstatic. I mean ok maybe it was just a dream but if it wasn't, I was gonna meet them. I'd thought about meeting them thousands of times and in hundreds of different ways and now it was actually happening.

'Hey everyone' said David who entered the kitchen area.

'David, I told her about tonight by the way'

'And…'

'She's all for it, aren't ya?!'she replied and nudged my arm.

'Yea… yea I am sounds great' I remembered about last night and how me and David had a 'moment'. I guess that was what you called it. I wonder what he thought about it.

'David…'

'Yea?'

'Can… I talk to you for a minute?'

'Um yea sure, Jenny can you give us a minute please?'

'Oh sure, I gotta change anyway'

'Thanks' David and I said in unison.

'Uh yea well… so about last night'

'Alice, it's ok. You don't have to feel awkward. I just want to know how you feel exactly so we know where we stand'

'Well David, it just was a kind of a spur of the moment thing, you know? It didn't mean anything'

'Well there's nothing to be embarrassed about then' He said and smiled

'That's good then glad we can still be friends' I said and smiled back.

'Of course Alice'

'By the way Jenny said she's taking me shopping today'

'Good luck with that'

Jenny poked her head outside of her door and asked 'Did I hear my name?'

'Alice was just telling me that you're taking her shopping'

'Oh yea course! We gotta look good for tonight don't we Alice?'

'Yea, but I got to warn you I am a bit of a tomboy'

'You won't be when I'm through with you! She said and she seemed to like the challenge of dressing me up.

'Ugh this is gonna be a long day isn't it?' I said looking at David.

David chuckled and Jenny told me to go get ready and that we had lots to do.


Later that night

'So what do you think of the Cavern then Alice?'

It's true what they said, it was small, overcrowded but it was amazing. I'd never thought I'd ever get here. Never thought I'd be watching the Beatles! It felt so surreal. I already knew all their songs and basically their lives.

'It's great Jenny, it really is!'

Yea! I knew you would like it'.

'Hey girlies' cried David. It was getting quite busy already and it was getting harder to hear what people were saying.

'Hey David!' shouted Jenny and I.

'Well, I'm guessing your precious 'Beatles' will be on soon, judging by the amount of girls in this place'.

'Ahh!' Jenny and me both screamed.

'Ugh, I don't know what you see in them and you act like two school girls at the sound of their name'

'Well yea!' I blurted out.

'They're just so cute! Jenny added.

'I'm gonna have to drag you off of them, aren't I?'

Jenny and me looked at each other and giggled.

'Hmm… maybe' said Jenny with a smile. 'Aw Alice, quick let's freshen up, David keep our seats'.

We pushed through all the girls to get to the toilet. It was absolutely packed in the toilets, I guess the other girls had the same idea as Jenny. We struggled to to get to a mirror but we eventually did.

'Wow, can you believe all this Alice, you're here, we're gonna see the Beatles, who trust me you have to see them perform in person and well everything's just perfect isn't it?'

'Yea I guess it is!'. I wasn't into putting on makeup so I just waited on Jenny redoing hers. I thought she looked fine but then I'm not on expert on makeup and dressing up so I just let Jenny do whatever she thought was best. That's why I let her put me in a dress, yes an actual dress. I didn't have anything against dresses on anyone else but just not on me! But I thought it'd be easier to say yes to Jenny than argue. It was light blue and went just below my knee. Even more amazing though was the fact that I was wearing high heels. I felt like an idiot in them but as long as I could see the Beatles it didn't matter what I was wearing really. I did look like a completely different person though. I didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Should I even be here?

'Alice, Alice?'

'Huh yea?'

'You ok? You're looking a little lost?'

'No I'm fine, just need a breather for a second. You go find David, I'll be out there in a minute ok.'

'Well ok, if you're sure'

'Yea go, you don't want to miss them now, do ya?' By now most of the girls had departed from the toilets as they wanted to get the best place to see the Beatles from.

'Hmm… very true! Ok well don't take too long!' She said and ran out of the toilets.

I paced round in front of the mirror. There was no one else there now so I started whispering to myself.

