Part 3: Dance Like an Idiot
"So where have you been, Lily Randall?" Ray asked spontaneously as she approached the table.
Lily looked slightly annoyed by his comment, but quickly clouded her discomfort. "I've been in the lunch line."
"For fifteen minutes?" Robbie asked mystified.
Lily didn't reply. She just stared blankly at the ceiling.
"Lily, if I didn't know better I'd say something's bothering you." Travis said thoughtfully.
"I was just up late last night." Lily lied.
Her friends knew she was lying, it was apparent on her face. They also knew her well enough to know that whatever it was she would tell them on her own time, and just as they had the day before, dropped the subject.
"So does anyone want to help me with my math homework?" Ray asked.
"YOU DIDN'T DO IT?" Robbie was horrified.
"Ray, it's twenty percent of our grade," Travis added.
A glum expression rested upon Lily's face. She hadn't done the homework either, but she didn't care. Mr. and Mrs. Randall could explain the circumstances to her teacher.
"Look," Ray began. "Lily didn't do it either."
"How do you know?" Travis asked.
"Just an instinct." Ray said.
"You're not going to punch him?" Robbie asked, only to be greeted by silence.
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"And here's a song just for you, listeners." Robbie said gleefully.
"So Lily what's been bugging you?" Travis asked.
"Nothing major, just that dumb homework assignment." Lily replied.
"Lily..." Robbie began.
"I know, it's twenty percent of our grade." Lily said annoyed slightly.
"What has gotten into you miss Randall?" Ray asked sarcastically concerned.
"We're on in 5...4...3..." Travis lifted two fingers, and finally one.
"Pronto, what are you doing?" Lily asked.
"What? I got that beat stuck in my head." Ray replied.
"That's no reason for you to dance like an idiot." Lily stated.
"I thought it was a rather intelligent dance." Ray replied.
"Now you're scaring me, Pronto." Robbie stated.
"Well let's here your comments on the subject, listeners." Travis quickly said.
"Ed and Ted you're on the air." Robbie said as he read the names on Travis' chalkboard.
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"So Lily you never said what was bothering you." Travis reminded her.
"Absolutely nothing is wrong." Lily said cheerfully.
"Lily, the truth." Robbie replied.
"I promised myself I'd tell you today." Lily said aloud half to herself.
"And?" Robbie asked.
"Take up a seat, 'cause it's a long story.
"So where have you been, Lily Randall?" Ray asked spontaneously as she approached the table.
Lily looked slightly annoyed by his comment, but quickly clouded her discomfort. "I've been in the lunch line."
"For fifteen minutes?" Robbie asked mystified.
Lily didn't reply. She just stared blankly at the ceiling.
"Lily, if I didn't know better I'd say something's bothering you." Travis said thoughtfully.
"I was just up late last night." Lily lied.
Her friends knew she was lying, it was apparent on her face. They also knew her well enough to know that whatever it was she would tell them on her own time, and just as they had the day before, dropped the subject.
"So does anyone want to help me with my math homework?" Ray asked.
"YOU DIDN'T DO IT?" Robbie was horrified.
"Ray, it's twenty percent of our grade," Travis added.
A glum expression rested upon Lily's face. She hadn't done the homework either, but she didn't care. Mr. and Mrs. Randall could explain the circumstances to her teacher.
"Look," Ray began. "Lily didn't do it either."
"How do you know?" Travis asked.
"Just an instinct." Ray said.
"You're not going to punch him?" Robbie asked, only to be greeted by silence.
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"And here's a song just for you, listeners." Robbie said gleefully.
"So Lily what's been bugging you?" Travis asked.
"Nothing major, just that dumb homework assignment." Lily replied.
"Lily..." Robbie began.
"I know, it's twenty percent of our grade." Lily said annoyed slightly.
"What has gotten into you miss Randall?" Ray asked sarcastically concerned.
"We're on in 5...4...3..." Travis lifted two fingers, and finally one.
"Pronto, what are you doing?" Lily asked.
"What? I got that beat stuck in my head." Ray replied.
"That's no reason for you to dance like an idiot." Lily stated.
"I thought it was a rather intelligent dance." Ray replied.
"Now you're scaring me, Pronto." Robbie stated.
"Well let's here your comments on the subject, listeners." Travis quickly said.
"Ed and Ted you're on the air." Robbie said as he read the names on Travis' chalkboard.
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"So Lily you never said what was bothering you." Travis reminded her.
"Absolutely nothing is wrong." Lily said cheerfully.
"Lily, the truth." Robbie replied.
"I promised myself I'd tell you today." Lily said aloud half to herself.
"And?" Robbie asked.
"Take up a seat, 'cause it's a long story.