Chapter One

Keely was sitting in her room one Friday afternoon. She should have been in school, but she wasn't. She wasn't sick or anything. Keely just wanted to be alone. The past couple days for her had been so hard to deal with. First, Phil became her boyfriend. She was thrilled, until Phil found out that his father had fixed the time machine. That meant that Phil was leaving, which now meant that he was truly gone. Thinking back a few days back, she had smile, remembering the picture perfect kiss she and Phil had shared. How could her life could from perfect one day, to much worse the next? Would she ever see Phil again?

Knock knock.

"Go away!" Keely choked out. Tears had been flowing nonstop ever since Phil went away.

"Keely? It's Via. Open up!"

Keely didn't respond, so Via just walked into Keely's room.

"How are you doing?" she asked.

"How do you think I'm doing?" Keely sniffled.

"It's okay Keely. Things will get better," Via reassured her.

Keely sat up. "That's easy for you to say. Phil is gone. G-O-N-E! I may not ever see him again." Just thinking about it made tears come to her eyes.

Via gave Keely a big hug. "I'm here for you, Keely."

"You know, I always liked Phil. I mean, first as friends, but I always knew we'd be together someday. I just never thought he'd be gone so quickly."

Knock knock.

"Owen? What are you doing here?" Keely asked.

"Just trying to cheer up my ladyfriend."

Keely laughed.

"The O-Dog charm is working already!"

Keely's cell phone started ringing. It ran a couple times, but she still didn't answer it.

"Keely, aren't you going to answer that?" Owen asked.

"I don't really want to," Keely mumbled.

"I'll get it," Via volunteered.

"Hello?...Oh my gosh!...Hold on," Via turned towards Keely, smiling. "It's for you."

"Tell whoever it is that I'll call them back."

Via threw the phone at Keely.

"I don't want to talk to anyone!" Keely shouted.

"Just do it!"

Keely picked up the phone.

"Hello?...Hello?...Hello?" Keely hung up. "No one's there," she shrugged.

The doorbell rang.

"Can someone get that?" Keely asked.

"I'll do it," Owen offered.

"KEELY, GET OVER HERE!" Owen shouted.

She groaned. "Why?"

"Just for a minute.

Keely ran down the steps. Looking at the front door, she saw someone she never expected to see.