What I see:Phan

Chapter 29-Truths and Truces

Phil's POV
Weeks had gone by since Dan was taken by Thomas, and things were finally starting to go back to normal, and Dan was finally okay with leaving the house without. People on the streets would no longer stare at Dan or ask questions whilst giving him looks of sympathy. Things at school had died down too, but I would still hear whispers every now and then as we walked through the halls, and sometimes catch people staring, we've gotten used to that though so we just ignore it. I can tell that it still bugs Dan though. Our friends are still the same, but are still slightly cautious around him since they don't want to say something that might upset him. I'm still quite protective over him as well, but I can't help it. I just don't want anything to happen to him again. I mean...can you blame me? I just want him to be safe and I want him to be able to go throughout his life without being scared that someone's going to hurt him again, and I don't want to lose him again.

Dan's Mum has gone back to work and is okay with talking to others, but still gets a bit nervous around men that she doesn't know. Kian is out of hospital, but hasn't returned to school yet.

We recently had another court trial for Thomas, sentencing him to jail for forty years to pay for his crimes and the damage he had caused. Dan was silent the whole time and was gripping my hand very tightly, but his Mum had to say a few things, and was very nervous because of it. But now, Thomas is behind bars for good, and is no longer a threat to us, and never will be again.
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"What are you thinking about Philly?" Dan asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. It was the middle of class and I had been daydreaming instead of paying attention to the lesson. It's something I do regularly, and Dan and my friends are very aware of it. The teachers know that I do as well, but most of the time they don't care and let me.

"Nothing in particular. Just thinking" I answered, and I went back to staring out the window.

"Okay" He sighed. "I'm bored." Dan lay his head on my shoulder, and joined me in looking out the window, our teacher not noticing or caring if we weren't paying attention.We watched as a Mum and her two children, no older than five, walked up to the park next to our school and started playing on the equipment. I smiled when I heard them giggle as they went down the slide, or were pushed on the swing by their Mum, remembering how easy life was back then.

"I wish I could go back to being a toddler" I whispered to Dan.

"Me too" He responded, keeping his voice down. "It was a happy time for me. Everything was new and exciting, and normal." We continued to watch the two kids as they ran around and continued to play, until they were called by their Mum who was sitting on a nearby bench as she pulled out homemade sandwiches from her backpack.

"I'm not gonna lie, I was a pretty weird kid" I informed, as I began to think about I what I was like when I was younger.

"Really?"

"Yeah. There was this one time where my grandma was watching me swim and was impressed by my swimming skills so she told me that I was part fish. I then secretly ate fish food to become Fish Boy! It didn't taste good at all." Dan looked at me with wide eyes as if he couldn't believe what I had just told him, but then realised that I wasn't joking.

"I also used to talk to my own shadow in a world that I called the Shadow Realm. I thought it was real and I would imagine my shadow talking back to me, until I walked into the breast of a dinner lady mid shadow-conversation" I continued on. "I also would spend time sitting in front of the washing machine as I watched my teddy bears spin around and around as it filled up with water, and many more."