Chapter Two: Meeting the new girl and her thoughts
Lily sat in her English class, looking at the back of Ray's head, she wished so much that she could just put her fingers through his hair; but she knew she couldn't they were just friends. It had been less then a year since they had kissed; Lily knew that it was only to get Veronica to break up with Ray, but to her it meant something more. Part of Lily wanted to tell Ray that she liked him, but another part of her didn't want to ruin the friendship they had. Ray had been her best friend since she could remember, and the thought of losing him was too much. So even if it meant she had to hind her true feelings for him, Lily wasn't going to tell Ray how she truly felt.
"You should just tell him." Lily heard a voice said to her.
Lily turned to her left and saw the new girl she had seen earlier. "Excuse me?"
"That guy you stare at every single day in class." The girl paused and looked at Ray and then back at Lily. "He isn't that bad looking, I gotta say."
"It's complicated that's why I can't tell him." Lily answered
"Your Lily Randall right; I'm Charlie Marie Conner."
"That's an interesting name."
"Yeah well my mom thought a boy sounding name and a girl's name together sounded cool. I like it, it's different, and there aren't any other girls with the same name."
"You know I heard you this morning on Cougar Radio, you sure got Waller's attention."
"Yeah I know." Charlie said with a laugh. "I thought that here there wouldn't mind playing some different music. I mean Cougar Radio is a school radio, they should allow there to be other music then what Kim, Miss Cougar radio likes. I can understand them not wanting cursing and stuff like that m but they need some music that's not all pop music. They need music with actually feeling in it."
Lily nodded Charlie was different from most girls she knew. Charlie was like Lily with music, she wanted something with feeling it not just something that had a good beat to it.
"Have you tried the station Radio Free Roscoe? They're pretty good; they play some really good music."
"Yeah I heard them the other day, they're pretty good, but they need some more female opinion going on. I mean they had three guys and just one girl, so she's pretty much out numbered. Besides that there really good, that one guy though umm mark something."
"Question Mark."
"Yeah that's it; he can be somewhat annoying, I mean its not that I don't like his whole gig thing but he's always asking questions and never really gives his opinions on it. My theory is if you're going to ask a question give your own opinion to." Lily laughed slightly at what Charlie had said. "What did I say some thing funny?"
"No, it's just that I've never thought of it that way."
"Miss Randall and Miss Conner, do you have something to share with the class?" Mrs. Gillian, the English teacher, said placing her hands on her hips.
"No." Charlie and Lily said in unison.
"Then you won't mind paying attention to the lesson." Mrs. Gillian said turning back to the blackboard. Charlie rolled her eyes and started to copy the notes from the board.
Lily smiled, and finished copying the notes.
"Hey, there's that new girl." Ray said with his month full.
"Ray, chew, shallow, then talk." Robbie said
"Anyway," Ray said swallowing his food "I wonder what her name is?'
"Her name is Charlie, and she's really cool." Lily answered as she sat down next to Ray.
"How'd ya know?" Ray asked
"She's in our English class, Ray, and she sits right next to me. We were talking today, she's really cool. She loves music, and she's unique. Plus she thinks RFR is good."
"Really? She must love Pronto then." Ray said leaning back in his chair and then almost falling over.
"Actually, when we're talking after class, she thinks Smog is pretty cool, she said that he's deep, and is insightful. She said Pronto was funny and that Shady Lane had great music taste."
"What did she say about Question Mark?" Robbie asked confused why Lily hadn't mentioned his alter-ego.
"Well, truth is Robbie, she said that she thinks Question Mark asks too many questions and then doesn't' give his opinion on them. Its not that she doesn't like the Question Mark, she says she gets his idea but she thinks you should give your opinion as well."
Robbie just stared at Lily shocked, how this girl could think he asks too many questions. What does she know anyway?
"Hey Lils," Robbie looked up and saw that it was Charlie, "are we still on to met up at Mickey's later at six?"
"Yea I'll see you there."
"Alright, I gotta see Waller now, he seems to think I have an attitude problem, can you believe it." Both Lily and Charlie laughed. "See ya later." Charlie said and then walked out of the cafeteria.
Lily turned to Robbie, who was glaring at her with an angry look. "What just because she doesn't like your alter-ego's act doesn't mean I can't hang out with her."
