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Chapter 4: Reliving the Past
Lily, shaken by the letter of the stalker, went to see who left a message on the answering machine. Her heart was pounding, 'If they can owl me, then who knows if they'll call me.' Slowly she reached over and pressed the play button.
"One new message. First new message received September 22 at 7:50 p.m.," the answering machine drowned. Then there was a silence, that made Lily's heart race and begin to sweat. "Hey Lily, it's me Marie, I just wanted to make sure that you got my piece on the new high fashion robes," Lily blew out a sigh of relief then listened as the message went on. "I just so happened to be walking around the park when I saw you with James Potter. Now I know it's been along time since you broke poor James' heart, but how many times have I told you that you and Jamie happen to go together like peas and carrots? Anyway call me back girl, I want all the details… all of them.-" Lily quickly hit the delete button, she couldn't take anymore of that silly message, it just sounded like they were school girls again, but she couldn't help but think about the old days and when she and James were so happy…
It all started in Herbology, Lily was sitting with Remus and working on mandrakes, when Sirius and James came walking up, well Sirius was dragging James along.
" Hey Lils, Jamesie here has a question he'd like to ask you!" Sirius sang out, while James turned a peach color and punched him in the arm.
"Yes
James?" I asked.
"Uh…Lily? Lillian, would you like
to…uh…uh…" you could tell that this was hard for James,
because normally, he never had problems speaking out. "Lillian Rose
Evans, would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me on the next visit?"
Lily was so stunned by him blurting it out, and by the fact that he
said her full name she had no choice but to let her mouth take over
and say…
"…yes…"
And so Lily and James began to court, and as they courted, the gossip around the school grew.
'I heard that James and Lily are going to elope.'
'Well I heard that Lily's having his twins.'
'No you got it all wrong, James is just using her for good grades.'
'Are you mad? James wouldn't do that to the woman who's having his children!'
Lily just couldn't take anymore, she loved James very much as they got to know eachother better, but the ludicrous comments were too much. It was Graduation when she finally broke their relationship. It wasn't easy for her but it was something she just had to do.
James took her to walk around the lake for the last time, but he didn't plan on losing her.
"Lily, we've been dating since October, right?" He asked Lily, while looking out at the lake as the giant squid rose one of it's tentacles.
"Yes James," Lily responded while in her mind she was busy thinking of other things.
"Well I was thinking, I love you and you love me, right?" Lily not really listening gave him a distant of course. "Well, I was wondering, Lily, would you grant me the wish of being the luckiest man alive, marry me and be my wife." Lily suddenly stopped where she was and stood there frozen.
"Ex-excuse me?" She stuttered out.
"Marry me,"
James pulled out a velvet box that Lily knew was only used for
engagement rings, but as he started to open the lid, she put her hand
on his.
"James, no you don't know what you're saying."
"Yes I do Lily; I want you to be my wife!"
"James, I can't. I just can't, I'm sorry." And then Lily turned and ran out of his life, but not forever.
And of course with the good, came the bad. Lily shook herself out of that little state and traveled up the stairs to her bathroom, and got ready to take her shower. Little did she know that she wouldn't be the only one in her house.
Authors Notes:
Okay, yes I know to anyone who read my other stories 'In the Shadows' and 'Would You Believe It?' you're thinking will she finish this story? Well I got permission by the wonderful Jen Riddle stating I could re-create this story, and I will finish this one! 'In the Shadows' was pre-written in a composition book, but I absolutely detest typing things that I've already written out, so I have a friend who said she'd type it all up for me and email it to me when she could so please 'In the Shadows' fans, be patient. I hope you enjoy this book, Jen Riddle had a great summary for this and I see many ways of going at this story. Please review and tell me what you think!
