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| - My life changed when I was young. My dad left right before my third birthday. A couple years later my mom remarried and me and my sister Candace got a new brother. Really he was my step-brother but I can’t remember life without him. We grew up with each other almost our whole life. I can’t remember my dad, and for my whole life I never knew I had a step-father. When he came I was still too young to understand he’s not my real dad, the same for my step-brother Ferb. My life always felt normal. When I was ten, about two years ago, I was told about my real dad. For some reason I wasn’t upset. To this day I still don’t know why. One day I was still pretty curious about my real dad. I asked Candace why he left. Apparently my dad was a mountain climber. He would also travel the country. He left to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. He never returned. No one heard back from him. Not even his parents. I was ten so I didn’t really know what that meant. Now I can tell you he got lost or died up there. After hearing all of that I did research on Mt. Everest. I came to the conclusion that’s what I want to do. This is what I have to do. I have to climb to the top of Mt. Everest. I don’t think secrets should exist. There’s always one person who knows it. So by then it’s not a secret. What would you call it? Let’s call it a dream. Mine’s to climb Mt Everest. The only one who knew was Ferb. I realized the dangers and how long it will take to get ready and to reach the top. I never really cared about these things, the whole feeling of being on top of the world, the view. No weather or condition could stop me from seeing that. It’s been two years since I’ve thought about this. You see today is my birthday. Even on a day like today my parents have something planned. No matter how many times they say, “Sorry Phin,” it’s still no good enough. Maybe if it were a weekend things would be different. This is how I think my mom never see’s our amazing projects. She’s always out doing something. Dad has work so he’s not home much. Today I’m not doing anything really. I’m a little upset about not spending the day with my family. ~In Reality~ “Phineas, Ferb, stop – doing - nothing? Why are you just sitting around?” Candace screamed. “You do know what day it is, don’t you?” Phineas said upset. “I know it’s your birthday, but I didn’t expect you to sit here doing nothing.” “Well, what’s there to do? Mom and Dad aren’t home and normally we would spend the day together as a family.” “It’s not their fault they’re busy.” “I know. All I’m going to do is hang out with Ferb and Isabella.” “Ok just don’t bother me. If you start pulling my leg, you’re getting it you hear?” “Get what?” “Just never mind.” ~Back in the Journal~ I grabbed Ferb and we headed over to Isabella’s. We entered the backyard. No one was there. We knocked on the door. Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro answered. She sent us up to Isabella’s room after wishing me a happy birthday. We rushed up and knocked on the door. She answered it before I had a chance to reach the door knob. It wasn’t that shocking. She greeted us with a “Whatcha doing?” then a “Happy Birthday Phineas!” then followed by a hug. This was no surprise either. We gathered everything we needed and heading out to lunch to celebrate my 12th birthday. We ate at Slushy Dog. Not the best place to go but for 12 year olds, that’s the only place we could go. We had so many things to talk about. We talked before, during, and after we ate. When we ran out of things to talk about, Jeremy came out with a cupcake and said, “Happy Birthday Phin!” I blew out the candle. That’s when another conversation came up. I didn’t mind answering Isabella, but, well, this is what happened. Isabella: Whatcha wish for? Me: I would love to tell you but it’s kinda a secret. (Not really) Ferb leans over and whispers something in my ear. I nod and reply “yep.” Isabella: Ferb knows, but I can’t? Me: Well he’s known for a couple of years now Ferb nudges me as if saying, “Tell her.” Me: Ok. I wish I could go climb to the top of Mt. Everest. Isabella: Phineas, you do know how dangerous that is right? Me: I try not to look at those things. Think of the view! Isabella: As impressive as it must be, I don’t think it’s worth a life, especially yours. I’m a little confused and I feel like I’m about to blush. The conversation went on for a while. It finally ended when I said, “It’s my birthday wish; you can’t change that.” I think she got the message. The day flew by and it may not have been as good as I wanted it to be but what are you going to do. We left Isabella around 8:30pm. When I got in my room I thought about the conversation