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The Unbearable Truth
Continued...
Without a moments hesitation Sam leaped (hee hee) into his best friend's arms, but nearly fell to the floor doing so. It quickly became apparent he was hugging himself. He knew why, but he simply didn't care. "Oh Al! I've missed you!"
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"Sam!" Al "hugged" in return, "Thank God you're alright!" There was a bit of an awkward silence between the two as Al said, "You do realize you're hugging thin air right?"
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However, Sam stayed put. "I know Al," he answered, with a chuckle, "thanks for noticing." Oh what a joyous occasion! Oh how it lifted his spirits!
But the feeling didn't last long, as Sam let go of himself and reality kicked back in. His frustration reappeared in a flash. He "slapped" Al's shoulder and asked, "Where the H*** have you been!?"
Taken aback by his friend's sudden change in attitude, Al responded curtly with, "Well EXCUSE ME for working my A** off for the past two years with the other guys on the Project to figure out a way to get to you!"
That hit Sam hard and rightly so, he thought. He had a million things he wanted to ask and tell Al, but he had no clue where to start. "Sorry Al," he began, squeezing his forehead with his fingers, "you wouldn't believe all that I've been through! This world... the people... Donna's...," he choked.
"I know," Al assured him. "I'm sure you have many questions, but first, let's get out of this kitchen I'm feeling claustrophobic!"
As the two stepped into the main living area, Al took a look around.
"Nice place you have here," he stated. "You seem to be doing pretty well for yourself." He stopped and turned toward Sam.
"I am," Sam remarked. "I've managed to get by well on my own." On my own is right. He just couldn't hold anything back any longer. "Al," he addressed, "What the H*** has been going on?"
Al took in a breath, trying to prepare himself. He let it out slowly while mumbling, "Well..."
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"Just OUT with it already Al!" Sam demanded.
"Woah," Al cried, stepping back, "just take it easy Sam. All will be--"
"No, I will NOT take it easy!"
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"WHY did you not tell me about Donna, Al!? It seems like the fact that I have a WIFE was pretty d*** important to know about after losing my memory!"
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"Yes, but...there's more to it--"
"So all this time I've been leaping around, getting involved with women thinking I was a single guy and instead I've become a man-who're who's been CHEATING on my wife back home!"
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"Sam you are NOT a man-who're! You didn't KNOW!!!"
"Aren't I? You remember how many women I kissed, fell in love with and--"
"Yes, Sam, I was there."
"Then WHY Al? Why didn't you tell me!?"
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Sighing, Al replied, "Because Donna forbade me to tell you Sam."
The look of confusion was quite evident. "Why!?"
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"Because she knew that if you'd known...you wouldn't have been able to do all you needed to do to leap home."
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Sam turned away, not wanting to accept that.
"She was willing to accept that you'd become intimate with other women, just so you could leap and get one step closer to being back in her arms," Al added.
Sam turned to face Al. "Oh well it doesn't look that's going to happen now is it Al?" he countered and turned his back toward him again. "It was all in vain."
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Al slumped his shoulders and lowered his head in great sorrow for his friend. He'd known all too well what it was like to lose a wife. HIS wife. The only wife out of the five he ever truly loved...and Sam was the one who brought them back together. Through his leaping. That was the ultimate wrong that he made right which resulted in him leaping into this other universe for a reason known only to God. He stepped forward, wishing he could place a comforting hand on Sam's shoulder. "Sam," he simply said, "you can't blame yourself for getting involved with all those women when you had no idea you were married."
Sam wiped the tears from his eyes and turned to Al again. "I'm not a cheater Al," he said.
"I know that," Al comforted, "and so does Donna. No one is accusing you of that. Donna set the rules, I complied and watched you do what you had to do."
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"I just wish you would've told me anyway..."
"I know...I wanted to so badly, but...I'm sorry." He paused. "But look...you've done a heck of a lot of GOOD out there Sam! A true servant of God! Your actions have been a blessing to SO many people...even myself."
Sam cracked a smile.
"You should feel good about that."
"I do Al...it's just," Sam stopped, unable to hold back the tears any longer, "Donna's waited for me for seven years! I can't imagine the h*** she's been through and...it's all my fault."
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"Well it hasn't quite been seven years. You DID get a chance to see her when our roles were reversed."
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"I did!?" Sam exclaimed.
"Oh!" Al chided himself. "I forgot that you don't remember that."
Sam rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"But never mind that! It's a story for later."
Silence ensued between the two for a few seconds to give themselves a chance to breathe. "I can't believe I just might never get back home Al..." Sam piped in. The thought was unbearable.
