Chapter 6 - He Feels the Same Way
I had no idea what Pim meant by " you two have a lot in common ". I was eager to find out what she meant. I had calmed down a little bit after 5 minutes, but I was still sobbing. Pim had only let out a few tears since after she said that. I didn't think she cared that much about me... I was touched that day when she was concerned about me, and I'll never forget it.
" What do you mean, Pim? " I asked her uncertainly. She looked at me and cracked a smile, this time a serious one instead of her evil, bad, grimacing smile.
" Don't you see, Keely? Don't you SEE! " she yelled, causing me to back up a little, afraid once again of what she might do to me.
" Uh - see w - what? " I stuttered. She looked at me with a look that was supposed to say ' you idiot. ' At least I think so.
" Keely, Keely, Keely, " Pim said, walking around the room with her hands behind her back. I just looked at her, not knowing what the heck she was talking about.
" Keely, you can't tell? You can't tell what's been going on with Phil? "
" Uh... no, not really, " I said, truly not seeing what she was trying to say.
" Listen, Blondie... Phil feels the same way about you, " Pim said. At first I thought
she was joking around with me. Then, when I saw her face and how serious her expression was,
I knew she wasn't kidding... at all.
" Phil likes me, too? " I asked, now crying tears of joy. Pim looked at me and shifted her weight from one foot to the other, her hand on her hip, her eyebrow raised.
" Try MADLY in LOVE with you! Every night he picks up his guitar and plays the song
" Like You Do, " by Hope Partlow, even though it's written by a girl. He says it's the perfect song
for you two. Every night he prays to God that you two will always be together, and he prays that
you will never forget him if he goes back to 2121, " Pim said, in a run - on sentence kind of way.
I was SO overjoyed that I hugged her, and this time I thought she was fed up with the hugging
crap, but I didn't care. She still didn't say anything about it, because she didn't want to bring me
down... AGAIN.
" Wow... oh Pim, I'm so happy! " I yelled, dancing around the girl's room. She rolled her eyes and smiled at me, her left eyebrow raised.
" Did he tell you all this? " I asked her.
" No... every night he just says it out loud, but once he caught me eavesdroppping and made me swear never to do it again or he would rat me out, and he told me never to tell you. So, now that I can't listen in through his door, I use the WIZRD to read his thoughts. "
I laughed at Phil's evil sister and rolled my eyes.
" Why did he make you swear never to tell me about it? " I asked her.
" I don't know... I guess he's just not ready to tell you yet, " she said. " I have no idea, I'm just guessing. I'm not into that gross mushy gunk. "
I laughed and sat on the toilet seat in the big stall. For a moment we both just sat there, looking around the room. I couldn't believe that Phil loved me... this was the best day of my life.
" Why didn't you tell him that you like him by now, anyway? It's SO obvious that you've liked him for a long time now, " Pim said, looking at me.
" I don't know... I wasn't sure if he would feel the same way, and if he did that would be great. But if he didn't, then our friendship would be ruined, " I said, finally letting my feelings out that had been bottled up inside me... to the most unsuspecting person ever.
" Oh... " she said.
Then the bell rang and it was time to go to class. I had Language Arts next.
a big drag, but I thought I could live through it. When the mess of girls rushed into the girl's
room to freshen up, I hugged Pim and she hugged me back.
" Thanks for all the help, Pim... I never will be able to make it up to you, " I said.
" I know... you'll be getting my bill, " she said jokingly. I cracked a small grin and so did she. Before leaving the stall, she grabbed my shirt and looked me in the eyes, our foreheads pressed against each other.
" Oh, by the way, Little Miss Sunshine... this conversation never took place! " she said, afraid of losing her reputation of being bad.
" Gotcha. " I winked at her.
" I guess I'll see ya around, Blondie, " Pim said, walking out of the room.
After freshening up, which is something I really needed badly, I walked out of the restroom, side by side with Via. She didn't ask me what was wrong, because she had no idea what just happened. I was actually glad... I didn't feel like explaining ANYTHING... I would break down again for sure.
End of Chapter 6