Chapter 6: What have I done?
Keely screwed up her nose when she found out the news- Phil had found a girlfriend. She didn't understand why, her feelings were so confusing now, she couldn't tell if she still loved Phil or if this was just a small amount of jealousy because Phil had told Tia first and not her.
But I'm with Jake, she thought to herself. He is really nice and cares about me. She smiled. Tanner hadn't treated her like this. Jake was the real deal. A fellow musician who appreciated her.
Phil's overall mood had increased in the past few days dramatically. When Keely was busy in the auditorium or the band room at lunch, he wouldn't feel lonely. April made him feel happy again, but, as he admitted to himself, there was something about him that made him think of Keely a lot. They seemed alike.
Phil spent more time in the library studying with April and then leaving school to eat at April's favourite burger place.
He preferred to avoid Jake as much as possible, but when he had to hang around him, he tried his best to bite his tongue before mocking his stupid behavior. He found it strange how no-one else seemed to notice it. Tia had even said that Jake was an 'awesome guitarist and sooo…cute', which caused Seth to come over to Phil's house to borrow Phil's never used guitar, which made Phil admire Seth's persistence and also burst out laughing as soon as Seth had gone home.
"So, tomorrow is Thursday, and do you know what that means?" Keely sang, smiling to Jake. Phil cringed, and turned to smile at April. April smiled back and winked. Suddenly she was drinking his Pepsi.
"Huh, how did you…" Phil began in astonishment. April grinned and gave it back, tapping her nose.
"It's a secret Phil."
"Anyway," Keely cut in, "Can anyone tell me what's going on tomorrow?"
"I just remembered, I have a test tomorrow!" Seth cried in shock. "I've got to go study!" Seth ran to the library and returned a minute later. "Forgot my bag." Then left again.
"But anyway, who can tell me what we're doing tomorrow?" Keely sighed, becoming irritated by the constant interruptions. Perhaps they shouldn't keep meeting at Phil's locker where food and distracting flashing lights were.
"I know, I know!" Phil yelled, jumping up and down with his arm outstretched like a Year 3 student.
"Yes Phil?" Keely said, imitating a teacher. "What are we all doing tomorrow?"
"Watching Star Wars." Phil said, smiling. Now he would finally know who Luke and Leia were.
"Did you know," Keely began, turning to Jake, "Phil has never seen Star Wars?."
Jake turned to Phil, and Phil tried his hardest not to size him up.
"Really?" Jake asked, laughing. "Dude, that's whacked, what century are you from?"
Phil had a witty answer to this, but because he had to keep his identity secret, all he was able to do was look at Keely with a secret smile.
Her smile is so pretty, he thought to himself before pulling himself back to Earth.
Jake noticed the length of their smile and he narrowed his eyes. He'd have to watch this 'Phil Diffy'.
He might have a girlfriend, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like Keely, Jake thought to himself.
Phil looked back at April, and then remembered the promise.
"Hey, Tia, can April come too?" He asked.
"Sure. My parents wouldn't mind me inviting one extra person."
"Thanks Phil," April smiled, "Alice said you were immature, but I'm glad I didn't listen to her."
Phil's smile faded. So Alice had tried to stop April. Typical.
The rest of Wednesday passed by quickly, and soon it was Thursday and lunchtime.
"So which Star Wars movie will it be?" Keely asked Jake. This question grabbed Phil's attention.
"There is more than one movie?"
"Duh." Jake said. Keely laughed.
"Of course Phil, there are five movies, soon to be six." She wondered what it would be like to live in the future without those kinds of movies.
"So, I think we should watch the first one." Jake said. "You see, it's the only movie when you don't think that Anakin could turn evil. The situation is carefree."
"what movie has Luke and Leia in it?" Phil asked. "I want to watch that. I'd like to see how they reacted when they found out they were related."
"I thought you had never seen Star Wars." Jake said, suspicious of Phil.
"No, I haven't, but about two weeks ago Keely told me about that part of the movie." Phil explained.
"That sounds like a good idea to see number five, then six." April said, wanting to support Phil's movie request. Phil turned and patted her on the back.
"Thanks," He whispered in her ear. April giggled, his voice made her ear tickle.
"Hi April, hi Phil." Tia said answering her door that evening. "Jackets over there, she said, gesturing towards a hat rack. Phil was slightly cold but decided to be polite and take his denim jacket off anyway. He and April then walked into the lounge room, hand in hand, to see that everyone else was already there: Seth, Keely…and Jake.
"Hey guys!" Phil greeted them all. "Doesn't my date look amazing?" He asked, grinning at April, and she blushed a slight pink.
"So Seth, did you pass that test?"
Phil already knew the answer.
"Yeah, I think I got an A."
"Come on Seth," Tia joked, "You're such a nerd, you always get an A on every test." She sat on the couch next to him. Phil and April sat down as well. Normally, only half of the gang could have fitted on the couch, but Keely suggested to put two couches next to each other, so that everyone could be together. She grabbed her DVDs from her bag.
"Okay, April suggested we watch five and six tonight, and next week we'll watch number four and number one."
Phil was already confused.
"It'll be okay," April whispered, "I'll fill you in as the movie goes along."
Phil sighed in relief. He found Science fiction really hard to follow.
