2. Good Days
Phineas POV
It was October 3rd. I had been in school for over a month. The other kids in my kindergarten class stayed away from me. I pretended I was fine, but I was lonely. Then I heard a voice behind me-
"Whatcha doin'?" I looked behind me to find a black-haired girl standing there. "I'm Isabella."
"I'm Phineas. I'm building a tower. Wanna help?"
"Sure." We spent several days trying to build a tower. Every time the heater turned on, it fell down. She was the one to say- "The heater messes up the balance. If only these would stick together."
I was stunned. Any other kid I had tried to build a tower with would blame the 'Heater Monster.' And I would say a similar thing. That's about when they ran off. "If only we could counter the weight some times, but not all the time."
She nodded. "It would be at the pinnacle, and act like a pendulum that we could control." She wasn't just faking it the first time.
I'm five years old, it's getting cold, I've got my big coat on
I hear your laugh and look up smiling at you, I run and run
October 28th. It's gotten cold in Danville. We were at the pumpkin farm. We decided to play tag until our parents got there. I was 'It.' I heard her laugh from behind a hay bale, and I quickly tagged her. Then I heard my mom. "I've gotta go. Bye, Isabella!" I began to run to the car.
Past the pumpkin patch and the tractor rides, look now, the sky is gold
I made it to the car and Mom.
I hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home
I don't know why all the trees change in the fall
But I know you're not scared of anything at all
Don't know if Snow White's house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today
Candace POV
It had been 3 years since then. I was now an 8th Grader.
I'm thirteen now and don't know how my friends could be so mean
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
And we talk and window shop 'til I've forgotten all their names
I don't know who I'm gonna talk to now at school
Except Stacy.
But I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you
Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay
But I know I had the best day with you today
I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother, inside and out, he's better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house and I had space to run
And I had the best days with you
There is a video I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen and you're talking to me
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
And Daddy's smart and you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world
Dad is still smart, he's just not the smartest in the world.
And now I know why the all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
For staying back and watching me shine
And I didn't know if you knew, so I'm takin' this chance to say
That I had the best day with you today
