chapter 9: orange peel
an; ohMYGOD WATTPAD i wrote this chapter without wifi and it turned out to be one of my best but then waTTPAD ha d to delete it and now its sucky ughh
wAIT ALSO PLEASE SUSCRIBE TO AMAZINGPHIL IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY CAUSE THE PHIL DEFENSE SQUAD IS TRYING TO GET HIM TO 3MIL THanks (and danisnotonfire if ya havent already)
inspiration; a day at sea (not a song lol)
PHIL (its gonna be phils pov for a while just saying)
I turned in my bed, yawning. "Phil? You awake?" Opening my eyes slowly, I see Pj leaning in the doorway of my room, grinning.
"Y- yeah?" He chuckles at my morning voice.
"Thanks for letting me stay- Dan and Ellie are still sleeping and I have a project to work on today- but really, thanks."
"It was for barely a day, we're friends; you can stay for longer if you want." He shakes his head, still grinning.
"It's fine; though I have to go now. Thanks again, bye!" I wave him off, closing my eyes again and letting the darkness take me away. (an; omG phil didnt die just saying)
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"Hey Phil," Ellie greets me as I lazily walk over to her. "I made some coffee- by any chance, do you know if Dan's awake?" I shake me head, squinting.
"Wait- I'll get my glasses," I walked through the hallway once more and grabbed my glasses on the bed and made my way out. As I was about to turn the corner, I saw Ellie's wheelchair. "Ellie?" I shout from the hallway.
"Hm?"
"How did you get there- you know, without a wheelchair?"
"Oh, nothing," I sigh before walking back into the kitchen, my view much clearer. "So, perhaps some coffee?" She slides me a mug of coffee, smiling.
"So you don't feel anything?" I take a quick sip, immediately regretting it the moment it burned my tongue.
"Well, now that you mention it, I don't understand why they make me use the bloody chair for a few weeks when I'm fine! I can run and jump and do just about everything," She sets the mug down angrily, making me flinch a bit.
"I'm sure they just want to make sure you're fine."
"I don't know Phil, besides, have you seen Pj?"
"Yeah, he left a few hours ago- a project I believe." I grab 2 bowls and 2 spoons and put them down quickly, running quickly to her room. "Here," I help her adjust her crutches on her, feeling happy.
"What?"
"I...want to help you,"
"I don't need help Phil, thanks, but I'm fine-"
"I don't care about that- as long as you're okay, right? Let's eat now," I grin at her, motioning for her to sit down with me.
"So...you're my prince in shining armor?"
"Maybe..." I laugh before pouring milk and cereal into my bowl, Ellie doing the same.
"Or an orange peel."
I almost choke on my corn flakes. "How did 'prince in shining armor' go to 'orange peel'?"
"Well, an orange peel is the prince in shining armor for an orange. It protects it from fall damage and other stuff, ya' know? But it doesn't get recognized easily, and that's why i like playing with the peel before eating the orange itself. The orange is what people want but you have to have the peel first, but it also doesn't like brag to get attention- or, uh, I don't really know, I'm just weird."
"I think I wanna be an orange peel,"
"What the hell?" Dan walks in, confused.
"Good morning," Ellie greets happily.
"Uh- morning," Dan sits down, still looking slightly confused.
|| skip the eating ||
"So, do you guys have any plans for today?" Ellie asks, washing her bowl.
"No- why?" I ask, closing my laptop and turning to look at her.
"I was wondering if you guys wanted to- you know, go out."
I heard Dan yell from the other room. "What? You- of all people, want to go outside?!"
"Fuck you Daniel," She mumbles under her breath, rolling her eyes. "Phil?"
"Uh- sure, I guess,"
"Never mind, it's fine- I'll go alone,"
"No no, I'll go." She shakes her head, limping to her room with me following.
"I'll just go to Pj's, I need to talk to him anyways."
"Well, I'm going to."
"Phil-"
"C'mon, here I'll help you." I give her her shoes and socks, smiling.
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"Shit- it's cold," Ellie says, shivering as I lock the door behind me.
I turn back around, frowning at Ellie- who forgot to bring a jacket. "Hey, do you want me to go upstairs and fetch you a jacket?"
"I'm fine," I raise my eyebrows, taking off my space jacket and gently placing it over her. "Why?"
"Why what?"
"This-" She signals my jacket.
"Because..." I smile, coming up with something witty. "I'm your orange peel."
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UGH THE OLd chapter was longer and much better :-( sorry for it being awfully short and horrible
bUT WAIT A BIT LONGER cause i have something happy planned:)
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