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Chapter 17 - The Man that I Love
Phil was holding his forehead almost ready to scream. He was so worried about Keely... if anything happened to her, he would probably explode or do something drastic. He was almost ready to... he couldn't take the wait any longer. Soon enough, the doctor came out with good news.
"Phil Diffy? Is Phil Diffy in here?"
Phil shot up like a rocket out of his powder blue chair. "Yes, I'm here."
"Well do I have good news for you, boy! Your girlfriend is gonna be okay... she has to get a few stitches, but there aren't any serious injuries... internal or external, even though she did lose a bit of blood, but not enough for any cause of disease or worry. She's due for stitches in two hours... then she's good to go."
Phil was so overjoyed that he hugged the doctor. "Oh my god, thank you SO much for saving her, you're the best ever!" The doctor smiled at Phil and patted him on the back softly.
"Oh, and since she was... you know, raped," he whispered, "we did a pregnancy test and it was negative... so she's not pregnant either. I think that's the best news, huh?"
"Oh YES, it sure is! Thank you God, thank you!"
"You can go see her now, by the way," the doctor said. Phil beamed and rushed into her room.
"Phil!" Keely practically screamed as Phil ran to her bedside and kissed her. She kissed him back and they remained like that for quite some time.
"Oh my god, Keel, I'm SO RELIEVED that you're okay... I... I was so worried about you, Keel..." he said, taking her hand. "I tried to convince the cops and the ambulance drivers to let me come into the ambulance with you while you were in there, but they didn't let me... I'm so sorry, I promised that I wouldn't leave you, I feel so ashamed of myself... please forgive me!"
"Can I get a word in, Phil?" she asked. Phil wiped the tears from his eyes.
"It's okay... I know you would never leave me purposely. As long as you're here right now, that's all that matters... relax, okay? I love you."
"I love you, too, Keel. I always will, and you remember that, okay?"
"Okay, Phil, I will. Did you make any phone calls?"
"Oh yeah. Your mom, my family, Tia, Via, Owen, the whole other nine yards. They're all taking a plane together. They should be here in about thirty minutes, actually. Your mom was freaking out... she'll be happy to know you're okay."
"Yeah, my mom is really protective. I'm sure you've seen that, right?"
Phil laughed and kissed Keely on the cheek gently when the doctor walked in.
"How is everything in here? How are you feeling Ms. Teslow?"
"Oh, I'm feeling in a lot less pain. Thank you so much for everything you've done for me, I might of died..."
"Keel, don't even SAY that word... that isn't gonna happen until you're VERY VERY old, you got that? VERY old, so don't even think about it!"
The doctor laughed. "You're very welcome, Ms. Teslow. I came in to tell you that you have quite a few guests here to see you... they're all a bit early, but I don't think you mind, do you?"
"No, not at all. You can send them in."
The doctor walked outside of the room to tell all the guests that they could head in.
Keely's mom rushed in, followed by Via, Owen, Tia and Seth, and the Diffy family.
"KEELY! MY BABY! Are you okay?" her mom screamed, tears streaming down her face.
"Yeah, mom, I'm feeling much better, even though I get an occasional pain now and then. But other than that I'm fine." Mandy scooped Keely up into her arms and hugged her and cried into her blonde hair. Phil stood by, crying into his mother's chest telling her everything. They were both trying to hold in telling everyone about how they were finally together.
Then it was Via's turn to embrace her friend. "Oh, my god, Keely... are you okay?" she asked her best friend, crying salty tears. Keely took one look at her and started crying too. She hugged Via and then Owen came to Keely's side.
When he got to her side, he kissed Keely on the cheek. Phil was fuming mad, but he held in his anger and his will to punch him square in the face and let it go.
"Keel... are... you okay? Oh my god, Keel, what happened to you?"
"You don't wanna know... I don't wanna talk about it, really... I'll tell you when I get home from my trip... that's only in three days."
"Well, okay... are you absolutely okay? If you need anything, let me know, okay?"
"Okay, Owen... I will."
He stepped back and Barb and Lloyd came to her side, followed by Tia and Seth. Barb was crying, Lloyd had tears in his eyes, and Tia was weeping uncontrollably. Seth had hurt in his eyes, and Pim... surprisingly... was crying just as hard as Tia.
"Keely, honey, are you okay?" Barb asked worriedly, hugging Keely and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. "What happened, honey"
"Ask Phil... I really don't wanna talk about it right now."
"You heard her, Barb... she doesn't wanna talk about it," Lloyd said, moving to Keely's bedside. He hugged her tightly and started crying.
Then Seth hugged Keely and Tia pushed him onto the floor to get through to Keely's side. Seth looked at Tia and rolled his eyes, putting support on a chair to try to get up.
"Oh my god, Keely, Oh my god! I can't believe this happened to you, it isn't fair! When I see that guy, I'm gonna... um... get Phil to mess him up REALLY bad, got it?" Tia said foolishly.
