Finally, Chapter five!
CHAPTER FIVE: IT'S ME AGAINST THE WORLD
BY:KLMITTON
"Wow, Mom. This si your best homemade chicken ever!" Phil sweet talked. It was really totally burnt. He was try ing to get his parents in a good mood before he eplained why he was late coming home today.
"Why, thank you, Phil." Almost there.
"Guess what? Phil was in deten-" Phil cut Pim of by kicking her leg. "Oww!"
"Uhh, yeah, Pim. I was in de ten different clubs at school today. Hey, Dad. You're doing a great job on the time machine." Phil knew that even his parents were smart enough to figure out he had detention. Well, at least his mom was. "I'm gonna go to Keely's house. Bye!" Phil jumped out of his seat and ran out the door.
Phil's POV…
I quickly ran out the door. I knew I was busted for getting two detentions in only two minutes. I decided I would talk to Keely. Try to patch things up. I walked in the door. Keel wasn't downstairs, so I went to check in her room. I heard her in the batheroom. "Oh no." I opened the door. "Keely!"
"What are you doing here?" she hissed at me.
"I came to talke about what I said to Owen. Keel, you lied to me. You said you stipped."
"So I lied. Big deal. Why don't ya just send me straight to hell." She ran out of the house, this time I didn't go after her. I'd have to talk to Via.
Via's POV…
"Keely's what?" I could not believe what Phil just told me. Keely + bellumia not true. "You're lying."
"Now, Via, I'm not. Will you please talk to her? She hated me now," Phil begged.
"Sure, Phil. Don't worry about it." I decided to go about this really carefully. Look at what she did to Phil, her best friend since 9th grade. She won't even give me a second chance. How am I supposed to do this? I was thinking when an idea hit me. Shopping! I walked to her locker. "Keely?"
"Yeah, Via?"
"Wanna go shopping after school?"
"Sure. C'ya at three?"
"Cool. Bye." Whew! Just then the bell rang. Ooops. I was latae for class. Luckily my next teacher is Mr. Hackett. I can always sneak in the room. I tooka pead in the door window. Mr. Hackett was facing the board. I quietly opened the door. "Via! You're tardy. Explain," Hackett demanded. He's gullable, so I lied.
"Well, Mr. Hackett, someone told me your birthday is tomarrow, and I'm late because I was in the computer lab to look for a presant online and I lost track of time. Hehe."
"Really? I'm not buying it." I was never a good lyer. I panicked. I couldn't get a detention. "But I'll let you slide this once. I'm in a good mood. Heard from the lady!"
"That's great!"
"Quit sucsking up."
"Right." I took my seat. Just then my cell vibrated. Phil was texting me.
Phil-Via, what's your plan to talk to Keely?
Via-Shopping!
Phil-Huh?
Via-Talk to her when she's in the best possible mood. And when is that?
Phil-Ahh! Good plan. Gotta go now. Don't want a third detention.
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"Keely, I love shopping with you." Via said.
"Yeah, shopping's great."
"Keely, are you okay? You seem distracted. We've been shopping for two hours and all you've bought is a shirt and a pair of earrings. What's up?"
"It's Phil. You see-"
"This is gonna take all night, isn't it? Sleep over and you can keep denying that you like Phil all night long." Vis could talk about what Phil told her later.
"Great. I'll call my mom."
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It was 8:30 and Via still didn't call Phil like she said she would. He couldn't wait any longer to see how Keely reacted. He picked up his cell and called Via. After two rings she finally picked up. "Hey, Phil."
"Did you talk to her yet?"
"No. She's sleeping over. I can't get a word in cause she keeps talking about how cute you are."
"Whatever. We're just friends."
"Hey, you want proof? I keep the phone on and you can listen to Keely."
"Fine."
Phil was lying on his bed looking at a picture of Keely. He couldn't help but think how hot she looked. "Sorry about the Keely. Phil called" Via said on the other line.
"What did he want?"
"He wanted me to ask you if you were still mad at him," Via lied.
"Oh. You didn't tell him anything I said, did you?" Phil could tell Keely was panicking. Via laughed.
"Of coarse not!"
"Good. If he found out I'm in love with him, I would totally die."
Phil forgot he was supposed to be quiet and shreiked out, "No way! Keely's in love with me?"
"What was that? Keely said cautiously.
"What was what?" Via replyed.
"Wow," That was all Phil could whisper. "Wow."
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"Keely, I know for a fact Phil loves you, too." Via secided to talk about bellumia.
