Chapter 2 – The Note
The next morning Lily and her brother walked down to the kitchen for some breakfast. Their mother stopped them before the made it into the kitchen. "Yesterday was Lily's first day and everything seemed to of been fine, so now that today the BOTH of you are going I don't want any trouble, promise?" Their mother had certainly got tired of having to say this every time they started at a new school, within at least one month the two would get kicked out for the year. They both looked at their mother and promised simultaneously, fingers crossed. Soon they were out the door and on the bus on the way to their new school. Later at the school Lily was walking down the halls to fourth period. Almost lunch time…. Lily thought….I hope I'll be able to find Chad in there okay. Brother might be mad if I'm late. "Well, if it isn't Miss Willow." Danny said as he walked up behind her. Lily turned around and faced him, "Hello, Danny. I'm just on my way to fourth period."
"Fourth period? But, that's not down this way? You have to take the other hall up there." Danny pointed out with confusion. Lily stuttered for a moment thinking of what to say. "Um, yeah, I was…going this way to…get a little…exercise."
"If you say so. Mind if I walk with you?" Danny asked her. "Um, sure, why not." Lily hoped Danny wouldn't find out about her brother, at least not too early. They walked down the hall and were coming up to the cafeteria door. "Um, do you mind if I step in here for a sec I think I left something in here yesterday?" Lily said. "Why don't I go with you, the cafeteria is a big place." Danny offered. "No, thanks, I think I can manage. Wait for me?"
"Sure, hurry up though; we only have a few minutes 'till class starts." Danny warned her as she walked through the doors. Lily walked in the cafeteria and looked around; she spotted her brother on the far side, up against the wall. She walked over to him. "What are you doin' here so soon. I thought I said during lunch, not before." Chad told her as he kept an eye out incase anyone was coming. "I no, but, I had to ask you where you'd be. I was here yesterday and this place can get pretty packed."
"Look for me near the stage. Now hurry up you shouldn't be late." Lily turned around and left the cafeteria catching up with Danny. "I was wondering if you were ever going to come out of there. Did you find what you needed?" Lily quickly pulled out a bracelet her brother gave her for her birthday last year. "Yeah, it was at the end of the stage." Danny looked up confused. "But, we weren't ever over there yesterday?" Lily quickly answered, "Oh, um, I guess someone must have kicked it or something." They continued walking to their class trying not to be late.
The bells rang through the halls as everyone rushed for the doors. Lily ran out the door and slipped into a hall to her left where no one was going. She could see Danny Running after who he thought was her. As soon as the halls cleared up Lily walked towards the cafeteria. She made it in and over toward the stage keeping away from the safety patrol. "Pssst, Lily! Over here." Lily walked over to the edge of the curtains and slipped through without being noticed. "Hey, here's the note, you know what to do with it, right?"
"Yeah, you won't exactly hurt them, will you?" Lily questioned in hope for Danny. "Sorry sis, I gotta do what I gotta do. You wanna eat lunch up here with me? Welcome to it whenever." Chad offered. "Thanks, but, no thanks bro' I have someone waiting for me. See you later." Lily then walked away and over to the safety patrol table looking for Danny. "Hey guys, have you seen Danny anywhere?" Anza turned around to face Lily, "Yeah, he left just a minute ago looking for you."
"Thanks." Lily said back to him as she went off to look for Danny. She walked over to the stage area of the cafeteria and noticed Danny at the end of the stage where she left earlier. "Hey, what are you doing?" Danny turned around at the sound of her voice and looked up. "I saw you come out of here a second ago what were you doing in there?" Lily looked on the other side of the stage for her brother while trying to come up with something. "I was….looking for something to stand on to look for you. Come on we should go." Lily took Danny's hand and they began walking, "Okay, may I have the honor of walking you to class?" Danny asked. With a smile Lily answered, "I'd be delighted!" They started walking away as the bell rang and everyone else began to leave as well. Chad walked out from behind a tall and round, tree shaped prop on the stage and over to the edge looking out at Danny.
TO BE CONTINUED
