Back to the Future

Chapter 13

That night, when Keefe climbed in through her window, Sophie jumped on him and hugged him, saying, "Thank you... thank you, thank you, thank you."

Keefe chuckled and held her tightly, "Foster, how many times do I have to tell you that this is part of being in love with you,"

Sophie smiled, "Does that love extend to this?" Sophie dug her fingers into his hair, messing it up.

"No! Not the Hair! No, Foster, please, have mercy," Keefe whined, yet not pushing her away. 

Eventually, they calmed down and got into bed. Sophie wanted to fall asleep quickly, but she couldn't. She had spent the day trying to figure out how to get Maruca and Wylie back. But after all the thinking she realized what deep inside she already knew, there was no way to find where they were. Except for one person, Lady Gisela.

"Keefe?" Sophie said softly, her voice pained.

"Yeah?"

"The only way to figure out where Wylie and Maruca are is... your mother."

He sighed, "I figured, but Sophie I don't know if I can jump through these hoops with her again. We finally got rid of her in the future..."

Sophie turned on her side and hugged him, "I know, we'll find another way."

"I'm sorry, I–"

Sophie pulled away from him and looked at him, "Keefe, I love you no matter what. You are allowed to say no,"

"Thank you,"

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"I don't know what you want us to do, Sophie," Dex said, "You have been cutting us out and keeping secrets, but now you need us."

Dex, Biana, Keefe, and Sophie were gathered in her bedroom trying to figure out what to do about Maruca and Wylie. Sophie looked down at the floor, "I know...but this isn't about me, this is about Maruca and Wylie. They did nothing wrong. Lady Gisela just needs them for her plan for Keefe's legacy."

"Could Keefe try and talk to his mom?" Biana asked softly. 

Sophie didn't look over at Keefe sitting next to her, "Gisela wouldn't listen to anything he said. Her plan doesn't need him to agree, and more importantly her plan won't work without Maruca and Wylie."

"Sophie, we can't save Tam, why would we be able to save them?" Biana asked, putting her hand on Sophie's shoulder.

"Because Tam is supposed to be there but they aren't! They were supposed to be safe, no one got hurt until Loamnore!" Sophie rubbed her eyes, then tore her hands through her hair. This wasn't supposed to happen. This wasn't supposed to happen. This wasn't supposed to happen. She didn't care if it would eventually reset, it was the present for her right now and she was currently dealing with the consequences.

"Loamnore?" Biana questioned, she stood up, walking over to Sophie she squatted down to Sophie's gaze, "Soph, I'm worried about you. What's going on? Please tell me, I'm your friend, I won't tell anyone. You can kick the boys out just talk to me."

Sophie looked over at Keefe and he gave her a nod and stood up and walked out, Dex was right behind him. "Bi, I don't know how to say this..." She took a breath, Biana stayed right there. She grabbed Sophie's hand and held it, "I'm from the future. Last week I woke up back in my 16 year old body, Keefe is from the future too." She peeked up at Biana's face. She was smiling.

"Wow, umm, not what I was expecting, but thank you for telling me," She stopped for a moment and then a grin grew on her face, "Wait a second, you and Keefe have been pretty close for that time. Does that mean..."