Our Child | Phan

Chapter 1 - Dil

Dan turns off the camera and smiles at his friend.

Dan: I'm surprised we didn't kill him, yet.
Phil: We are good parents.
Dan: I wouldn't say that ! Let's just say, we take care of Dil, better than of your houseplants.
Phil: Hey ! I take good care of my houseplants !
Dan : Sure Phil. With no doubt.

Dan gets up and turns off the computer. He wishes a good night to Phil and goes to his room.

It's about 3AM, when the two youtubers get woken up by screams. After a few seconds of hesitation, Phil gets up and go knock on Dan's door. He founds him, sit on his bed, his blanket in front of his eyes.

Phil: Dan ? What's that noise ?
Dan: I don't know. It's from upstairs.
Phil: We gonna see ?
Dan: Go first.

Phil gives his friend a little smirk and get out of the room, Dan right behind him. The two guys get upstairs and stop in front of the office door.

Dan: I probably didn't turn the computer off.

Phil nods and opens the door. The small room is full of a grey light coming from the computer screen. But that's not the source of the noises. On the couch, a baby in a black shirt, screams and cry.

Dan: What the...?

Dan slowly approche the child and looks at him like he has two heads

Phil: It's a baby, Dan.
Dan: Oh, thank you captain obvious ! But why is there a baby in our office ?

Phil shrugs and turns back to the computer. There is just a grey, pixelated screen, but after some touches pressed, Phil puts it back in working order.

Phil:...Dan ?
Dan: Phil !

The two boys are facing each other, Dan holding the baby.

Dan: Phil, did you see the baby's shirt ?

The brown haired boy turns the crying baby in front of Phil who sees, thanks to the screen's light, the baby's shirt. It's a black shirt with the exact same motif than the one on their sim's shirt. Phil looks shocked and looks at Dan.

Phil: Uh... Dan, Dil is missing.
Dan: What ?

Phil turns back again to the computer. The Sims 4 is open on Dil's house but the sim seems to have disappeared. The two friends look at each other and then, look at the child and the computer.

Dan: What the hell is going on ? What can we do ?
Phil: Coffee.
Dan: Phil !
Phil: Dan, I don't know about you, but this is totally over me. I'm gonna make coffee.

Phil leaves the room, leaving Dan speechless, the baby still crying in his arms. He watches the child for a few seconds before putting him in a more comfortable position in his arms and go downstairs to the kitchen, rocking him. On the youtuber's arms, the baby slowly starts to calm down. Once Dan is in the kitchen, the baby is completely quiet.

Dan: Can I get a cup, please ?
Phil: You did it. He's calm.

Dan grabs the cup that his friend is giving him with his right hand, holding the baby in his other arm.

Dan: It's not over yet. Where does he come from ?
Phil: I don't know.
Dan: We can't keep him.
Phil: You wanna go to the police ?
Dan: And say what ? That a baby magically appeared in our office and we want to get rid of him now ? Don't think it's a good idea.

Phil sighs while watching the child in Dan's left arm. The baby is looking at the selling, his little hand in his mouth. He has big green eyes, brown wavy hair and a little dimple on his left cheek.

Phil: Dil...
Dan: What ?
Phil: Dil didn't disappeared, he's right there !
Dan: Phil... That is impossible. I think we just spend too much time playing video games.
Phil: Maybe. But Dil, the sim, disappeared at the exact moment this little guy appeared. And he's what ? Three months old ? Three months ago, we created Dil Howlter on the computer. Find me a better explanation and I'll give you the right to doubt that theory.

Dan looks down to the child, not wanting to believe his friend's words, but not able to find an other explanation either.

Dan: That's not Dil.

Phil sighs and put down his empty cup.

Phil: I think we should try to make him sleep so we can do the same.
Dan: Okay. But where ?
Phil: In your bed ?
Dan: Why not yours ?
Phil: Okay, fine.

The boys take the baby into Phil's room and lay him down on his bed.

Phil: What now ?
Dan: Well... I don't know.

Phil stare at his friend then decides to lay down next to the baby.

Dan: I guess we gonna stay with him until he sleeps and we'll see tomorrow.

Dan hesitate a few moments before comfortably stretch out next to the baby.

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Hey ! So here I am with my first English fiction. Hope you like it and feel free to give me ideas or tell me what you think ;) I'm French so I'm sorry in advance if the writing is not perfect