with Isabella. Was she right? Is it really worth my life? There is only one way to find out. I would have to actually climb Mt. Everest. I talked to Ferb about it. He didn’t get the whole concept of it. I don’t think anyone will. My dad would have. The only thing left to do is to sit and wait for my wish to come true. I can’t believe it! I actually found Phineas’s journal! I took it to hide it but I’ll write in it too. A few days ago was Phineas’s birthday. When Phineas, Isabella, and I went out to lunch for Phineas’s birthday, Phineas brought up how he wants to go climb Everest. Not the best conversation. When he told Isabella at the end of the conversation that it was his birthday wish, I could see it sink into Isabella just like it did to me. That is what he wants. We both wanted him to have his wish but it take time to get all ready. On his 13th birthday we will be on our way to the Himalayas. The reason I’m hiding this, well, I forget the first reason. Now it’s so he doesn’t see this. I’ll talk to Isabella to get ready. I can’t wait to see Phineas’s face! I was going through some stuff when I found this. I totally forgot that I hid it. I never forgot about our plan. It’s coming along real great. We’re gathering supplies we need. Phineas still doesn’t know which a good a thing is. We plan on going at the warmest time of the year. It’s hard to really talk about it when Phineas is always with Isabella and I. We are going to plan at night when Phineas is busy or sleeping. Months flew by and Ferb and Isabella were still getting ready. It wouldn’t take long till they had everything. They graduated 6th grade and headed off to summer. By the time they started 7th grade they had everything they needed. They had to go through the holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas (and Hanukkah) and New Years waiting for Phineas’s birthday. Then, it finally came. Well Ferb finally gave me back my journal. I’ve been looking for it. The only thing was, he gave it back as a birthday present. He told me how he hid it and wrote in it. I laughed. He told me I couldn’t open it till he said so. I did what he said not really curious for some reason. Just like last year my parents are busy. This made me throw a fit! It was really embarrassing because everyone was there. Mom, Dad, Candace, Ferb, even Isabella. I was even more embarrassed cause Isabella was there. No one, not even my own parents have seen me do that. When I got to my room I sat on my bed and cried. The thing was I screamed, “YOU’RE ALWAYS TO BUSY TO CARE ABOUT ME!” really loud too. Then I ran off up to my room. I tried to stop crying I told myself I was too old for this. That’s when there was a knock on the door. I screamed into my pillow, “Go away!” Isabella called back, “Please Phin, it’s just me. Can I come in?” I slowly get up and answer the door. My eyes were red, my voice was wacky, and I had tears still running down my face. When she came in she hugged me. I sniffed trying to speak. “I-I-don’t know-what-what happened. I-I-shouldn’t have freaked out.” She hugged me more and calmed me down. “I can understand why you’re upset. Who wants to be alone on their birthday?” I started to stop crying. “You, me, and Ferb will go somewhere amazing for your birthday. Before I came up Ferb told me he wants you to read what he wrote in your journal.” I grabbed my journal and opened it up. I got to a page with cursive writing. I laughed as I read it, till I got to one part. I stopped and starred at the book. Isabella interrupted me. “What’s wrong?” I replied, “Nothing. We’re going to climb Mt. Everest.” I hugged her and ran down stairs to the family with Isabella following behind. They were all still standing there. I apologized for what I did. They all hugged me. Mom and Dad said they would spend the whole day tomorrow with me. I stood frozen, if we’re going to climb Everest, we won’t be here tomorrow. They said happy birthday hugged and kissed me and then left to go where ever. I turn around to find Candace looking down at me. “Can I help you?” I asked sounding ruder then I meant. “So what are doing this year?” “Well, me, Ferb, and Isabella are going to climb Mt Everest.” I suddenly turn to Ferb, “Maybe we’ll see Klimpaloon again!” “Oh no, you are not going to the Himalayas, you are not seeing Klimpaloon, and you are not climbing Everest!!!” “You’re probably right.” I smirked at her. She seemed annoyed so she marched off. “I can’t believe were doing this!” We planned to leave tonight. Isabella went home. We all went to bed around 7:00. We woke up at 3:00 in the morning and prepared to leave. I woke up at 2:00 and got dressed. By the time Ferb and Isabella woke up it was 3:00. Thankfully they didn’t take long to get ready. They had