I walked in through The Diffy's house quietly and stopped behind the kitchen table seeing Phil, Pim, Tanisha and Scarlett all talking with unhappy looks on their face except for Pim she look delighted with herself. I kneeled down, hiding myself next to the table listening very carefully.
"You see Phil, I told you something wasn't right about her, now I can expose her for the fraud she is" Pim announced.
"Shut up Pim, why would Tiffany burn down Keely's house, it's insane" Phil said.
"She's insane!" Tanisha shouted.
"Look, she took Gasoline from the Garage and went off to Keely's house we just know she's up to no good" Scarlett went on.
"Why would she do that, why would she want to do something like that to Keely, she has nothing but respect for her, thinks she a wonderful person" Phil defended.
Scarlett laughed bitterly, "Total contradiction"
What is going on, is Scarlett letting on my true thoughts about Keely! I'm not liking what's going on.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Phil retorted.
"It means, she hates Keely"
"Scarlett, why, why would she hate Keely?" Phil asked hastily.
"Phil! Does that girl need a reason I mean come on Keely is just"
Pim stopped when she noticed the evil glare from Phil.
"Well?" he shouted impatiently.
"Because, because"
Oh no!
"HEY EVERYBODY" I shouted happily coming into the living room.
Everyone immediately took a step back and began to move around hesitantly.
"Hi Tiffany" Tanisha said staring at her shoes.
"Hello Tiffany" Scarlett said walking towards Tanisha.
"Hi" Phil replied staring at me callously.
"Well, well, well little Ms Homeless has arrived" Pim snarled.
"Huh?"
"You know, now is a good time to call your Auntie to go back home and never see us again, do you have a current number?" Pim said.
"Pim, go to your room" Phil shot back not taking his eyes off me.
"Your not the boss of me, I can stay-"
"Now!" Phil shouted angrily. Pim muttered something under her breath and walked off grumpily up stairs.
I glanced at Scarlett and Tanisha, they kept trying not to look at me I saw they had their bags with them all packed, they were going to leave.
And just what did they think they were going to do
"Well I think Tanisha and Scarlett should be going home right now" I announced with calm authority.
They both looked at me surprised.
"Well, erm, what if we do not know where our home is" Scarlett said slowly looking around nervously.
"That's not my problem" I said firmly but staring at them with utmost anger.
"Nah, man that's out of order" Tanisha kissed her teeth and left with Scarlett following behind.
The sound of the front door closing made me think…
Where would they go?
Phil finally talked.
"Tiffany, where did you come from?"
"Keely's house" I answered back happily.
"And you went there because…"
"Because I wanted to let her know about me also knowing you're from the future, duh, it's only fair" I chuckled.
"At around one am?" Phil asked raising his eyebrow suspiciously.
"Yeah, no time like the present"
"But I never even told you that Keely knew about me being from the future"
"Of course you told her, I could tell, you're so close why wouldn't you say anything" I groused trying to hide the resentment in my voice.
Phil sighed, "Ok Tiffany, is there something going on between you and Keely"
Yes.
"No, why?" I said as I shrugged my shoulders.
"Oh just something crazy Scarlett and Tanisha said about you wanting to burn down Keely's house" Phil replied dismissively, laughing .
"What, that's…wrong!" I laughed with him also. I could but it's too extreme and too soon. I want her to suffer.
Phil began to look at me suspiciously again.
"What do you like about Keely?" Phil said and sat down on the couch smiling brightly towards me making feel kind of uneasy.
"Err what's this got to do with anything" I said but he still kept smiling gesturing me to continue. "What is there not to like about Keely er, she's lovely and great fun, she's just great fun, I am so sorry Phil but I have got to go to the bathroom, I'm bursting"
I dashed out of the living room and went inside the bathroom pouring cold water on my face. I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I wanted to smash it every time it kept showing my face or whenever I go to sleep my guilty conscience beeping at me, "gruesome liar, so not the fighter, or mind is so obscene, you're a vindictive teen".
-
It was the next morning and I was all dressed up for school. I did wish Scarlett and Tanisha would be here but I had no way of contacting them and well… Didn't know where they were.
Oh I could use my Wizrd. I pressed a few buttons and went on Scarlett's contact transmission, a few woozy black and grey lines moving across the screen but no Scarlett. I tried Tanisha but just the same. Where are they? Too many worries less comfort.
School was boring as usual I don't know why I even go I know absolutely everything of all the topics that the teachers says. 21st century education is so lame and waste of time. I'm starting to realise why people skip school, I mean for starters look at these claustrophobic and dirty classrooms how can anyone stay in an hour in it and teachers expect the students to concentrate or even be expressive, it's ridiculous. This whole century is ridiculous the sooner Phil and I get out of here the better. I won't be one of those possessive and jealous types…Yes I know what you're thinking the completely opposite, only because I know Phil is only meant for me Fate brought me here and Fate will bring us back together in 2121.
