Kelsey 2.0
by Ariel Rosen
Hey Kelsey! Did you do the math homework?
Uh hey, whose number is this?
Oh haha thought you had my number! It's Kelsey, from 5th period math.
Are you messing with me? Who is this for real?
Sorry, it's confusing, my name is Kelsey too. I just transferred here.
Oh okay! Did we meet?
Like super briefly--I borrowed your pen.
Huh, I don’t remember you, sorry! I'll input your number as Kelsey 2.0!
Haha that's funny.
Oh and yeah I did do the math homework. It's on page 30
I know, I was actually wondering what you got for #23
Lemme check hold on.
x=16
Okay cool, thanks. I wasn't too sure about my answer.
Np! See you tomorrow then.
For sure!
the next day
Hey, you ok? Didn't see you in math today!
Haha yeah I had to change up my schedule :(
Oh no! Well we should grab lunch sometime! You know, actually meet haha
We totes should. sooooo do you know a guy named Brad Milk?
Uh yeah....why?
Met him today...super flirty
oh really?
Yeah! He's pretty cute
And taken. Brad is my boyfriend. So keep your nasty hands off him
Whoa, not trying to steal your bf. sorry i didn't know! Kinda seems like he's bound to cheat on you though.
What's that supposed to mean?
I just wouldn't trust him is all.
whatever, I don't need advice from you. I don't even know you.
I'm just saying, maybe watch him. He seemed flirty with another girl too...Nina?
Nina Debrowski?
Sure, idk her last name though.
Ha! Nina's a little wacky. Don't think he'd cheat on me with her. but thnx for the heads up.
Sure!
two days later
Holy shit Kelsey, you were right about Brad and Nina!
No way...
Brad's been cheating on me for months with her! I'm so devastated
Hey you'll get over him! There’s plenty of other guys that would treat you way better. What about Chris?
Pataki?
Yeah!
How'd you know about Chris?
what do you mean?
I've had kind of a crush on Chris for years...how could you know that?
I didn't, I was just taking a stab at whatever guy I could think of. But you should ask him out!
I don’t know. I’ll think about it.
a few days later
Hey! Heard you're going to the dance with Chris!
Yeah I am! He asked me, although it was kind of a strange invitation. He seemed...weird...
Listen, I found this silver dress in Kitschy's at the mall...I think it would look perfect on you! You should buy it!
Why?
I stashed it away for you behind a horrible cheetah print dress, so that no one would take it.
That's kind of weird...I don't even really know you. All you do is text me.
I'm just trying to be nice...
Okay, I guess I'll check it out. Do you wanna go shopping together after school? I really wanna talk to you in person.
Ah shit, I'm busy. I have to pick up my cousin from school. Maybe another time? I'll see you at the dance though!
Okay, see you then.
the next day
Kelsey, you were so right, this dress is frickin perfect!
I told you!!
I feel like cinderella! Chris is definitely gonna love it.
Great! Now that you have the dress, lift up the right side and reach into the pocket hidden underneath.
Uh...okay? Didn't know it had pockets...
Don't freak out.
Kelsey, why the HELL is there a gun in here???? if that's what it is...I can't even tell!!! What the??????
Didn't I say don't freak out?
What the hell is going on???
Tonight, your only job is to protect Chris Pataki. No matter what.
Protect him?? From what??
You are his bodyguard. There will be three assassins there tonight, their only job to kill Chris.
Other operatives will take care of them. All you have to do is keep Chris alive.
How am I supposed to do that?! You’re messing with me, you’re so weird!!
Your dress is made out of bullet-proof material. Hide in the crowd, keep your body as close as possible.
The gun is there simply as a safety precaution.
I don't understand what's going on!!
Thirty years from now, Chris Pataki will become the first Prime Minister of a united North America.
However, within two years, he will be overthrown by a radical religious group that begins to take power.
The majority of NA will join the radicals, simply out of necessity for survival. But...
...an underground group will emerge in an attempt to take back power, spearheaded by Pataki himself.
As Pataki's warriors progress successfully, the radicals will begin to lose power and become desperate.
With new time travel technology, they will begin going back in time to assassinate any person that might stand in their way.
So...I have to save Chris from futuristic assassins?
Yes. The future of North America is relying on you.
So what, you’re from the future too? You’re totally messing with me and it’s really creepy. Stop.
If I were messing with you, then how do I know that your boyfriend was cheating on you with a girl whose glasses you broke in the 2nd grade?
Or that you had a crush on Chris Pataki since you were 8 years old and you saw him eating cake at a bowling alley?
Or that you originally got x=30 on #23 of your math homework before arriving at x=16?
Whoa.
I need you to be brave. You are meant to do this.
But why me?
Because you are the only person in Pataki's underground group the assassins will not be looking for.
You went into hiding. They have no idea who you are.
I become one of the warriors?
A very skilled one at that.
What if I fail?
You won't. I must go.
Wait Kelsey! Who are you?
Don't you see?
See what?
I'm you.
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