already booked a flight. And the plane had stuff we needed. Some stuff we had to supply ourselves like coats and hiking materials. We walked to the Danville Airport and were ready. We got our tickets and put our luggage on the plane. When our flight number was called we were the only one to board. We sat down as we put on our seat belts. The pilot told us about everything just like on a normal flight. When he was done he thanked us for flying with him then left to go take off. All three of us held hands and we took off. It was really dark, I couldn’t see anything. The engine roared as the plane ran down the runway. We got faster and faster. The faster we got the more Isabella squeezed my hand. I don’t know why but I think I enjoyed it. We were all chewing gum so our ears wouldn’t pop. The plane gradually started lifting off the ground. Minutes later we were flying farther away from the ground. The pilot spoke over the intercom telling us how high up we were. We started talking; the only thing was we didn’t know what to talk about. I suggest some. Ferb suggest one. Isabella suggested that we talk about our feelings. I don’t know why she always suggests that. We decided to go with that. Me: Well I’m excited. My dream's coming true! Ferb: I’m excited too. This is a life time experience. Isabella: Yes we’re all excited but I was thinking of something else. Me: Ok well, hold on, I have to use the bathroom. While I was in there I was thinking. Isabella wants me to talk about my feelings other than climbing Everest. What’s going on? When I got back Isabella and Ferb were talking. I tried to continue the same conversation. Me: So, what were we talking about? Isabella: I was telling Ferb how tired I am. I think I’m going to bed. Me: Ok I think I will too, in a little bit. Isabella laid her head on my shoulder and started to fall asleep. When I knew she was completely asleep I talked to Ferb. Me: What was Isabella talking about when I was in the bathroom? Ferb: I don’t know. I wasn’t paying attention. I looked at her face pressed up against my shoulder and start drifting off to sleep. We all fell asleep for the long trip. The sun rose as we got closer to landing. I woke up when the sun came through the window. I noticed I had fallen asleep with my head on Isabella’s head and her head still on my shoulder. I woke up Ferb but not Isabella. We passed over many mountains. We would be landing soon. Obviously we can’t land on a mountain so we landed on the closet place possible. After so many hours of sitting on the plane, we finally landed a few miles away from the bottom of Mt. Everest. I wasn’t sure how to wake up Isabella. Should I poke her till she wakes up or keep calling her name. I did a little of both. She woke up greeting us with a “Good Morning!” I asked her how well she slept considering she slept on my shoulder. She answered “Very Good!” Now that we were ready, the pilot came out and helped us get the things we needed. “Hey aren’t you a little young to climb Everest?” “I’m 13, and, no.” “Ok then here’s what you need.” He gave us everything we could carry, and some other guys helped us get the other things. We walked a few miles and came to the bottom of the mountain. “Keep an eye out for Klimpaloon.” After 5 minutes of just standing there acting as if we were getting ready, we started the climb. Before I could take one step I heard something. “NA NA NA NA NA.” KLIMPALOON! We all turned around to see him walking by. Me: I still can’t believe Candace thought I made’em up. Of course it’s not as cold at the bottom of the mountain but we’re prepared by wearing whatever we need. We stared climbing a little late cause I had an argument with two guys who helped us. Guy 1: Hey aren’t you a little young to be climbing alone? Me: I already had this discussion with the pilot. Guy 2: And? Me: We’re 13! Guy1: So? You shouldn’t climb without an adult. What if someone gets hurt or starts to get sick or something!? Me: Ok. Since you don’t know us enough to understand that this is nothing to us, I’m not going to yell. Guy 2: Good! Me: You know what, FINE! Just leave me and my friends alone! I was also going to bring up how I do stuff like this every day, but you know, whatever! Let’s go. So they are with us as we climb up. I checked to make sure everyone was ready. When everyone screamed yes we started. I took my first step and started the greatest journey ever! I woke up earlier than anyone else. Yesterday was so amazing! What was really cool was how you could feel the temperature dropping. You could also feel yourself losing oxygen as you climb higher. You know now that I think about, it’s not really cool, it’s kinda scary. Then again, it is fascinating. Speaking of pretty, the view, even if it’s not that