It was the end of school and I bumped into Pim in the corridor and sheets of paper fell out of her hand. She shot me a glowering look poking her finger at me.
"Watch where you're going!" she said angrily
"Ms Homeless" she stuffed the sheets in her bag quickly making sure I didn't see it.
"Can you stop calling me that!" I shouted at her without warning.
"Excuse me, who are you to tell me what to say and not what to say, it's injustice, it's verbal constriction, I'm entitled to say my own views and call you whatever I want, besides, there is nothing wrong with speaking the truth?" she smirked at me and walked past.
Ok, I can not pretend to be nice to her anymore, at least not now.
"Since we're speaking the truth, I think it's only right to say that you're not the most vile, cruel insensitive person I've ever met!" I spoke through gritted teeth completely blocking her way to pass through.
Pim put her hand on my shoulder and wiped away pretend tears from her face.
"Tell me something I don't already know" she said joyfully and walked on.
But I didn't let it stop there.
"What's is your problem, neglected in your childhood too unloved!" I shouted after her.
Not rude enough!
"You know ever since Phil told me about your "situation", I knew there was something fishy about you and I won't stop until I found what's really going on, you better watch your back Tiffany, the truth shall not set you free!" and she walked off again with that smug look on her face. I wanted to reply but she had already gone.
-
"It's Friday, and there nothing we can do tomorrow, it's going to be such a boring weekend" Keely groaned, looking at shops Phil and her are passing through.
Phil shrugged his shoulders.
"We can paint the garage door again" Keely suggested.
"Then you can arrange my funeral after" Phil replied.
"We can go to another raging party!" Phil said sarcastically and laughed at the shockness in Keely's face.
"No way no more parties for me" After they kept on walking in silence knowing one of them would have to mention the kiss. Keely was desperate to know what and why they did it, and where they stand, she was hoping Phil would come up to her and discuss it but obviously things don't always go the way she expected…
"Keel-"
"Yeah?" Keely hastily answered interrupting Phil.
"You wouldn't believe want Tiffany done in Music class" Phil finished.
Keely felt her heart plummet into her stomach. Why is it everything is about Tiffany, their special friendship gone, now she's not the only one that knows Phil's secret, it's now the three of them, the three amigos, the three weirdos, the three... it was always Phil and Keely, now its Tiffany Phil and Keely, I knew his secret which kind of made me feel special, now that someone else knows it doesn't seem so…special anymore…
"Oh, do tell" Keely urged on reluctantly, trying to find something to distract her from this conversation.
"She climbed on the Piano while I was playing "Fur Elise" and she started dancing crazily like she was-" Keely concentration on what Phil was saying started to slip away and she just looked away trying not to be upset.
"She's great isn't she, I have no idea why you two are talking to each other though" Phil said as he frowned looking at Keely expectantly.
"Why on earth would you tell her you're from the future" Keely muttered angrily.
"What did you say Keel?"
"Oh nothing, nothing, Phil there could be a million reasons, right now we don't need to discuss it or it will take like forever to know why, anyway I have to be somewhere else right now" Keely lied quickly hugged Phil and ran off.
Something doesn't seem right about Keely and Tiffany, I just can't seem to put my finger on it. Phil thought, he shrugged his shoulders happily and walked on.
When is he going to realise I'm standing right in front of him. Keely thought staring at Phil from a far, admiring him.
I was at Phil's house. Standing in upstairs corridor, bored and worried.
Scarlett, Tanisha, Pim… I had in them in my grasp now they slipping away one by one. I don't know where S & T are, I have no idea what Pim can do next…everyday is just fake smiles and increased Paranoia, but I have to admit this whole thing is kind of like a fun adventure it's own twisted way.
I just stood there until I heard evil cackling coming from my right side. It was Pim in her room. I went up to her door and slowly peered my head through. I saw her sitting on a big chair next to a glass desk and about four computer monitor screens facing her in unison. I looked up and saw a big P sign hanging on the wall.
What is she trying to do, take over the world or something!
She laughed out loud again and spoke out loud.
"Finally, the truth about Ms Homeless in the palm of my hand!"
Why now!
I walked in and slammed the door shut so I can get her attention. Her happy smile immediately turn into an evil smirk and she got off her chair with the papers in the hand. She walked up slowly to me expecting me to say something first.
"What did I tell you about calling me that" I said calmly keeping my gaze on the papers.
"You think that's a problem, I looked up the name "Barton" in the phonebook there seems to be no such name of that anywhere in the neighbourhood, and you said that live around here" Pim explained pacing around the room.
Great we're now in the detective interrogation mode again.
"Well that's beca-"
Pim interrupted, "And, I hacked into the school system and well you're name does not seem to appear there either, thanks to a little help from fellow accomplices" she pointed at her computer screens and a robotic monotonous voice played out.
"You're welcome Master Pim"
"Ok, that doesn't prove anything except that Mr Hackett seems to have a school hacker in his mist and I'm sure he would be glad to hear about that" I retorted.