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"You hinted about that earlier," Al remarked, wondering what all Donna DID tell him, "What makes you think that's the case?"
"Donna told me Al. She said the situation was grim." He looked down sadly.
Oh boy...Al thought. All he could do was look away. I can't believe her. Talk about adding insult to injury!
"I just assumed...," Sam continued, but didn't feel the need to finish.
There was a big sigh. Al didn't want to add more heartbreak to Sam's plate, but...Sam did seem to have it figured out and he deserved to know the whole truth. It was better for him to feel all the pain and sorrow now, then to open up an old wound later.
"Well," Al began, "there's no easy way to tell you this Sam so, I'll just...come out and say it."
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Sam looked upon his friend with a straight face. Bracing himself for the worst.
"Your assumption is correct," Al admitted grimly, "And Ziggy's pretty much confirmed it. 98 percent." He h"a"t"e"d" the look that appeared on Sam's face. "It's just not... possible...to get you back home while you're in this different world." His voice choked, even struggling to hold back his own tears. "I am SO sorry Sam!"
Sam's mouth fell gradually. He just couldn't believe it. "C'mon Al," he begged, "that can't be so!"
"I wish it wasn't kid," he gulped, "but it is."
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"Why do you think Donna did what she did?"
Upon hearing that, Sam slowly stepped back...refusing to accept his new fate. With so many different emotions bombarding him, he didn't have the strength or motivation to talk about it any further. Al looked upon his friend with worry, wiping away a couple of tears that tried to escape his eyes, anxiously awaiting Sam's reply.
All Sam could manage to say was, "Al...I think I need to be alone now."
Al nodded, understanding. He stepped back and pulled out the handlink. "Ok kid. I'll be back to check on you later," he said. With the push of a few buttons he disappeared.
Sam was frozen like a statue. Void of all feeling with the reality of never making it back home sinking deep within him.
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:cry:
A fitting video, giving you a look back at Sam's many leaps. <3
Continued...
Without a moments hesitation Sam leaped (hee hee) into his best friend's arms, but nearly fell to the floor doing so. It quickly became apparent he was hugging himself. He knew why, but he simply didn't care. "Oh Al! I've missed you!"
https://s20.postimg.cc/z6h1k22fh/SB_Al_returns_2.jpg
"Sam!" Al "hugged" in return, "Thank God you're alright!" There was a bit of an awkward silence between the two as Al said, "You do realize you're hugging thin air right?"
https://s20.postimg.cc/pn7cqlex9/SB_Al_returns_3.jpg
However, Sam stayed put. "I know Al," he answered, with a chuckle, "thanks for noticing." Oh what a joyous occasion! Oh how it lifted his spirits!
But the feeling didn't last long, as Sam let go of himself and reality kicked back in. His frustration reappeared in a flash. He "slapped" Al's shoulder and asked, "Where the H*** have you been!?"
Taken aback by his friend's sudden change in attitude, Al responded curtly with, "Well EXCUSE ME for working my A** off for the past two years with the other guys on the Project to figure out a way to get to you!"
That hit Sam hard and rightly so, he thought. He had a million things he wanted to ask and tell Al, but he had no clue where to start. "Sorry Al," he began, squeezing his forehead with his fingers, "you wouldn't believe all that I've been through! This world... the people... Donna's...," he choked.
"I know," Al assured him. "I'm sure you have many questions, but first, let's get out of this kitchen I'm feeling claustrophobic!"
As the two stepped into the main living area, Al took a look around.
"Nice place you have here," he stated. "You seem to be doing pretty well for yourself." He stopped and turned toward Sam.
"I am," Sam remarked. "I've managed to get by well on my own." On my own is right. He just couldn't hold anything back any longer. "Al," he addressed, "What the H*** has been going on?"
Al took in a breath, trying to prepare himself. He let it out slowly while mumbling, "Well..."
https://s20.postimg.cc/5c4ovs1cd/SB_Al_returns_10.jpg
"Just OUT with it already Al!" Sam demanded.
"Woah," Al cried, stepping back, "just take it easy Sam. All will be--"
"No, I will NOT take it easy!"
https://s20.postimg.cc/5h8g5g8nh/SB_Al_returns_14.jpg
"WHY did you not tell me about Donna, Al!? It seems like the fact that I have a WIFE was pretty d*** important to know about after losing my memory!"
https://s20.postimg.cc/t6xvu570t/SB_Al_returns_13.jpg
"Yes, but...there's more to it--"
"So all this time I've been leaping around, getting involved with women thinking I was a single guy and instead I've become a man-who're who's been CHEATING on my wife back home!"
https://s20.postimg.cc/j6de7wkp9/SB_finds_out_1.jpg
"Sam you are NOT a man-who're! You didn't KNOW!!!"
