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Diego was alone at the mental ward, confused and pissed off.
He had made a friend, a girl named Lila. But she had already made her great escape a few days prior and they agreed to meet up on the outside.
Diego insisted on staying, holding on to a ray of hope JFK would see his name in the system and thank him for trying to save his life before his untimely demise.
He had only been here for a day after Lila made her way to the world outside and the love of his life John F Kennedy had not yet come to visit.
They haven't met yet that much was true, but he could feel the connection from decades away. An everlasting love stronger than the bonds of time. Now brought together by five’s mistake, but it felt more like a miracle.
Perhaps it was fate that Diego would find himself in the same time period as JFK himself, maybe the universe really was up to something. Maybe, true love wasn’t some lie told in old fables that Diego scoffed at.
How could he believe in true love when his was never meant to be?
Ever since he first saw John's picture in a history textbook, he couldn't peel his eyes away. It was like the universe finally made sense.
He didn’t tell his siblings, how could he? They would never understand.
He first heard of Kennedy’s death when googling pictures of his beloved at 3 am, and he swore if he ever got a chance he would re-wright history and give JFK the life he deserved. A life with him
Suddenly, footsteps thudding up the hallway pulled Diego out of his thoughts.
Was it?
Could it be?
In Diego's mind he could hear the song Careless Whisper playing loud and clear. Echoing off his ear drums as if his heart was beating out that very tune
Maybe it was just his touch starved subconscious, or maybe that’s just how finding true love feels.
But as the footsteps echoed off the walls from where Diego sat against the cool tile floor, he knew that fate had made it so.
Because turning the corner was none other than the greatest sight his eyes had ever seen. John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the flesh.
“How did you find me,” Diego gasped, quite convinced he had finally lost it.
“True love knows no bounds. I could feel your presence as if the universe opened up and showed me a new world.”
“That’s deep.”
“Yeah”
“But how did you find me in this hospital”
“I’ll never tell”
“I tried to save you john, but they didn’t let me,”
“Never fear Diego dear, I’ll get you out. But first”
JFK went to sit next to Diego in the hallway, both men holding each other’s gaze.
Diego was the first to speak.
“This is legitness.”
“Yeah it is.”
What went down next must not be discussed in front of children