8:00 AM PST
As Marty was car-surfing to school, he was feeling a little nervous. He still felt as if he was in a bit of a daze, because he was still adjusting to his new life. Even though his memories from the new timeline were returning to him, his past from the old timeline still felt more real to him. He was still struggling with keeping two sets of memories straight. Fortunately, Marty had the same classes, with the same assignments - which made the transition seem somewhat smoother.
He remembered how, in both timelines, he tended to be habitually late for school. One thing that seemed different, though, was how Mr. Strickland in the new timeline didn't insist that all McFly's were slackers who never amounted to anything - especially considering that Marty's father had just published his first novel. Still, Marty wasn't exactly on Strickland's favourite list. He decided that, this morning, he was going to make it to school on time for once.
Other than the changes in Marty's family and Biff Tannen, most everything else in Marty's life had remained the same. He was still dating Jennifer Parker, and his group of friends seemed to be the same. He was also still the lead guitarist for The Pinheads, which had the same band members.
Marty could hardly wait for school to end, though. He was going to visit Dr. Emmett Brown - whom Marty called Doc - and Doc was going to help him cope with his new memories. He was quite stunned by how he almost ruined his future, if it wasn't for the unexpected visit from his future son. He was actually quite stunned by just how much his future son was insecure, much like his father used to. After his future son had warned him about the race, it appeared that his future would become brighter.
As soon as Marty arrived to school, he glanced at the clock on the wall. To his relief, he saw that he still had ten minutes to spare. He quickly used the washroom, then he walked over to his locker to put his backpack away. With his heart beating excitedly, he walked to his homeroom class - with three minutes to spare!
"Well, well, Mr. McFly," Ms. Coleman said, smiling, "I see that you're on time, for once. Now that wasn't so hard, was it?"
"Uh, no, I guess not," Marty stammered, as he walked over to his desk and sat down.
"Good," Ms. Coleman replied. "Then I can trust you'll start coming to class on time everyday from now on?"
Marty nodded, just as Jennifer took a seat next to Marty. Marty's heart fluttered, as she smiled at him. Marty smiled back, as he admired of his girlfriend was wearing her hair. Just then, the bell rang - signifying that classes were about to begin.
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Second period was Home Ec, which was Marty's favourite class - mostly because he loved to bake and eat. He walked over to grab his usual seat next to Jennifer.
"Okay, class," said Mrs. Schultz, "today we are going to bake some brownies. I would like you kids to get into groups of four, and follow the instructions that are on the back of the box. Now I would like to inspect the brownies, before anyone eats them."
Marty and Jennifer immediately grouped together with Zach Nelson - who was one of Marty's best friends, as well as a member of The Pinheads - and Zach's girlfriend, Zoe Quinn, who also happened to be one of Jennifer's best friends.
Marty went to gather the ingredients, while Jennifer had gathered the utensils. Zach set the oven temperature, while Zoe set the timer. Marty stirred the ingredients, as Jennifer was dumping them into the bowl. Marty was about to eat some the batter, just as Zoe caught him.
"Hey, Marty," Zoe whispered, "you shouldn't eat batter with raw eggs in it. You can get food poisoning from salmonella."
"Yeah, Marty," agreed Jennifer, "Zoe is right. Eating the batter can make you very sick. The batter may taste delicious, but it can be dangerous. I just want you to be okay, Marty. I really care about you a lot - and I would feel bad if you got sick."
Marty sighed, knowing that he couldn't really argue with the girls. It was so damned tempting, though. Still, Marty wondered, was eating raw batter really all that more dangerous than smoking or drinking?
When class was over, it turned out that Marty and his group actually got an A on their project. They were also allowed to bring some of the brownies home with them, which Marty readily accepted. As Zoe was not really a chocolate lover - that meant there were extra brownies for Marty, Jennifer, and Zach.
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During lunch time, Marty and Jennifer stepped outside behind the school. Marty was munching on his brownies. Today they were serving chicken casserole, which Marty wasn't too fond of. Marty rather did enjoy some of the school's food, but today sure wasn't one of those day. His favourite was the chicken nuggets and the salad bar.