'Is this really such a good idea? I mean if this is real could I change the future? No this is insane, it's not even real. Just a couple of days ago I was just another school girl in Ireland. But if this place is real and I've like time travelled back into 1963… it's all too weird!' I said the last part a bit too loudly because I heard a voice calling out at me…


Paul's POV

'It's all too weird!' I heard a girl shouting in at the toilets. I was just getting ready to go on stage but I wanted to check if she was ok so I peered my head round the door of the girl's toilets.

'Hey, you ok love?'

She turned around and I could see her face. It was her. It was the girl from my dreams. She was real! I just stood there, speechless and with my mouth open. I must have looked like an idiot to her.


Alice's POV

I turned around to see who it was. I knew straight away. It was Paul, Paul McCartney! We both stood in silence for what seemed a lifetime. I finally mustered up the courage to break the silence.

'Yea… yea I'm fine' I said and I smiled. He smiled back.

'Umm well… I guess you got a show to do' I added and I started to walk past him.

'Hey, wait a minute'. He said.

'Um… yea?' I tried to be nonchalant but I don't think I could keep this act up for much longer.

'Well…' He said looking down at the floor 'This is gonna sound change but, have you… been having weird dreams lately?' He quickly said the last part and looked up at me.

Oh God. I wanted to tell him everything. I wanted to say yes, yes I have been having strange dreams and you were there and I woke up here in Liverpool and that I think this place is real and that I might have time travelled. But how could I tell him that? I didn't want him involved with me in anyway. I could let something that I know from the future slip out and change the course of history or something. So I lied.

'Um… no' I said looking down at the floor. 'I think you should maybe go on stage now' I said trying to walk away.

'Wait… wait!' He got in front of me and stopped me from passing. I just continued to look at the ground.

'I don't think you're telling me the truth… please I'll understand if you have I just want the truth'.

I didn't want to lie to him some more but I just couldn't tell him the truth.

'Don't be stupid… what are you on about dreams for? You sound ridiculous.' I replied trying to get past him again but he lightly grabbed my arm.

'Ok, just look into my eyes and tell me that. Then I'll believe you'

'Fine, ok then' I said angrily. I wanted him to not like me so I tried to sound aggressive and annoyed. I looked up into his eyes. I tried to speak but no words came. I couldn't lie to him but I couldn't tell him the truth either.

'I…I…I' I stammered.

'You see, you can't say it cause you have been having strange dreams' I looked at the floor again but he tilted my face back into his eye level. I was frozen to the spot.

'I know it's strange but could we maybe meet up after the show is over and talk about all this?'

'Umm… I…'

'Paul, hurry up will ya! We're meant to be on now! These girls are going crazy waiting!'

Paul looked over his shoulder at an agitated John Lennon.

'Alright John, I'll be there now.' He then returned his gaze to me. 'So will ya meet up with me after'?

'Umm I don't know… maybe'. I said it all very rapidly and walked away before Paul even had a chance to reply. I quickly located were Jenny and David where. Unfortunately they had moved to closer position towards the stage.

'Hey!' Jenny said. 'You ok?'

'Yea just fine… ugh listen do you think we could maybe move a little further away from the stage?'

'Aww but it's a great view and they'll be able to see us too, it's perfect!'

'Well…' but before I had a chance to reply the band had started and Jenny had hushed me into silence.

'Heya! It's great to see such a crowd at the Cavern tonight!' Paul was at the microphone. I was hoping he wouldn't see me. 'We're gonna start with an old favourite of mine, sing along if ya know the words!'

He started into Long Tall Sally. His vocals were amazing but I was trying hopelessly to hide behind Jenny but she was having none of it and she pushed us both through to the very front of the stage and well let's just say if Paul hadn't seen me before, he sure did now. He didn't take his eyes off me until he finished the song. Jenny and I then returned back to where David was. For the rest of the night I just tried not to make eye contact with Paul. I think he stared at me for most of the performance because even Jenny noticed and pointed it out to me.

'Ohh! Paul's looking at you, aren't you lucky!? She shouted over all the other girls there.

The performance finally ended and I had never been so relieved in my life.

