Citizen Brown

Ch 5

Once he got back, Marty pushed the statue's beam around accidentally and earned himself a demerit. He went back over to the SoupMo, seeing that Rick was trying to flirt with Annie. Annie wasn't having it and Marty was furious. He dinged the bell before it got worse. Annie went out the back door.

Rick went over to the window, "Martin? You're back. Why?"

Marty answered as if it was obvious, "She's not interested in you, Rick!"

Rick rolled his eyes, "Why do you care? She ain't yours anymore, McFly."

Marty was furious, "Maybe not but even I know not to treat her like garbage!"

Unknown to either of them, Annie was listening in. She wasn't believing what Martin was saying. Was he telling the truth about time traveling?

"Marty...please don't leave me! I love you!"

Annie did a double take. Where did that come from? Annie shook her head and went back to what she was doing. She didn't believe it, not yet.

Marty asked, "What's with your voice anyhow? Cold or something?"

Rick clarified, "Allergies, McFly. There's a dog hanging around here somewhere - I swear."

Marty perked up, "A dog?"

Rick confirmed, "Yeah, stupid mutt keeps stealing my free samples. He only comes around when my back is turned."

Marty thought, 'I wonder if it is Einstein.' Marty got some of the free samples out and turned his back. Sure enough, Einstein was right behind him, smelling the samples with a muzzle on. Rick had caught him and Marty followed Einstein, taking more free samples. He had hid in the alley, gaining Annie's attention. Annie took off her headphones, swearing that she's seen that stray before.

"He has a puppy - named Einstein!"

Annie had her head. What was going on? This whole thing started when...sure enough Marty had tricked Einstein with the samples, getting off his muzzle.

Annie breathed, "Einstein..."

Marty turned to her, "Annie?"

Annie stammered, "H - how the hell do I know his name...?"

Marty insisted, "I keep tellin' you the truth."

Annie shook her head, "Anyways, did you want to get me back or not?"

Marty got to his feet, "What did you have in mind?"

Annie smirked, "Rock 'n' roll competition."

Marty perked up, "With who?"

Annie was about to answer but that's when Rick came into the alley again.

He asked, "Annie? Can we go to the lake when you get rid of the bug?"

Annie coldly answered, "Definitely."

Before Marty knew it, he was having a competition with Rick and he won by tricking Rick to fall into the garbage. Rick groaned as Annie laughed wholeheartedly. The couple and Einstein walked back to the town square.

Marty was confused, "Wait, you wanted that to happen?"

Annie raised a brow, "You saw what happened earlier. He's been trying to go further. I kept telling him no but he's never listened."

Marty asked, "Does this mean that you believe me about time traveling?"

Annie didn't answer right away, as she could've sworn she heard a familiar sound. Before she could answer, Einstein had caught a whiff of something and started to growl.