A Call to Himself becomes A Bogus Journey

by StrugglingWriter

As Sam was about to knock on Amy’s front door, he noticed through the open curtains his past self sitting on the couch with Amy. “Of course,” Sam thought. “Here’s where I tell her we should see other people.” Sam hadn’t really wanted to see other people, but it wasn’t really his choice.

Hoping to stop himself from making a huge mistake, Sam pulled out his phone and dialed his own number, wondering if the call would qualify as mobile-to-mobile and on what month’s bill the call would appear.

“I thought I told you to stay away from her?” said a voice behind Sam, causing him to drop his phone. “You stupid or somethin’?”

Sam’s stomach tightened as he turned to face his worst nightmare: Amy’s older brother Todd.

“Remember the sandbag”, Sam thought as he looked skyward, recalling a trick he had seen in Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. Nothing happened.

A swift punch to the gut followed by a size 14 cowboy boot to the ribs confirmed what Sam had feared: not everything you see in a Keanu Reeves film is real.

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  1. A Call to Himself becomes A Bogus Journey

    uselessness' Buddy Icon uselessness

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Station!! ;-) Cute. I’ve always been a fan of the B&T movies.

  2. A Call to Himself becomes A Bogus Journey

    StrugglingWriter's Buddy Icon StrugglingWriter

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Uselessness – I’m glad someone enjoyed the reference. Thanks for the comment!

  3. A Call to Himself becomes A Bogus Journey

    Susan Holder is terrific's Buddy Icon Susan Holder is terrific

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I think the ‘remember the sandbag’ comment is cute too. I guess he forgot though… :)

  4. A Call to Himself becomes A Bogus Journey

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    Posted about 1 year ago

    Susan, things just don’t work like they do in the movies :), or maybe he never gets another chance to travel in time to plant the sandbag :(

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