high up, it’s really breath taking. I know just climbing for hours with nothing to do seems boring but it’s not. Along the way we would stop and sit in the snow. Sometimes we would throw snowballs. Mostly we just talked. It’s what I think is the best way to pass the time. Sometimes though how could you. If you were climbing the tallest mountain in the world would you want to waste your time talking? No. But it’s always nice to chat. At one point, when the sun was at its highest, it did get warmer. Though, it was still cold. I realized at that time that our family’s probably worried sick. They don’t know where we are, and if they knew, they would have a bird to hear I’m climbing Everest. I stopped. Isabella and Ferb turned around. Isabella: Phineas what’s wrong? Me: Our parents, Candace, all our friends, how do you suppose they’re taking this. They wake up to see us missing. I looked at the snow covering the ground then I heard Ferb start to speak up. Ferb: I bet they’re worried. It wasn’t the best idea to just get up and go. We could have left a note or something. This is for you. Your birthday gift. Finish your biological dad’s dream. Finish your dream. I would hate to come all this way, overseas and countries just to get to the one place you’ve dreamed of coming to and leave. We’ve hiked a long way up for one day. If we were to leave it would be devastating. We will head back to Danville prepared. Ready for what punishment or anything is thrown at us. Don’t worry any more. We will finish the climb up. We will finish the climb down. Together. We will do whatever it takes to make your dream become a reality. Isabella and I just stared and blinked at him. Me: You know what Ferb, you’ve right I should only care that this actually coming true. Isabella: Yeah! Now let’s continue the climb together! The rest of the hike was cold and pretty quiet. Well sometimes it was. When we got to the stop I was happy we got one part done. I hoped the rest of the hike would be like that. But with my knowledge, I know it’s going to get harder the farther up we go. Now we’re getting ready to continue on. Praying for a safe trip may have been a waste of time. The next stop I’ll continue the journey on paper. When we settled in to the second stop you could definitely feel the low oxygen level. For the rest of the trip we have to wear oxygen masks. I’m a little nervous. I think Ferb’s getting sick. If so I hope it’s only a cold. He keeps trailing behind a lot. The first thing I told him when we got to the stop was to rest. I’m thinking (and hoping) he’s just tired. Because of this we’re starting a little later. We don’t want to over work somebody. Yesterday was quiet. Probably cause I was looking out for Ferb. We did take brakes once in a while. And those two guys that HAD to come with us are actually leaving us alone. One time when we stopped Ferb seemed really tired. Me: You ok there bro? He just gave me a thumbs-up. Isabella: You’re probably just tired. Our next stop is coming soon. We continued walking. Me and Isabella walked and talked while the two guys walked with Ferb. Me: I’m really worried about Ferb. I hope he’s not sick. Isabella: Yeah. What do we do if he does get sick? Me: We’ll climb back down the mountain with him. We can’t leave each other’s side. Thinking of this made me scared and upset. What if Ferb can’t make it to the top? None of us will. I didn’t want to think about it. I tried to figure out how many more days till we’ll be gone for. So we’ve been here for two days. It’ll probably take us three to four days to reach the top. Then probably three to five days to get all the way back down. Then we have to fly home. That will be seven to nine days till we get home completely. Isabella noticed I was thinking about something. Isabella: Phin, what’s wrong? Me: Nothing I’m just figuring out how many days till we are officially home. Isabella: How many? Me: Seven to nine days. Isabella: Really? I think that’s the longest I’ve been from home. Me: Me too. Well away from family that is. But if we need to leave sooner we will. The sun was setting and we had to reach the stop fast. I turn around to check on Ferb. Thankfully they weren’t too far behind. The farther up we got the more things changed, the temperature, oxygen level, and the view. I can’t describe it enough to get the exact picture. The best view will be at the top. I’ve seen pictures, but I can’t wait to see it in real life. We finally reached the second atop and got some rest, especially Ferb. It feels like everything is going by so fast, mostly on paper. I feel like it wasn’t that long ago I was writing how we’re starting to get ready to continue on. We’ll reach the third stop and then after that the forth stop and then, the top. I