Hello to all! :)
Sorry about last chapter being so short, I felt like something needed to be published but I wasn't really sure how to continue the story. So, I wrote what I could and published it. But now, before you today is a much longer, way earlier-published chapter here to fulfill your fanfictional needs! ;D Thanks for stopping by!
Ferb's P.O.V.
I don't blame her for being angry. And now I face the question; do I try to talk mom into not making me tell her, lie to get out of this completely, or tell the truth and break a promise to my brother who only wants the best for mom?
"I… he, uh…" I start, but I still don't know what to say. And I know that I will be sorry in the future, no matter what I do.
"Do we have to talk about this now? Phineas is waking up…" I point out as he actually wakes up. Talk about good timing! "Are you okay? What happened?" She asks him. He doesn't respond, rather, stares at her.
She then lifts her head to face me. "Ferb, don't change the subject." She says in an annoyed tone.
Well, now we're down to two options.
"Okay, he had a… nightmare. He's probably distraught from just waking up…" I squeak, attempting to speak my lie. She looks at me suspiciously. "Ferb, I feel like you're hiding something. Why do you try to lie? Or is something just wrong?" She asks. I sigh, looking to the ceiling, hoping there would be a good excuse written on it... nope. "I-I.. I'm telling the truth, mom. I'm sorry, I'm just a little off because of a... family issue." I state blandly and tired of playing this game of 'who caves first'.
"Oh… So…" She says as she looks to Phineas who seemed better now and was fully awake. But he was listening to me that whole time, and now I feel even more guilty. "Well, are you okay anyway?" She asks Phin. He looks at her and then looks at me for a second, but then he looks at mom fast, like he just realized he was being talked to. "Oh, uh, yeah. Nightmare. Jeez…"
He rubs his head and starts to sit up. Mom helps him stand, and we all stand in a moment of silence before mom turns to walk out.
"Okay, well, I'm going to go then. Ferb, you're off the hook for now. But if you're comfortable, I'd like to know about your family issue? Or maybe I could talk to your dad about it?…"
"No!" I yell hastily. "I mean… He doesn't know. It's between me and my… cousin... only us. Please, mom, I promised I'd tell nobody…" I try, calmer.
"Well, okay then…" She says. "Call for me if you guys need anything." she says as she walks out and shuts the door. Phineas and I stand there, listening to the fading footsteps of mom walking down the stairs and closing the door to her bedroom.
And once we're sure she's out of hearing distance…
"Dude, what the heck?! Are you okay?" I ask.
"I don't know, I felt hot and I collapsed on my bed, next thing I remember you're talking and I wake up and talk to you a bit before… Well, I don't remember…" He says, sounding uncertain.
"Ugh, I feel sick to my stomach. What are we going to do?" I ask.
"I don't know, Ferb. But I'll figure something out. Just… give me some time to think…"
Just after he finishes his sentence, my phone rings. "It's Baljeet! Let's just hope he found something…"
"Hello? 'Jeet?" I ask. "Ferb? Uh, okay my mom is in bed. I know it's really late and you might have to sneak out, but you might want to see this for yourself just in case maybe I'm missing something." "Missing something?" I repeat.
"Uh, yeah. Can Phineas hear me right now?" He asks. "Uh…" I look over to him, as he plays with a loose string from the corner of his pillow.
"No." I reply.
"Okay. Just… come over, actually. With Phineas, of course. Ok, bye." He says. "Woah woah wait!" I stop him. "What?" "What's wrong? Did something happen? What did you find?" I ask.
"Well… Nothing! I didn't find anything in this sample!… and I'm scared of what might have to happen for us to actually get some answers." He says quietly.
I pause to take a breath and try and get this through my head. "O-okay, Baljeet. We'll be over, just… Give us a few minutes." I say. "Bye."
I close my phone and stare at the floor for a bit before my eyes make their way to Phineas, who was sitting on his bed, still playing with the string of the pillow.
I sigh before I say, "Okay, we're going to Baljeet's house. I know it's late, but it's a pretty normal thing for teenagers to sneak out, right? We'll be fine as long as we're quiet." I say in whisper.
I look at the time on my phone.
"It's been a few minutes since mom went to bed. We can wait here for around half an hour and then mom and dad will probably be asleep."
"Okay." Phineas replies.
As I walk over to my bed to sit down, I text Baljeet our plan. And once he says okay, all that is left to do is wait.
Hi! Me again. Just wondering, what would you have done different or the same if you were in Ferb's position in the last chapter/the beginning of this one? I'd love to know in a review! Although, you can also just think about it to yourself if you'd prefer. :) See y'all in the next chapter!