Poprocks & Coke (a JFK / Lee Harvey Oswald Fanfic)

1: Nice to Be Out

Friday 22nd November 1963, Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Houston & Elm Street, Texas School Book Depository Building, 12:30PM, President Kennedy's Presidential Motorcade

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and John Connally were all in Kennedy's Ford Lincoln driven by William Greer, up on the Sixth-Floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building with an open window, stands Lee Harvey Oswald with an old Italian Carcano Rifle aimed at JFK, Oswald fires, but fails, he tries again, succeeding, striking Jack in the shoulder, he sees the president wince in pain from the bullet wound. Oswald hears another gunshot, but of course not from his gun, a gun from in front of JFK's car. This bullet hits Kennedy in the throat just above his Adam's Apple. Then Lee hears another shot being fired from behind, it is one of the guns inside of one of the Secret Service cars that are following JFK in case any trouble occurs when the president is in the Motorcade. This gunshot flies and hits Kennedy in the back of the head, some of his brain and skull flying everywhere.
Lee then flees down six flights of stairs to the ground floor of the TBD and runs over to where a distressed Jack and sobbing Jackie are.

"Who are you?" Asks Jackie

"I'm Lee Harvey Oswald, ma'm, I am sorry to tell you this, but I was the one who shot your husband in the shoulder, I am very, very sorry, ma'm, is there anything I could do to, uh, help?" Asks Lee, a little nervous that Jackie is going to throw a fit at the man who just shot her beloved husband in the shoulder.

"Yes, could you try and phone an ambulance, please, Mr Oswald?" Asks Jackie.

"Ma'm, please call me Lee,"

"Alright, as long as you call me Jackie," she said with a small but weak smile.

"Sure, I'll, uh get that bus phoned for ya,"

"Mrs Kennedy, Mr Oswald, we could take you to the nearest hospital," interrupts Lyndon

John and William were looking at Lyndon with a confused face.
"That's great, thank you, Mr Johnson," says Jackie

"May I come along?" Asks Lee. Jackie looked at Lee, she was thinking, should she trust this man, or should she just let him go?

"Yes, you may come along if you like, Lee,"

"So, uh, kid, why do you want to come with us?" Asks Lyndon.

"Cause, I wanna be there when Jack wakes up and tell him how sorry I am for what I did to him," says Lee

"But he might not wake up," says Lyndon being pessimistic.
Jackie stared at Lyndon with shock and looked like she was going to have a mental breakdown again.
"Hey! Don't scare the missus!" Lee half yells at Lyndon.
"I'm sorry, Mrs Kennedy, I take that all back," says Lyndon sympathetically.
Jackie didn't say a word. The six of them pulled up at Parkland Memorial Hospital, and took Jack in. At 1:00PM, Jack woke up to find his wife, his Vice President, the Texas Governor, and this other mysterious guest in his hospital room.
"JACK, IT'S WONDERFUL HOW YOU SURVIVED 3 BULLET WOUNDS!" Screeches Jackie, when she finally saw her husband waking up.

"Jack it's great to see you, buddy!" Lyndon beams.
"Where am I?" Jack questions.

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Written by: Kelly Jones*