A/N: sorry it took so long to update. Major writers block. I was about ready to chuck my laptop out the window. Anyway, I have no idea what's gonna happen. I'll wait for it to come to me (lol).
Btw, for those who reviewed 'Keep the Change', thank you so much. The 'Keep the Change' part made me laugh too. Lol.
Aaanyway, I thought that this chapter was the last, but I realized I couldn't possibly fit a the entire thing in just one chapter. So, as I've said. I don't know how long this is gonna be, I don't know where this is taking me but I hope you like it so far because I loved writing it (most of the time. Lol) Enjoy!

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The Past from the Future: Chapter Four

"Hey" Keely stood up and walked up to me. I was going to give her a hug but I knew I couldn't…I shouldn't, so I just stood there looking at her. I wanted her to say something, anything…

Then, she burst into tears.

I couldn't help myself. I closed the distance between us and hugged her. I wanted so badly to comfort her, but there was nothing I could say or do that would make her feel better. Truth be told, I felt like I was the one who should be comforted.

"Keely…"

She pulled away and wiped the tears off her eyes. Then, she sat down on the porch and motioned me to do so as well. I sat farther from her than I would have liked, but I knew I had to keep my distance.

"Phil…"

She looked down. I could tell she was looking for the right words. I know I've been away from her for quite some time, but I could never forget how she is…

…or at least, how she used to be.

It dawned on me that there was no telling what she was or wasn't thinking. She wasn't the Keely I used to know. She wasn't my Keely. And maybe I don't love... the person in front of me. I mean, I wouldn't know… I don't know her…

"Phil… wow… you… you haven't changed a bit!" The enthusiasm in her voice was trying to hide the uneasiness and doubt.

"I can't say the same for you, though" I didn't want those words to come out as cold or sarcastic as they have, but I guess there was no hiding how I felt.

I don't know if I know the person in front of me, but seeing her hurts me so much. She didn't change much physically, but just looking at her… it tears me up inside.

I looked into her eyes searching for the Keely I knew… the Keely I loved… the Keely who loved me.

She suddenly found the overgrown grass interesting. "I wish you could, too… but things… things change, Phil."

"Obviously." I scoffed and looked at her. She raised her gaze to meet mine, and I could see the tears form behind them.

It was all too much to take. I stood up and walked to the RV. I just… had to leave. I looked away from the side mirror where I could see her as she let the tears fall, drop by drop and continued preparing the time machine for the trip.

I felt her hand on my shoulder. "Look Phil, I-"

"You what? You completely forgot about me? You just… moved on and… and found some- someone else?"

She put her hand down, obviously hurt from my statement. More tears streamed down her already tear-stained cheeks. And as she begin to speak again, her voice didn't sound like she was pleading, or that she was sorry.

It sounded more like she was… angry.

"You didn't expect me to stop living just because you left, did you?"

"You didn't expect me to leave forever, did you?"

Our exchange of words might have sounded childish to anyone who might have just walked by. But to us, or to me at least, those few words spoke volumes.

I let out a sigh. "This is crazy. We can settle this in a more… civil manner."

"Fine"

"Look. When I left, I didn't expect you to put everything on hold until I came back…."

"I didn't-"

I cut her short. I needed to tell her and I needed to tell her now. While I still had the guts to.

"I didn't expect you to sulk around. I mean, I didn't want you to. I wanted you to have fun, live your life…"

"And when I came back, I wasn't expecting to see everything the way they used to be. I wasn't expecting to see you the way you used to be…. I just…"

I took in as much air as I could. I have no idea how to say what I wanted to. If only there was some way I could make her feel… understand how I feel, what I think without actually having to say anything.

She interrupted my quest for the right words. "Phil, I didn't –"

"Hold on. Look, I can't find the exact words to say this. So I don't know how it's gonna come out but…. I just… I just wanted you to… wait for me. Honestly, I didn't want you to change, but I know that that was inevitable. So I've accepted that fact long before. I just didn't expect this much change. I mean I…"

"Phil!" She snapped her fingers in front of me to get my attention.

"I'm sorry. Believe me, I am. When you left… I… "

I didn't know what she was about to say, and it's killing me. I didn't know how she felt, I didn't know what she thought. I didn't know her. The fact that she's going out with someone else really does tear me up… But the fact that I don't know her anymore, the fact that I'm not sure if I'm still her best friend… Kills me."

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