Hi! Me again! I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been reviewing and adding this to their story alerts/favorite stories. Hope I didn't keep you all waiting too long. Here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: Sorry, but I don't own Degrassi or Phil of the Future.

Chapter 3

Weeks passed, and my dad still hadn't fixed the time machine. I was becoming closer with the people in this time. Alli had become one of my best friends, once I realized how many similarities we had and how trustworthy she was.

I have also become better friends with Adam. He knew how to make someone smile and turn their bad day around.

Then there was Eli. He was so mysterious, but in a good way. It kept me wanting to know more about him. Aside from his sarcasm, he can be really sweet and kind. He was so handsome too, but I knew I couldn't let myself fall for him. He would be so much better off with Imogen anyway; I see the way she looks at him. She even told me, quote on quote, "You should stay away from Eli, unless you want to deal with me."

It was bad to get attached to these people. I never know when my dad is going to fix the time machine and when that happens, I'll have to say goodbye to them all forever.

I remembered one day Alli was telling me how much trust and honesty meant to her in a relationship, especially with her friends. I felt guilty not telling her the truth about me. I debated on spilling to her. No one had figured out we were a family from the future, and I haven't told anyone yet.

My dad was so convinced that if our secret leaked out, then we would be captured by the government. However, I think Alli would be capable of keeping a secret.

I heard my brother made some great friends and even learned how to play football. He made the team instantly along with a new friend named Zane. I haven't heard a lot about him, other than the fact that he seems to make Riley happy.

And all that did was bring my thoughts back to Eli. I can tell he likes me but I know how much we can't be together.

Today was Friday and I was going to be sleeping over Alli's house tonight. Like every other day, I woke up, showered, changed, ate breakfast, went to school, and then came home.

When I went to Alli's we were having a great time, doing what normal teenaged girls do in this year. We ordered pizza, watched movies, and more. Being the spas I am, I spilled soda all over me as I walked up the stairs from her basement.

Alli told me I could just rinse off in her bathroom that was connected to her room. As I did, the stain wasn't coming out so instead I decided to change my shirt all together.

"Hey, Alli, could you get me a t-shirt from my bag?" I asked as she came into her room.

"Sure thing," she grabbed my bag pulling out a shirt. When she turned to give it to me, my bag fell over, exposing all my clothes. My wizard fell out as well, and a button must have been hit because a huge hologram of a grided map popped up. Alli just stood there in shock, while I ran and dove to the floor to shut it off.

"What was that?" she asked slowly, trying to process what she just saw.

"Ummm," I had to come up with something fast, "just a GPS." I tried to pass off nonchalant but must've failed, since Alli just stood with her hands on her hips, and an expression on her face that flat out told me she didn't believe me.

"Oh really?" she questioned, narrowing her eyes. She had a withering stare that burned into me. The heat of the moment over came me as all this guilt poured into me. If someone was going to know, it might as well be Alli.

"Alli, I can trust you right?" I knew I could, but I just wanted to hear it from her first.

"Yeah, of course; you know anything you tell me is always safe," she said as her mood seemed to have softened up. She must've realized that I was going to tell her a secret and a big one at that.

"Ok well I have something I should tell you, but you might want to sit down for this," I warned her and she became suspicious all over again, as she did what I said. "Look…this is called a wizard. It was invented in 2100, and this is the 5th edition," I told her holding up the gadget. She just gave me a confused look in return and I knew she wasn't getting the hint. I sighed, "Alli…I was born in 2134; I'm from the future."

"Excuse me!" she exclaimed as she bursted out laughing hysterically, "Wow, you got me! I'll give you credit; it was so convincing, and you looked so serious too," she continued.

"Alli, I am serious. This isn't a joke," I told her with no emotion, but pure bluntness. When she saw the look on my face, her laughter died down and her face dropped.

I took this opportunity to explain further, "It was 2150, when our annual family vacation came around, and my parents decided on renting a time machine to visit the past. Everything was great until we left to go back home. Our time machine broke down in the middle of traveling and we stopped here, in your time. Now we're stuck here until my dad fixes the engine in the time machine," I confessed to Alli, and it felt good to get everything off my chest. It was like I was carrying a ton of weights that was lifted off my shoulders. I didn't realize how everything was bottled up inside me until now.

Alli sat still on her bed, shocked. She didn't say a single word.

"Hello? Anyone there? If you could hear me, can you nod or something?" I asked to make sure she got the message clearly.

"Yeah, sorry, it just, this is a lot to take in," she finally said.

"I know it's probably a lot to dump on you," I could tell she still doubted me, so I had to show her something to make her believe me. I took my wizard and zapped Alli, cloning her. As the other 'her' appeared, she gasped while her jaw dropped straight to the floor. Her eyes almost jumped out of their sockets.

"Wow, Clare you really are from the future!" she cried out happily as she gasped when realization came over her that I could tell her what will happen, "What do you guys do for school? Are the boys cute? Are there malls?" questions flew out of her mouth, one after another. "Wait till people find out!"

"Whoa there Alli! You do realize that no one can find out about this. If we were exposed, there's no telling what would happen to us," I specified to her.

"Oh," she seemed slightly disappointed, but understood, "Your secret is safe with me."

I was glad I could trust her and that there would be someone who knew the truth about me; someone I didn't have to lie to.