have to stop writing till I come back. We have to start wearing oxygen masks. I’ll talk more tomorrow. I couldn’t write anything yesterday cause I was upset. So I guess I’ll talk about the 24 and 25. We started climbing that day a little late. That means we had to move a little faster to reach the third stop. Oh by the way, in case you’re confused I’m talking about the 24th. Anyway, we started walking to reach the third stop. We were half way to reaching the stop. It’s been quite an experience so far. We didn’t talk as much cause of the low oxygen. We were wearing masks. Nothing happened really till we were about three fourths of the way to the third stop. I turn around to check on everyone. Then I see Ferb, lying on the ground. The two guys are crouched next to him. I grab Isabella and we rush over. I kneel on the ground next to Ferb. I rip off my mask and start asking him questions. Me: Ferb! Ferb are you alright!? He was mumbling, I couldn’t understand anything he was saying. I looked up at the guys as if they could understand him. Guy1: He’s probably suffering from Hypoxia, lack of oxygen. He’s not use to these conditions. We’ll take him down to base camp 2 or 1 if needed. You two keep going and stop at the next stop. Me: No we have to come with you! They didn’t really listen and they gave me no sign of an answer. Isabella was fighting with me. Isabella: Phineas! We can’t go! They told us to continue, we have to listen. Me: But Ferb, he even said it, we stay together. I start to run off but Isabella pulled me back towards her. She didn’t say anything but it was like I read her mind, we had to keep going. I nodded in reply to yes. We continued going. Once in awhile I would look back even though I lost sight of them when they left. We held hands as we continued onto stop 3. Now you see why I couldn’t write anything? Ok now onto yesterday the 25th. I woke up at the 3rd stop low on oxygen and hoping. I was hoping Ferb was alright at the bottom of the mountain and that those two guys were with us, bringing good news. We were still alone. I checked the time 8:00. We over slept. I didn’t care. I got up and walked to Isabella. I didn’t really want to wake her. She looked so peaceful and beautiful. I rubbed her arm and whispered in her ear, “Isabella wake up.” She opened her eyes and stretched. Isabella: Good mourning! We’re still alone? Me: Seems that way. I sat next to her. Isabella: Phineas I really know you don’t want to continue. Ferb is fine. They’re probably still sleeping at base camp one. I hopped she was right. We got ready to head out. Alone. Closer and closer to the top. I’m making it sound scarier then it it. Everything was calm. No wind, no noise, no nothing. When we started walking I told her to stop. We stood frozen like statues. Me: Don’t speak, move, or make any noise. I’ve never heard it before. Something very rare and very hard to find. Silence. Nothing, not even the sound of our breathing. I turn to Isabella who was fascinated as well. It was something indescribable. It was like the earth stopped moving to take a breath. As if everyone one earth was listening to hear the universe talk back. I wanted to stay there and just listen to air, but we had to keep going. We stay very close together. We would chat, joke, stop to catch our breath. The whole time I felt closer and closer to Isabella. My feelings grew stronger. And every step I took those feelings got stronger. I didn’t want the day to end. We reached the fourth stop. Now I hope what happened yesterday continues as we finish our climb to the summit. Though this is the hardest part of the climb, “The Death Zone.” I’m here! I made it! It’s amazing! I don’t know how to describe how I feel right now. I feel happy, excited, overjoyed, amazed, a little upset, and completely in love. The view is so much more then what I pictured. I closed my eyes and pictured myself flying. I wanted to live there. The only problem was the low oxygen and freezing temperatures. And we both felt drunk and unstable. I grabbed Isabella’s hand. Me: This is just so amazing! I don’t know how I could of done this without you. Common let’s take pictures. We took pictures of the view, us, the mountain, everything we could think of. Now before I tell you about anything else I must tell you about the journey through “The Death Zone.” We got weaker along with losing oxygen. We were unstable too. We spent hours just waiting for the hardest part of the trip to come, “The Ledge.” There is a ledge on the way to the top that’s only a foot wide. The worst part was the low oxygen level kinda put you “off base.” Meaning it made you dizzy and kinda off balance. When we got there I asked Isabella if she wanted to go first. She said, "no it's fine. I'll