Dan: This is the dawning of the rest of our lives on holiday
Dans pov
The holidays had flown by. Phil had gone to visit some family for quite a bit of it which made me feel incredibly lonely but we constantly Skyped! I remember one time we stayed up until 3am and I only ended the call because I heard my mum moving about in her room (it was a good job we stopped the call because barely a moment after I put my laptop away and snuggled into bed again she opened the door to check on me).
I've learnt Phil is a lot weirder than I had thought, but in a good way. He was crazy and funny and adorable. I think I'm falling in love with him, but I'd never tell him... Id never tell anyone. I have my first best friend and I'm not going to ruin it by confessing my love for him. I can never lose him. At first it was just a crush and now it's spiralled into something that I can't control, my heart misses a beat whenever I get a text or see his Skype icon appear on my laptop. I didn't know how I was going to handle seeing him again, I thought my heart might explode.
Yesterday was the first day I got to hang out with him and it was amazing to see his non-pixalated form.
"What do you want to do Danny boy?" He chirped bouncing around the room like he was tigger, I chuckled at him and ruffled his head.
"Lets watch something on Netflix" I suggested and he raised an eyebrow at me, it took me a minute to click in before we both burst into laughter and between my breaths I got out "Not netflix and chill, just Netflix". He flopped onto the bed after that and with a roll of the eyes I followed suit.
"Hows about we watch this?" Phil asked and pointed out a film I had mentioned many times and loved; 'the ring'.
"Hmm... I don't know Philly, are 12 year olds allowed to watch this?" I winked at him and he mocked annoyance.
"You're right... maybe you should leave Dan" He replied smugly, making me playfully hit him so hard he fell off the bed. "Oi" He laughed as he got back up.
He clicked play on the film and he began to snuggle into a pillow, I smiled at how adorable he was. He kept shaking and I would've felt bad if it had been me who had suggested watching the film. When Samara began crawling out of the TV I wrapped my arms around Phil's body and he snuggled into my chest, gripping onto my shirt tightly. I just hoped he hadn't heard how fast my heart was beating, the touch on my fabric felt so gentle despite him being scared. He was so gentle and sweet and innocent and- no I can't think like that. He's my friend, that's it.
I sighed. I loved that day, it was amazing and I just wanted to go back and do it all over again but instead I had to go to the stupid results day! Just as I thought that my phone buzzed in my pocket:
Philisamazing: I'm so nervous ah!!!
Me: omg me too! I've probably failed so hard
Philisamazing: Danny don't be like that! You're smart.
I laughed at the message, I was nowhere near smart. I was pretty sure I had failed my GCSE's. It's been a month since prom and I'm still not over it. Especially since I got messages afterwards with people asking if me and Phil were dating and how they thought he was my prom date... I wish he had been.
"Are you excited Dan?" My mother asked me as I put my shoes on.
"Nervous" I replied, my voice wavering a little bit. I had tried really hard, Phil had come over and studied with me often and we had both done well in the revision sessions at school but even so I felt like I had failed. I answered every question in the exam booklets but maybe it wasn't enough.
"Dan you can't change your results now, you've done the best you can and that's all you can do" she sighed at me. We had a massive conversation last night about how much I need to stop worrying "you'll be fine"
"I know I'll be fine" I stressed but stopped there, there was no point talking about how the fact I couldn't change my results now worried me more than anything because that meant it was final. This was what decided whether or not I could do my courses in college. How can people not be worried?
We arrived at school. Phil was running a bit late and there was already lines of people inside and out. I went to reception and gave my name, they ticked me off and I walked to the table where my form teacher sat.
I gathered my envelope. It felt heavy in my hands despite their just being a single piece of paper in it, two at the most. My teacher smiled as she handed it over and I took that as good news: how good I didn't know.
I went back into the reception and waited for Phil. I was itching to read my results but I would wait for him so we could open them together.
"Aren't you going to open it?" My mum persisted
"Not until Phil's here" I replied glancing out of the window.
"You two" she shook her head smiling "you're practically joined at the hip" I didn't disagree with her properly but instead just shook my head back at her, with a similar smile on my lips. Then I remembered my results in my hand and the smile dropped as nerves flooded my stomach.
Not long after I saw a boy with black hair in a purple gengar top, Phil.
"Lion!" I chirped as he came through the door and rushed up to give him a hug
"Bear!" He yelled in my ear, hugging me back. Too soon he pulled away and produced a black shirt, I eyed him in questioning. "Its for you" He announced and I hesitantly took it, wondering what it could be.
