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Chapter Two: Live on Channel Six
Lilly turned to Oliver, her eyes widening. "No way," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "No way they saw us!"
"What should we do?" Oliver asked as Mrs. Truscott called up the stairs again.
"Well, it's not like they would do something with my mom standing right there," Lilly replied. But then she suddenly second-guessed herself. "Would they?"
"I don't know," Oliver replied. "Here, let me go first. That way, if anything happens, you can run for it. Okay?"
Lilly smiled. Oliver really was a spectacular friend. "Okay," she replied, standing behind him as they descended the staircase.
At the bottom of the stairs, they saw Mrs. Truscott conversing with a man holding a microphone, who was standing on the front porch. He didn't look like one of the robbers. Another man with a camera was standing next to him. Then Lilly realized it; this man was a reporter. He was probably interviewing people who were at the skate park to see if they knew anything about the robbery. She instantly breathed a huge sigh of relief as she and Oliver approached the door.
"Oh, here they are," Mrs. Truscott said to the reporter. "Lilly, Oliver, this is Chris Samuels from Channel Six News. He would like to talk to you about something."
"Thanks, mom," Lilly said. Mrs. Truscott went back to work on the dinner. Lilly turned to the reporter. "So, Mr. Samuels, how can we help you?" she asked.
"I would like to talk to you two about the robbery that took place at the bank this afternoon," Chris Samuels replied. "Someone reported seeing a black car leaving the skate park. The owner of the skate park said that the two of you are normal visitors and you were near the area where the robbers were seen fleeing the scene. Did you by any chance catch a license plate number or hear a name or anything like that?"
"Not just that," Lilly said, starting to get excited. "We saw the robbers! We can give you their names, descriptions, I think they may even have been brothers..."
"This is perfect!" Chris Samuels shouted. He turned to the camera man. "Start filming! We've got something!"
"Lilly!" Oliver hissed out of the corner of his mouth. "What are you-?"
"And we're live in 5...4...3...2...1!" the cameraman interrupted as he started filming Chris.
"Hello, Malibu! This is Chris Samuels with Channel Six News, continuing with our coverage of the recent bank robbery that took place at the Malibu National Bank just a few hours ago. I am here with two eyewitnesses who claim they saw it all!" He turned to face Lilly and Oliver. "Miss, can you tell us what you saw?" he asked Lilly.
"Yes," Lilly replied, ignoring Oliver's silent pleas to stop talking. "There were two guys, I think they were brothers, they looked very similar. One was kinda short and skinny with long, dark hair. I think his name was Carl. And the other guy was really big and muscular with no hair whose name, I believe, was Jeremy."
"Do you confirm these sightings?" Chris Samuels asked, shoving the microphone at Oliver.
"Uhh...well...uhh..." Oliver stammered, his stage fright clearly starting to kick in.
"My friend's a little shy," Lilly said, stepping in front of Oliver. "But he would say that that's what we saw."
"Well, folks," Chris Samuels said, turning back to the camera. "It sounds to me like these bank robbers could be no other that Carl and Jeremy Wilson, two brothers and notorious bank robbers. Hopefully this new information will assist our police in the capture of these dangerous criminals. Thank you very much, Miss...uhh..."
"Lilly. Lilly Truscott," Lilly replied to his unanswered question. "And my friend Oliver Oken." Oliver tried his best to not be visible on the camera, which was difficult considering Lilly was almost a head shorter than him.
"Well, thank you, Lilly and Oliver, for that helpful information," Chris Samuels said. "I'm sure the police will appreciate it greatly. Until next time, this is Chris Samuels with Channel Six News."
"And we're off," the cameraman said, setting his camera down to his side.
"Thanks so much for the information, kids," Chris Samuels said, shaking both Lilly's and Oliver's hands before he and his cameraman left. Lilly went back into the house, not immediately realizing that Oliver was still standing on the front porch.
"Oliver, is everything okay?" Lilly asked.
"Lilly, can I see you upstairs really quick?" Oliver asked, coming back into the house.
"Uhh...sure," Lilly replied, confused.
"Don't be too long," Mrs. Truscott called as they went up the stairs. "Dinner's almost ready."
The minute the door of Lilly's room closed, Oliver rounded on her. "What was that all about?"
"What are you talking about?" Lilly asked.
"You said we were going to make it anonymous!" Oliver replied. "Not only was that not anonymous, but now the entire nation knows our names and where we live!"
"Come on, Oliver, chill out," Lilly said. "Do you honestly think that the robbers would be watching the news? And besides, even if they were watching the news, the police are going to be all over the place looking for them now. Why are you being so paranoid about all of this?"
"I don't know," Oliver replied. "I guess I just keep having these thoughts of horrible things happening to us." He buried his face in his hands in frustration.
Lilly walked over to him and put her hands on his shoulders. "Hey," she said softly. "Everything's going to be just fine. Okay? Nothing is going to happen to you. Nothing is going to happen to me. We're going to be perfectly safe."
Oliver looked into her eyes and nodded. "Yeah, you're right, Lilly. I don't know why this is freaking me out so much."
"I get why you're freaked, Oliver," Lilly said. "That was scary when those guys were coming towards us. I was freaked too. But, you realize that the police won't let them hurt us, right?"
"Yeah, I do," Oliver replied. "Sorry for freaking out at you, Lils."
"Perfectly understandable, Smokin' Oken."
It was then that Lilly realized how close they were standing to each other; their noses were almost touching. Her hands were still on Oliver's shoulders and his hands, she noticed, were now around her waist. They both realized this and released each other at the same time.
"So...uhh..." Lilly began, trying to cover up the awkward moment. "We should probably go help my mom set the table for dinner since it'll be ready soon."
"Yeah, good idea," Oliver replied, sounding a little embarrassed. He opened the door of Lilly's bedroom and followed her out of it.
As Lilly got out silverware and began setting the table, she couldn't help but realize just how close she had been to kissing her best friend, Oliver Oken.
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Little bit of Loliver in there, yes. There will be more to come, I promise. You know what will make me feel even better? REVIEWS. Let's post them, people and the next chapter will be submitted momentarily.
