Chapter 10
We are all time travelers, we just don't know it yet.The only problem is that we only have a one way ticket, destination: FUTURE.
Alina Radoi
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Kathleen was having a bad night so far.
She'd been confused when Caroline had speeded past her in tears. She tried to stop her but couldn't. She wondered what Caroline had done or was it just determination to get what she wanted?
Caroline had locked the door behind her. A few seconds later, Kathleen had heard her crying into her pillows. A few seconds after that, Caroline had thrown a glass cup into the wall. Kathleen had heard it shatter and hit the wall hard.
She was mad then, Kathleen thought. She was smart enough not to go into Caroline's room like that but at this point she found herself walking toward the door.
What are you doing? The angry voice in her head asked. You realize she'll scream at you?
Kathleen ignored the voice in her head. She knocked on the door. "Caroline?"
"Go away!" She was crying into the pillows. "Go away, Kathleen!"
Kathleen fumbled for the doorknob. There was a click as she opened the door. Caroline was laying on the bed, sobbing into the pillows. In her arms was the book, the Cuban Missle crisis book. Kathleen was careful as she approached her. The book was torn to reveal the page of Castro and Krushev smiling like idiots.
A wave of sheer anger filled her soul but her attention was on Caroline. Her cousin was still sobbing into the pillows. She sat down and started rubbing her back. "Caroline, what's wrong? What happened?"
She looked up at Kathleen. Her eyes were full of tears. "What happened?" Her voice was dripping with sarcasm. "Maybe the fact that my dad just sent a bunch of people to their deaths."
The horrible realization sunk over Kathleen. You'd have to stupid to not realize it. President Kennedy had ordered the invasion of Cuba which would lead to gruesome deaths. And there was nothing Kathleen could do about it unless she spoke to Bobby about it but her father would not listen. The Kennedy clan was already wary of them. When David had come back to the past, they were shocked by the booze and the cigerettes in his jeans. David was a drug addict, he was really emotional and there was nothing they could do about it.
On top of that, President Kennedy did not believe Caroline. He thought she was lying to him about the 11/22/63 nightmare. Bobby had understood everything and he was scared that if they didn't stop it, Johnson would become president and that they would enter Vietnam. Nobody wanted that as far as Kathleen was concerned.
"There's nothing we can do about it," Caroline repeated. "I can't stand this anymore. Why can't we just go back to 74'? They think we are lying to them. We can let them die. It's their fault for not listening to us."
That was cold, Kathleen thought. She didn't want anyone to die but Caroline's words made sense. No one believed them.
For the rest of the night, Caroline was still in her angsty mood. She complained of going back but David was stuck in the past. He didn't want to become the drug addict he was so that was the reason Caroline stayed.
It was maybe 1 am when Bobby rushed in. His face was pale. He had lost the tan in his face and cheeks. Caroline had stopped crying by now. She was surprised when Bobby rushed in.
"What's going on?" Her voice was quiet. "Is it time for bed?"
Bobby was as pale as a sheet. "Caroline, the invasion failed."
Kathleen wasn't surprised. She knew from the start that Uncle Jack had made the idea, they were going to fail. "We warned you guys. You didn't listen to us." She was still cold and calm.
Caroline was staring at the floor. The tears had run from her face. And now her lips were dry and cracked. Kathleen knew what would happen next. The confrantion of the close nuclear war.
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The next chapter is the Soviet Union backing down after President Kennedy announces his speech 🇺🇸
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Ciencia Ficción"What if you could change history?" Caroline Kennedy is only 18 years old when she, her brother, and some of her cousins, go back to 1962. They are sent by Senator a Edward M. Kennedy to prevent the Kennedy asassination and stop America's worst nigh...
