Chad
"Did you hear about the new kid?" Miley asked Lilly from across the lunch table.
"Yeah, isn't he from West Virginia or something?" Lilly replied.
"Something like that."
Just then, Oliver walked up with boy that had jet black hair and sapphire eyes. He was wearing a black track jacket and in his hand was brown bag.
"Do you guys care if Chad sits with us today?" Oliver asked.
"Not at all," Lilly replied. She and Miley scooted over to make room for the extra person. Oliver and Chad took the seats. Chad's eyes seemed to be fixed on Lilly.
"So Chad where are you from?" Miley asked, snapping him out of his trance.
"Morgantown, West Virginia," Chad replied. His voice was deep. He stuck his hand into the brown bag and pulled out a chocolate chip granola bar. He unwrapped it and ate it in three bites.
"So what are you doing after school?" Lilly asked.
"I don't know. Probably going home and unpacking," He replied.
"Do you want to come to the beach with us?" Miley asked.
"Sure."
After school, the four of them walked out and headed towards the beach.
"I need to call my dad to make sure its okay," Miley told everyone. She reached into her backpack and started searching for her cell phone. Before she could find her own, Chad had grabbed his out of his pocket and handed it to her. It was a MotoRazr V3.
"Wow nice phone," Miley said, flipping it open and calling her dad.
"Thanks," Chad replied.
Miley's dad said it was okay so they went to the beach.
After a few hours of talking and getting to know Chad better, everyone said their goodbyes and went home.
A few months later, everyone was gathered at Miley's house after school one day. Chad had become a fourth member of their group.
"Man, do the teachers give anymore homework around here?" Chad asked, complaining about the boatload of homework.
"Oh please, spare me," Miley told him. "You're always done in five minutes. And you always get A's on top of that!"
"True."
Miley, Lilly, and Oliver sat on the sofa in Miley's living room while Chad sat in the recliner. They turned on the TV and flipped to a celebrity talk show.
"Why haven't we got to come to your house yet?" Lilly asked on commercial break.
"Don't worry," he replied. "You will soon enough. I've been preparing some things."
"Oh."
"Why haven't you asked Lilly out yet?" Oliver asked randomly. "It's obvious you like her. The way you always treat her better than Miley and I, the way you are always looking at her."
Lilly shifted uncomfortably.
Right as Chad was about to reply, the emergency alert system started beeping. A message flashed across the screen saying: "A flash flood warning is in effect for all of Malibu, California until further notice. A strong storm is approaching that may bring up to 16 inches of rain in 24 hours. It is advised you move to high ground."
"Looks like you all had better go home," Robbie said, appearing from nowhere. "There's gonna be a big storm by the looks of it."
Chad, Lilly, and Oliver went over to the door and grabbed their backpacks. They were just getting ready to open the door when a loud crack of thunder and a streak of lightning went across the sky. A torrential downpour started right after the lightning.
"Or not," he said. "Looks like you guys might be here a little while."
But no one knew how long a little while was going to turn into.