I don't own Timecrest all rice belongs to Sneaky Crab And I don't own Nashville. I'll say belong to the people who created the show and have no ownership of any of these characters except for my original character Caroline, and any other original characters I come up with all right?
finally, in chapter 1, I'm so excited and I know you're excited to see what I get into for this chapter this is like Lily's chapter when she woke as a counterpart for the first time, except the chapter was different it was 1989 or not 1989. That was the name of the prologue in my counterpart. Wish I mean 1999. Sorry about that.
but I give this one an actual title called The Counterpart Awakens. I hope you enjoy and I hope you enjoy Caroline's first discovery of being a counterpart for the first time I want to change from the first personal point of view to to second person or I don't know what you call it, but I'm going to, start with Caroline's point of view all right then see you in the tractor.
today was no ordinary day. I can feel it. I got home from school like any other day, but something was different too. I felt different.
How is our baby doing today? My mom asked me as I came in from school. I'm fine today Mom I said to her don't forget to do your homework. You're gonna help me out, aren't you? Yes of course.
Go get it out of your backpack and come back downstairs. I had to obey my mother. Yes Mom I said going upstairs. I wanted to please my parents I wanted to be the best I could be to them. I want to be the best for my parents.
I must introduce myself and tell you what I look like like I guess if I can remember what I look like my name is Caroline Smith. I am nine years old. I'm an ordinary girl who goes to an ordinary school like any ordinary person.
I hope to make my parents proud one day even though I'm blind they said I could do anything well I hope that's true but I always felt like I was different than my peers different than my family different than my mom and dad. Mom and Dad said I was adopted. They adopted me as soon as they found me on the doorstep.
that's all they know. I know I wasn't born to them because they said I was adopted. I have no other siblings. It's just me I have brownish blonde hair and big brown eyes.
I live in East Tennessee around the Knoxville area. I got Knox County schools.
I have an average build and an average height for my age of age of nine. I'm a little chubby, but that's OK. I'm a pretty decent student I guess for being blind. I'm a pretty decent student not often though sometimes my grades aren't that great but Mom and Dad don't get angry about it because of being blind they're fine with me not having such good grades because of it, they know it's hard for me to study because of it. My life is pretty much normal. I like watching cartoons and other things they don't deny me that.
and I believe in fairytales any kind of fairytale I've watched every Disney movie how I wish I was a princess and found true love and found my Prince charming one day how nice would that be but he has to be charming and nice. I wouldn't go out with an evil person or mean person.
but I couldn't watch cartoons right now. I had to do my homework first like any other day I grabbed my homework I had to do my spelling math and social studies. Homework in social studies was easy and I could knock it out easily science was easy too. I had homework to read all my homework out of my folder and took my homework folder downstairs and my books. Mom said now time to do your homework I laid out my homework OK which one do you wanna do first the science homework I'm usually good at science. I usually do that homework first OK Mom said we'll do your science first because usually it takes you no time to finish it. It's just I need to finish this worksheet I said, but I can't fix it because I have to have you write for me. Of course, I do Mom said OK. You tell me the answers and I'll fill it out.
I gave Mom the answers to the questions as we filled it out. It was done next homework, social studies. Well, it was a similar thing to science and knotted out quickly reading. It was like pulling teeth. I hated reading. I couldn't read well. Can we skip this one you have to do your reading homework. I did my best, but I was terrible at reading, and I had to fill out the worksheets.
and then I had to practice my handwriting. I hate it very much. I put my hands to my head after doing my handwriting. Something was wrong with my head headache you gotta finish this homework and then you can go lay down.
You shouldn't watch TV if your head hurts I heard my mother say to me OK Mom I said to her you know what's best Mom I love you. I love you too.
I practiced my handwriting and then it was the dreaded math we were doing multiplications I hate multiplication. I hated this. It was the worst subject of mine. The worst subject in school for me. It was the easiest because I could write numbers, but still, I hated math and powered through it as best I could. I got scolded for it obviously cause I was bad at this.
Mom scolded me concentrate Caroline. What did you say again I couldn't even answer the simple math questions. Of course, I'm terrible at math, but it was even more than it has been. My head was badly hurting and I needed to go lay down you wrong again, oh well, your math worksheet will get another F on it, I knew that I knew I had bad marks in math. Mom always scolded me every time I did. but I can't help it that I'm bad at math.
fine go put these away and go to bed not to bed but to lie down I guess and then you can come down for dinner. OK, I said as I walked upstairs. And put my homework away I tried to lie down and close my eyes.
but something happened avail or appeared in front of my eyes what is going on why is there a veil in front of my face? I pulled it back and saw another world is this why I was having a headache open my eyes and looked through the veil, I saw a boy about 13 with a pocket watch in his hand, I could send him messages. I was in my mind. This was in real life standing right here in front of me was it I couldn't say out loud, but I sent him messages.
as the watched, me describe the scene around me, I sent him messages. He asked if I was the time manipulator I asked him who he was and he answered you don't know he asked me again. No, I'm not this time manipulator you're looking for me. Are you trying the manipulator Kronos? Did you just call me that? Yes, your words appeared across my pocket watch pausing and taking a breath.
I got a read message telling me to let Luther figure it out then I had him introduce himself as Luther Timecrest. He said I am Luther Towncrest. I'm finally able to talk to you time and manipulator manipulator. I don't understand, but I'll play along with him I guess.
