We Met On The Internet (Phan)

Chapter 8

Phil's POV
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"Good morning, class!" My English teacher greets cheerily, getting up from her desk and standing in front of the class. "Today you get class time to read your book and take notes with your partner! Have fun and don't goof off," she instructs.

I look over to Dan to see him pulling out the book. I pull out my notepad for taking notes. We decide to read two chapters of the book today, and then we can just talk the rest of class.

Halfway through reading chapter one, a secretary walks into the classroom.
"Sorry to interrupt, but may I speak with Phil Lester in the hallway?" The secretary asks politely.
"Of course! Go on, Phil," my teacher says, gesturing her hand to the door where the secretary is waiting.
I get up nervously, wondering what she needs to talk to me about. I make eye contact with Dan and he gives me a worried look. I shrug in response, not knowing what is happening. I walk into the hallway and the secretary follows me, shutting the door behind us.
"What am I here for?" I ask.
"You're not in trouble, don't worry," she assures me.
"Okay," I reply.
"Your brother fell off the monkey bars at his school and he broke some ribs, his right arm, and his left leg. Your parents want you to get a bus and go down to the hospital to see him right now," the secretary informs me.
"Oh my gosh, that's horrible. Okay, I'll go see him," I say.
"Go back into your classroom and get your stuff, you're free to leave. I've already signed you out," she tells me.
"Okay, thank you," I reply.

I walk back into the classroom and grab my stuff as quickly as possible.
"What's wrong, Phil?" Dan asks.
"My brother is in the hospital. Don't worry, he just broke some bones, but my parents want me to go visit," I tell him.
"I hope he's okay, tell him I say hi," Dan says.
"Will do!" I say, walking over to my teacher's desk to explain the situation.
"My brother got put in the hospital and I need to go see him," I tell the teacher.
"That's fine. I hope he's okay! See you tomorrow," she says.
"Bye!" I say, walking out of the classroom.

I walk to the bus stop and wait, pulling out my money and phone. I text my mum, telling her I'm on my way. I hear the bus pull up and the doors creak open. I walk onto the bus, pay, and sit down. It's only a five minute drive, and in what feels like no time, I'm standing in front of the doors to the hospital. I walk in, ask what room my brother is in, and find my way there.

"Hey buddy, how are you feeling?" I ask my brother, quietly, so I don't startle him.
"I'm okay, just a lot of pain and trouble breathing," he tells me.
"Well, I guess that's normal with broken bones," I say, sitting in the chair beside his bed.
A nurse walks in the room and sees me.
"Hello, who are you?" She asks politely.
"I'm Nick's older brother, my name's Phil," I introduce myself.
"Nice to meet you," the nurse says, shaking my hand. "Are your parents still here?"
"No, they had to go back to work," I tell her.
"Okay, well Nick is allowed to leave tonight. If you could stay with him until he can leave, that'd be great," she says.
"Sounds good," I say.
"Thank you!" She replies, walking out of the room.
"Are you hungry? I can go get you some food," I say to Nick.
"Nah, I'll just wait until lunch. Could you get me some water, though?" He asks.
"Of course, I'll be right back," I say, opening the door and leaving his room.

~2pm~

My phone dings, telling me I got a text.

Dan: hey, can I come see Nick when school's out?

"Dan wants to come visit you when he gets out of school. Are you okay with that?" I ask Nick.
"Yes!" Nick exclaims.
"You really seem to like Dan, don't you?" I reply.
"Yeah, he's really cool," Nick says in an amused tone.
"And I'm not?" I ask sarcastically.
"I guess you're okay," Nick replies, letting out a giggle.

Phil: yeah, you can come
Dan: great, I'll be there at 2:25ish
Phil: sounds good
Dan: love you
Phil: that's good to know
Dan: hey!
Phil: what? ;)
Dan: ...
Phil: love you, too
Dan: there it is
Phil: asshat
Dan: wouldn't an ass hat be amazing? Walking around with an ass on your head. It would definitely get people's attention
Phil: shut up and pay attention in class
Dan: it's 2:14, the bell is ringing in one minute
Phil: whatever
Dan: okay I'm leaving, see you soon
Phil: see ya

~10 minutes later~

The door to the room opens slowly and I look up to see Dan.
"Hey!" I say, getting up and kissing him.
"Ew!" Nick exclaims from the bed.
"I could kiss you," I say to Nick, leaning forwards to kiss him on the forehead.
"No! Not when you kissed Dan. I don't want any Dan saliva on me!" Nick complains.
"How are you feeling, Nick?" Dan asks.
"I'm feeling better," Nick replies.
"That's good," Dan says, taking a seat next to mine.
The nurse walks in to check up on Nick and notices Dan.
"Who are you?" She asks politely.
"I'm his boyfriend," Dan says.
"But Nick is six and you're like 17," she says.
"Oh, sorry. I guess I didn't say that clearly enough. I'm Phil's boyfriend," Dan replies, pointing to me.
"Okay. Phil, when will your parents be here?" The nurse asks.
"Around 4:00," I say.
"Okay, Nick can leave when they get here," she says.
"Thank you," I reply. The nurse walks out with a slight nod of her head and a smile.

~4:00~

"Nick! How are you feeling?" My mum asks, walking into the hospital room with my dad following.
"I'm fine, it just hurts," Nick says.
"That's understandable," my dad says.
The nurse walks in with a wheelchair.
"Here's your wheelchair. You can't use crutches because of your broken arm," the nurse informs Nick.
"Dan, Phil, could you lift Nick into the wheelchair for us, please?" My dad asks.
"Yeah," Dan and I reply.
We put our hands underneath my brother and lift him up, sitting him down in the wheelchair.
"Are you comfortable like that?" Dan asks.
"Yes, thank you," Nick says.
"Look, Phil! You're boyfriend is a better big brother than you are," my mum says.
"Whatever," I scoff.
We leave the room, thanking the nurse on the way out.

Once we're outside, Dan and I hold hands, pushing Nick in his wheelchair down the winding path towards my house. Nothing could be better with Dan by my side. For now.
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A/N: hi oh my god I'm so sorry for not updating in a little while. My power went out two days ago when I was going to originally upload this chapter and we only got the power back a few hours ago.
Also, I'd like to mention that I'm not using the British school system or whatever because I'm too lazy to figure out how it works. Basically though the high school system in this story is grade 8 to grade 12 and Dan and Phil are in grade 12 right now. Okay that's all.