"Oh believe me, I've got that planned ahead already... it's been on my to-do list for a while now," Phil said from across the room in his green chair that matched the walls of the hospital room. Keely smiled. She liked the fact that Phil was there to protect her no matter what.
Tia finally went and sat in a chair nearby about two minutes later. The only person left to say something to her was Pim. 'Oh god, this should be good,' thought Keely. She didn't think Pim cared about her enough to do anything for her... until she saw Pim crying everytime she looked at her. Then she knew that deep down, underneath all the evil, Pim's heart was good. She was definetely surprised about this.
"Hey blondie..." Pim drug out, wiping her left eye. Keely frowned at her.
"Pim, don't cry... I'm okay."
Pim smiled from ear to ear and slowly moved towards Keely. Then, she did something unexpected. She gave Keely a huge bear hug and cried and cried until she thought there was nothing left of herself. Keely started crying, too... Pim actually cared for her. Maybe she even LOVED her... in a way.
"Keely... I'm..." Pim gulped, "really, really glad you're okay... I was um... worried about you, you know? I mean... no one deserves what happened to you!"
"Pim, it's okay... really, I'm fine... I don't even feel anything. It doesn't hurt... anymore."
"That's great, Keely... that's wonderful, actually."
"Yeah, Pim, it is. Oh, and Pim"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for being worried about me." Pim and Keely shared a smile. This was a moment in both their lives that they knew they would never forget.
"Ms. Keely Teslow?" the doctor said as he walked into the room.
"Yes, sir?" she answered.
"They're ready for you in room 811. It's time for your stitches."
Keely was scared, but she nodded her head and got up from her bed.
"If you want, Ms. Teslow, you can bring a family member or friend in with you while you get your stitches... it will only take about an hour, but we do have to put you to sleep. The anethesia won't wear off for about two hours."
"Okay, thanks doctor Harrison."
"Don't mention it, Ms. Teslow. Go on and pick your person. Only one, though."
Keely looked right at Phil and motioned for him to come with her. Phil smiled and walked with her down the hallway, holding her hand.
"Phil, I'm scared. Will it hurt? I don't like pain."
"Keel, I don't know..." he whispered in her ear now, "In the future they don't have surgery or whatever it's called. They just give you a pill and the infection goes away automatically. They send the pill by WIZRDnet. Teleportation. It's really nifty."
"Oh, I could definetely get used to the future... I have hospitalphobia."
"Keel... relax. I'll be right there with you, okay? I love you... that's the important thing. Always remember that, okay?"
"Okay, Phil... I'll definetely remember that. I love you, too." Phil then kissed Keely on the cheek as they stood before the door.
"Ready?"
Keely gulped. "As long as you're here... yes. Let's do this." They slowly walked in to the room. There was a worktable and a bed in the room, and five doctors buzzing around fastly.
"Keely Teslow? We're ready for you, ma'am. Please take off your pants and your shirt and leave your undergarments on so we can operate on you." Phil grinned.
"Keel, if it makes you more comfortable, I'll just... go behind this curtain while you take off your clothes, okay?"
"I don't mind, Phil, really. You can if you want to, but I don't care. Since I'm in here with five other guys, one more is really no addition at all... I guess I should get used to it."
Phil felt awkward about this. He couldn't say that he exactly WANTED to watch her undress... he didn't know what to say. He just stayed and watched her undress. It felt awkward for Phil, and even more awkward for Keely... she wasn't exactly comfortable undressing in front of five guys, plus Phil. She felt more comfortable with Phil being there, though.
She laid down on the operating table and became so scared that she started shaking. She didn't want to be put to sleep, much less operated on. She was afraid it would hurt badly. She then began to cry, but Phil eased her as he took her hand. She barely noticed the shot in her arm that injected the anethesia.
"Okay, Ms. Teslow, we've injected the anethesia. You should start to feel a little dizzy soon and very tired. I promise you won't feel a thing since you'll be asleep, so don't be afraid. You might be a little sore when you wake up, though," Dr. Harrison said.
"Thanks for telling me, doctor," Keely said smiling.
"You're welcome, Ms. Teslow."
"Oh, please... call me Keely"
"Okay, that works."
Keely then began to grow very tired. She knew she would fall asleep soon and they would eventually begin her surgery and she panicked a little. "Phil, I'm so scared... oh I don't wanna do this, Phil! Don't make me do it!"
Phil took Keely's hand and rubbed it and kissed her on the cheek. "It's okay, Keel... I'm here for you."
Keely didn't get the chance to say more before her eyes drifted shut and she began dreaming about her future with Phil Diffy, the man she loved.
End of Chapter 17
Okay, I know it was PAINFULLY long, but this is the best stopping point I could think of. Oh, and by the way... REVIEW! NO FLAMES WHATSOEVER!