"Gee, Marty, you really love those brownies, don't you?" Jennifer asked, smiling.
"Yeah, I sure do," replied Marty. "These are so delicious. They're so chocolatey and gooey. I was very impressed by how our group actually won."
"So, anyway," asked Jennifer, "how has your day been, so far? Has anybody been hassling you today? Have you made it to all of your classes?"
"It hasn't been too bad, really," Marty said, smiling. "It looks like school has very much stayed the same, within this timeline. I, at least, had the same classes and assignments. Even though, Douglas Needles seems to bother me quite a bit. I'm trying hard to ignore him, though. The visit from our future son has really taught me not to let other people goad me into taking dangerous risks. I mean, our future is probably going to be a lot better, now that I decided not to race Needles."
"Good for you, Marty," Jennifer replied, smiling. "So you're going to meet Doc after school, then? I bet you're happy that he decided to move back to this year."
"Oh, I sure am," replied Marty. "It gets so confusing to have to contend with having two sets of memories. Also, I was quite shocked over seeing our future son. I hope he ends up being a lot more confident in the new timeline. I mean, I just spend this whole week in 1955 helping my father become confident, so I'm pretty sure we can do a lot better with our son. You know, time travel can be so confusing."
"Yeah, I imagine it will take some getting used to," Jennifer whispered. "I wonder what might've happened, after your son went back to the future. We'll quite have
thirty years to wait until we find out, I guess. That's such a long time."
"Yeah, Jennifer, you're right," said Marty, sighing. "It will probably be pretty similar to what happened to me. He would have dual memories. His personality of the new timeline would probably become the more dominent, so I think he'll be fine. What's so funny about the whole thing is how we're not even married yet, and we're really worrying about our kids already - the kids we didn't even conceive yet."
Marty and Jennifer then hugged and kissed for a few minutes, until Marty decided that he'd better head back to class, so that he doesn't get a tardy.
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The last class of the day was, fortunately, study hall. Marty had stared into his World History book, but he wasn't really reading it. He was, in actuality, reflecting on his first day of school back from his time travel adventures. At least, school had mostly remained the same. Marty also decided that, tonight, he should buy a new watch, so that he'd never again be late to school. It bothered Marty that Mr. Strickland was on his case a lot.
One drawback of this timeline was how Douglas Needles would insist on goading him into dangerous risks, by calling him a "chicken". Marty hoped Needles would soon learn to leave him alone, as Marty actually learned to not lose his self-control over being called a "chicken", or some other equivalent.
As soon as the school bell rang, Marty breathed a sigh of relief. He gathered up all of his homework, as he met Jennifer by the lockers.
"Are you happy that school is over, now?" Jennifer asked, smiling - as she put her arm around Marty.
"I sure am," replied Marty. "All things considered, though, school today wasn't too bad. At least, I didn't get any tardies today. Needles did call me a chicken, though - for refusing to race him, yesterday. I just ignored him, though."
"You know what I think?" Jennifer asked, coyly. "I think Needles is simply jealous of you. Needles wishes that he could be as cute as you. You're one of the nicest boys in school - and Needles wishes he could be well-respected by the students, like you."
"Aw, Jennifer," gushed Marty, as he reached out to hug his girlfriend. "I sure wonder what our son will be like in this timeline. I rather hope he grows to love and trust us. Well, Jennifer, I should start heading to Doc's garage. I'm a bit tired, but I just could use some help in coping with having two sets of memories. That can be confusing."
"I understand," Jennifer replied, hugging Marty. "Anyway, I love you. You have a nice afternoon, okay? Maybe we can go out to Francesca's Italian Diner tonight!"
"Thanks, Jennifer, that sounds like a plan," replied Marty, smiling, "I love you."
Marty car-surfed to Doc's garage, as he had a huge smile on his face. Today was such a great day, as this was his second full day in the new timeline.