Phillip was only 19 (but his mind was older), and he was about to duel George Eacker. Half the town shipped them, and neither of them had any why. They hated each other. George had said some…questionable things about his father and Phillip had challenged him to a duel. His father gave him his pistol, so Phillip took off, the town whistling for him and everything.
When he reached the dueling ground, he took a deep breath to calm himself. Phillip was the most scared little bean ever. He saw George Eaker approaching and stood up straight.
"OK, LEZGO." George took out his gun and red bull.
Phillip stared in confusion at the metallic cylinder he was drinking out of. "Uh…what's that?"
"RED BULL. GIVES YA WINGS. ALRIGHT KID FIGHT ME." George threw the can on the ground and smirked.
"Ok then…the duel will commence after we count to ten." Phillip was shaking. What if he got shot? What would happen? What in the Bill of Rights was Red Bull?
The ensemble counted, "WUN, TO, TREE, FOR, FIV, SIKTS, SEVIN..."
Phillip blacked out. The last sound he heard was George Eaker flapping away with his brand new Red Bull wings.
His eyes flew open and immediately he felt a burning sensation in his side. Phillip panicked for a moment, not knowing where he was, but then realized he was in a doctor's office. A flood of memories hit him and he remembered that he was just in a duel. Trying to ignore the pain, he wondered what Red Bull was until he heard his father's voice.
"WHERE IS MAH SON?" he heard Alex yell.
Phillip wanted to shout, saying he was here, but the pain burning his ribs was too much. Next thing he knew, Alex had run into the room.
"Phillip..."
Gratefully, Phillip looked up and said quietly, "Rain drop…drop top…I did exactly as you said Pop…"
Alex was confused, but didn't ask, "SHH! I know, I know…" He was starting to cry extremely hard.
"HE'S A JERK." Phillip sobbed. He didn't want to tell Alex how much he screwed up.
Alex didn't answer, he was crying too much. Then all of a sudden, "ALEXANDER DID YOU KNOW?"
Eliza ran in, sobbing violently, "ALEX WHAT HAPPENED?"
Phillip looked up at Alex, his vision blurred from tears. His father looked like he was about to die.
"I SCREWED UP….." Alex trembled as he looked up at Eliza.