OK, then I saw his robot model one send him a message, but his mother wanted to see him and was outside the message from his father. Then, after that, we continued our conversation. I told him he got a message from his robot which I saw.
then I heard my mother Caroline's dinner I can't. I thought you were sleeping dear you had a headache and now you're talking to yourself stop talking to yourself and come down for dinner. I'm not hungry.
come down for dinner anyway no I can't even move. I said, my eyes glued to the veil, and came into my room, but of course, she didn't see the veil that was in front of my face. She walked in front of me, mother I can't see. Can you move from front of my face no I'm telling you and command you to come down for dinner.
no, no you're telling me. No, that's right Mother I said no I'm not coming down for dinner right now. I'm not hungry. You can save it and give it to me later when I'm hungry and I'm busy I'm resting. You're talking to yourself. You're not sleeping. I was talking in my dreams, I said now can you leave fine but you will be punished for not coming down for dinner come on Mom only nine yes but you are a smart nine-year-old you should've come down when I told you.
I'll eat later is dinner time but I can't close this Veil there's no veil. Mother said she walked around and around the invisible barrier of the veil that was in front of my face now come on you're having an imaginary friend. I can't eat and watch this at the same time, mother you are because you're just talking to an imaginary friend now come on.
you're too old for all this foolishness mother says that she dried me out the veil still in front of my face as I walked I saw him again as I moved down the stairs. It was a little wobbly, but I saw him 13-year-old Luther that's what he said his name was Luther Timecrest. I love him already. He's adorable. maybe not in a romantic type of way but I care about him. I heard I saw and heard his robot say that his mother was coming by his lab the operation room, and that his sibling was with her and I listened to the entire conversation with his mother.
and I commented here and there with Herbie mumbling to myself, I was talking out loud, but the messages were sent to him in message form. I said your mother doesn't seem to understand you. I wanted to say mine neither but I didn't say that I said, Riley must like you and then I'll listen to more conversation and then they said then he said then we listen to more and then she said I need you to do an errand for me. I need you to pick up two seashell chocolate cupcakes for this party for the Voran trials that I'm making you go to dad making sure I heard Helena say his mother making promises about things and then I need to pick up two sea salt, chocolate cupcakes for me who are they for? Who are the cupcakes for? They're from my ex-students Solness I saw their names on today for the trials register for today's trials so I want to make them feel supported tonight.
also, there are bags of barbecue chips for you at the portal. I told her that Luther that too that your mom said that there were two they were bags of barbecue chips for you with the portal. Thanks for telling me about that Mom I heard him say back sorry I didn't know you were paying attention. It's hard to get a word in as wise to you, can you put the pocket watch away? I found a disrespectful fine. He says he put the watch in his pocket to talk to you and I don't want distractions.
I should've sat down. My feet are hurting. You can still sit down. I heard him say no I'll be out of your hair soon. Do you think Riley would feel better after she sees me I do and I know you feel bad for Riley. No, I don't. She's Dorian.
That's so mean because her mother just passed away and I know you would want to make her feel happy about something besides that she smiles when I tell her about you she smiles when I mention your name I've told her so many stories about you to her used, I heard him say Sides Janice hates us. He hates humans. He also hates me more than any other human. I've been getting strange looks from Janice's mom strange you mean condescending that's the looks. I get from him and the other Voran. No Janice looks like he's scared of me I know Luther and she laughs a little and chuckles a bit Teenagers are scary, moody beings as a mother of one. I couldn't understand why Janice feared you.
why don't you give up on me and Riley being friends Mom they can never happen. You were both so young and healthy. Oh, Riley is eight years old. We have nothing in common. You both don't like tramping on flowers. She tells me how much you love to give her flowers and planters instead of she can't replant and you're both young and healthy. I saw his face somewhat. It was like are you kidding me? I was thinking the same thing.
I was thinking poor Luther, but I didn't tell him that and something was happening feeling something in my chest was this romance. I'm only nine I shouldn't be feeling this way. I barely know him. I shouldn't be feeling this for a stranger.
Tell left and she had him ash wave goodbye she had him hello too earlier in the conversation he fell back on his bed after closing all his shutters. He said he was tired and embarrassed me too, but I couldn't tell him my situation. it was me to help him not the other way around right now, maybe one day I'll tell him about my family situation if we ever meet in person but I don't think that's a possibility because I live in the human world and he lives in A Sia.
I know that's where he lives because well he just said it, but I watched him move about the room. He was the most beautiful 13-year-old I've ever seen had beautiful blonde hair and the most beautiful violet eyes that just make you swarm. I shouldn't be thinking about that for a teenager for being nine that's just weird for me, but that's how I feel.
he saw my message about the soul, and then I had this look on my face when I walked at him, laying on his back on his bed with a walk watch dangling over his face
I want to make him feel better, Luther I want to make you feel better, but you didn't hear that message. Obviously, we went to see Riley on Unity and then we went to go get the barbecue chips, and before we could all do any of those things in between or whatever Dr. Fuller showed up, he gave me the creeps, he just Luther and laughs at him. I thought shut up and don't laugh at him. Oops, I thought this was the operation room just missed Dr. Fuller is the one where you meet with my dad so many times is that big sign that says operation room you're right I want to come see you, I guess this is a chance meeting you deliberately came to my lab and miss my dad on purpose. I don't call chance.
why do you need to go to my dad's operating room? I heard him say you won't know you know why your dad was watching the latest man soldier of Dorian soldier who got struck by Morian disease I'm here to help the pour back to the palace.
Admitting chapter here when we return, we'll see Caroline go eat also deal with this while she's eating and listening to more of the conversation she's having with Luther we're doing a second part part two of chapter 1, which will be chapter 2. See you then.
I know this chapter was short, but that's OK. There'll be more of the conversation with our girl Caroline and Luther and Caroline and her parents in the next chapter join me for the next part of the counterpart Awakens chapter 2 of Country Hearts see you then.
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