Death Of A Bachelor (Phan)

4. Crazy = Genius

"She said at night in my dreams
You dance on a tightrope of weird
Oh but when I wake up
You're so normal that you just disappear
You're so straight like commuters
With briefcases towing the line
There's no residue of a torturer
Inside of your eyes" - Crazy = Genius

Phil's POV

I clocked out of work not long ago and now I'm walking home again. Well more like skipping really. It was quite a slow, day at work, but the encounter that i had earlier with Megan and Pj, just really put me in a good mood. Did they consider me as a friend?

I haven't had friends for a few years now. Well I have one, but he is living in the US, and has been for the past 3 years. His name is Chris Kendall, and he was my best friend in high school. We used to do everything together, he was almost a bigger dork than i was. We even had the same jobs for a while, but then he got this Job opportunity to be an extra in the movie Bad Neighbours, and he decided to move to USA to pursue his acting career. The last I heard from Chris, he had been in a few other movies and was actually really happy with what he was doing.

Apart from Chris, i don't think I've had any other real friends in my life, and i was just happy to make some, even if i hadn't even known them for a full day yet. Pj and Megan seemed really nice and i was kinda glad i ran into them. Who knew socialising could be fun sometimes.

I arrived at home quite quickly, and all my memories of hanging with Chris, made me want to talk to him. I haven't called him in well over a month now. I picked up my phone, dialling his number, which i knew off the top of my head. He never did want to change it.

After about three rings, he surprisingly picks up. "Yello?" His northern accent bursts from the phone. I groan. "Oh no, don't tell me you've turned into one of THOSE people." I say referring to the way he greeted me. "Wait... PHIL?! Is that you?" he shouts into the phone, sounding excited as he realises its me.

"yes, you twit. Don't you have caller ID?" I ask with a laugh. "well yeah... but i didn't look at it" He says. Typical chris, could be a psycho killer that he knows calling, but he never checks. "Well, what've you been up to?" I ask him finally. "Not much really, I'm on a bit of a break from acting at the moment, so I've been spending sometime in the hotel, I'm saying at in Los Angeles." he replies.

"Oh wow, you've had your fair share of TV time, haven't you?" I laugh. "Which reminds me, i never told you this, but my mother entered me as a competitor in the upcoming season of The Bachelorette." There was a slight pause on the other side of the line, before i hear hysterical laughing, as he finally took in what i just said. he finally stops after a few minutes of continuous laughter "Oh you gotta love Mama Lester!"

I grumble in agreement, before Chris asks "But don't you prefer boys to girls?" I sigh "Yeah, but I'm not entirely sure my Mum understands that completely, because she still wants grandchildren from me" I say as i roll my eyes.

"Oh well, thats bad luck. But tell me, when does this show thing actually start?" He asks, genuinely curious. "Well we actually start filming in a few days, but i have to be in London tomorrow." "Well you better start packing, or you're gonna miss all the fun" He says, his tone full of suggestiveness.

"Jeez, Chris You're a bit of a weirdo" I laugh "Oh i know."

Dan's POV

The Next Day

Im currently in Pj's Car on the way to London. I have to be at the Bachelorette house at noon, and Megan and Pj decided to join because Megan knows who is going to be the Bachelorette or something. Ive been trying to get all the details I can out of her, but she won't tell me anything.

I sigh in exasperation, giving up on asking her questions about it, knowing she's not gonna budge. She giggles, knowing she won this argument. Pj laughs, happy that he wasn't on the end of this, because he knows just how stubborn she can be sometimes.

Megan decides to change the subject. Her and Pj start talking about some boy that they "literally bumped into" at some game store yesterday. I wasn't really listening, because i had plugged one of my headphones in and i was staring out of the back window, feeling sort of relaxed as i see the fields pass by outside.

They were talking quite loudly in the front, trying to remember the boy's name. "Felix? no.. wait it was Phil!" Megan shouted, finally getting the name correct. My head snapped up at that. Phil? was it possibly the same boy that i met the other day, the one that captivated my mind and took over my thoughts. No.. there is more than one Phil in England, it could've been someone else.

"He had similar hair to Dan's actually" Pj says "Except it was like, going the opposite way." "yeah and it was dyed black" pitched in Megan. Maybe it was the same guy, that i had met at Starbucks. I sat up, suddenly interested, making Megan look back at me, startled by my sudden movements. "What colour was his eyes?" I ask, my question coming out quickly, because i really needed to know.

Megan stares at me, for a long time, before laughing an saying "ooh, wouldn't you like to know." Pj laughs along too. "No seriously guys, i think I've met him" I try to make the situation better by saying this, but i think it makes it worse. "okay, okay" Pj starts. "They were sort of blue-ish, with a little bit of green in them." "Yeah, and his cheekbones were quite high on his face, like quite prominent, i mean" Megan says.

"Yes" I say "I think it's definitely him", "Why so interested Daniel?" Megan asks, raising her eyebrows suggestively. "No reason" I reply. "Suuuuuuuuure" Pj says. "Well if there ever is a reason, just know that we DO have his number, and it is POSSIBLE that we could hang out sometime" He says. What a smartass. They both laugh at me, and I sigh, falling back into the seat, with a slight smile on my face.

This is gonna be a long drive...

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A/N: Hey guys! Second update for tonight! And look how gorgeous dan and Phil look in that photo above... Well I think that is all for now, but be prepared because I may update again tomorrow night.

Lots o love,
Elisaveth ❤️