follow." That means I was first. I took a big breath and gathered all of my strength, Isabella did the same. I took a step and just continued going. Obviously we made it since I was just talking about it. Oh, I completely left out the purpose of talking about the journey this morning. Alone the way I felt closer to Isabella. We held hands as we walked through the frozen desert. I found out how I actually felt about her. I’ve always loved her as a friend, as a sister maybe, but now I realize I love, as in love her. She’s so pretty, even when she’s practically frozen and slowly dying, very slowly. So back to the top, I took off my oxygen mask, I took off hers and I kissed her. At the top of the world. Above everyone, the clouds, and life. It felt like a spirit just hovered over this amazing place and stole our feelings. Made everyone who reached the top feel the same way. Not us. Whatever we felt when we reached the top was the same as other climbers. But when I kissed her, another force of energy acted on the whole mountain. It was completely different in an amazing way. I’ve never would have felt it if it weren’t for her. She is the reason we climbed up. She was the reason I continued when things went bad. It was all thanks to Isabella, my girlfriend! I put my mask back on and she did the same. Me: Thank you for this. It’s amazing! The best birthday gift ever! I just wish I could thank Ferb. It’s funny, it’s as if I can feel my dad, as if he were here, showing he’s proud of me. Isabella: I bet he is. Let’s go. And that’s how it went at the top of the world. Dear Ferb, I’m missing you very much. I wish you were here. I wanted you to be at the summit with us. When you left I didn’t want to go on without you. I know you would want me to continue, at least that’s what Isabella told me. Anyway, I just want to thank you for everything. This was your idea and I know if it weren’t for you, I would still be dreaming of climbing. We’re on our way back. Hope to see you soon, safe and fine! From, Phineas We’re almost halfway down the mountain. It’s been quite a journey. A life time experience. The farther down the mountain we get, the more nervous I become. Every step we took we got closer and closer to home. You can very well guess where I’m headed. I’m thinking soon I won’t have a head! If I told my parents where I’ve been they’ll flip. But I think I would take any punishment to climb Mt. Everest. Isabella saw something was eating me. It didn’t take her long to figure out what. Isabella: Phineas, we’ll be fine. Remember what Ferb said, we’ll be prepared. I listened to her knowing she was right. We continued on hand in hand. She talked to me trying to get things off my mind. No matter what she brought up it somehow reminded me of our parents or Ferb. I know it’s hard to believe, or maybe not, the trip down the mountain is more stressful than the trip up. We finally reached an altitude where we didn’t need bottled oxygen. I took my mask off after Isabella did. I kissed her again just in case the first time was because of low oxygen. She giggled and blushed. We’re now at the last stop till the very bottom. I was happy and upset about this. I didn’t wasn’t my dream to end. I wanted to freeze time. Also so I don’t disappoint my parents. I’m happy though cause I get to go home all warm and comfy and see my family, friends, and Ferb. I will try to write while I walk down the rest of the mountain. It may be hard but it’s not impossible, neither is a dream. This is Isabella’s journal entry in Phineas’s journal. I don’t want to put my feelings in here. It’s not my diary. Anyway, we’ve been gone for days. A week just like Phineas predicted. He’s still asleep. A few more hours till we’re at the bottom. I did all this for Phineas but I got to say, it was an amazing life time exsperience. How many kids get to say they climbed th the top of Mt. Everest? So many things you cant exsperience on sea level. There were views I never pictured seeing. And everything else I’d never dreamed of doing. And all this happened in about a week. And, I have to throw this in, PHINEAS IS MY BOYFRIEND! YAY! Now I don’t want to get off topic. It seems preety windy today. Thankfully we only have one day left. I feel bad for Phineas. This trip was kind of short notice for him. He didn’t know. Now hes getting himself all worked up about how his parents will react when he gets home. I hope he calms down for the rest of the trip. I better wake him up so we can finish. ~Isabella Looks like Isabella wrote in my journal for me. So I wont say anything. All I’ll say is (Cause Isabella wanted to put it) I Love Phineas! I love Isabella! We will finish the journey while I try to get everything except happiness off my mind. We made it To the top