Chapter 24 -
Phil slept peacefully that night, but Keely's dreams were flooded with thoughts of Ryan... she just couldn't get him out of her head. She had woken up three times already, and this was her fourth. She wanted to wake up Phil, but she didn't want to disturb him even though she knew he wouldn't mind. She lay awake for about 10 minutes before turning on the television. She surfed through the channels... MTV, Disney Channel (hey, just because you're a teenager doesn't mean you can't like Disney Channel!), Nickelodeon (Nickelodeon either!). She went through at least 120 channels about 4 times and still found nothing. She settled with MTV... Making the Band 3 was on and she hated it, but she watched it anyway.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep again, and this time it was for good. She had no more dreams that night.
It was 8:00 am when Phil woke up to find Keely slumbering peacefully. He smiled and kissed her forehead and went down to the cafe to get some breakfast, but of course he left a note so Keely wouldn't worry. It said, 'Keely - went down to cafe to get some breakfast. Love, Phil.' But Keely woke up just in time to see Phil writing the note.
"Phil? What are you doing?" she asked sleepily.
"Oh, I was going to go get some breakfast in the cafe. Since you're up, do you wanna come with me? I'd enjoy your company."
"Oh, absolutely! Just let me change and get ready... even though I can't go anywhere else." She sighed and made her way into the bathroom and shut the door. Phil waited patiently on the bed.
In about 10 minutes she was ready to go, so she grabbed her purse and made her way over to the door.
"Ladies first," said Phil politely and escorted her out the door, clasping her hand as they walked down the hallway and into the elevator.
When they arrived in the lobby, they went through a few corridors and got to the cafe. They had a lot of choices for food... sausage, eggs, bacon, pancakes... too many to choose from.
"Oh, Phil, there are too many choices... what should I get"
"You just wanna order everything and we'll share? It's better... you get anything you want. Plus it's cheaper."
"Yeah, sure." Phil smiled and ordered the food.
"I'm gonna go grab us a seat, okay?"
"Okay, Keel. Get a seat by the window if you can."
"Can do," Keely said as she strode over to a table by the window, just like Phil wanted. It wasn't a very long time before he got to the table.
"Keel, what do you want to drink? I got you orange juice... is that okay?"
"Yeah, that's fine. Thanks."
"No problem."
They ate in silence for a few minutes before Keely broke the conversation.
"Phil... I'm having a problem with something and I need your help."
"What is it, Keel? Are you okay? Is something wrong? Whatever it is, I'm here."
"Okay... here's the thing. Ever since the whole Ryan incident, I've had bad dreams about him. I dream that he comes back and attacks me again, and I'm not getting enough sleep at night."
"Do you have them every night?"
"No, not usually. Maybe like every two or three days. But every time I have one, I wake up and can't go back to sleep for a while. I'm afraid of going to bed or taking a nap... it's horrible."
"Well, Keel, I honestly don't know what to tell you... I feel so worthless."
"Oh, don't be silly! You're not worthless... I need you! Without you, I... I honestly think I couldn't go on any longer. You mean the world to me."
"I feel the same way about you, Keels... I love you so much. And I'm so sorry I can't help you with your dream issues."
"Oh, it's okay. I'll just have to pray, that's all."
"Yeah, that's a good idea. Just pray."
"Yeah. Anyway, do you have anything you need to talk to me about?"
"Yeah. I need to tell you how much I love you." Keely smiled and kissed Phil. He kissed her back.
"These are excellent pancakes, Phil! Try it," she said. She put her fork in front of his face to get him to eat off of it, and he did. Keely thought she was going to fly when she put it back in her mouth.
"Yeah, they are pretty good, Keel. But not as good as mine. I have a special talent for cooking."
"Oh yeah. You're REALLY good... spraying food from a can looks SOOO hard," she said jokingly.
"Oh, it is. First you have to squeeze the can really hard, and then sometimes it gets backed up, so you have to shake it and it's not fun... you get really dizzy," he said jokingly.
"Oh my gosh, I never knew!" she said, trying to sound like a prep. Phil laughed.
They finally finished their breakfast, and Phil took the trash to the trash can as Keely waited by the door.
"So, Keel... what do you wanna do? You've still got about 6 hours to go before you get of here."
"Please don't rub it in... I can hardly contain myself! I can't wait to get the... hello!" she said, interrupted by the doctor walking towards them. She had almost said H E double hockeysticks in front of her doctor... good thing she didn't say it!
"Hello, Ms. Teslow... I mean Keely. Hi, Phil," he said and smiled. Phil smiled back and said hi also, Keely as well.
"Listen, Keely... you seem to be quite alright now, so you may go home now instead of at 4:30 pm if you'd like." Keely's eyes bulged and her smile lit up the room. She jumped up and down repeatedly and hugged the doctor.
"Oh, thank you SOOO much, doctor Harrison!" she yelled. After hugging the doctor she hugged Phil and kissed him. Dr. Harrison smiled. 'Teen love,' he thought. 'I remember those days. Good thing the girl I loved then is the girl I married.'
Before walking away from Phil and Keely, he gave each of them a hug and said goodbye. Hopefully he would never see them again for medical reasons since they didn't live here. They lived far away from here.
"Oh my gosh, Phil, I'm SOOO psyched! I FINALLY get to get out of this horrid place. It gives me the chillies when I walk past people on stretchers... I just don't think these innocent people deserve that kind of punishment. What did they ever do?"
"Yeah, I know, Keel. I feel that way, too. But maybe God intended it to be that way. Maybe he wants them in Heaven for a special reason."
"Yeah. That's a good way to put it, Phil. I feel a little bit better now." She smiled at him.
Phil helped Keely pack her things, which didn't take very long because she was practically sprinting around the room. Infact, she was the one that did most of the packing.
"Okay, Phil, I'm ready. Let's get outta here!" she shouted, walking out the door.
Phil loaded up Keely's bags into his Ford Mustang GT and they drove off into the sunset, finally heading back to their luau house. They were going to have to have as much fun as possible now because they had to leave tomorrow... so they didn't waste any time. They headed straight for the beach after they went home to unpack Keely's belongings and had a great time together.
End of Chapter 24
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