Phineas' POV
I resumed my search for my family when it was about eight in the morning. I got breakfast on the way as I walked through the sideways of Diamond street. Just a few blocks from where I am, I saw a little family. There was no father though. There were two kids, one red-head and a black-haired one and when the mother turned around, I realized that it was...
"Isabella?"
I started running towards them but they were already getting in the car.
"Isabella!" I yelled
By the time I got there, the car already went away. I sighed.
"I finally saw them and was a little too late." I groaned then face-palmed myself
I guess I need to stay here.
Isabella's POV
As I loaded the kids' bags into the car, I saw someone running towards us using the side mirror.
"Is that Phineas?" I quickly thought
I then heard him call my name, very, very loudly that the kids heard it too.
"Mom, there's someone calling you." Dannie said
"I know, I know, just get in the car. Quick." I ordered
When the kids were in the car, I turned around, again and rode the car. I drove in the nearest possible speed I could ever handle just to get away from him. Unluckily, Alissa was a little too curious and looked at the back of the car.
Alissa's POV
"Mom, there's someone calling you." Dannie said
I took a quick look to where he was referring to and there was indeed a guy who was running towards us. I was going to speak up too when mom ordered that we get in the car. I obeyed her orders and kneeled down and turned around. The guy looked a little too familiar to me, it was as if he was part of a memory or something like that.
"Mom," I started, "is that... dad?"
Dannie also took a look.
"Wait, that is dad! Mom stop the car, please, stop the car." Dannie said
Mom didn't stop driving though, I just saw some tears fall down to the car.
"Mom, are you crying?" I asked
"No, why would I be?" She asked as she wiped some tears away
"Mom, this wouldn't be hard for us if you stopped the car, so please, do it." Dannie convinced
Mom did stop the car, in front of our school, so we had no more chance to see him.
"I'll pick you up later kids." Mom said as we started to go down the car, "It will all be alright."
Phineas' POV
"I could've swore Isabella saw me." I said to myself
It was now three in the afternoon. I hadn't moved on this spot on the front porch ever since I saw them this morning. There were some neighbors telling me that they are all busy elsewhere and that they're not home, and some offered lunch at their homes but I stayed strong to my will and stayed on this very spot. Just about fifteen minutes later, a car pulled up at the garage, and it looked like the car earlier. The door slowly opened and came out a young girl with red-hair and ran to me and hugged me tight.
"Alissa." Isabella said then walked past me and unlocked the door and entered the house, trailing behind her was a guilty-looking boy
The girl pulled away from the hug and entered the house. Isabella slammed the door then I stood up and opened it.
"Isabella, let me explain." I said as I entered the house
"Kids." Isabella simply said then the kids went upstairs
"There's nothing to explain anymore Phineas. We're done. I keep the kids, you go look for yourself again. I do not want my children to grow up seeing their dad loves inventing more than his own family Phineas, and you know that. We loved the kids I know, especially you, but, I'm sorry. They're used to having no father." Isabella explained
I felt my legs grow limb and the tears started to flood in my eyes as the emotion brought in by Isabella's words break my heart.
"I-Isabella, please, please don't do this. I've changed. I promise." I said, as I tried hard not to cry in front of her
She just turned around and went to the kitchen and didn't say a word.
"Guess, I need to go now huh?" I asked
Still, no reply.
I went outside and sat down on the front porch, where I specifically sat down earlier.
A loud thunder was heard then I looked up. The rainy season was really beginning. In just a few minutes, the sky was covered in black clouds and the heavy rain started to pour. There was no barrier from me and the rain, just my wet clothes. About an hour had passed and I still hadn't moved an inch and the rain still started to fall to me.
Isabella's POV
"Mom, that was dad wasn't it?" Dannie asked just when Phineas had left
"Yes sweetie." I mumbled
"Well why didn't you just say yes?" He asked
"Because sweetie, back when you were little, he used to always like his invention more than us, I just, I just don't want to see that happening again." I cried then sat on the sofa
Hours later, I called the kids for dinner and we ate silently. The rain still poured heavily and it seemed like a storm. As I was getting to bed, I thought to myself.
"If he had really changed."
"If he changed then, he could be himself again."
I heard the doorbell ring and I opened the door and saw my neighbor who is an old woman.
"Oh good evening." I smiled at her
"Good evening dear. I just want to ask you something," She said
"Yes, carry on." I replied
"Why is there a young man on your front porch?" She asked
I took a look and saw Phineas. My eyes widened. I have never thought that he would stay there.
"Oh, he's, uh, uh, I'll take him in. Thank you." I replied
The old woman walked back to her house and I dragged Phineas in.
He was absolutely chilling and had a very high fever.
I went to my room to get some blankets, his old pyjamas and some pillows. I removed his clothes and replaced them with the dry one and let him sleep at the couch. I wasn't just going to leave him after that, he's sick, very very sick.
And it's all my fault.