*sequel to Why Try* *Book 4 in the Harmony & Melody Series (Melody♩2)*
In which Phil and Jewel prepare for the inevitable
THIS SHORT STORY IS BASED OFF THE SONG "Suitcase" BY Before You Exit, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE SONG I HIGLY SUGGEST LISTENING T...
Jewel began to pack up her things backstage. She wasn't leaving for another week, but she wanted to get a head start.
She grabbed a picture of her and Phil off the mirror, and looked at it.
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She remembers this. She was performing a song called Popular Song, and she begged Phil to sing the male part as the guy who usually sang it had an emergency and had to leave. Phil was terrible, without a doubt. But she had fun, and so did he.
She smiled as she put it back on the mirror.
When she put it back, she shook the mirror, making something fall from atop of it. She grabbed it, examining it.
It was one of Dan's earrings. She laughed as she began to think why it would be here. She then started to think back to when her and Phil were both twenty three and twenty two. She for a phone call from him, saying he met a boy named Dan who he wanted her to meet. She was more than happy to meet him.
The day they filmed the first Phil Is Not On Fire, she went to Phil's house and met Dan.
Jewel rang the doorbell, waiting for an answer. Finally, Phil opened the door. "C'mon!" He pulled her inside, excitedly pulling her up the stairs, leaving the front door wide open.
"Phil, the door!" His brother called out, only to get nothing in return.
Phil pulled her into his room, shoving her in front of Dan. "Dan! This is Jewel, my best friend since I was five. Jewel, this is Dan!"
"Hi, nice to meet you." Dan stood up, and Jewel gulped. Even though Phil was taller, she was highly intimidated by Dan and his height. She was a midget compared to them. "You and Phil go to the same school?" He asked, and she looked down as she nodded.
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Dan sat back down, and she instantly relaxed. "Phil told me about you. He was really excited to meet you." She said. "He wouldn't quit talking about it in Phys. Ed."
Dan grinned, then fixed his fringe. Phil announced he was headed to get drinks, then left the two in the room.
Dan looked around awkwardly, then smiled at her, "Nice red hair." He mumbled, and she smiled back.
"Thanks. I lost a bet with Phil and had to dye my hair."
"What was the bet?"
"If he could eat a whole box of cereal in less than five minutes. I said he couldn't do it. And I was right, but he cheated so I thought he ate the whole thing when in reality he only ate three fourths of the box. I didn't find out until after I dyed my hair."
Dan chuckled, looking up at her. And just from the way he smiled at her, Jewel knew that Dan was gonna make Phil even happier than she ever will.
Jewel placed the earring down, looking up at herself in the mirror. I wish I could turn back time.. I don't want to leave.