"Thanks" I told him with a smile as I honestly didn't expect him to get me anything
"Don't thank me yet silly! Look at it" He told me and chuckled, I blushed at my awkwardness, I just wasn't expecting a present. I unfolded the shirt and saw a white circle on the front, it was a 'the ring' shirt!
"Oh my! I love it!" I outburst and pulled him into another hug, jumping up and down.
"I knew you would" He smiled
"I wish I would've gotten you something" I told him a little sadly but he shrugged it off and with that I pulled the shirt over me head with the thought that I would pay him back for this at some point. It fit me good, it was a little baggy but that's the way I liked it. We smiled at each other before I remembered my results. "Come on mister! I've been waiting to open my results for 50 years so get a move on!" I told him and grabbed his wrist. I dragged him over to the table where he said his name and received an envelope similar to mine.
"Okay. one. two. three" He counted down and we both opened the envelope, I immediately looked at English: A*!
"Yes!" both me and Phil said in unison making us laugh
"good?" I questioned
"very good!" He replied.
He wasn't lying, he passed everything and got so many A's. Only one C and that was in art, bless him, he's so creative but he can't draw for shit. I, on the other hand, got A's in most of my subjects (including French and art) and B's in others like Law. I can't stand law, god knows why I decided to take it in college.
"Okay sweetie I've got to go now" My mum informed me "you've done so good! We'll celebrate tonight yeah?"
"sounds good" I replied with a smile. It was time for our leavers assembly, the teachers left it until last minute because they wanted us to be more focused on exams rather than leaving. Makes sense... in a way. "Shall we go to the hall then?" I questioned Phil who nodded and grabbed hold of my hand, making electricity buzz through me. To him our hand holding is purely platonic but damn I wish it was more than that. I now realise why people hold hands, it's not to show others that they belong to you but it's for your own comfort. Its a little reminder that this person is with you and won't leave, a part of their heart belongs to you. It brings you closer together and signifies trust in a friendship or relationship. Hand holding is fucking beautiful okay?
We walked into the assembly hall and realised we should've come sooner because it's absolutely packed! There was one seat at the back and Phil quickly grabbed it before anyone else. Great looks like I'm standing. Then Phil did something unexpected, he patted his lap. I raised an eyebrow at him and then realised that he wanted me to sit on his lap! I don't know why but, eventually, I walked over and plonked my butt on him.
I felt a bit awkward at first because teachers and students were looking at us, in the crowd of faces I could see PJ and Chris glaring at us, I wanted to disappear. But then I felt Phils arms snake around my waist and he held me like he was my own personal seat belt. I felt so safe and secure that I forgot about everyone else, until I saw someone point us out. I nearly cringed.
"Aww they're so cute!" The person said, a girl with dyed red hair, I think her names Emma. I smiled a little at her words and thought that maybe people believed we were a couple.
The lights then went off. I felt like it was just me and Phil here for a moment, it was nice, and then the teacher began to talk about awards and it dawned on me:
Me and PJ. We were a couple when the school voted for these awards, a lot of our friends voted for us... what would I do if we were chosen? I began to panic, my chest rising too quickly and I felt light headed. I would most definitely faint if I had to go up there. I was about to run out when Phil rubbed my hand softly to calm me down, after a moment my breathing was almost back to normal. I felt Phil's lips press against my hand, leaving a hot sensation where the kiss had been. I felt myself blush.
"Don't worry" He whispered softly and I nodded, trying to do exactly that. I don't know how but Phil manages to calm me down.
Turns out me and PJ didn't get picked, although we were third and the picture of us together made me cringe and want to jump out of the window (no lie).
After all that was done me and Phil stood up and made it back out into the cold outdoors, waiting for our parents to pick us up. He was still gripping my hand and rubbing his thumb against the back of it softly, this was the greatest feeling in the world.
"I can't believe we start college soon" Phil whispered softly, we were going to different colleges and it would hurt me to not see him everyday. I wasn't sure how to cope leaving my best friend behind.
"We'll still be friends right?" I questioned him, feeling my eyes sting from tears that wanted to spill.
"Of course! Don't question it" He replied almost instantly, making my heart do the flippy over thing.
"Friends forever?"
"Even longer" He assured me.
AN: Wow, this was a long chapter!
Danny is falling for Philly yays <3 I hope you don't mind how this story is going through high school, then college and at some point present time. Hopefully it doesn't get too confusing :)
- Rach x
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