"Aren't I? You remember how many women I kissed, fell in love with and--"
"Yes, Sam, I was there."
"Then WHY Al? Why didn't you tell me!?"
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Sighing, Al replied, "Because Donna forbade me to tell you Sam."
The look of confusion was quite evident. "Why!?"
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"Because she knew that if you'd known...you wouldn't have been able to do all you needed to do to leap home."
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Sam turned away, not wanting to accept that.
"She was willing to accept that you'd become intimate with other women, just so you could leap and get one step closer to being back in her arms," Al added.
Sam turned to face Al. "Oh well it doesn't look that's going to happen now is it Al?" he countered and turned his back toward him again. "It was all in vain."
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Al slumped his shoulders and lowered his head in great sorrow for his friend. He'd known all too well what it was like to lose a wife. HIS wife. The only wife out of the five he ever truly loved...and Sam was the one who brought them back together. Through his leaping. That was the ultimate wrong that he made right which resulted in him leaping into this other universe for a reason known only to God. He stepped forward, wishing he could place a comforting hand on Sam's shoulder. "Sam," he simply said, "you can't blame yourself for getting involved with all those women when you had no idea you were married."
Sam wiped the tears from his eyes and turned to Al again. "I'm not a cheater Al," he said.
"I know that," Al comforted, "and so does Donna. No one is accusing you of that. Donna set the rules, I complied and watched you do what you had to do."
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"I just wish you would've told me anyway..."
"I know...I wanted to so badly, but...I'm sorry." He paused. "But look...you've done a heck of a lot of GOOD out there Sam! A true servant of God! Your actions have been a blessing to SO many people...even myself."
Sam cracked a smile.
"You should feel good about that."
"I do Al...it's just," Sam stopped, unable to hold back the tears any longer, "Donna's waited for me for seven years! I can't imagine the h*** she's been through and...it's all my fault."
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"Well it hasn't quite been seven years. You DID get a chance to see her when our roles were reversed."
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"I did!?" Sam exclaimed.
"Oh!" Al chided himself. "I forgot that you don't remember that."
Sam rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"But never mind that! It's a story for later."
Silence ensued between the two for a few seconds to give themselves a chance to breathe. "I can't believe I just might never get back home Al..." Sam piped in. The thought was unbearable.
https://s20.postimg.cc/hj8fdc79p/SB_Al_returns_24.jpg
"You hinted about that earlier," Al remarked, wondering what all Donna DID tell him, "What makes you think that's the case?"
"Donna told me Al. She said the situation was grim." He looked down sadly.
Oh boy...Al thought. All he could do was look away. I can't believe her. Talk about adding insult to injury!
"I just assumed...," Sam continued, but didn't feel the need to finish.
There was a big sigh. Al didn't want to add more heartbreak to Sam's plate, but...Sam did seem to have it figured out and he deserved to know the whole truth. It was better for him to feel all the pain and sorrow now, then to open up an old wound later.
"Well," Al began, "there's no easy way to tell you this Sam so, I'll just...come out and say it."
https://s20.postimg.cc/f3qymkfyl/SB_finds_out_16.jpg
Sam looked upon his friend with a straight face. Bracing himself for the worst.
"Your assumption is correct," Al admitted grimly, "And Ziggy's pretty much confirmed it. 98 percent." He h"a"t"e"d" the look that appeared on Sam's face. "It's just not... possible...to get you back home while you're in this different world." His voice choked, even struggling to hold back his own tears. "I am SO sorry Sam!"
Sam's mouth fell gradually. He just couldn't believe it. "C'mon Al," he begged, "that can't be so!"
"I wish it wasn't kid," he gulped, "but it is."
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"Why do you think Donna did what she did?"
Upon hearing that, Sam slowly stepped back...refusing to accept his new fate. With so many different emotions bombarding him, he didn't have the strength or motivation to talk about it any further. Al looked upon his friend with worry, wiping away a couple of tears that tried to escape his eyes, anxiously awaiting Sam's reply.
All Sam could manage to say was, "Al...I think I need to be alone now."
Al nodded, understanding. He stepped back and pulled out the handlink. "Ok kid. I'll be back to check on you later," he said. With the push of a few buttons he disappeared.
Sam was frozen like a statue. Void of all feeling with the reality of never making it back home sinking deep within him.
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:cry:
A fitting video, giving you a look back at Sam's many leaps. <3
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https://youtu.be/jeCdwdj0Nwk
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