Keely placed the DVD in the DVD player and sat back down next to Jake. Jake put his arm around her and she smiled happily. She really liked Jake, and he was such a supportive boyfriend.
And so sweet! She thought to herself. We are perfect together, and now we get to watch a movie together and I hope we'll be together forever… She trailed off as the movie began…
Long Long Ago, in a Galaxy far away…
"Pfft…" Phil muttered to himself, "What kind of a beginning is that?"
"Actually," April whispered, "That beginning is a classic."
"Oh."
Phil decided that he wouldn't say anything else that was criticizing the movie after that.
The time passed and soon the fifth movie was half over. Phil was beginning to like it.
It reminded him of life in the future, which, even though he had great friends in 2005, he still missed a lot. Although if the problem with the time machine hadn't occurred he never would have met Keely.
At this thought, Phil turned to look at her through the darkness, and he narrowed his eyes. Jake had his arm around her, and she was watching the movie with her head resting on his shoulder.
He felt that feeling again…jealousy…and he knew why, but did not want to admit it to himself. It wasn't just because Jake had been hanging out with Keely all the time and so she couldn't hang out with him.
It's because I still like her more than a friend, even when I have my own girlfriend. I have always loved Keely…
Phil felt a feeling of guilt as he looked at April. She was a lot like Keely, but she was not the same, and if he was going out with her just to look like he didn't care about Keely and Jake, he was a bad person. He had to tell April tomorrow, before April got too attached to him and he would hurt her even more. He resumed watching the movie feeling sick. Something was going to go wrong, he could feel it.
As the fifth movie ended, Tia turned the lights in the lounge room back on.
"Okay, everyone, food break!" She called, pointing to the kitchen as the group all ran inside, just like wild animals, except for Phil.
"Phil, what's wrong?" Tia asked. Phil never passed up a free meal.
"I kind of feel sick." He groaned.
"No, Phil, why are you sick?" Tia asked. She knew it had nothing to do with his stomach.
"Um…err…" Phil trailed off. He looked at the kitchen and saw Jake and Keely laughing. Keely was squirting chocolate sauce from a bottle in to Jake's mouth and she was smiling so widely.
Tia saw the sadness and hurt in Phil's eyes. She was surprised she hadn't seen it before.
"I had a lot to eat already." Phil lied, patting his stomach and trying to smile. Tia sighed. Although Keely was her best friend, at this moment she sympathized with Phil. She smiled and looked into his brown, sad eyes.
"Stay strong Phil, you'll be fine." She patted his shoulder and walked towards the kitchen. Phil sighed and picked up the DVD on the floor, reading the blurb and trying not to think about his situation.
"Hey Phil!" Keely stepped into the room, unaware of Phil's sad mood. Phil smiled. Keely had come in to make sure he wasn't left out. She was always thinking of other people. She sat down and offered him a peanut.
"No thanks Keel', I'm not very hungry." He said, "although you seem to be…'Hungry Hungry Keely'!"
Keely laughed, which made Phil feel better. "Keely," he began, feeling nervous. "I need to tell you something."
"What Phil?" She asked happily.
Phil couldn't do it. No matter how much he liked Keely, he could never tell her.
"um…" Phil chickened out. "…your skirt suits you a lot." He made up. Keely who was surprised at this comment, started fiddling with her skirt.
"Thanks, it's a new one."
"Except your shirt is a little country western-ish." Phil continued. He hated talking about clothes, but it sure was better than talking about his feelings for her.
"Really?" she asked, pretending to be insulted. "Are you calling me a country bumpkin?" She asked, daring Phil to answer. He smiled evilly.
"Well," He said, rising to the challenge, "Yes. Yes I am."
"And this is coming from a guy who only wears shirts, and has three jackets and that's it." Keely teased, pushing him over. Phil laughed genuinely for the first time in four days and pushed her back.
That started a big cushion fight between them as the rest of the gang were arguing in the kitchen over how many pizzas they would buy.
Keely and Phil were closer now than they had been in over two weeks. Keely laughed as she pounded Phil on the head with a cream coloured cushion. Phil pushed Keely out of hitting range. She pushed back though and continued to hit him again. Suddenly, she started falling off the couch. Phil grabbed her arms to stop her. She smiled, and Phil zoned out. Her blonde hair, kind blue eyes, her pretty mouth, her pink lips…
At this moment, Phil kissed her.
And for a split second she had kissed him back. But then she pushed him away.
Phil turned to his right to see April, with a tear falling down her cheek. She had seen the whole thing. Phil grabbed his head.
"What have I done?" He said aloud to himself.
"Oh My God." Keely said to herself. April wasn't the only one who had seen them. Tia, Seth and Jake had too.
Phil felt so many feelings at once in that small moment. Guilt, Disappointment, regret, and a feeling that he couldn't describe, but it felt like his heart would explode. Keely refused to look at him. April wouldn't look at him either.
"I'll let myself out." Phil said to Tia, and walked to the front door, grabbed his jacket and left Tia's house before running into the street wishing that he could take it all back. But he couldn't, and he had to face it all the next day.
He arrived at his house, and the minute Pim saw his face, she knew what had happened. Phil decided to let it out anyway.
"I've been such an idiot. I kissed my great-great-great grandmother." He muttered bitterly.
To be continued...
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