It had been two weeks since Phil's funeral, Keely just couldn't bring herself to visit is grave. Seeing it would just make things worse, she wasn't strong enough yet. Ever since the day she took a walk to the park she began doing it everyday. Everyday she would sit on the bench and stare at their tree. For some strange reason it made her feel like she wasn't alone, like Phil's spirit was with her.
She even began doing things around the house to keep her mind busy. Today it was reorganizing her room. "Mom! I need a bag!" her mother came in and looked at the clothes on her bed. " Is this what your giving to the poor?" Keely nodded " You usually do this around the holidays" "Yea I know I just didn't want to sit in bed again" Ms.Teslow put the clothes in a bag and walked over to the door " If you need anything else just let me know." "ok mom, thanks"
Keely moved away from her closet and began to reorganize her book shelf. Thinking she could hold four photo albums in her hand she grabbed them and began to walk over to her bed. Before she made it she tripped over the rug causing the photo albums to fall 'good to know I'm still clumsy' she thought to herself. As she was picking them up a photo fell out." Please don't let it be what I think it is" Keely looked down to see the last picture she wanted to see. It was a picture of her and Phil, the last picture they ever took.
I try to move on but your not gone
Cause in my heart you still live on
See now I know why
I'll never love another for the rest of my life
She looked at the picture remembering that moment. They had flew over to Hawaii so Keely could feel the warm sand in between her toes. They had spent hours at the beach swimming, making sand castles, and even chasing each other around. She wanted to remember that time forever so she took a picture
"Phil come on take a picture with me!" Phil turned around childlike and began to stomp his feet "But I don't wanna!" Keely decided to play the same game, she batted her eye lashes and said the two word that would make him do anything "Please Philly-willy!" he sighed and came closer to her " that's not fair" she ignored him and asked a man walking along the water to take their picture. As the man took the camera they began to get closer together and he put his arm around her. They both looked at each other and gave a smile.A tear fell from her eye wishing she could go back to that day. " why didn't I tell him? I should have told him I love him. Now he'll never know" she threw the picture on the ground and fell on her bed. She closed her eyes trying to keep her tears in. She refused to cry. She cried for too long.
Phil sat next to her on the bed watching her " I wish I could make this easier on you. I'm sorry" he tried to touch her cheek but his hand only went through, he sighed at his failure. " I would do anything to touch you again" Keely got up and put the picture away
And why now that your gone
I'm holding on
and deep in my heart I wanna move on
And now I know why
I'll never love another For the rest of my life.
Before she had a chance to lay back down the phone rang. She decided not to pick up the phone. Whoever it was wasn't calling for her, no one's called her in a long time. " Keely! Via's on the phone!" She looked at the Phone wondering if she should pick it up. She rolled her eyes and picked up the phone.
"Hey V"
"hey, how you been"
"I'm ok I guess"
Via knew she was lying. She knew Keely for to long now to know when something was wrong. But she decided asking wouldn't be such a good idea. "Do you wanna go to the mall?" Keely paused and looked down at the floor. " Um… no not today" Phil stood up, he couldn't take it anymore. She was depressed because of him. He walked over and looked at her. It was time, she had to know he was with her. " Keely, you cant stay locked away forever." Keely dropped the phone. Did she hear what she thought she did? " Phil?"