Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 04:08:49 EST
From: MOoNcHiL0@aol.com
Subject: Falling in Love with a Stranger Part 5

CHAPTER 5 - THE MORNING AFTER PHIL

The alarm began blaring and I slapped it off. Suddenly, I had a vision of
last night. I couldn't think clearly and kept thinking it was only another
of my stupid dreams. Except a hand was stroking my face, I grimaced against
the glow of sunlight through the curtains and opened my eyes. Philip was
smiling warmly and his image was lightened in the glow of the light. His
long fingers were stroking through my hair and my cheek. I was still
holding him tightly like I had remembered from last night.

"Hey, sleepyhead," he whispered. I gave him a nice and soft kiss on the
lips in response.

"Ready to go to school?" I asked unhappily.

"You're the only thing that is motivating me," he sighed.

I lifted off the covers and looked at the clock. It read "7:02am."

I realized my mouth had a nasty morning breath taste to it, right when he
was about to kiss me. I blocked him and ran into the bathroom. I brushed my
teeth and did my business. I put on some cargo pants, a long sleeve shirt,
and a t-shirt over it when Philip walked in.

"You're the cutest little skater," he whispered, sweeping me into his
arms. I melted into his arms and laid my head on his shoulder. He was
breathing slowly and it's just one of those moments that you want to be in
forever.

"What are you going to wear to school?" I thought.

"Ehhh, I'll just wear my old clothes."

"You're not a freaking homeless person, I'll get you some clothes," I
announced.

I found some large clothes for him and threw them at him. He put them on as
I spiked my hair in the bathroom. He walked in as I finished and I decided
to fix his hair for him. I sat beside the basin and gelled up his hair. I
gave him some messy spikes and a kiss on the nose as I hopped down and
washed my hands. We looked into the vanity and he grabbed me from behind
and wrapped his arms around my waist.

I looked at my watch and announced, "we should go, we're getting late."

"Let's just cut and stay here," he smiled.

"No, I'm not missing school," I hissed. I'm one of those kids that despises
school, but goes at all costs.

I got my stuff together and he walked behind me out the door. I locked it
and we headed off to school side by side.

I concentrated very hard to prevent myself from holding his hand as we
walked to school. I think he did the same so that he wouldn't put his arm
around me because neither of us could afford to get caught in that
situation unless we were joking.

I kept thinking, "we've got to joke a lot more at school," as a devious
smile crossed my face.

"What are you grinning about?" he sarcastically inquired and smiled.

I just smiled and kept on walking.

As we walked into school, he looked at me and took a deep breath and we
went our separate ways to first period.

I sat through first period and beared more of Jeanine's ranting. I headed
off to next period and saw Philip down the hall as I headed towards my next
class. He spotted me and we both smiled at each other. I put my things down
in the room and headed back out to spend the passing time with him.

I walked him to his class, Physics. I clutched onto his arm like a little
kid and started whining as we stood outside. "I don't wanna go!" I made a
joking pouty face and walked back to my class.

The day passed by very slowly and it took an eternity until lunch came
around. He did the thing where he stood behind my locker and scared the
hell out me as I closed it. Jimmy and Matt were amused by the situation.

I decided that P.E. wasn't so important so Philip and I cut that period. We
headed out with a group of friends to Burger King and I spotted him this
time. Yeah, yeah...paying for his whopper and onion rings isn't the most
romantic thing ever, but I said I would get him back for paying for me.

We sat across from each other and he started rubbing his leg against
mine. I was a little embarrassed, but I seemed to thoroughly enjoy his
touch after this very long day. No one seemed to notice because we all went
along with our usual conversation. I turned around and with a mouth full of
beef, he grinned and started laughing. Everyone looked at him like he was
on something, but that was just the way he was, wierd, so they didn't take
it as anything out of the ordinary.

Our friend drove us to Philip's house and he got some of his stuff
together. He threw a video into his bag and when I asked what it was he
just smirked and said, "you'll see."

He picked up his backpack and we walked back to my house.


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