and back! It’s really honorable. I feel like a hero. When we got to the bottom there were people there waiting for us. No Ferb. None of the guys that came with us. I lost hope. A women, about 20, came up to us. She told us to follow her. She took us to a lodge not far from the airport. She told us to relax and get some rest. But how could I? My brother might be dead. Me and Isabella sat in seats next to each other. I held her hand. She turned and put her other hand on top. Isabella: Phineas stop worrying. It’s unhealthy. Me: I know but, Ferb could be dead. Isabella:How do you know. Me: I haven’t seen him or heard anything about him. Someone brought us food and drinks. My hand shool as I held my glass. Isabella: Phin, please. Do me a favor and try to sleep or something. I wasn’t sure if I could. I tried for her. Right when I close my eyes an old women came in. As if she was eavesdropping she said there was a guest room we could sleep in. She showed us to the room. It was just like a hotel room. There were two beds, a TV, and a bathroom with a shower. I needed a shower so bad. I told Isabella I would take a quick shower and get some rest. She kised my unclean cheek and sent me off. When I got out I felt uneasy. Like I didn’t know whats going on in my life. As if I missed something big. I dried off comepletely and got dressed. When I walked out Isabella was fighting to stay awake. Me: What are you still doing up.? Get some sleep. Isabella: I wanted to say goodnight and make sure you’re ok. Me:I’m fine. I just want to make sure you are too. I sat on her bed and looked at her. She stared back at me as if in a trance. We talked for a few minutes. I kissed her goodnight and let her get some rest. I walked to my bed and got under the covers. Me: Goodnight. I didn’t realise she was asleep till after the fact. I laughed turned off the lamp and fell asleep. We’re heading home. I felt like crying. I never saw Ferb. Ever again. We walked to the runway where the planes land. Ths time I did cry. Me: That was the last time I saw him. Up there. Isabella hugged me. I knew she was crying too. We both cried into each other's shoulders. It was like the whole trip itself was having mood swings. First exciting. Then tiring. Next upseting. Then scary. Then happy again. And finally sad and worried. I couldn’t keep up. I thought I would never stop crying. Then I got a tap on my shoulder. The two guys. They were standing there. I thought I would never be happy to see them. They, on the other hand, didn’t seem to happy. Guy 1: Did you finish or chicken out? Me: Why would I chicken out? I’m Phineas Flynn! Of course I made! I spoke up a little but my voice was still full of sarrow. Guy 2: Well I’m sorry we weren’t there. Me: It’s Ok. I sounded grateful in my word’s as if really apologizing but really inside I though, I’m glad you left you tried to save my brother’s life and I wanted you to leave. Guy 1: We know someone who wishes he was there too. I looked up at the sky as if I knew I could see haven. And in my mind I thanked Ferb and said I knew he was there the whole time. The two guys stepped aside and I was still starring at the sky. I felt someone breathing on me. I look down to see a kid standing there, taller than me. I recognized him. Me: Ferb? All of a sudden I was caught in a hug. Isabella joined in. I felt as if I were frozen like this. I didn’t want to let go. I cried, Isabella cried, Ferb cried. More like happy tears. Me: I thought you were gone for good. Knowing Ferb he wouldn’t speak. Though I know him well enough he wanted to. That’s one thing about Ferb, no matter what the situation is like, he’s silent. We finally started heading to the plane to take off. We boarded the plane together. Thankfully! My dream is finally complete, but then there’s always an end. Parents. Some people would want to hear about the flight. Others, don’t. So I’ll summaries. Our flight home was as you may guess, nerve racking. It sent chills up my spine the whole time. As for what really happened, you could probably guess right. We told Ferb how we were going out. And for those who thought something else, we told him about finishing the climb. I tried not to get him upset. And that’s all that really happened on our flight. We were gone longer then I thought. 