chapter five
it happened by 1985.

Austen became silent inside the car, the old woman seemed bothered to the stranger. She is fidgeting her fingers, her eyes are at the window and looked at the Hill Valley. Austen would remember her grandmother's stories and it is exactly like what she would always tell her.

The blue convertible passed through the town hall, she saw the diner where her grandmother would buy some milkshake for her whenever she would spend her summer with her.

"Where are you from, dear?" The old woman suddenly asked her.

"I am from New York," Austen said.

The old woman smiled at her while Austen went back looking around, she couldn't believe that she would be in 1985. Then she suddenly remembers Doc and Marty, she needs to meet them in order to get back to her time. So she asked the old woman,

"May I ask, do you know Emmett Brown or Marty Mcfly?"

"Oh yes, I know them. Mr. Brown is quite popular in here while the Mcfly boy is just my neighbor. Why, are you related to them?"

How will she reply to this, Austen asked herself.

"I am only related to Mr. Brown. Umm...I am his niece."

The old woman seemed surprised that the infamous Doc Emmett Brown had a niece. She looked at the young woman,

"I didn't know that Mr. Brown had a niece."

"Uncle Emmett had a sister in New York. I think you know her, Emma Brown. She is my mom."

"Oh yes. I met Emma and she would always come to my home." The old woman said.

Austen felt that she knew this old woman, she tried to remember the names that her grandmother would seldom mention to her. The old woman added,

"I don't know that Emma is already married and had a child. In fact, it had been fifteen years ever since she left Hill Valley."

Austen knew why her grandmother left. Her parents wanted to pursue her career in New York but she always wanted to stay in Hill Valley because of her brother.

"She always wanted to come in here," Austen said.

"I almost forgot to introduce myself, I am Mrs. Fielding."

Austen remembered her. She is one of Brown's closest friends and most of all her grandmother, she died alone and Emma never got to visit her funeral because she is very busy in New York. Mrs. Fielding loved Emma so much and up until her deathbed, she asked for Emma.

"Mother would always mention you."

Mrs. Fielding smiled but Austen felt bad for the old woman.

The blue convertible went inside the Lyon Estates. Mrs. Fielding parked her car in front of her house and as they both went out, she pointed the house of the Mcfly's.

"I need to talk with Marty," Austen told her.

"Hurry back, Austen. I will be making you some dinner."

She nodded and went to the Mcfly's. The household of the Mcfly's is quite gloomy and she could hear from the outside the loud volume of the television. Austen rang the doorbell and waited.

"Someone is at the door, Mom!" A girl shouted.

"Marty, can you check who it was."

Austen doesn't know how will she say it to Marty that she is from the future or maybe she could ask where is Doc. Marty quickly went to the door and opened it, he is still munching his burger. Austen was surprised seeing Marty Mcfly up close and personal but she never pictured him as an attractive one.

"What can I do for you?" He asked.

"Umm...do you know where Doc. Brown live?"

"Yes but I haven't seen him for about a week in his home. Why?"

Will she tell him that she is from 2018? In fact, he is the trusted companion of Doc.

"I-umm.." Austen was stuttering, she is very nervous about telling it to him.

Before she could speak, Lorraine Mcfly went to the door and checked who it was.

"Who is it, Marty?" His mother asked then Austen saw Lorraine Mcfly, a bit tipsy from drinking.

"I am Doc. Brown's niece from New York." Austen quickly said. Marty looked at her, he couldn't believe that Doc had a niece.

"I didn't know that Doc had a niece," Marty said, a bit perplexed on what Austen told them.

"He doesn't mention me that often," Austen said with a nervous laugh.

"Why don't you let the young woman get inside our humble abode?" Lorraine told Marty.

When Marty is about to speak, Lorraine already let Austen get inside their home. His mother let Austen sat on the couch, she is beside George who is busy watching a program on the television. He is still laughing and not minding Austen while Marty was embarrassed to Austen because his house was messy. The fact that he also had a peculiar family.

"Are you really Doc. Brown's niece?" Linda, Marty's sister asked.

Linda had messy brown hair with big eyeglasses and she is at the dining table with Dave, Marty's older sibling. They are both busy eating burgers.

"Yes. I am Emma Brown's daughter."

Marty watched the young woman seating on the couch, Doc never mentioned that he had a niece. He knew Emma but he never thought that she had a daughter but he noticed her attire, she looked different. She did have some features of Emma, her eyes, and her lips. 

And the fact that she is attractive.

What the heck, Mcfly. Don't act like a total creep to Doc's niece. Marty thought. Austen was disturbed by Marty's gaze at her, as Lorraine noticed her son's stare at Austen.

"What is your name?" She asked.

"Austen." She said sheepishly. She could smell the alcohol from Lorraine.

Marty knew that her mother will bombard her some questions and it would take all night on asking the girl.

Marty suddenly told his mother, "I think I need to fetch Austen to Doc, Mom."

"Yes, it is a good idea," Dave said to Marty.

Austen felt relieved, she is not used to this kind of situation. Her mother nodded and she walked to the dining table, she grabbed another bottle of beer. Linda tried to get the beer from her mother but Lorraine doesn't want to and she argued to her daughter. Marty and Austen went outside the house.

"I am so sorry about that," Marty said.

"It is okay." Austen smiled.

She had the weirdest day of her life but then, well it might get worse? Who knows?

"Is it okay that I will fetch you to Doc's house? And I am not sure that he is there." Austen nodded in response to Marty.

She knew that it will be a very long night.