Parallel Universes || Phan

Chapter 4

"Right, okay where to start ..." I sighed and looked at the other two.

"Well ... my name is Phillip Lester, I'm 27 and I'm a scientist. I um ... I have been researching information about parallel universes for the past year and had finally figured out a way to switch between them if you will ..." I started off, giving them a moment for the information to sink in. 

They both still wore the perplexed expression and didn't say anything, indicating for him to continue.

"Okay, so I found a way to go to different universes and built a machine and it worked. You see, in our world, we're a lot more advanced in technology. We have hover cars and instead of mobiles we have these." I gestured to the white metal band around my wrist. I had managed to locate it when I walked through the park. It wasn't far away.

I pressed the blue button and the hologram flashed into mid air. I bit back the tears when I saw the last contact which had called me Dan Howell and his face was staring back at me. Dan. My Dan.

"Hey! That's me!" Dan said, looking a bit more excited. "I guess we're friends in that universe too?" He asked, looking like he believed me now, though I could see the small hints of doubt that was in both their faces.

Tears stung my eyes at the thought of down and I felt my walls crumbling. I fought hard not to break down and all my face did was contort into a scowl.

"Are you okay?" other Phil asked, cautiously.

"Y-yeah sorry ... it's just ..." I wanted to know. It was killing me, I bit my lip. "A-are you two just friends?" I asked.

They both frowned, "yeah, what else would we be?" other Phil asked, eyes narrowed slightly. It's clear he doesn't completely trust me, I mean come on wouldn't you freak out if your double came to visit? YEAH! 

"Um Dan ... my Dan ... was um ... my boyfriend." I coughed and looked up to see them both looking at me, mouths agape in shock. I wanted to laugh, clearly they weren't together then ... but I knew they liked each other. I could tell by the pink tinge that crossed both their cheeks. That's all Dan and I were at the beginning. Friends. Eventually over time Dan got the guts up to ask me out and things went on from then ...

"Boyfriend?!" Dan gulped and glanced sideways at Phil who's cheeks were growing darker.

"Ahem ... so where is Dan now?" Other Phil asked, trying to change the subject and erase the awkwardness.

I felt the tears sting once again and this time one or two escaped and I wiped them away furiously. "Gone!" I spat.

"What do you mean gone?" Dan asked, alarmed.

"I got a call a two days ago ago ..." I sniffed and tried to pull myself together, "and he was in a car accident..." I croaked and breathed out. "He was in a coma ... a bad one. I overheard that he only had 5% chance of waking up so ..." I could hardly finish.

"So I told them to take him off life support ... he's dead." I sobbed and tried to wipe the tears away. I saw Dan pale visibly and both of them had horrified expressions.

"I-i'm sorry?" Phil said, more of a question than a statement.

"So after that ..." I continued, "I sort of shut off from the world and carried on building the machine so I could get away from everything, to escape ... that's when Dan found me outside the park after I came into this world" I said.

"Are you going back? Or more importantly, can you go back?" Dan questioned, sounding slightly shaky.

"No, I can't because there's no machine here to help me get back." I pointed out. "I didn't want to go back at first because a world without Dan ... Well, my Dan, wasn't one worth living. So, I didn't care, but then I realized there'd probably be duplicates of me and not long later you showed up and made me feel a bit weird ..." I gestured towards Dan, "So now ... I don't know what to do." I sighed, finally finished.

The room was silent as other Phil and Dan processed everything that was going on. I wondered what would happen next. Would they kick me out? But if they do then what if I do something and the blame gets put on them?

"Well ..." other Phil started. I looked over at him. "We can't just let you leave without knowing anything. Dan and I are fairly famous YouTubers and BBC Radio 1 DJ's. Chances are someone would recognize you as me and that wouldn't be good." He started. I stared wide eyed. YouTubers? DJ's? That sounded a lot cooler than what I did for a living ... well nearly as cool anyway. 

"You should probably stay here until we can work something out ... although it's going to be weird having to call you both Phil-"

"You can call me Phillip, everyone else does. Only Dan called me Phil so I'm not completely used to it." I pointed out, hopefully making things easier.

"Okay ... first lets change you out of those clothes, you look terrible. Get a shower too." Dan said and I nodded.

"Thank you." I smiled and let him lead the way.

When the hot water hit my skin I let out a sigh of content, It was the first time I felt relaxed since everything had happened. Like the water was washing away all my worries ... if only that were true.

Once I was clean I dried myself off and looked at my clothes on the floor. "UM DAN? PHIL? CAN I GET SOME CLOTHES?" I called though the door.

Not long later a knock was heard on the bathroom door. The towel was wrapped securely round my waist so I opened the door, my hair still wet and shirtless. Dan stood there, a little taller than I was and stared at me for a few seconds before blushing slightly and handing me a pile of clothes.

"Ahem ... here. They should fit, their Phil's so ... yeah ... um- bye." He said and left, slightly flustered. I felt a smile reach my lips but it faded. Dan has a crush on Phil ... that's me AND other Phil ... so I need to find a way to get the other two together. My relationship may be over but I'm not ruining their chances ... I could never do that to someone ...