Phil opened his eyes and looked at the clock. It was 11 and the phone was ringing. He got out of bed and answered. "Hey Phil this is Mrs. Teslow, I know you might not want to talk to me. But have you seen Keely tonight?" Phil forced himself to talk to the women that had made his life a living hell for the past week. "Um no. She isn't home?" Mrs. Teslow answered "I thought she was in her room but she must have snuck out." After hearing those words Phil hung the phone up and grabbed his coat.
The only light on the streets were the dim street lights. Nothing would have stopped Phil from going out and loving for Keely. He thought about places she liked. She couldn't have gotten far without a car. He rode around the streets, and then checked the close by stores. She was no were. Phil started to get worried. He tried to think harder but had no clue where she would have gone. Then it came to him. He instantly drove to the nearby park where they had spent a lot of time together over the summer.
He pulled up and shone his headlights at the swings. She sat there in the pitch black looking at him with squinty eyes. Swinging back and forth in a sturdy pattern. He parked the car and walked over to her. "Mind if I join you?" he asked. Keely answered in a quite voice "go ahead." They both sat on the swings in the dark for a while not talking, but thinking. About everything. Finally Keely asked Phil "Are we going back out?" Phil looked at her and answered "What ever you think best." Keely stopped her swing with her feet and told Phil how she felt. "Maybe friends is best for now. I love you but I'm not sure what I want right now." Phil hid his sadness in the darkness.
"Lets go," Phil told Keely and they both got off the swings and went to the car.
When they pulled into Kelly's driveway Phil asked her "Do you want me to come in with you?" Keely shook her head no and they hugged. He watched her go inside and went home.
Keely went to her front door and opened it. Her mother came darting towards the door and hugged her harder then she could ever remember. Then her mom let go and gave her an angry face. "Save it mom," Keely told her. Keely went up to her room and went to bed.