I have always noticed you.

Chapter 22

AN Omg, we have 2k reads! Thanks so much for reading this story, it means so much to us. Also I'm so sorry for not posting in ages.

Dan POV (Saturday)

I woke up at 10am, it gave me 4 hours to get ready before I need to go to the beach, or not. I sneaked into the house and up to my room to get my phone off charge. My dad had been out for the past few days, he usually goes out for 'holidays' where he goes to different places to drink and party. I sneaked back to the hut after it started to rain, not like light rain but full force rain that could kill you. Shen I got back to the hut I closed the door over tightly and bolted it shut. The jars I put by the window were nearly full of water and the roof sounded like it might fall in, typical British weather.

At 1:30 I put on my old super-dry coat and I put my black boots on. The rain wasn't as hard now and it was starting to get sunnier but I still couldn't let people know who I was so I covered most of my face and took a detour through the woods. I appeared on a road that was pretty near to the beach, it was virtually empty so I didn't need to worry about anyone seeing me but I knew if someone looked out there window and saw me they would call the police to collect me.

I reached the rocks with 2 minutes so I started to climb them. I got 2/3 of the way up when I saw it was 2:00 and a figure in a yellow duffle coat just like Phil had but they weren't skimming stones like Phil does when he walks, the person was looking around like they lost something. I tried to hide between the rocks to hide but the person noticed me and their body language appeared happier all of a sudden. We made eye contact and we both stopped, caught in the moment... frozen. The perso- no, Phil walked towards the rocks where I sat and before he started to climb he adjusted his hair, it was definitely Phil.

Phil started to climb the rocks slowly. Wait! Phil can't climb, the last time he did he cut his knee. I sat up and started climbing down, it was easier than it looked but I probably looked stupid, kinda like a giant spider that can't control it's legs.

"Stop!" I shouted at Phil getting hiss attention.

Phil looked at me as his foot slipped, panic swept through his features as he started to fall in slow motion. I was only a few rocks above him so I jumped forward and landed under him, the hard rock hurting my back. Phil fell on top of me knocking the air out of my chest. Our lips met and nothing mattered anymore, it didn't matter that I ran away, or that Chris had kissed me. It was only us in our 7 seconds of bliss before we pulled away, both breathing heavily. I looked into Phil's ocean blue eyes that said everything without Phil needing to speak. Phil pulled me into a hug and we both cried, but it didn't matter because we were together again. When we released each other it was like no one else was there, only us.

"I love you, please don't ever think anything different." Phil said to me as he looked deep into my chocolate brown eyes.

"I love you too, I'm sorry." I apologised, Phil kinda gets annoyed at me because I constantly apologise, but deep down I know he thinks it's cute. We sit on the rocks in a comfortable silence with our hands held tightly between us.

Phil was the first one to break the silence. "Why did you go?" He asked looking at the ocean.

"I don't know, I just did. It just happened." I said biting my lip, hating the way Phil wouldn't look at me.

"Promise you won't leave again." He said placing his other hand on top of ours.

"I won't, I promise." I say as I put my warm hand over his cold one.

We stand up and climb down the rest of the rocks without seriously injuring ourselves. When we reached the bottom Phil turned towards me. "You aren't coming back yet, are you?" He said sadly.

"Give it some time, I'm going to wait until the majority of people have stopped caring." I said while while trying to not catch Phil's eye.

"Okay. Some people will stop caring, but what if more people start caring. What will you do then?" Phil asked sniffing slightly.

"Hey, look at me." I said as I turned Phil to look at me. "Don't cry. I'll be back soon, a week at most." I cupped his face with my hand and brushed his tears away. I then pulled him into a hug as he cried silently into my shoulder. I hated the fact that it's my fault that Phil was crying, it made me want to cry but I needed to be strong for Phil and for me.

The sky was bright like it is in the summer and people were starting to come down to the beach. We were hidden by the rocks but that would be short lived when people came to climb on the rocks. "Y-you need to go now, don't you?" Phil asked wiping the tears off his face.

"Yeah, but i'll be back. Don't worry." I said as I kissed him for the last time today.

"Bye!" Phil said as I turned away.
I ran back down the beach with my hood up.

A/N
Sorry I posted an incomplete chapter before, I thought my computer had saved it but it hasn't. Also wattpad deleted it so I needed to re-write it again. I might post a valentines day chapter by the end of this week! -Ruby 🌸