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All Georgie wanted was to get the Fruity Pebbles, they were his Daddy's favorite and tasted the best. Georgie had to help out because Daddy was tired, and if Georgie got those Fruity Pebbles by himself like a big boy Daddy would be proud of him.
There were a few problems with that, one being that the Fruity Pebbles were on the top shelf, and even on his tippy toes Georgie could only ever reach the third. But, Georgie was a big boy, in a few weeks he'd be a whole 8 years old. The boy huffed, readjusting his circle glasses before starting to scale the large store shelves. His grubby little hand reaches for the box, he's done it, he got it all by himself! His Daddy will be so proud of him and. As soon as the box is clutched in his left hand his right loses grip, Georgie struggles to keep is footing, but as he refused to let go of the box he slips. The small 7 year screams as he falls. Daddy will be so mad at him, he's gonna hurt himself and Daddy will have to work extra hard and and.
"Wow there kiddo, that coulda been quite the fall!" Georgie lands safely in the arms of a random adult, Fruity Pebbles still clutched in his small arms as he stared up at his savior. "You alright?" Mr. Stranger has black hair and brown eyes, and freckles like him! If Georgie didnt have glasses, he was sure that Mr. Stranger could have been him from the future. Wait, he probably WAS him from the future! That's so cool!
"Georgie!" Daddy yells, running up the aisle toward him. The boy immediately lights up, wiggling out of Mr. Georgie From the Future's arms and hopping towards his father.
"Daddy Daddy I got the Fruity Pebbles that are your favorite! And I gots them all by myself like a big boy and-" Daddy picks him up and squeezes him tight, looking like he'll cry.
"Oh Georgie what were you thinking?! You could have gotten seriously hurt, and you know we can't afford another hospital bill right now" Daddy frets, Georgie feels slightly guilty, staring down at the almost crushed box of cereal.
"I'm sorry Daddy" He apologizes. "But I came back from the future to save me so everything is okay!" The 7 year old laughs, Daddy glances up in confusion, looking at the man who had just saved his son. Daddy's grip on his child tightens.
"Eds?" Mr. Georgie From the Future breaths out. But, but Georgie never called Daddy by his first name.
"Georgie we need to go" Daddy says, setting Georgie down and grabbing him by the hand. Georgie pouts, he wanted to get to know his future self more.
"But Da-"
"George Kaspbrak I said now" Georgie knows its serious, because Daddy never says his name like that. Not unless he's in trouble, and he doesn't wanna be in trouble.
"Eds wait!" Georgie from the Future yells behind them, and Daddy quickens their pace; is, is Daddy crying? The slapping of Georgie's rainboots against the tile floor of Walmart echo through the store as they escape, and Georgie knows that that wasn't him 27 years from now, so...
Who was that person?