"Do you need anything else for tonight?"
"Nah. Thanks so much Stef. I can never do these parties without you!"
"Hey, it was your idea to create these parties. If it weren't for you, our whole grade would have nothing to do, and we wouldn't be that friendly!"
"I'll see ya then?" I agreed and hung up! Finally, I've been waiting for Sunday to come! Then Wednesday is our last day of school! And Monday is when I'm leaving! June is almost coming to an end!
I laid out my outfit for tonight. I knew Phillip was going to be here. So I didn't want to wear anything that would wow him. I haven't seen him since the trip. I've been avoiding him in school. Trying to avoid him in drama class is the hardest. He would not stop looking at me, and after dismissal he follows Dan, Randy, and I. He came up to me once asking, if I was dating Randy now. Randy told me on Thursday, when going to the movies that we're better off friends, and I totally agreed. When Phillip asked me, I shook my head and walked off, him yelling my name. He even called Danny, so ask him, and he said no. Which Phillip trusted. I can't believe he lost trust in me. But I still did miss him. I asked Danny to ask Phillip about the building, since I couldn't ask my dad. Danny told me in return that the building was took down, and Phillip's friend's brother is staying with them. I cannot believe my dad went though with it. I thought he would have a heart and stop it. I guess I was wrong.
I went for a run outside. From my house to Lastdale Park.
Once I got there I took a break and sat down at the swing set. I was watching guys play football. I started looking closely and I could have seen Danny and... Phillip? Are they playing football? I see other guys there. It seems like the whole swim team was there. I got my phone and called Danny, just to see if it was true. I saw the guy reach in his pant pocket and held something, possibly a phone to his ear.
"Hey." Danny said short and fast.
"Hi. Uh, what are you up to?"
"Uh, just playing football with the swim team. Right guys? HEY STEF!" The guys yelled out. I could hear them from hear without the phone. I saw Phillip turn around to the guys and walked up to Danny.
"Stef. Phillip wants to talk to you. I did say the swim team."
"I, uh. I can't. I to go run now." I said still swinging while watching them.
"Where are you now?" He asked. It looked like he was looking right at me.
"Uh. I. I'm at home. Getting ready to go for that run I was talking about."
"You suck at being questioned. Do you want to come and watch the--"
"No. I'm good. I'm actually going home. You know your party. Gotta get ready. You should go too." I said. I was about to hang up, when from behind someone says boo which scared the crap out of me and made me fall of the swing. I scraped my knee, which started bleeding.
"Damn it." I said. I looked up and saw the sun in my face.
"Oh my god. I'm so sorry Stef." Phillip said coming to my side. He took his shirt off and used it as a rag to put the pressure on my knee. I squealed at the pain the pressure went on my knee. I heard running, rapid footsteps coming our way.
"Stef! Are you okay!?" Dan said coming to my other side. The guys were around us.
"I'm fine. I just fell. You know. Clumsy Stef." I chuckled.
"It's my fault. I scared her, trying to but some joy into it, and she got scared." Phillip said.
"I think you should sit." Brandon said, one of the swim-mates. The guys moved aside for me to get up, which Phillip only would allow to help. He even told Dan to not help. Phillip left the shirt on my knee and picked me up, bride and groom style. He rested me straight not a bench that had a shade from the playground and a big tree. He made me use his thigh has a pillow, even when I didn't want it.
"Let's see how it looks like." Dan said. He took off the shirt and my knee was bleeding. But not as much as it was before. "We need bandages and gauges."
Some of the guys had gauges and I said I had a few bandages in my bag. Dan put them around my knee and told me to get up and try walking. I did as he said. It didn't hurt as much, unless I put a lot of pressure on that knee, like bending obviously. Phillip came to my side as if I was a sick person. "Thank you guys. I should get home. See you all at the party tonight." I said waving at them.
"You sure, you don't want a ride. You can fall down while getting home." Phillip suggested.
"No thanks. I'm fine." I said.
"Actually. I think Phillip's right. He should give you a ride. I don't want you to fall." He said smiling. I knew what he was doing. I still can't talk to him. I shook my head.
"Aw, come on, Stef. What's a ride going to do? It'll hurt more when you wall home." Melvin said.
I nodded. Phillip and I got into his car.
While walking to his car, he was close by, in case if I fell, and his bare chest was against my back, which made my heart ache. It reminded me the very first time we met. He was soaking wet and shirtless and he was covered in tattoos.
He started driving. After every red stop, he looked at me with a concern look. We finally got home.
I opened the door and stepped one foot out.
"Steffani. I'm sorry again for scaring you. I just really miss. Thats all." He said sounding really sad. I feel so bad. I really wanted to say something. He got out of his seat and helped me to my front door.
I took out my keys and opened the door. I showed the expression in my face that I did not need help anymore, but he didn't care. He slid his arm around my waist and made me put an arm around his neck.
"Stef. I'm home, we can talk about-" Daisy stopped when she saw me and Phillip.
"Phillip. It's been long. How've you been?" He nodded. "Steffani!! What happened are you alright?" Daisy came running to my assistance. I was about to say how clumsy I was, but Phillip was to fast. "It was my fault. I shouldn't have scared her." He said looking into my eyes. His eyes! They were my sign of weakness.
"Alright. Uh. Phillip, where's you're shirt?" Daisy asked snickering a little bit.
"Oh. Um. I used it to put pressure on the bleeding."
"Oh well, let me wash it for you. It won't take that long. Make yourself at home. Stef, get your boyfriend something good to eat." I was stunned that she said boyfriend. We looked at each other while Daisy went to the basement.
I walked over to the fridge and got out a frozen pizza, and microwaved it. I splashed water in my face and covered my face wit the water still running.
I heard it turn off. I felt a hand on my back go up and down my spine. I flinched up.
"You've become more alert since I last saw you." He smirked.
The microwave beeped and I got the pizza out and handed it to him. He took it while looking me in the eye. He put the plate on the table and pushed me against the wall.
"I'm not going to leave or eat until you talk to me. What's been bothering you?" He asked. Our fingers intertwined and we were eye to eye. I looked away as my heart was beating a mile a minute rapidly. "What's been bothering you Steffani?" He said in a more serious tone. Whenever he says my full name, he seems serious.
"Look. I don't know if you heard on the bus on Monday. I whispered in your ear something, that I didn't quite say the full sentence, but I mean every word." He said making our nose touch. His forehead touched mine. I was about to fall into pieces. Every physical touch we have or eye locking, I get weaker, wanting to be in his arms and just apologize over and over again.
Our lips were centimeters away. I could feel the air he was inhaling and exhaling. I could smell his breath, his hot breath out on my face. He brushed a hair aside, "you're everything to me." It was also the other thing he whispered to me on the bus. He leaned in, and i pulled him away. He let go of my hands but still inches away from me, that I could feel his heart beat as fast as my own. He truly cares. I was about to say something, with my mouth half way open when Daisy walked in.
"It's all good! No blood or anything." She said looking at the shirt then at us. She looked at us, "Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, here's the shirt. I'll be outside if anyone needs me." She winked.
As soon as she was gone, I took his shirt and his pizza and handed it to him. He took them. "Is this it. You're just going to push me away just from something that happened between you and your dad." He sounded pissed off.
He stormed out to the front door. Tonight is gonna be one hell of a night.
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Author's Note:
Uh-oh. Things got a little hot around here. Good and bad... If ya know what i mean... Haha.
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