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A/N: This is gonna be the last chapter unless I get a lot of reviews asking me to do more. The story has ended up the way I wanted it to so I have no reason to finish it unless you want me to. So if you do, please tell me!

Chapter 6

Previous chapter: Collin was in the kitchen getting Keely a shot. He reached in his pocket and pulled out the small plastic bag he had filled with... poison (A/N: wow, how easy was that to figure out!). He opened the bag and dumped in all the poison that was in it. He had been jealous that Keely had left her date with him to see Phil. He didn't care how much she missed Phil, he was angry. Now he was getting pay-back. He didn't want to kill her, just make her sick. So she new he meant business. He went back into the living room with Keely and sat down. After the episode with Phil, he asked Keely if she wanted a drink.

"Yeah, I need one." She took the shot and drank it. They started to talk more about Phil and then she passed out. Job done. Mission accomplished. He could leave now. His plan was to leave her there until she woke up. She would be okay after that and he would make up a lie about him leaving to get a doctor for her, etc. He walked out the door, very ticked off to find that Phil was still there. Phil looked in through the door and saw Keely lying almost dead on the couch.

"What did you do to her!"

"Poisoned her."

"What!" This wasn't really a surprise to Phil. He knew that he was the one who killed Keely.

"I poisoned her. Are you deaf? And why do you care? You left her three years ago. You don't care about her."

"I care about her a hell of a lot more than you do." And with that he punched Collin's lights out. (A/N: hehehe...) Phil ran over to Keely on the couch and tried to wake her. He shook her and talked to her. Nothing would work so he brought her to the hospital. He called the police.

About an hour later he found himself pacing around the hall outside her hospital room. He had so much running through his mind. Is she okay? What kind of poison? Have the police gotten to Keely's dorm yet? Has Collin woken up and gotten away? What happened with the time-machine? Why were so many things going through his head?

About another hour later the doctor came out.

"Is she alright?"

"I cant be sure yet, but she is doing well so far. You can go in and see her if you want. She's awake."

He thanked the doctor and ran into the hospital room. Keely looked really pale and weak.

"Phil. Hi..."

"How do you feel?"

"How do you think I feel?" They both laughed.

"Your gonna be okay. I promise." He didnt know that. But it made him feel better saying it.

"Where's Collin? I want to see him. Is he worried?"

"Keely, he's the one that poisoned you. When you where at your dorm I was trying to tell you that. And we HAD been into the future, and back. But for some reason you don't remember."

"Collin poisoned me? Really?"

"Yeah, sorry, I knew you liked him."

"Its okay. I just cant believe he would do that. He seemed so nice. Where is he? He's not coming back right?"

"Don't worry about him. He's taken care of." He didnt know THAT either. But it made him feel better saying THAT too. "You really liked him, huh?" Keely didnt say anything. "Ill take that as a yes. I bet you're devastated."

"I am devastated, but not because I liked him so much. Im devastated because, first of all, im in a hospital bed not knowing if im gonna live or not!" She laughed. Phil didnt think it was so funny.

"Don't say that. Why else are you devastated?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you said 'first of all', so there must be some 'second of all.'"

"I guess there is."

"What is it?" Keely just looked at Phil for a long time.

"You said that you have a family back home." Keely looked down at her feet. Phil was confused. Why did that make her sad?

"Huh?" Keely didnt say anything, and they didnt talk for a while. Phil tried, but Keely wouldn't say anything to him. About an hour later, the doctor came back in.

"We got the results from her tests early. It was a lot easier to do than we had thought. Give yourself a pat on the back, son. If you hadn't have gotten her here soon enough, she would have died. But you got her here soon enough, and we were able to get antibiotics in her, and she's gonna be okay. Good work. You can take her home tomorrow. We need to keep her over night for some observations, just in case we missed anything."

"Did you hear that Keels? Your gonna be fine!" Keely just smiled. A huge smile. He could tell she was glad. VERY glad.

The next day Phil came to the doctors early to pick Keely up. She was already ready to leave. Dressed, showered and everything.

"Come on, lets go." They got in Keely's car, and after a moment of silence, Phil spoke.

"What did you mean that you were devastated because I said I have family back home. Just Pim and my parents." Keely's head jerked up.

"Really? That's all? Just Pim and your parents? No wife, no kids?"

"No. Im only 19."

"Well, I didnt know if things were different in the future. I thought you meant that you had a FAMILY. Like, married, in love, family. Not sister, parents family. I was devastated because..." Shit. She almost spilled. Since she saw Phil all of her old feelings came back. She hated to admit it, because she new he had to go back anyway, but, she loved him. She just hoped he couldn't figure out what she almost said.

"Why were you devastated?" They had arrived at her dorm building. He hoped that she was sad because she...

"Never mind. I was sad because...um, because I knew you would have to leave. And you still have to leave. So I don't know why I feel so relieved." Keely struggled to think of something to say. They got out of the car and walked into the dorm building. They talked about nothing in particular the way to her dorm. When they got to her dorm, Keely unlocked the door and they walked in. She couldnt hold it in any longer.

"Look, Phil, I lied. The real reason I was devastated when I thought you had a wife back in the future, was because I couldnt take losing you again! When you came to my porch that day I was gonna tell you that I loved you! Because I did! And I still do! I lost you then, and the feeling was like I was going to DIE! I hated it! It was horrible! And when you told me that you had a family I thought I had lost you AGAIN! And I couldnt take it!" Keely broke down and was in tears. Phil didnt know what to do. She was crying and he wanted to help her, but he didnt know what to say.

"Keely, I..."

"Just say it Phil! Tell me you don't love me back. Just because I cant take it doesnt mean you have to lie to me. Ill be okay." She knew she wouldnt be okay.

"I cant say that. Because I do love you."

"You do?"

"Yeah, and I always have."