'Ok, time to go everyone!' I tried to usher David and Jenny out quickly.

'Hey, wait a second… I wanta try and get there autographs and maybe something more' she said with a devilish grin.

'Jenny, don't say stuff like that when I'm around, I am your brother you know. If one of them looks at you funny, we're leaving'

'Oh you're very over protective ain't ya?'

'C'mon Alice, let's go, wait for us outside ok David?'

'We pushed through some girls that were still there to the front of the stage. The band was packing their equipment away. I saw Paul wasn't there and decided to risk it. Jenny was anything but subtle.

'Hey! Great show guys. I was wondering if I could get your autographs…'

'Sorry we're a little busy right now love' replied John

'Yea I know but I thought since you're all gonna be incredibly famous someday that I just had to get your autographs obviously' she said with a smile.

'Oh you're a sweet talker ain't ya?' He said and gave her a wink. I rolled my eyes and looked around to make sure Paul wasn't there.

'Alright, give us a pen and paper then' Jenny eagerly did so. John signed it first and then passed it to George and Ringo. They barely looked away from what they were doing.

'There you go love, do you want anything else with that autograph?' he said and winked at her again.

'Alright then! Well nice to meet you boys, we gotta be off!' I said dragging Jenny backwards with me.

'Hey Paulie! There you are come meet our biggest fans!'

I had turned round and saw that Paul was only a few feet away from me.

'Hey' he said and stared at me.

'Oh!' Jenny leaped forward at him. 'Hi I'm Jenny, you were just great tonight, I was wondering if I could get your autograph?'

'Yea sure' she held out her pen and paper for him.

'Yay this is great, I've got all their autographs now!'

'Ok now we've really got to go' I said trying to push past Paul.

'Wait, c'mon you said you would stay after the show'

'No I only said maybe'

'Ok well at least tell me your name'. He said looking into my eyes.

'Umm Alice'.

'There that wasn't too hard was it' he said with a smirk on his face. It made me smile.

'Alice, what exactly is going on?' Jenny said with her arms crossed.

'Um…'

'Well Jenny…' Paul interrupted 'I was wondering if I could steal the lovely Alice away from you for a little while so we could get to know each other better'.

'Woh, way to go Paul, he's got a bird for tonight!' shouted John from the stage.

'My friend here is not some trashy girl, you can sleep with and neither am I if that's what you were thinking! So you can all shove it!'

'Ohhh!' All the boys on the stage were joining in now.

'C'mon Alice, we're leaving!' and she grabbed my arm and began to pull me away.

'Wait, it's not like that at all!' Paul then grabbed my other arm. 'Alice, please you know it's not like that'

'She's not stupid you know, we know what guys in bands are like!' Jenny shouted back.

Paul let go of my arm. 'Alice just here me out'.

'You don't have to listen to him Alice' Jenny said trying to pull me away but I stood my ground and Jenny loosened her grip on me. I looked into Paul's eyes.

'Ok, I know that you probably have a terrible first impression of me now but let me make it up to you, get to know you better and well talk some things out'. I knew what he meant by that, talking about the dreams.

'Let me be a perfect gentleman tomorrow and take you out to a restaurant, any place you like, no funny business' He looked at Jenny too when he said that.

'Well… I guess…'

'Oh c'mon Alice! Give him a chance, just look at him!'

'Whose side are you on?' I said looking back at her.

'Ok, I'll be quiet' she said and did the gesture of zipping her lips.

'Yea ok Paul' I said and smiled.

'That's great! Paul replied.

'Ok so how about I pick you up at seven tomorrow at your place'

'Yea ok… um well I'm staying at…um' I looked back at Jenny.

'She's staying at number 14 Lisadell Mews, it's a block of flats down near…'

'Oh yeah I know where that is, well I shall pick you up at seven then, see you tomorrow' Then he flashed me such a brilliant smile that I could have fainted then and there. Then me and Jenny left and went to look for David outside. He was standing beside his car a little bit down at the end of the road from the club.

'About time! What happened to you two?'

Me and Jenny looked at each other and we both concluded to David that it was a long story.

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