Lily sat in her English class, looking at the back of Ray's head, she wished so much that she could just put her fingers through his hair; but she knew she couldn't they were just friends. It had been less then a year since they had kissed; Lily knew that it was only to get Veronica to break up with Ray, but to her it meant something more. Part of Lily wanted to tell Ray that she liked him, but another part of her didn't want to ruin the friendship they had. Ray had been her best friend since she could remember, and the thought of losing him was too much. So even if it meant she had to hind her true feelings for him, Lily wasn't going to tell Ray how she truly felt.
"You should just tell him." Lily heard a voice said to her.
Lily turned to her left and saw the new girl she had seen earlier. "Excuse me?"
"That guy you stare at every single day in class." The girl paused and looked at Ray and then back at Lily. "He isn't that bad looking, I gotta say."
"It's complicated that's why I can't tell him." Lily answered
"Your Lily Randall right; I'm Charlie Marie Conner."
"That's an interesting name."
"Yeah well my mom thought a boy sounding name and a girl's name together sounded cool. I like it, it's different, and there aren't any other girls with the same name."
"You know I heard you this morning on Cougar Radio, you sure got Waller's attention."
"Yeah I know." Charlie said with a laugh. "I thought that here there wouldn't mind playing some different music. I mean Cougar Radio is a school radio, they should allow there to be other music then what Kim, Miss Cougar radio likes. I can understand them not wanting cursing and stuff like that m but they need some music that's not all pop music. They need music with actually feeling in it."
Lily nodded Charlie was different from most girls she knew. Charlie was like Lily with music, she wanted something with feeling it not just something that had a good beat to it.
"Have you tried the station Radio Free Roscoe? They're pretty good; they play some really good music."
"Yeah I heard them the other day, they're pretty good, but they need some more female opinion going on. I mean they had three guys and just one girl, so she's pretty much out numbered. Besides that there really good, that one guy though umm mark something."
"Question Mark."
"Yeah that's it; he can be somewhat annoying, I mean its not that I don't like his whole gig thing but he's always asking questions and never really gives his opinions on it. My theory is if you're going to ask a question give your own opinion to." Lily laughed slightly at what Charlie had said. "What did I say some thing funny?"
"No, it's just that I've never thought of it that way."
"Miss Randall and Miss Conner, do you have something to share with the class?" Mrs. Gillian, the English teacher, said placing her hands on her hips.
"No." Charlie and Lily said in unison.
"Then you won't mind paying attention to the lesson." Mrs. Gillian said turning back to the blackboard. Charlie rolled her eyes and started to copy the notes from the board.
Lily smiled, and finished copying the notes.
"Hey, there's that new girl." Ray said with his month full.
"Ray, chew, shallow, then talk." Robbie said
"Anyway," Ray said swallowing his food "I wonder what her name is?'
"Her name is Charlie, and she's really cool." Lily answered as she sat down next to Ray.
"How'd ya know?" Ray asked
"She's in our English class, Ray, and she sits right next to me. We were talking today, she's really cool. She loves music, and she's unique. Plus she thinks RFR is good."
"Really? She must love Pronto then." Ray said leaning back in his chair and then almost falling over.
"Actually, when we're talking after class, she thinks Smog is pretty cool, she said that he's deep, and is insightful. She said Pronto was funny and that Shady Lane had great music taste."
"What did she say about Question Mark?" Robbie asked confused why Lily hadn't mentioned his alter-ego.
"Well, truth is Robbie, she said that she thinks Question Mark asks too many questions and then doesn't' give his opinion on them. Its not that she doesn't like the Question Mark, she says she gets his idea but she thinks you should give your opinion as well."
Robbie just stared at Lily shocked, how this girl could think he asks too many questions. What does she know anyway?
"Hey Lils," Robbie looked up and saw that it was Charlie, "are we still on to met up at Mickey's later at six?"
"Yea I'll see you there."
"Alright, I gotta see Waller now, he seems to think I have an attitude problem, can you believe it." Both Lily and Charlie laughed. "See ya later." Charlie said and then walked out of the cafeteria.
Lily turned to Robbie, who was glaring at her with an angry look. "What just because she doesn't like your alter-ego's act doesn't mean I can't hang out with her."