And as Lily had said, she waited right outside the front door while Uncle Ernie rounded the corner. She leapt up, changed her shirt, and jeans, and walked down the block to the Café. Lily now entered the little café shoppe, and proceeded to her normal corner table at which her friends already sat. 3 boys sat around the table, their names were Jared, Luke, and Anthony. She had known the first two since she was about 4 years old. Anthony she came to know when she was about 6. They had had their share of mud ball fights, and war. Lily and Jared were always together, best friends they were. When Lily was about 9 a girl named Victoria Ethel moved in down the lane from Jared. Lily instantly didn't like her, for Victoria Ethel was a prim and proper girl, and was daddy's little princess, but on the inside she was a spoiled little prat. Lily could tell right away that it was going to be war for Jared's friendship. Well exactly 2 years later, Lily was still at war for Jared's friendship, she felt afraid for the first time. Lily didn't like it, she hated the fact that she felt insecure about the closeness that her and Jared shared, she felt that he was going to just give it up for the no good prats money. Jared felt that Lily was his best friend and would never trade his friendship because it simply wasn't worth it. Lily sat in between Luke and Jared. Anthony had however fallen for the prats money, and was never around to play soccer or go see a rugby match anymore. Lily didn't really care, Anthony was all about money anyway, his parents were rich, and the only reason he hung out with Lily or Jared and Luke were because his parents made him, and it took a lot of bribing too.

"What took you?" asked Luke.

"I had to listen to Perfect Petunia, and Emmalyne's, lecture of how I should respect mum more"

"Oh,.." he said knowing better then to put his nose in the matter.

"so, when are you going to give it a try?" asked a mysterious voice.

"Erm, excuse you?" asked Lily eyeing the personally carefully.

"You heard me, there is no need to repeat myself"

"Er, Victoria, hey, I was just coming to see you actually" said Anthony carefully avoiding Lily and Jared's gaze.

"Right, as usual" said Lily, to his retreating back.

"Who made you his mum?"

"I didn't' see the Queen's funeral on the telly, so I don't see why he's answering to you, either." Lily retorted. Jared sat laughing, Luke was a bit frightened and Anthony was almost out the door when..

"Are you going to let her treat me like that?"

"Yes are you?" asked Lily.

"I don't know what you two are talking about, I'm going home away from the warfront."

"Smart choice," said Jared, receiving an elbow to the ribs.

"Who's side are you on?" questioned Lily with a scared sounding voice.

"Yours of course" said Jared.

"Oh, that's not what you told me the other day" spat Victoria.

"What? I knew you're a traitor, you going to be her best friend now because she's got money, and I don't is that it? Well you know what Jared, I.. Don't know" and she stood up so fast, Jared fell over backwards, and Luke jumped up 3 feet in the air.

"Oh did I hit a sore spot? Well don't get your panties in a twist" she said smiling at Lily's retreating back. Victoria now sat herself in between Jared and Luke. Jared look vivid with angry. Luke was confused. "So boys, now that I've done you a favor, what you going to give me in return?" Jared just started blankly at her.

"Do I need to repeat myself?"

"NO" said Luke.

"Good didn't think so, now, Oh look there's some perfectly good pie I think I'll eat this that is if you two don't want it"

"No, you won't touch it," said Jared grabbing it out of her grasp.

"Excuse me? I just did you a favor"

"No you didn't, as a matter of fact"

"What? You are an ungrateful little--"

The next thing that ensued no one was really quite sure what happened, because it occurred so fast. Lily flew in the door, and practically threw Victoria against the wall. She hovered over Victorias body that was now in a heap.

"That is totally unacceptable behavior" yelled Emmalyne. "that's it, I'm sending you off, to St. Brutis's."

"Bye Jared, I'll talk to you later"

"Bye Lily".

The fury the entailed at home in the kitchen was horrible. Lily was trying to explain that she never touched her, while her mother furiously dialed the number to the Admissions office in St. Brutis's. Petunia sat smuggly in the corner reading her book.

"Why can't you behave?" her mother asked obviously upset.

"I do, but she started to insult Jared"

"oh, so you had to go lose control of your temper"

"no, I told you I didn't touch her"

"Lillian Elizabethe Clarke Evans"

"Mum, I didn't do it"

"I want you to sit in your room, until you can tell me the truth, do you understand that they got more money then this house, your grandfathers or grandmothers have?"

"I didn't do it"

"Lily go"

up in her room, Lily cried for the first time in 7 years.