Chapter 3: From love to pain in one second
Phineas was completely shattered. He felt totally guilty. Her best friend, and that could have turned into something more, was dead because of him. The boy was on his knees on the pavement, crying nonstop while Candace and Stacy looked on traumatized. Just then, from the car had run over Isa, came a person. The girls were horrified at the moment they discovered who he was.
Candace and Stacy: Jeremy!
The blond boy came to Isabella to see what happened. When she realized that the girl was dead, Jeremy put his hands to his head.
Jeremy (crying): Oh my God! What have I done? What have I done?
Phineas lost all his tears, but he was still sobbing. Then something strange happened in his head. Something strange happened, but left to mourn and, with some bad wire crossed his mind, he set out to strangle Jeremy. Candace tried to react, but she could not move. The red-headed girl saw in his brother's crazy look a bloodthirsty murderer, with his eyes bloodshot. Only Stacy had the courage to separate them.
Stacy: Are you crazy? What's wrong with you?
Phineas (out of control): You killed her! It's all your fault, bastard! What are you gonna do, hah? What are you gonna do?
Candace saw his brother as someone unknown to her. She did not recognize the person who was struggling with Stacy. She had never seen Phineas that way. Then the redhead react. Candace approached to Phineas and gave him a slap that echoed throughout Danville.
Candace (with tears in her eyes): Phineas, calm down! You... you're not my brother. My brother would never do something like this...
Then Phineas came back to the reality. Seeing his sister crying, the redhead boy stopped his murderous desire. He had hurt the delicate heart of his beloved sister and he was very sorry, so he said with a whisper and a tear on her cheek:
Phineas: I'm sorry...
An hour later, the police arrived on the scene. Isabella was covered with a blanket and took by ambulance to the hospital. Before that, Ferb had hidden the Ferris wheel under the garden and was playing with Perry, who had already appeared. Phineas and Candace were with two policemen taking statements posted to the scene.
Policeman: Well, could you describe what happened?
Phineas continued to sob, was still traumatized by what happened. So Candace took the initiative, inventing something credible:
Candace: It would be better not ask him, he still very affected by what happened. You see, the girl was on the top of that big tree there, and asked my brother to go up. He went up and when it was near the branch where she sat, the girl slipped and fell to the asphalt. And before we could react, the car went over her. That's it.
The police thanked the statement provided by Candace and went to inform their peers. Candace tried to console Phineas:
Candace: Phineas, I know you feel terrible, but too late or too early, we all pass away. I'm sorry.
And she hugged so maternal. Meanwhile, Jeremy went to the two brothers.
Jeremy: Hey, guys. Phineas, I feel really bad about what I did. I'm sorry.
Phineas (tearfully): The damage is done, you can't apologize and say "That's all".
Candace: What I don't understand is how she ended up under your car. What happened?
Jeremy: I returned from running errands at the supermarket, and when I was taking the entrance curve to the street, I found the girl lying on the floor. I couldn't do anything about it.
Phineas: The worst thing about that is I couldn't tell I loved her...
Candace (in clear reference to the day of his funeral): I think you still have a chance to tell her. Do your best so she takes her part of the pendant to the other world.
Two days after the tragic accident, the funeral of Isabella was held in the Danville Cemetery. There were a lot of people. Apart from the parents of the deceased, had come to the ceremony the Flynn/Fletcher, the Johnsons, the Girano and other families.
One by one, her friends were giving her a last farewell to the small, to highlight the Fireside Girls, who left in tears berets of their uniforms at the foot of the grave. Candace gave to Isabella one of his most treasured possessions, a stuffed ducky Momo.
The last to leave was Phineas. The boy was watching his good friend when he made a touching gesture. He took from his pocket the gold pendant and separated. Then, with scissors cut a lock of hair, opened the pendant and put it inside. Candace appreciated something strange about the pendant:
Candace: I think there are some initials there. "I.L.Y.I."? What the hell does that mean?
Meanwhile, Phineas carefully placed the pendant to Isabella.
Phineas: Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro, you don't care if I...? I wanted to save a memory of your daughter.
Vivian (almost crying): Don't worry, do what you want.
Phineas cut a lock of Isabella's hair and put it in his part of the pendant, which was wearing. Then Phineas stroked her cheek and said:
Phineas: Goodbye, Izzy. I find hard to think that I will not see you anymore...
And then, he started to cry while a beautiful song sounded in his head:
#Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You#
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Do not let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Remember the good times That we had?
I let them slip away from us When Things got bad
How Clearly I first saw you smilin 'in the sun
Wanna feel your warmth upon me, I wanna be the one
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Do not let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
I'm so tired but can not sleep
Standin 'on the edge of something much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much but we can not say a word
We are screaming inside, but we can not be heard
But I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Do not let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
Clinging to a past that Does not let me choose
Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Do not let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Do not let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Weep not for the memories
During the speech of Isabella's mom, Candace wanted to clarify some doubts:
Candace: Phineas, what were the letters of the pendant?
Phineas: Sorry, but it's a secret.
And after the end of the speech of Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro, Phineas wanted one more thing:
Phineas: Wait a minute! Before we left, I would spend a minute of silence to Isa. Ferb, If you are so kind...
And as they lowered the coffin, Ferb hit a music player that was saved and sounded this melody:
#Pau Casals - Cant dels Ocells (Birdsong)#
Mourners applauded the gesture of Phineas, when the song finished.
Few people noticed that Isabella wore a hat to the knees. Something that noticed an older man dressed as a tree. But he wasn't an ordinary man. Major Monogram was the OWCA boss, a secret agency that works with animals as secret agents. One of its most important members is no other than Perry, there known as Agent P.
Monogram (turning to Perry): Agent P. Agent P, here in the tree.
Perry went to his head and heard his words:
Monogram (showing a photograph to Perry) Agent P, we have a serious problem. I don't know if you've seen, but I think the girl who died two days ago has something that belongs to us.
Perry looked up and was surprised. In the left image Isa wore the hat on his knees. Perry recognized him right away. It was his secret agent hat! The platypus was incredulous.
Monogram: We have not the slightest idea of what it must have got there. But what we are sure of is that we will recover it because in his double bottom there is a tab with all your confidential information. Tonight we will make a foray into the cemetery and get it back. You are dismissed, Agent P.
Perry didn't know what growl. That night would desecrate the grave... of his master's best friend.