AN: Short but vital... hope you like it. R&R!
Lily sat alone in her room... after Ray had burst in she had run out, claiming she had guitar lessons. Ray looked upset again, but it was hardly her fault... now she sat in debate, should she call Travis? She knew she should but she couldn't bring herself to pick up the phone; she needed to talk to someone! Not Ray, that's for sure... Travis seemed a good person to talk to...
It took all her courage but she picked up the phone and dialled the familiar number.
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"So you want to talk?"
"Yeah, I have to... but not with Ray around..."
"I understand... so talk Lily"
"Okay... so, it's, well I mean... sigh I haven't told anyone this, not even Ray... okay, here it goes, two years ago my mom had a boyfriend by the name of Josh... Josh was a bastard, he treated me well enough when mom was around, but when she left..." By now Lily's eyes were overflowing with tears, and her mind drifted back to the lake... the tranquillity... "I couldn't take it anymore... so I started cutting..." Lily showed her arm to Travis, the scars were barely visible but there, ten or so parallel lines "he was such a bastard, and I thought my life wasn't worth living... I walked out into the lake and sat down on the bottom." At this point Travis too was crying, silent tears running down both their faces but Lily continued anyway. "I was almost dead, then I felt someone's hands on my shoulders and they pulled me out of the water... at first I thought I was in heaven or something but then I opened my eyes, and saw his face... I'd tried to kill myself and even then I couldn't escape him... he just stared at me... then he started hitting me, over and over again. Mom broke up with him ... and... now, I cant forget... I can't forget him... every time I close my eyes I see him... I see that lake... why won't it go away? Travis please, help me... I cant live like this..."
"It's okay Lily, he's gone, its over.... I'm here now... shhh"
For an hour they sat like that, Lily crying and Travis holding her tightly as silent tears rolled down his face.
