Chapter 12 - Follow Your Heart
After the dance, Phil's dad dropped off Via and Owen at their houses, and then they took me back to their place to have a bite to eat, since none of us had had dinner yet.
Phil and I sat on the couch and watched MTV TRL for a little while. TRL was interviewing Lady X. Phil and I liked her and we both had her CD's, but we will never forget how we had to suffer through Mr. Messerschmidt's horrible Omachran Gambit test, which remarkably we both got A's on. Then my future went back to normal... thank god, because I would end up working at Burger Barrel for the rest of my life and watching my beloved kitties and keeping them away from Kitty Stealing Aliens. Ugh... I couldn't believe that I might have been that FAT and that MISERABLE! But without Phil, I might as well turn out like that. After all, if he left, what would I have? How would I go on? I didn't even want to think about it, so I tried to force the heartwrenching thought to the back of my head.
After Phil's dad got done eating, he went out to the garage to work on the time machine. I heard a sound and it sounded like that big boom I heard once... back whenever Phil's time machine crashed here. I thought that Phil's dad fixed the time machine.
And he did.
And then it broke once again, and I felt a joyous tear run down my face because he wasn't leaving, after all.
After Phil's dad rushed off to try yet another crazy scheme for the time machine, I decided to leave and go home.
" Phil... I'm gonna head home, " I said, starting to walk off. Then Phil gently grabbed
my arm and stopped me.
" Keely... one other thing I learned about time travel. "
I looked at him, loving the words that came out of his mouth next.
" Sometimes you have to create your own timing. "
Then he reached for the light switch and turned the light out, the time machine giving off light just like a disco ball. He pulled me out farther from the garage door and we began dancing. I was hesitant at first and a little shy, and I casually turned my head and looked around like a puppy does when it's trying to be cute.
Then something came over me and I slowly leaned in to Phil and layed my head down on his shoulder, and he held me throughout the song, just like that. My head on his shoulder, my eyes closed, his arms around my waist, clutching me tight. I loved every minute of it, and I never wanted the night to end. I knew that we were meant to be... and my shoulder angel told me that this was right. This, right here... me in his arms, never wanting to let go.
I had finally followed my heart, and it felt so good.
You should follow yours, too. Who knows what will happen...