Dan paced the front the front of his house the next morning searching everywhere. He had to drop it somewhere! He had had been looking everywhere since last night.
He hears a door close from next door and walks quickly across the street to Phil.
"What's up?" Phil says as he opens the door.
Dan twirled his fingers, should he tell him? What if he thought it was weird to carry around a locket? "Have you um, seen anything shiny lately?"
Phil gives him a goofy look. "What?...you can sit in the front Stephs riding with one of her friends."
Dan barely acknowledged that as he slid into the front and Phil starts driving. "Like....nothing in your yard?"
"Dan why am I looking for shiny stuff?"
Dan bites his lip a little and shakes his head. "You know what? Forget it, it's fine."
"You sure?" Phil says. "cause you know I can help you."
"It's fine, it'll turn up at some point."
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Dan barley paid attention in any of his classes. He was stressing so much over his dad's locket. Before he left, he had told Dan never to lose it.
"I have to give you something Daniel."
His father said as he knelt down to his height, he pushes one of his suitcases out the way.
"What is it Papa?" Dan wondered why his father was looking sad. Why he had two suitcases by the open door.
His father pulls a old, antique gold locket out his pocket. It's chain was rusted. "It's a gift from me."
Dan takes it in his small hands and turns it in his fingers. "It's not my birthday." He states.
He smiles, he had a deep dimple that Dan had inherited himself, his eyes twinkled with sadness. "No, it's not."
"Or Christmas."
"Right."
"So...why did you give me a old watch?"
His father laughs. "Open it."
Dan opens it and a old black and white photo of his dad when he was young smiled up at him.
"This was me when I was younger...happier."
Dan frowned at him. "You're not happy with me?"
Dan gets pulled unexpectedly into his embrace. "I'm always happy with you Daniel, but I want you to have a piece of me because I'm going to be gone for a long time."
That's when Dan looks up at him with shock. "When will you be back?"
He thinks for a moment. Looking down at the little boy that resembled him so much. "I'll find you again one day Daniel, but until then..." he gets up, noticing Caroline was tapping her foot impatiently,and grabs his cases, "don't lose the locket, promise me, please."
"I promise."
A smile, "Great, goodbye Daniel."
"Bye Papa."
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Dan had to find that locket. He knew it was not possible that it could be in the school but he still looked everywhere. He decided to skip lunch and look for it in the halls. That's when he hears footsteps.
"Oh are you lost little doggy?" A snark voice says.
Dan knows who it is and doesn't turn around. "Leave me alone Stephanie."
She starts to whistle and she pats her leg. "Come here boy, come on."
"No! I won't!"
"Oh I think you will.."
There's a twinkling noise and Dan's head turns sharply to see her holding the locket by its chain.
"H-how did you.."
"Don't drop the things you care about." was all she replied with.
Dan gritted his teeth. "Give it back."
"Hmm.." she looks at it. "I don't know, I'll think about it, but you have to do something for me first."
He looks helplessly at the only memory he had of his dad and sighs. "What is it?"
"Stay the fuck away from my boyfriend."
Dan blinks. "What?"
"I know you're trying to turn him gay, Phil told me that you liked guys, so stay away from him and maybe I'll give you your precious locket back."
Dan felt like he would cry.
"Oh and just so you don't get any ideas.." she tucks it in her purse, "you tell Phil, and I'll make sure you never see it again, deal?"
His lip quivers. "Deal." He whispers quietly.
She smiles, walks over to him, and pats his cheek a little to hard, "Good boy." When she walks away, Dan bursts out in tears.
i would've fought that bitch. why am i commenting on my own story? 😂
~alivia
