The journey home was long and awkward for Dan. I mean you imagine trying to get someone who is scared of everyone including his best friend into a taxi with a stranger. Plus Phil wouldn't sit near to Dan as he had lost all faith and trust in him since the paramedic incident. So he had his back against the door looking at his hands which were in his lap. Every so often Dan would look over at him and sigh wishing there was a way he could help the poor lost boy. A thing he had noticed about Phil since what happened was he would lose himself in his own mind. You could tell because when he was fully alert he was on the look out for anything that could possibly cause him any harm but when he was zoned out it was then you could get near him. You could sit right next to him and he wouldn't flinch or jump away he would just sit eyes focused on nothing in particular. But you couldn't touch him under any circumstances because that was like pushing him back into reality and he suddenly become vigilant and frightened again.
As soon as they got into their apartment Phil ran to his bedroom and locked the door. Dan slowly walked into the living room and looked around. It was only 1:00 in the afternoon and Dan remembered how happy he had been this morning. It was only this morning that he had rolled out of bed with a slight pounding above his eyebrow to remind him of how much he had drank the night before. It was only this morning that he looked into Phil's room and thinking that the vacancy may mean Phil had got lucky. It was only this morning that he was munching away happily on his cereal before he got that phone call. The phone call that triggered a long journey for Dan and Phil. Little did they know that journey would test their friendship and dedication to each other. A journey that started because some tw*ts thought it would be okay to beat up his best friend (and so much more he didn't even realize). It was then that Dan allowed the first tears to fall to mourn his best friend, because even though Phil was there physically he was not the same Phil that went to the party with Dan the night before and he may never be that Phil again.
That Phil could be gone forever.
This is just a short chapter to tide you over and to explain a bit of them getting home etc. I'd like to thank you all for your reviews. Especially thanks to wonderfulfun for your great feedback you should read her fics they're amazing.
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