Keely trudged over to the Diffys' house and knocked on the door. After waiting for a moment Pim opened the door. "What do you want, blondie?" she said rudely. "I'm here to see Phil. Something's wrong with him. He just ran off from campus today, then he seemed weird on the phone." Pim sighed and stepped away from the door so Keely could come in. Phil was still singing upstairs. Mrs. Diffy walked through and saw Keely. "Why, hello Keely. Do you need to see Phil?" "Yeah, he seemed weird today." Mrs. Diffy laughed. "That's an understatement. He's been playing that guitar and singing ever since he got home! Go ahead up. He'll appreciate your company." She went upstairs to Phil's room and opened the door slowly. Phil's hair was everywhere and he was sitting on his bed playing his guitar. "…and I hope you had the time of your life…" He was finishing. "Phil?" she said softly. He looked embarrassed and put his guitar away quickly. "Hey Keel." he said unenthusiastically. "You've been weird ever since you saw the Giggle. Now I want you to tell me what's up. I'm your friend, Phil. We don't hide secrets from each other." Phil sighed and turned away from her. "Its just-" He was buying time. He had to tell her something. "What, Phil?" "Its just…I….uh…" Keely was getting impatient. "What!" "I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!" he cried. "Okay?" Keely was paralyzed. Her mouth wide open. She didn't know what to do. Her first instinct was to run. No, Teslow. Keep it together. Talk it over with him, she thought to herself. "But Phil," her voice was shaking. "I thought you loved me-I mean being single." "Well I do love yo-being single, but I thought it was time for a…uh…change. Yeah, a change." He said, assuring himself. "Well, Phil, that's all you had to tell me. I have a lot of homework, so I should be getting home." Keely looked -and felt- like she was going to fall apart. "Bye, Phil." she said softly and walked up and shut the door. Phil fell back on his bed. I just hurt my best friend. he thought. I'm so stupid. How am I going to get myself out of this mess? He asked himself.

The next day was gray and cloudy to fit Phil's mood. He seemed distracted all morning. Pim saw him at the breakfast table, staring into space and pouring milk into his cereal. "Mom." she whispered to Mrs. Diffy, "What's up with Phil? He hasn't argued with me about taking too long in the bathroom or using up the juice. Come to think of it, he hasn't said anything since last night." "Well…." Mrs. Diffy tried to think of something. "He's having some issues. Just let him be. He's a teenage boy…and they are sometimes…weird." She said. Pim rolled her eyes and muttered something about him needing to get over it. Phil got up and got ready to leave for school. "Phil, you barely ate anything." Mr. Diffy said. "No dad, I'm fine. See you later." He trudged out the door.

When he got to school he knew Keely would be upset. To his surprise, she wasn't. She was dressed nicely and had a smile on her face. "Hey Phil." she said happily when she saw him. "Hey Keel." he replied. "I can't come over tonight." She said, fixing herself up. "I have a date with Tanner. We're going to Olive Garden!" She was excited. Suddenly Tanner came behind Keely. He kissed her on the cheek. "Remember, we're going tonight at seven-thirty babe." "Ok sweetie." she said and kissed him back. "Hey Diffy." he said to Phil. Phil's mouth was open. He was shocked. "But I thought you didn't like him after he cheated on you a while ago!" She looked at him like it was no big deal. "He apologized, and we made up. Now we're going to our celebration dinner tonight. Well I have to get to class. See ya later, Phil!" Even though she seemed happy, Keely was upset inside. She had to mask her pain and "get him back" by getting with Phil's enemy. She felt terrible, and Tanner wasn't even close to the kind of guy Phil was but she needed to have someone there.