12 days! Dead. We landed in Danville, well, I don’t remember what time, but it was light out. When the pilot told us we could leave, I didn’t move. I stopped breathing. My heart stopped beating. My blood didn’t run through my veins. My mind was blank. I was nothing. I was awaken when Isabella grabbed my arm and told me it was time to head home. I grabbed my things and wondered slowly off in front of Isabella. On the way I took deep breaths and told myself I will survive. We gathered our things and left to catch a cab. Of course I didn’t want to get in but for everyone else, I acted casual and hopped in. All the way stress grew. It would build up the closer we got. We finally reached my house. Gone. All the stress was gone. The only thing that was in my mind was relief. I haven’t been home for almost two weeks! I wanted to run inside. I completely forgot about my fear. I quickly hopped out and grabbed all our things. I paid the driver as he started to leave. We snuck into the backyard and left our stuff there. We walked out front after checking to see if the backdoor was open. We knocked on the front door. Candace answered she almost fell. No one seemed to be home. Candace: Phineas! Where the heck have you been!? I knew she wanted to say other things than just that. Even if she did I wouldn’t feel comfortable writing it. Candace: We thought you were all gone for good. Mom, Dad, and Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro spent the whole time looking for you. In fact they’re at the police station right now. She hugged all of us and calmed down. Candace: I wasn’t as worried as mom was cause I figured you were doing something crazy. Now what was this crazy thing you did? Me: Climbed Mt. Everest. Candace: Didn’t I specifically say not to do specifically that?! Me: Yes, but I kinda ignored you. I mean, Ferb and Isabella already paid for the trip and everything. Candace: yeah, but look how much trouble you caused. Me: I know and we’re prepared for anything. Whatever the punishment maybe. Isabella: Candace, Phineas has been worried about everyone since we started. And with that Candace took us to the kitchen. We ate. It was probably the most decent thing I’ve eaten in days. When we were done we told Candace about our journey. When I got to the part where Isabella and I reached the top, I was trying to build up to the part where I kissed her. You know, add a little suspense. Well once I said, “we finally reached the top and…” Isabella interrupted and said, “PHINEAS KISSED ME!” I just say, “Yeah.” Candace shot her arms up in the air. Candace: Finally! I thought it would have been Isabella to make the first move but Phineas, I didn’t know you liked Isabella more than a friend? Me: My love for her grew more the farther up the mountain. I continued the story leaving everyone speechless. After I was done, Candace was shocked. Then we all begged Ferb to tell us his story on what happened after getting sick. He finally gave in and started. No one made a sound while he spoke. Everything was so clear and in such detail. I felt as if I was actually there when that happened. Well since I’m writing this after it happened I’m waiting for my parents to get home. I’ll write about it later. My parents came and Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro came in with them. I was up in my room relaxing. Isabella lied next to me. Ferb sat on his bed. They both listened to me talk. Apparently, said by Candace, Candace was so used to having no one in the house, and having Mom and Dad just walk in, that all she said when she saw them was hi. My mom was upstairs walking by my room. She stopped. She heard us talking and thought she was imagining it. She started to cry. I could hear her so I stop speaking. She peeked into my room and then when she saw us I knew she wanted to scream. Her eyes got big and she fell to her knees. Mom: You’re alive! Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro and my dad came running up. When they saw us there they ran and hugged us. Candace came as well. When all the hugging and happiness ended, it came. Mom: Phineas Xavier Flynn where have you been! Me: Let’s just say, I ran away, kind of. Mom: And Isabella and Ferb went along with you?! Why Phineas? Me: Cause you’re never there for me. You’re not around on my birthday. And everyday you’re not home to see what we do. I didn’t really yell and everyone got silent. She started to cry and then she hugged me. She didn’t say anything but I knew she was sorry. I think everyone else was crying as well. Mom: (Rubbing away her tears) You know I should ground you for running away without telling anyone. Me: I know. I’m ready for any punishment. But she didn’t do anything. No yelling, no speech, no punishment, nothing. We were all safe. So I got worked up over nothing. We told them about me and Isabella dating and all. I’m planning on telling them where I was in a few….. hmmm……years. I did it. I did it. I made it to the top. I completed my dream along with my dad’s. Now there’s only two things left to do. 1) Go see Isabella <3 2) Seize the day another way FerbIsMyLuver! (talk) 20:15, January 18, 2011 (UTC)FerbIsMyLuver!
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