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

2: There She Goes

"Where am I?" Questioned Jack.

"Parkland Memorial Hospital, Mr President," says Connally.

"What happened to me?" Asks Jack.

"You got shot 3 times," answered Lyndon. 

"When?"

"About half an hour ago,"

"12:30?"
Lyndon looked at Jackie with concern, he looks at her as if to say: 'Is he suffering from amnesia?'. Lee was standing in the corner of the room, not wanting to be apart of the crowd.

"Who's that?" Asks Jack pointing over at where Lee was standing.

"That's Lee, Jack, he works at the Texas School Book Depository Building apparently, and he also helped myself, Lyndon, John and William to bring you here from Dealey Plaza," explains Jackie.

"Lee?" Asks Jack.

"Yes, Lee," says Jackie. Lee walks over to Jack, Jackie, Lyndon and JC.

"What?" Asks Lee whilst looking at a bewildered Jack.

"Who are you?" Jack asks Lee.

"Lee Harvey Oswald," replies Lee.

"Lee Harvey Oswald," repeats Jack, being a parrot.

"Yeah," says Lee.

"I think Jack is suffering from amnesia, Jackie, don't you think? Because he doesn't seem to know what time it was half an hour ago," says Lyndon.

"I think you're right, Lyndon,"

"Lyndon?" Asks Jack

"Yeah, I'm Lyndon, your Vice President,"

"Vice President? What's a Vice President?"

"A Vice President is someone who is next in line to be president," explains Lyndon.

"President?"

"Yes, President. You're the President of the United States, Jack," says Lyndon.

"Jack? Who's 'Jack'? What's a president?"

"He doesn't even seem to know his name, Jackie, what a Vice President is, I think he is suffering from amnesia," says Lyndon.

"I'll go and see if Jack has amnesia," says Jackie.

"He's suffering from post-traumatic amnesia, and has a total loss of memory because of it," says Jackie whilst re-entering Emergency Room 1 where Jack was.

"What does that mean?" Asks Lee, sounding concerned about Jack.

"It means that he doesn't remember anything about being shot, or being president, and he won't know anyone's names yet, except maybe yours and Lyndon's, or even know his own name yet, and he might start acting like a child all of a sudden, because of the post-traumatic amnesia he has," explains Jackie.

"Thank you! My point proven!" Shouts Lyndon triumphantly.

"What do you mean start acting like a kid?" Asks Lee.

"Doing things that a baby would do," says Jackie.

"That's just great!" Exclaims Lee.

"Jack, I don't know if you would remember this, but you got shot with 3 bullets, you got shot in the shoulder by me, which I'm never going to forgive myself for, shot in the throat just above your Adam's Apple and in the back of the head, I'm sorry, Jack, can you please forgive me? If - if you don't then that's fine, because a lot of people don't really like me much," explains Lee.

"Y'know after that long convincing story, I believe you, Lee," beams Jack.

"WHAT?! YOU CALL THAT CONVINCING? HE SHOT YOU, JACK, CAN'T YOU SEE THAT HE IS A KILLER!" Yells Jackie.

"Stop shouting at me woman, I've just woke up from a really long coma, and plus I've just found out that I have post-traumatic amnesia!" Shouts Jack.

"That's it! We're through, Jack! I can't believe what has happened to you, what has happened to the Jack Kennedy that I really loved and would do anything for, where has my Jack went to?!" Shouts Jackie.
She stormed out of Jack's hospital room in total rage, and left Lee, Lyndon, Jack, JC and William in total shock.

"This is all my fault! If I hadn't been so stupid and bought that damn gun, then you and Jackie would still be together, Jack, I feel like an idiot," whines Lee.

"It's alright, Lee, she'll come around sooner or later, she just needs time to think things over," explains Jack.

"What's gonna happen with you, Jack?" Asks Lee.

"I, uh, don't know, Lee,"

"Do you want me to see if you can be discharged?" Asks Lee and Lyndon at the same time.

"Yeah, uh, Lee, do you want to stay here with me or go with Lyndon?" Asks Jack.

"I'll stay here with you, Jack, if you want, cause if you don't I'll just go and let you live the rest of your life that you have ahead of you," says Lee looking at Jack.

"Lee, don't go, I want you to stay here with me," whinges Jack. Lee couldn't believe what he was hearing, the 35th President of the United States is wanting him, Lee Harvey Oswald, his assassin mind you, to stay with him while his Vice President goes an sees if he can get discharged. Lyndon strolled into Jack's hospital room with a gloom look on his face.
"They said that you have to stay here for a few more days just to make sure that you make a 100% recovery from all of this mess," says Lyndon.

"That's not fair!" Whines Jack like a toddler that isn't getting what they want.

"Um, Jack," says Lee.

"Yeah?"

"What age are you?"

"46,"

"What?! I'm only 24!" Exclaims Lee.

"22 years age difference,"

"That really is a lot,"

"So, Jack, about the needing to stay in the hospital for a few days thing, do you want me to stay with you or what?" Asks Lee.

"I would like that very much, Lee," says Jack.

"Hey, guys, come here for a minute," says Lyndon to William and JC.

"What?" Asks William.

"I think Jack and Lee like each other," says Lyndon.

"Okay, ew, when the hell did you think of all that crap? Huh, Johnson?! And have you forgot that being queer is illegal? And another thing, why are you hooking the President up with the guy who almost assassinated him, are you out of your mind?!" Yells JC to Lyndon.

"No, I'm not out of my mind, Connally. Haven't you seen the way they look and talk to each other, they're both a little nervous to talk to one another, I think they both really like each other, but don't know how to say to the other. Do you know where I'm coming from now, Connally?" Says Lyndon.

"Uh... yeah a little now," says JC. Lyndon, JC and William came back inside from outside of Jack's hospital room, from their little awkward discussion over President & Assassin. It was already 6PM, when Lyndon, JC and William decided to leave Jack and Lee for the night, Lyndon said to Jack he would visit every time he had the chance. Lee sat with Jack in his hospital room keeping him company, until lights out for the patients at 10:30PM. Lee kept on waking up during the night to see if Jack was okay, and he was relieved every time he seen the sleeping president with him.

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Written by: Joel Madden*