Your Time

Chapter 64

{March 2040}

Harrison and Carrie took Adam's daughters Madison and Jaelynn fishing. They absolutely loved it.

Every time a fish bit, they would get excited and demand their grandpa or daddy to let them reel it in. 5 year old Maddie and her two year old sister Jaelynn ran down the dock as they saw their grandpa set the hook on a fish.

"Papa, can I reel it in?" Jaina asked.

Harrison instructed Jaina to stand in front of him and hold the pole tightly. "It's going to tug hard."

"I can do it papa."

"I know you can Jaina."

He let go of the fishing pole just enough for Jaina to feel the weight of the fish. "Remember, when the fish is pulling you don't reel."

"I know papa."

Once the fish was exhausted, Jaina was easily able to reel the fish in so her grandpa could net it. "It's huge!"

Harrison untangled the fish from the net. "That's a big one Jaina."

As he picked the green fish up, Jaina asked why it had a very large mouth. "Papa, why does the fishy have a big mouth?"

"It's a largemouth bass," he answered his granddaughter.

"It's a big mouth bass?"

That made Harrison laugh. "Yes it is." He opened the fish's mouth to undo the hook.

"It has a very big mouth papa."

"You know, you could probably fit your whole hand in its mouth."

Jaina shook her head. "Can I hold it?"

Harrison held the fish out and gently placed it in her hands. "Its heavy."

"Not really."

After Jaina was finished holding it, she gave it back to Harrison who gently set it back in the water. "There it goes," he announced, pointing to the fish that had just swam under the dock.

"Grandpa can I reel the next one in?" Maddie asked.

"Of course."

It wasn't long before Harrison had another fish on. "My turn."

He handed the pole over to his oldest granddaughter who happily reeled the second largemouth bass of the day in. This time, she didn't let her grandpa net it. Maddie handed Harrison the pole, picked up the net, and scooped the fish out of the water.

When Maddie set the fish gently on the dock, she titled her head and stared at it oddly. It wasn't a largemouth bass. "What is this grandpa? It's not a big mouth bass."

Harrison knelt down on the dock. "It's a bluegill. See how it has this blue dot next to it's gills?"

Maddie nodded. "Its small."

He held it in his hand. With the fins counted, the bluegill spanned from the bottom of his palm to the tips of his fingers. "Actually, this is a pretty big bluegill."

Maddie wanted to put the fish back in. Harrison put it in her hand and let her toss it back in the water.

Both Maddie and Jaina took a turn watching their grandpa reel in a fish. "This is a big one," he admitted upon feeling the tension in the pole.

"What is it papa?"

"I don't know yet."

Whatever it was loved to stay deep. Harrison had been battling the fish for a few minutes now, and they still had to see the fish. None of the girls asked to reel it in when they saw it fighting their grandpa.

Finally, Harrison was able to net it. "Papa what is it?" Jaina asked. She'd never seen a fish like this before.

"It's a catfish."

"What's a catfish."

When he freed the catfish from the lure and net, he held it out for both the girls to see. "See how it had a big mouth?" They both nodded. "It eats mostly algae from the bottom. And see this?" He asked, pointing to the whiskers that stuck out beside the fish's large mouth. "Catfish don't have very good vision so they use their whiskers to feel around the bottom."

"That's cool grandpa."

"Now I'm going to put this guy back in so he can breathe," Harrison said, gently setting the large catfish back in the water.

A moment later, Carrie came down the dock walking with their grandson Travis. Travis couldn't walk himself yet, so he relied on holding someone's hands to walk.

"Grandma did you see us catching fish?"

"Yes Maddie. I saw you both. Now why don't you catch some more so your little cousin can see."

"Ok grandma!"

•••

Later that evening, the entire family laid in the living room, waiting for Billie to come home. After graduating from Florida, she went on to be an actress, starring as a supporting character in several films before landing a lead role in Star Wars.

Since the movie would be premiering to the public in only a few weeks, the directors let her take home a copy to show to her family.

Heads turned when she and Taylor walked through the door. Maddie and Jaina met their aunt at the door. "Hurry up! I want to watch the movie."

Billie gave them the disc which they brought over to their grandparents to put in the DVD player. It would be the first time any of them had seen the movie. And it would be the first time Billie would be able to discuss with her family what she'd been doing for the last five months.

When everyone was settled and Carrie had made popcorn, they started the movie. It was unlike any Star Wars movie ever made before. It told the story of a young Jedi, whom Billie played, that survived Order 66 and was close friends with Obi-wan Kenobi. For a while, she and Obi-wan watched over Luke Skywalker. But eventually, she joined up with the forming Rebel Alliance, and helped lead several major blows against Darth Vader and the Empire. Throughout the movie, Billie's character was constantly pursued by Vader. It was clear at the beginning of the movie that her character would die, since she didn't appear in A New Hope. Her character did in fact die at the hands of Darth Vader in an attempt to stop him from finding Obi-wan and Luke.

After the movie, everyone told Billie what a great job she did. "And that's not all. They might have me play Princess Leia in a standalone film."

Epilogue coming tomorrow.