Picasso and The Delinquent (Phan)

Nervous Wreck

Phil's POV

The bell sounds over the intercom. Thank the heavens that this hell of a class is over. I get up, this time rushing out the door before the Avant Gardes run me over. As soon as I'm safe in the hallway, I sigh in relief. I hope this wasn't gonna be an everyday thing.

I feel someone tap on my shoulder and turn around annoyed. I wasn't in the mood for any surprises.

Only to realize, it was just that kid Dan.

"Hey.....um I hate to bother you but-"

"You're never a bother." I interrupt. He looks at me weirdly from the side. What....what was I saying?

I close my eyes in regret. "Sorry um, what were you saying?" I ask.

He straightens his bag strap awkwardly. "I was gonna ask for your number, so that we could talk about the project later on. And if you want, we can meet up somewhere and work on it, if that's cool with you?"

I stare gazing at him almost as if I didn't hear him when I did.

He waves his hand lightly in my face.

I shake away my gaze. "Huh? Oh yeah sure....you can have my number." I rush to take out my phone, fumbling it in every way. God dammit Phil get your shit together, what's the matter with you!

He looks at me in fear as I struggle to do every thing. I hand him my phone and he puts his number in, then handing it back. But stupidly enough....he has his hand on mine and I won't let go.

He stares at me strangely, taking his hand away. "I'll see you.....later Phil." Then he rushes off.

I sigh in frustration, what was the matter with me?

At Phil's house in the basement........

"WOOHOO!"
To my horror and humor, Austin is sexually dancing in his boxers on the couch. Whatever the hell Oliver let him gulp down, was some strong shit.

"What the hell did you give him Oli?" I ask loudly, over Austin's constant yelling.

Oli winks at me. "Oh.....just something I'd like to call Drop Dead....it's a special drink I made up." He says.

Yep, this was a typical weekend for me and my friends, getting drunk and smoking in my basement, blasting The Distillers.

I take out my phone, to check and see if Dan had texted me. Then it suddenly hit me.....

I had his number, he didn't have mine...so.....I would have to text him first?

I shift uncomfortably. I didn't want to be the first one to say something. Talking to him was so hard for me...but I don't really get why.

"AUSTIN YOU DUMB DOG, KNOCK IT OFF!" Oliver says screaming.

I look up to my surprise seeing Austin trying to hump Oli's face, and it's enough to make me lose my composure.....and lunch.

"Ohhhhh Oliver you dirty boy!" Austin says, fake moaning.

Oli pushes Austin to the floor and slams a pillow to his face. "That's it....no more Drop Dead for you."
Oliver steps over Austin and collapses on the couch with me, letting me have a smoke off his blunt.

I look down at Austin, who's looking up at me nodding. I wrinkle my face in confusion. He winks three times. I hold in a laugh. Confused? Let me explain.

Me and Austin, have this system of non verbal communication to mess with Oli and cheat on tests. Been working like a charm ever since.

And in this case, three winks with the right eye means "Mess with his head."

I call Austin's phone silently, and it begins to ring. Austin gets up from his death. "Wonder who that could be..." I cancel out the call. Here comes the magic moment.....

"Hello? Oh, hey Hannah! What's up?" Austin says in a perky tone, pretending to be on the phone.

Oliver coughs on smoke and looks up at Austin.

"Oh nothing, just hanging with Phil and Oliver, nothing new." Austin says.

Oli looks at me in disbelief. I hold in a laugh painfully...his face is priceless at the moment.

"Oh, Oliver? You know Oliver. Kinda tall, covered in tats, has a Mexican gang symbol tattooed under his eye, kinda a weed head, dresses like a scene.....not really all that bright." Austin says seriously.

Oliver was 10 times red and clenching his fists, with his lips out. He was ultra pissed now, I could tell.

"Yeah that Oliver. Well I got some stuff to take care of so I'll tal-"

Interrupting, Oli grabs him by shoulders and pushes him against the wall, making him drop his phone. "What the hell did you tell her all that for?!"

"I was just expressing the truth... I wanted to be VERY specific, you should thank me... Now she knows EXACTLY who you are." Austin says.

By now, Oli was beating the crap out of Austin (who is invincible cause he's practically 6 feet tall) who is laughing hysterically at the moment.

I laugh and take a look at my that was flashing from a text. My face blushes opaque.

"Asfjkleugfasjhsbshsnaj" -Phil
"Um......who's this?"..........- Dan

Dammit, I must've ass typed all that while I was laughing! What the hell should I say now, my ass did it? Now Dan was really gonna think I was a nut.
Confidence is key Phil....just say it was a mistake.

"I'm sorry....I sent that by accident." I text him.
The text goes pending. He....actually wants to talk to me?

"Butt typing?" -Dan. Fuck, he knows

"Yeah, I was just fooling around with my friends, I didn't realize." -Phil

"It's cool.....hey when do you want to work on that project?" -Dan

I take a minute of thought going through my busy schedule in my head? Let's see get drunk, Saturday and Sunday. Smoke with Oliver, Friday and Sunday. Party, Thursday. Skip classes, All damn week. I was pretty tight, but I would squeeze for him.

"What about tomorrow if that's okay with you, I'm not busy."-Phil

"Yeah that's fine, you can come over to my place. My address is 151 Winchester Lane. Say around 6:00pm?" -Dan

"Yeah, that'll work, see you then."-Phil

"You too." -Dan

I sink into the couch. I was gonna be at his house.....with him alone...with each other....at I'm a dork around him? This outta be interesting.

I see Austin on the floor, beaten and battered, as Oli lifts off of him.
"You'll be sleepwalking home mate, good luck getting a ride." He pushes his head down to the carpet.

Oliver slaps palms with me and makes his way out of the door. I kneel down to Austin. "Are you ok?" I ask laughing.
"Yeah, I'm the size of Godzilla, nothing can break me, plus it was totally worth it."

We both laugh as I help him up. As Austin leaves, I take a minute to wake up to realization.

I needed to consider what I was gonna do when I see Dan.