bandgeek4ever-i'm glad you enjoy it. i wrote another chapter just for you!
doubleohsev-i figured you weren't expecting it. i like to keep you guys on your toes
Disclaimer- I don't own rfr. I don't own the song by Genesis "After the Ordeal" or "Finally Woken" by Jem. Don't ask, I probably don't own that either.
Chapter 8- Secrets Come Clean Eventually
"Alright Lily. We're just friends, that's all. I guess you were right." I could feel tears coming, but I held them back. I didn't want him to see how I really felt. Soon after, Robbie and Ray came in the door and it was time to do the show.
"I'm question mark and I'm wondering, what's up with the lunch descriptions? I mean, the way that the food is described, it sounds half-way decent. Then, you go to buy and eat it and it looks like a can of dog chow. It's so misleading."
"So are people sometimes." My heart stopped. I stared down at my mic after I heard Travis say that. Ray looked at Travis and I with his usual confused face.
"Right. So here's Jem with 'Finally Woken'." Robbie cued Travis to turn the mics off and he pulled his headphones down around his neck. Here we go. "Dare I ask what's going on?"
"Don't worry about it. It's nothing."
"Alright Lil..."
"I'm outta here. Later guys." I picked up my bag and left. Why was Travis doing this to me? He's not usually like this. I passed by Mickey's on the way home and decided to stop in for a cookie dough milkshake. I needed one really bad. I walked in and grabbed a table. Mickey came over and took my order. While I was waiting, I decided to look around and see if anyone good was here. From my table, I saw Lee and Audrey sitting in a booth together. I guess he's the guy of the week. Then, I looked over at the couch and couldn't believe my eyes.
River…and Kim?
"Find something interesting?" I looked up and saw Mickey staring in the same direction I was, holding my milkshake.
"Wow, sorry." I grabbed the milkshake and took a huge sip through the bright green straw. "This is perfect Mickey, thanks."
"What's wrong Lily? You look upset."
"Alright, I told Travis that I just wanted to be friends even though we both like each other and now he's mad at me."
"Is that why he saidthat peopleare misleading toobefore?"
"Yeah, what's with that?" Then it hit me. Smog said that, not Travis. Holy. Shit. I just revealed who RFR was. I looked at Mickey with pure panic in my eyes.
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Mickey, you can't tell anyone. Promise me you won't tell anyone. I'll be in so much trouble. Waller will kill us. The guys will kill me…"Mickey began laughing. I'm assuming because I was talking about a mile a minute.
"If I haven't told yet, what makes you think I will now?" My jaw dropped. Haven't told yet?
"How long have you known?"
"Let's just say a while. It is my warehouse after all. And my warehouse party. And my radio clip of danger man that I gave to Robbie. How would I not know? And, there's only one other girl that I know that can tear up a guitar like you; Shady Lane." I just sat there. Stunned. If Mickey knew, how many other people knew? I panicked and started looking around Mickey's. For what, I have no clue. Maybe for people staring at Roscoe's own celebrity: Shady Lane, right before their very eyes. Obviously no one was staring. "Calm down kid. Maybe you should go home and lie down for a while. Clear your head, ya know?"
"Ye..yeah. Yeah, I'll go do that. Thanks Mickey." By now, I was shaking from being so scared. I can't let the guys know about this. Mickey can't tell anyone either. We'll be so dead if this slips out.
I always thought Mickey knew...
-SaRaH-
