DAN'S POV
"Ph.phil?" There's no reply. "Phil I'm sorry I just over reacted."
Phil: "No... I was the one that over reacted, I should of kissed you and not be such a dick ..."
Dan: "I shouldn't of pressured you like that."
Phil: " NO!... I'm not finished. The reason I ran away is because I don't want to hurt you, if I let people into my life they'll get broken and I don't want to drag them down with me. Especially not you. You mean everything to me and I can't let anything happen to you."
Dan: " Phil ... What do you mean exactly? What's going on? Are you ok?..."
Phil: " no I'm not ok ... I can't deal with this shit anymore!"
Dan: " what happened?"
Phil: " my mum and dad... They fight when you're not there. They shout, and smash things, and my dad... He. He beats me."
Dan: " why didn't you tell me this... "
Phil: "cause I didn't want anyone to know about this. I wanted everyone to think I was a normal kid with a happy family. But I guess that will never happen. I guess I'm still the freak!".
He bursts into uncontrollable sobbing, snivelling, and whimpering. I edge myself off the seat and slowly open the cubical door. Phil's cubical door makes a creaking noise as he opens it.
Phil steps towards me still sobbing, as I open my arms to hug him, he raps his arms around me and nuzzles into my chest. His damp warm tears seep through my top as I embrace him. Noticing his sobs slightly calm down, I slowly sit down against the wall with Phil still attached to me.
Softly stroking his head I realise we've been in here for half an hour! We've missed half of first lesson.
Dan :" Phil. I don't mean to alarm you but we've been in here for half an hour".
Phil : " h.have we?" He whispers, looking up at me. "What should we do?"
My minds strains to find an answer.
Dan: " um. Maybe we should just go home? I guess."
Phil :" can we go back to yours. I don't want my dad finding out he'll kill me."
Phil's ocean eyes stare longingly into mine.
Dan :" ok. My mum should be at work so I guess you can stay there."
Phil eyes light up and a smile spreads across his cheeks.
Phil:"let's go."
Slowly opening the door, I can hear a teacher patrolling the corridors. My heart is banging in my chest, the anticipation for the right moment makes me feel numb. Just have to wait for the right moment... Dan:"GO!" I whisper to Phil as I dart towards the gap behind the lockers.
Phil:" Dan wait!" Phil half whispers half shouts.
Phil desperately runs towards me as the sound of high heels click closer and closer at a fast rate. As the teacher turns the corner towards us, Phil nips into the hole where I am hiding.
Teacher:" Who's there?! Aren't you supposed to be in lessons!". The clicking becomes louder until she's standing right in front of us, with her back turned to us.
Teacher:" where are you! Come out here this instance! Show yourselves!!!"
Phil's POV
As me and Dan hide behind the lockers, my heart tries to thump right out my chest. My hands are shaking, and my head is throbbing. I've never done anything like this before, it makes you feel alive.
The tall skinny teacher in the stiletto heals suddenly turns and storms off the way she came, tutting to herself.
Dan:" That was close!"Dan whispers In my ear.
Phil:" you can say that again".
We sneak down the stairs making sure we don't let our shoes squeak on the polished floor. The receptionist notices movement out of the corner of her eye and nearly spots us luckily we legged it around the corner, towards the gate behind the school.
Phil:" Dan. Are you sure our parents won't find out?".
Dan:"to be honest I don't know but they should presume that we went home sick".
Phil:" but don't you think it's a bit suspicious?".
Dan:" don't worry relax it should be fine".
We hop over the gate and head towards freedom. The breeze is cool against our skin, and the air is fresh, not like this stuffy classrooms.
By the time we made it Dan's house it was lunchtime, and the school didn't seem to care that we were missing.
At least I'm with Dan and that's all that matters.
