Lily sat on the bench, that was by the pond. She felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey Travis." She gave him a hug.
"Hey Lily, are you okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine. But I have to be back at the house at 11:00. Mom's orders." She rolled her eyes.
Travis chuckled. "Well, I'll be sure to get you back on time."
"Travis, what did you want to talk about?"
"This is hard to say. I've...never really done this before, so I'll try my best."
"Okay..." Lily said.
"Lily...ummm...I like you. I mean, I like you more than a friend, and I hope you feel the same way about me. I've felt this way about you ever since I met you. I remember seeing you at Mickey's learning to play your guitar. I helped you record your first single, and you got mad at me for not saying it was by Shady Lane. But I didn't care, I told you that you would see a good side to say it was the real person, Lily Randall. Everybody likes Lily Randall, especially me. And I can never forget that kiss, that kiss was wonderful. It was a kiss from Lily Randall, whom everbody likes." he said.
He looked up at Lily. Lily slowly smiled.
"I like you too Travis, and I always have, ever since I saw you. I still remember that kiss, and even though I felt bad about betraying Audrey, I loved it."
Travis tucked Lily's hair behind her ear, and leaned in for a kiss.
When he got back from Timberlin Park, it was only 10:30.
"Yes, on curfew!" he thought to himself.
"Hey sport."
He turned around to see Jake standing there with a smile on his face. He put his arm around Travis's neck. Travis winced, for hew still hurt from yesterday where Jake grabbed him by the neck.
Travis was relieved when he heard his mom, Rose, say, "Hey Travis. Where have you been?"
"I was at Mickey's, helping him unload a new shipment of CD's he just got in."
"Oh, I was worried." his mom laughed. "Well, you beter head up to bed now. Tomorrow's Tuesday, and this is your last week of school. And by the way, are you going to that End of the Year dance with your friend Lily? She's such a sweet girl. And creative, I'll tell you. She plays that guitar like she's a rock star!"
"Yeah I might be going with her. I'm not sure if I'm even going though, Mom."
His mom glanced at his arm. "Travis, what happened to your arm? Is that a bruise?"
Jake got up and said, "I'm going to go to the kitchen. Want anything Rose?"
"No, no, I'm fine." she said.
Jake leaned by, pretending to give Travis a hug when he said, "If you say anything, I will make sure that you live the worst days of your life."
"Mom, I'm going to bed." he said, pulling away from Jake. "Good night."
"Night sweetie."
Lily woke up, got dressed, and did the usual thing she always did in the mornings. She decided to walk today, maybe she could see Travis walk...or he might ride his scooter and give her a ride.
She knew she was thinking all sorts of goofy thoughts, but she couldn't help it. Her and Travis together? She knew it was meant to be! She smiled all the way to school.
Out in the front of the school was an ambulance, several police cars, and paramedics running in and out of the school.
"Oh no...not Travis...please not Travis..." she thought to herself.
She saw Robbie standing in the crowd.
"Robbie!" she yelled. Robbie looked over, and waved for her to come over to him. She did as she was told, but she was worried about Travis.
"Hey Robbie," she said in a worried voice. "Where's Travis? Is he okay?"
"Travis is fine, but..." he stopped.
"But what Robbie? Oh no, it can't be..." she had tears in her eyes.
"It is..." he said.
"Ray? Oh my god." she said. "Robbie, what happened?"
"...They found Ray in a bathroom stall, lying in the floor. No one will tell us what happened. Thats all we know." Robbie had tears in his eyes now.
Travis walked out of the school. Lily started to walk over towards him, but Robbie caught her arm.
"Lily, I wouldn't go over there right now."
"Why not Robbie?" she said crying. "I NEED to talk to Travis."
"Lily!" he yelled. Everybody turned around to look at him. "Lily," he lowered his voice. "Travis was the one who found Ray there."
Lily stood by Robbie in shock. She couldn't believe this.
"Hey Travis." She gave him a hug.
"Hey Lily, are you okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine. But I have to be back at the house at 11:00. Mom's orders." She rolled her eyes.
Travis chuckled. "Well, I'll be sure to get you back on time."
"Travis, what did you want to talk about?"
"This is hard to say. I've...never really done this before, so I'll try my best."
"Okay..." Lily said.
"Lily...ummm...I like you. I mean, I like you more than a friend, and I hope you feel the same way about me. I've felt this way about you ever since I met you. I remember seeing you at Mickey's learning to play your guitar. I helped you record your first single, and you got mad at me for not saying it was by Shady Lane. But I didn't care, I told you that you would see a good side to say it was the real person, Lily Randall. Everybody likes Lily Randall, especially me. And I can never forget that kiss, that kiss was wonderful. It was a kiss from Lily Randall, whom everbody likes." he said.
He looked up at Lily. Lily slowly smiled.
"I like you too Travis, and I always have, ever since I saw you. I still remember that kiss, and even though I felt bad about betraying Audrey, I loved it."
Travis tucked Lily's hair behind her ear, and leaned in for a kiss.
When he got back from Timberlin Park, it was only 10:30.
"Yes, on curfew!" he thought to himself.
"Hey sport."
He turned around to see Jake standing there with a smile on his face. He put his arm around Travis's neck. Travis winced, for hew still hurt from yesterday where Jake grabbed him by the neck.
Travis was relieved when he heard his mom, Rose, say, "Hey Travis. Where have you been?"
"I was at Mickey's, helping him unload a new shipment of CD's he just got in."
"Oh, I was worried." his mom laughed. "Well, you beter head up to bed now. Tomorrow's Tuesday, and this is your last week of school. And by the way, are you going to that End of the Year dance with your friend Lily? She's such a sweet girl. And creative, I'll tell you. She plays that guitar like she's a rock star!"
"Yeah I might be going with her. I'm not sure if I'm even going though, Mom."
His mom glanced at his arm. "Travis, what happened to your arm? Is that a bruise?"
Jake got up and said, "I'm going to go to the kitchen. Want anything Rose?"
"No, no, I'm fine." she said.
Jake leaned by, pretending to give Travis a hug when he said, "If you say anything, I will make sure that you live the worst days of your life."
"Mom, I'm going to bed." he said, pulling away from Jake. "Good night."
"Night sweetie."
Lily woke up, got dressed, and did the usual thing she always did in the mornings. She decided to walk today, maybe she could see Travis walk...or he might ride his scooter and give her a ride.
She knew she was thinking all sorts of goofy thoughts, but she couldn't help it. Her and Travis together? She knew it was meant to be! She smiled all the way to school.
Out in the front of the school was an ambulance, several police cars, and paramedics running in and out of the school.
"Oh no...not Travis...please not Travis..." she thought to herself.
She saw Robbie standing in the crowd.
"Robbie!" she yelled. Robbie looked over, and waved for her to come over to him. She did as she was told, but she was worried about Travis.
"Hey Robbie," she said in a worried voice. "Where's Travis? Is he okay?"
"Travis is fine, but..." he stopped.
"But what Robbie? Oh no, it can't be..." she had tears in her eyes.
"It is..." he said.
"Ray? Oh my god." she said. "Robbie, what happened?"
"...They found Ray in a bathroom stall, lying in the floor. No one will tell us what happened. Thats all we know." Robbie had tears in his eyes now.
Travis walked out of the school. Lily started to walk over towards him, but Robbie caught her arm.
"Lily, I wouldn't go over there right now."
"Why not Robbie?" she said crying. "I NEED to talk to Travis."
"Lily!" he yelled. Everybody turned around to look at him. "Lily," he lowered his voice. "Travis was the one who found Ray there."
Lily stood by Robbie in shock. She couldn't believe this.