Chapter 20


    It had been a few weeks and everything was calm. I wasn''t sucked into the future again, and the kids at


    school had pretty much left me alone by now with Braden being my ultimate protector. It was weird, I


    also got to know Braden more in a way I never thought I would. Under all thoseyers of cool, he was


    actually kind of dorky. My bruises finally healed up too under George''s careful watch. He examined me


    almost every day after Braden told him that they got worse. I had almostpletely learned to filter my


    words as well. My slip ups were minimal these days. It also helped that I was feigning amnesia. I didn''t


    quite get along with the kids at school yet, but it was getting better. After school, most of my time was


    spent with Braden at the beach or listening to himpose music.


    "What do you think of this?" He said as he nced away from his notebook. He had been working on a


    song for a while and just finished ying it for me. Of course, I had to keep from humming along since


    it was a song he debuted with in the future, but watching the process of his songwriting had me excited


    in apletely different way. I smiled and pped in apuse.


    "It''s great! I think it''ll receive well and make you famous overnight," I smiled. I wasn''t wrong. That song


    literally had him global in the matter of a few hours. He smiled back at me.


    "I think I''m going to y it for the talent show this year," he admitted. That didn''t seem right. Based on


    countless interviews, the first time he yed that song was on the boardwalk. Someone recorded him


    and that''s how he got famous. If he yed it at the talent show, did that mean I screwed up the


    timeline? I was so deep in thought, I didn''t even see Braden set his guitar down ande closer. I


    snapped back to reality when I felt a finger press in between my eyebrows.


    "What are you thinking about so hard?" He asked with a chuckle. I stopped frowning and rxed my


    face. Maybe he nning it this way already and something kept him from doing it. Anyway, if I tried to


    interfere, I would only make things worse.


    "Nothing. I just spaced out for a moment," I lied. Braden dropped his hand to hisp before a look of


    realization crossed his face.


    "Oh, that''s right. There''s a beach party this weekend. Do you want to go?" He asked. I smiled as I


    nodded. I didn’t go to parties much in my time. It would be interesting to see how parties were here.


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    Braden smiled back before he reached over and ruffled my hair.


    "You look a lot better than when you first got here at least," he noted.


    "I feel like I am getting the hang of things," I agreed.


    "Come on. Dinner is probably ready by now," he said. He put his guitar away and we went down to


    eat.