"Did he tell you?"
"He doesn't have to. He says it in his eyes when he looks at you."
"Really?" Keely was practicly jumping up and down.
"Yeah, he really cares for you." Keely really was jumping now. "If something were to happen to you, he would die. That's why he wants you to stop forcing yourself to throw-up." Keely stopped jumping.
"What did you say?"
"Keely, Phil asked me to talk to you. He and I are both worried. You can't do this."
"I have to go now." Keely ran out of the room.
"Keely! Don't do this. You're not fat."
"You're just saying that because you're my friend."
I'm saying it because it's true. I'm trying to do you a favor."
"You want to do me a favor?" Keely said between tears. "Don't ever talk to me again!" Via pulled out her cell.
"Phil, it didn't work."
"Ok, then. I'm gonna call our last hope. Tia."
"Are you sure? Tia's gonna kill you when she finds out what you did."
Oh well. By the way, is it really that obvious I love Keel?"
"Whoa! You really do love her? I just make that up!" Via started to laugh.
"Uhh, I gotta go." Phil hung up. He dialed Tia's number.
"Phil? What's up?" Tia asked.
"Firat, promise you won't come to Pickfors and kill me after you hear what I have to say."
"Alright, just hurry. I have a life you know."
"Well, I did something to Keely. I-"
"Oh my god! You got her pregnant!"
What? No! No way! I just found out she likes me."
"Your kidding, right?''
"No, so anyways. I told her she eats a lot and now she's bellumic. And she won't listen to me or Via. Will you talk to her?"
"PHILLIP DIFFY!" Tia yelled, blowing Phil's eardrums, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU! I MEAN IT!"
"Will you talk to her?"
"Of coarse, I'll make a special trip to Pickfors. And when I get there…" Phil gulped and pulled the phone from his ear. "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"
"Great, can't wait!"
One week later…
It was Friday and school was over for the weekend. Just as Phil got comfy on the couch with a book, the doorbell rang. "Anyone want to get that?" Phil yelled.
"Your closer!" Pim yelled. Phil got off the couch only to regret opening the door.
Tia's POV…
"Hello, Phillip." I said with an evil smile.
"Oh, crap. I'm screwed." He muttered under his breath.
"Yes, you are. Come with me, Phillip."
"The name's Phil."
Well when you're my slave it's Phillip. Got it?" Phil started to protest but I cut him off. "Listen, you're the reason thata me best friend it bellumic, so you're gonna pay. Put my luggage in the car." Phil silently walked towards my many suitcases.
"Geez, woman. How long are you staying?"
"A week," I replied.
"You need all this stuff for one week?"
"Yes, I do. Now keep working." I commanded. I sat on top of his car watching him bring my suitcases into the truck. Once he was done I ordered him to drive me to the Dragonfly. Then he took all my luggage to my room. He drove me to Keely's house. "I'll page you when I'm done here. Bye!" Phil drove off as I walked into the house. Keely's mom, Mandy, was watching the news. "Hey, Mandy!" Mandy turned around and squealed.
"Tia! How are you honey? Keely and I missed you so much," she said in her high pitched voice.
"Aww! I missed you guys, too." Mandy got off the couch and embraced me in a hug. I guess Keely heard to because she ran down the stairs and joined the hug.
"Keely!" I squeled.
"Tia!" she squeled back. There seemed to be a lot of that today.
"I love the shoes."
"I love the shirt."
"I'll let you borrow the shirt if you let me borrow the shoes."
"Deal." We ran up to her room to talk. She talked about boys while I looked through her closet. "Keely, why haven't you asked Phil out yet?"
"I don't think I can ever talk to him again. I haven't talked to him for, like, two weeks."
"Look, Keely. I've been talking to Phil. He definatly likes you."
"You visited Phil before me?" She looked really hurt. I explained everything. From why I was here to Phil being my slave. Keely just sat on her bed not saying a word. "Keely, you're all skin and bones. You need to stop throwing up."
"Get out. Now," she demanded. I was so shocked I was speachless. Me, speachless!
"What?"
"You have no right to talk about me behind my back. Go." Oh did that girl have nerve.
"Fine," I said with a rude tude. "But first I have something to say. Lose one friend, lose all friends, lose yourself." I walked out of the room and went downstairs. I ran out of the house with tears streaming down my face.
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Keely lay on her bad with tears streaming down her face. "Sigh. I guess it's just me against the world."
