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This was her spot, her sanctuary. Right here at the docks behind her Uncle Dans pool house, her feet barely skimming the top of the ocean, her hair blowing in the night-time breeze. This was her sanctuary. She felt so small here, the sky so vast above her. She would sneak out of her house in the middle of the night and come here, counting the stars above her while her problems faded away. After an hour so of just sitting here, she'd walk back home and crawl through the window to her room. Her mom had not figured her out yet, and if she had, she hadn't said anything. Her mom was more concerned being a grandma to Lucas's kids than anything else anyways. Lilly's whereabouts didn't much concern her.
Being Lucas Scotts kid sister wasn't what everyone thought it was. Lilly had lived the past seventeen years trying desperately to get outside of his shadow that followed her. Everywhere she went people just automatically assumed she and Lucas were exactly alike, always asking her if she played basketball. Well, she didn't play basketball, nor would she ever. All because of the simple fact that basketball was Lucas's life and not hers. Lilly resented Lucas because of the shadow he cast over her. As long as she lived in this small town, she would only be known for being Lucas Scott's kid sister. It didn't matter how many of her photographs made the front page of her school newspaper, and the towns, or how many goals she scored on the soccer field. To them, she would always be the less important kid sister.
But, Lilly didn't care what other people thought. They could assume anything they wanted to about her. She couldn't care less. She did things her way, and not Lucas's, and certainly not her mother Karens way. Karen never said anything straight up, but Lilly knew it was there. The resentment toward her for not turning out just the way Lucas had. She could feel the resentment there, brewing, when Lilly was yelled at for being out past curfew, for not calling and letting Karen know where she was, for not having the grades, or the literature talent. Lilly knew.
She had one more year, and she was gone. One more year, and she could get away from Lucas Scott and everything that came with him. She could go on to just be Lilly Scott, love-child of Keith Scott and Karen Roe. One more year, and everything would change.
"Lilly?"
She turned when she heard the frantic voice yell her name, spotting Lucas running toward her. Great, She thought, Just who I wanted to see. She dipped her toes in the water once more and stood up, facing him. "Hey, Luke. What's up?"
"What's up?" He asked her, incredulously, when he caught up with her. "We've been searching for you for the past half hour. What are you doing out here?"
And now her spot, her sanctuary, was gone. Perfect. "Just thinking is all. I'm sorry I worried you." Lilly started to wake back to shore, Lucas right behind her.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked, trying to be sneaky.
There he was, trying to be the big brother. He was always trying to be her friend, her confidante. She wouldn't let him in, though no matter how many tries he made. "Nothing spectacular."
"Oh." He said, quietly from behind her.
"Shouldn't you be at home with your kids?"
Lucas had three kids and one on the way with his wife, Peyton. Peyton was awesome, though Lilly had no idea why she picked Lucas of all people to spend the rest of her life with. Peyton owned a record label that Lilly worked as a receptionist at. She loved it there.
"Mom called me when she couldn't find you. We looked everywhere." Lucas answered as they climbed into his black SUV.
We was him and Andy, her step-dad. Andy was fairly okay. He sided with Karen ninety-percent of the time, but she was his wife so that was kind of expected. He taught her how to read and write when she was five, and when Karen was working late he let her have ice-cream for dinner. "Huh." Was all Lilly said.
Lucas sighed that long, drawn out sigh that let Lilly know she was in trouble. "You shouldn't have sneaked out like that, Lil. You scared Mom to death."
"You're not my father, Lucas so could you save us the speech?" Lilly said as Lucas pulled up to his old house, where he and Peyton had moved out of when Sawyer was born.
Lilly stepped out the car, waving a small goodbye and shutting the car door behind herself. When she opened the front door, she heard his car drive off. After closing the front door quietly, Lilly slipped off her shoes and started for her bedroom.
"Where do you think you're going?" Her mother asked from the kitchen, staring Lilly down.
"To sleep." Lilly called back as she stepped into her room, laying down on her bed for the moment of peace she had before Karen stormed in.
"When did you think you had the right to leave the house in the middle of the night, without telling me where you were going or even asking permission?" Karen screamed at her, her arms flying through the air. "You are seventeen years old, young lady! You do not need to go gallivanting through town at this time of night!"
"I was not gallivanting through town, Mom." Lilly said, calmly, the way she knew irritated Karen to no end. "I was at the docks by Uncle Dans pool house. I wasn't getting into any trouble. No biggie."
"No biggie? For christs sake, Lilly! You could've been killed, or kidnapped, or raped-"
"In this town?"
"Lilly Roe-Scott! You are grounded. For two weeks. No phone, no tv, no internet. No car. Nothing."
"Mom! Come on, it won't happen again, no big deal. Seriously."
"Want to make it three?"
Lilly rolled her eyes, lying back down on the bed. "Sorry." Karen sighed, and stormed out the room. Lilly, rolling over to her side, fell asleep.
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"Mom?" Lilly said as she stumbled out of her room to eat some breakfast before going to school. "Can I please call Jamie to come pick me up since I don't have my car? I really don't want to ride the bus."
Karen didn't turn around from the sink. "Should've thought of that before you snuck out."
Lilly groaned, grabbed a pop-tart and walked out of the door, before peeking her head back in and saying, "Oh, Mom, I almost forgot, I'm going to school now."
"Lilly Roe-!" Lilly didn't hear the end of it as she slammed the door shut behind her. She wasn't going to ride the bus; Lilly would just walk over to Jamies and catch a ride. Technically Jamie was her second-cousin. But, to keep things simple they just said they were cousins and Lilly called Nathan and Haley, "Uncle" and "Aunt" respectively. They were more Uncle and Aunt than cousins anyways.
Jamie was Lilly's best friend. After Karen, Andy and Lilly moved back from traveling the world when they were seven, Lilly and Jamie spent every waking second together. He was the only one who understood how much she hated being Lucas Scotts kid sister.
Jamie was just walking outside when Lilly walked up. "Hey Jamie."
Jamie turned, surprised to see her. "Hey! What are you doing? You get in trouble for last night?"
Lilly looked at him, puzzled.
"Aunt Karen called, asking if we'd seen you."
"Oh, right. Were you the one to tell her to tell Lucas I was at the docks?"
"Nope. That was all Lucas."
"Even better. Hey, you want to give me a ride to school? My car was taken away."
"Of course it was," he said, chuckling. "Hop in. You owe me though."
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Hey guys! This is kind of a spur of the moment thing. I don't really know where I'm going with this, but I just wanted a look at how Lilly's life would be as Lucas's sister. Suggestions are always welcome, as are reviews! :] Thanks!