John F. Kennedy: The End of Camelot

John F. Kennedy: The End of Camelot Ch. 11

Chapter 11

Location: Parkland

Character: Caroline

Day: November 22, 2013

Time: 7:02 am

I watched as the figure leaped from the net and crashed into the net. It was a man. Another loud scream pierced my ears and Tatiana landed with a thump in front of me.

I had reacted fast and grabbed the man. He was scrawny and skinny with dark eyes. He had horrible scars all over his body.

"Mom," said Tatiana grimly. She was smiling. "I found him."

The man gawked at me, his expression unreadable. His dark eyes scanned the place sharply. "What's your name?" I asked sharply

He stared at me blanky.

"You can change it," I said softly. "If you don't like it."

"No." He shook his head. "That won't be necessary. My name's John."

I smiled. "Like my little brother," I said coolly.

His mouth twitched. He didn't reply. I said softly, "Come on. Let's get those wounds patched up. We are winning this battle I think."

He raised on his feet. There were burns all over his body. He looked half starved too like he hadn't eaten in years.

I had never seen anyone like this unless you recall the war on poverty. His cheeks were sunken. His eyes were painfully glittering and his bones seemed rattled. "You look half starved," I said. "Do you want anything to eat?"

"That'd be great," he replied. His eyes were softer as he looked at Father, who was behind me. Suspicion filled my body. I felt like I knew this man but I didn't know what time I had met him.

"You seem familar in some way, John," I acknowledged him. "Like I knew you in another time. Maybe another life."

"I can't imagine why," he said to me coldly. I just shook my head and rolled my eyes. "I don't ally myself much with the Americans."

I led him toward the campgrounds. The screams of war echoed in my ears. They were painful and throbbing like the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. I winced at the memory.

There were a few cooks making some "breakfast." The scent of bacon filled my nose and mouth and my lips felt dry. My mouth made contact with salvia. One of the cooks looked up as we approached. They handed all of us some bacon and I noticed the man gulp it down fast. He did the same with the water like he hadn't done this in a decade.

There was a strange connection I had with this man. I couldn't tell though. The way he looked me over was friendly and nice but he seemed familiar.

After a few minutes of awkward silence, I asked, "So, what's your name?"

"I told you," he replied through his food, "it's John."

I frowned at him. "No last name?"

He scowled at me. "If I told you would you believe me?"

I stayed quiet, unsure.

He flared with triumph. "Nope. You're not going to. You're going to think I'm lying."

I sensed Father was getting concerned into our conversation. The stranger kept shooting weird looks at him. And he spoke. I didn't expect him to speak.

"What makes you think you'll lie to us?" He asked bitterly. "My whole family lied to me."

John was quiet and stared back into Father's eyes. "I'm sorry, Sir. But I prefer to do it when we have DNA scanners or something like that."

"There's one in one of the camps," I said loudly trying to break the tension. "I'll go get it."

"If you're brave enough," said John flicking a glare at me. I stood up and brushed the mud and leaves off and headed toward the camps.

A Nurse was treating several wounded patients and I tried not to gag at the blood. I'd vomit. I didn't want that. I picked up the needle and the scanner and walked out before anymore tension could happen.

The man and Father looked up as I came back. I held the needle to his arm and said, "This will hurt." Before sticking it into his arm. There was a prick of blood and I felt the stranger's eyes on me. Father shuffled to see.

As soon as my eyes hit the screen, I felt Father recoil in shock. His eyes slowly shifted up to the stranger's and Father and Son's eyes met for the first time in 50 years.

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John and Jack love!🙊💙

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I have nothing else to say! 😘✌️