Chapter 19 - Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this

"I can't believe you actually did that," Keely said, looking out of the window, which Phil had just climbed out of.

Phil shrugged.

"And I thought you were scared of heights!" Keely laughed, leaning out of the window, watching Phil on the grass below.

"I never turn down a dare," Phil said, his hands on his hips; Keely was reminded of Peter Pan.

"Obviously!"

"Come out here!" Phil said, beckoning.

Keely's eyes widened.

"Come on Keels! Are you scared?"

"Yes. Yes I am. That was your dare, not mine!"

Phil raised his eyebrows.

"What?"

"Keely Teslow, truth or dare?"

Keely thought for a moment. Should she give him the satisfaction of picking what he wanted, or deliberately annoy him?

"Truth or dare?" Phil repeated, his hands folded now.

"Um…dare," Keely said, deciding that she would actually love to join him down on the grass below.

Phil laughed.

"I know what you're going to tell me to do," Keely sighed, and swung her feet out of the window.

Phil shook his hands, and Keely wrinkled her nose. What did he want her to do then?

"I dare you, to go into Pim's room, and climb out from that window. But you can't wake her," Phil smiled.

"What?" Keely protested, but she knew that it wouldn't change anything. She had chosen dare, assuming that he would just ask her to climb out. But Pim's room? She was basically committing suicide.

"Go! The sooner you leave it, the more chance that she'll be awake. I think she wakes up at about three o'clock in the morning now."

Keely rolled her eyes, but walked out of Phil's room, and padded down the hallway, and stopped outside Pim's door.

The soft sound of Pim's snoring wafted through the door, and Keely sighed, hoping that she wouldn't wake Pim up. Maybe she should go back, and get the Invisi-spray from Phil's room. But then Phil would see her, and he'd tell her that 'it wasn't part of the dare'.

She pushed the door open slightly, and shot a small glance into Pim's room. It was green and purple, and it looked way too nice to be Pim's room. This was the girl who wanted to take over the world, right?

She tiptoed in, and closed the door, almost silently, behind her.

Then she made her way across the room to the window on the other side of the room. Dark objects were scattered across the floor, and Keely had to dodge her way round them, paying no attention to what they were. She wasn't sure she wanted to know anyway. She only wanted to get out of this window, and complete the dare that Phil had challenged her to. Her main priority now, was to get out of here alive.

Pim groaned, and tossed in her sleep, making Keely jump.

"Thank goodness," Keely whispered, under her breath.

She got to the window, and looking out of it, she saw Phil gazing up at it. He looked surprised to see her there, but shrugged. She still had to get out.

Keely turned to look at Pim, but glad to see that she was sound asleep, she began to pull open the window; trying to be as quiet as she could.

Finally managing to force the window open, Keely swung her legs out of it, and looked down at the garden below. The world seemed to swirl around her; everything became disorientated.

"Keely! Are you okay?" Phil called, as quietly as he could. He had noticed Keely's hesitation.

Keely's eyes widened, and she flicked her head round to see if Pim had woken up because of Phil's outburst. She hadn't.

Keely pushed herself off the ledge, and her foot rested on a loose brick. She hoped it wouldn't come lose before she had got herself down to the floor. She grabbed hold of the pipe, and managed to let herself drop, down to the ground.

When her feet touched the grass, she breathed a huge sigh of relief. And Pim hadn't woken up.

"Wow. You did it," Phil said, obviously impressed.

"Yes," Keely laughed. "I totally did it!"

She stumbled a bit, still disorientated, but Phil caught her.

"You okay?" Phil asked, making sure she was steady before releasing her.

She nodded.

"You sure?"

"Yes! I'm fine!" Keely laughed, and then began to spin around in circles, a huge grin on her face.

"That can't be a good thing to do if you're dizzy," Phil said, watching her, a look of amusement on his face.

"Who cares if it is or not?" Keely asked, stopping spinning. She looked at Phil, and immediately smiled.

"Obviously not you," Phil joked.

It was after midnight, but neither Phil or Keely were tired. And considering the very little sleep they had had the night before, both were running on excitement alone.

"I used to want to move out of Pickford," Keely said, falling onto the ground, her legs crossed underneath her. "I used to hate it here. But then you came. And it all changed."

"I'm honoured," Phil laughed, collapsing next to her.

"You should be. You changed my life Phil. And I mean it. I don't want to live in LA, or London anymore. I'm happy right here."

"I'm happy right here too," Phil smiled, and looked into Keely's emerald eyes.

They were inches away from each other, but a sudden noise from above them jerked them apart.

"Is there a moment of the day, or night, that I won't have to see you feeding off each other?" Pim said, her elbow on the window ledge. "Because you've only been together, what? Ten hours, and I've seen you swapping spit…" she began to count on her fingers.

"Go away!" Phil cried, while Keely laughed.

"Gladly," Pim said. "Oh, and Blondie? Next time you feel the urge to climb out my window, can you close it afterwards? Thank you?"

Now it was Phil's turn to laugh, and Keely just rolled her eyes.

"Can we go inside now?"

Another in-the-middle chapter. Keep reviewing. Now.

Next chapter, I will have skipped a few days. It'll be Tuesday. I can't afford to stall any longer, can I?

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