We laughed, we cried
And all the while we felt so alive
It was you and me
You grabbed my hand and you made me see
You walked away. Out of my life forever, leaving me alone. Alone outside my house. No one ever made me feel like you did. Like everything about me was perfect. Like I was good enough for anything. That I could accomplish anything. Do anything. But now you're gone. And you've left me here, crying.
Keely stood outside her house for a few hours. It was freezing, but she didn't feel the cold. She was numb, but only because Phil had left her. He had just gone. One swift kiss on the cheek, and then he was gone. He had evaporated into thin air. Just disappeared out of her life. Forever. And she'd never see him again.
"Keely!" Mrs Teslow drove up in her car. "What are you doing out here? Muffin-cake, how long have you been here? You're freezing, honey"
Keely just shook her head, and a single warm tear fell down her cheek. Mrs. Teslow took her daughter by the arm and took her inside.
Keely sat in her room crying. He had just left her. With no backward glance. She got up, and looked around her room, a usually familiar place, but now it looked like enemy territory. Unfamiliar. Keely felt a wave of anger surge from within her. How could he do this to her? After everything they had done together? After everything he had done for her? After everything she had done for him?
She picked up her favourite cuddly toy, and threw it against the wall. Then she picked up everything in sight and threw it around her usually clean room.
"He just left me! I hate him! He just left!" she screamed. She picked up a handful of things from her desk, and was just about to throw them when she saw what she was holding. Phil's familiar smile looked up at her, and she collapsed on the bed crying.
This has to be one of my favourite pictures of us Phil. It's the day where you were determined that you would climb that huge tree in the park. And you convinced me to try as well. Even though I told you I hated heights. You taught me something that day. You taught me that even when you're afraid of something, if you climb, you can reach the top. And we did. We reached the top. And then your mom took this picture of us at the top. I'll never forget that day Phil. Never.