"Well I'm sure everyone would like to hear about my personal information as well" she threatened waving the paper slowly in my face. I quickly snatched the papers and stepped quickly away from her.
"Give that back!" Pim shouted.
"And why should I" I snapped, putting the papers in my bag.
Pim crossed her arms angrily and looked almost as if she was going to cry.
"Buh bye now" I laughed and turned around heading for the door, but then I faced Pim again and ripped up the paper into tiny pieces right before her eyes.
"I think you're losing your touch Pim, this doesn't prove anything except for you can't keep your nose out of other people's business and you do know what happens to people like that don't you"
Pim glowered at me taking a step forward,
"What is that supposed to mean, are you threatening me because I don't take that very lightly"
"See it as you like, I don't care!" I slammed the door and rushed downstairs to find Phil sleeping on the couch. He looks so peaceful sleeping…I don't want to wake him up. I massaged his forehead and kissed him on the cheek. I then locked myself in the bathroom and tried to contact S&T.
Oh, great I already have a call!
I pressed the button to confirm and I saw Scarlett and Tanisha on the screen looking tired.
"Where are you!" I snapped at them.
"Hey, hey, don't get angry wit' us, you lucky we even called ya back" Tanisha snarled.
"How is everything going with the lying and deceiving" Scarlett said coldly.
"Great, except for Pim is getting on my nerves, she never gives up she's getting closer and closer towards to the truth about me"
"Want our advice?" Scarlett suggested.
"Hmm, should I take advice from my scheming, two-faced, backstabbing friends" I replied.
"Look who's talkin'!" Tanisha retorted now only her face in view. Scarlett pushed her away so now her face was only in view.
"We have not backstabbed you in any way, we are just trying to make you see sense we've finished with the whole "destroy anyone that takes away you're Phil"motion and we think you should just confess, like we tried to do"
I looked at her stunned.
"Confess, are you crazy, they'll eat me alive, I can't confess now"
"This has got to stop Fran"
"No, I love being around Phil and I'm not going to stop what I'm doing just because you feel guilty and have turned weak, where are you anyway?" I asked
"We are staying at a church, Tanisha talked to the priest and told him that she needs sanctuary, anyway we are coming back to you tomorrow so we can go home ok?"
I nodded.
If they think they are going home… then they really don't know me as much as I think they do.
I walked downstairs and saw Pim and Phil discussing something discreetly and stopped when they noticed me. I stopped in my tracks.
"Tiffany, we need to talk" Phil said tentatively, sitting on the couch waiting for me to come. I sat down on a opposite chair.
"Look whatever Pim said it's all lies!" I exclaimed giving her a dirty look.
"No, we need to talk because Pim and I decided that maybe you have kind of you know, erm, overstayed your (coughs) welcome" Phil said trying to make it sound tactful but failed when Pim said "You can say that again!"
"Pim and you, yeah right just Pim, I told you Phil how my Aunt's like, she won't let me come back"
"Well that's why Pim and I have come to the conclusion that we should all come to talk to your Aunt personally and convince her to take you back" Phil said nudging Pim because she kept smiling happily about the situation.
"When you mean all, do you mean-"
"I mean me, Pim and you"
"PIM" I screamed getting up from my chair. Phil quickly got up and start to get a bit uneasy from my reaction.
"I thought maybe Pim could come because she's well hard not to, you know, shut up-"
"Excuse me?" Pim said getting up and crossing her arms angrily.
"-and she masters in manipulating people's decision, especially when it comes to blackmail" Phil continued, ignoring Pim's outburst in agreement and me squeezing my fists.
"Phil there is no need for both of you to talk to my Aunt I'll do it myself!" I exclaimed.
"You've tried that and well-"
"-you're still here" Pim finished off for Phil, grimacing at me.
"Listen both of you are not going to see her, do you hear me!" I shouted at them.
"That's it pack your bags you're out of here!" Pim shouted at me, losing her patience.
"PIM!" Phil shouted, almost sounding offended.
"I'm not going anywhere" I said stepping forward to her.
"Hey! Tiffany we are going to see your Aunt and Pim calm yourself down" Phil said firmly standing inbetween us.
"Phil, honestly there is no need" I replied sadly sitting back down.
Everyone stayed quiet, Phil looked at me sympathetically and sat down next to me, staring at me but not saying anything. How a girl can drown into those eyes.
"Unless-" we both stopped gazing at each other and looked up at her in surprise.
"Tiffany really doesn't have an Aunt and isstaying here because she has another purpose of living with us, becauseif she does, can she care to explain it now" Pim said smiling evilly towards me. I sat there looking at Phil who was now looking confused then back at Pim who was still smiling.
"Sunday six PM, I guarantee you'll meet my Aunt then" I said dolorously and walked out the room hearing Pim scream-
"Excellent"
A/N: Uh oh, thanks for reading bring on the reviews.