Chapter Three
"Hi Lily." His voice rung in my ears. It had been so long since I had heard him say my name. I felt like fainting but I knew what I had to do.
"Travis, can we talk?" I eagerly anticipated what he would say. I prayed that he would say yes and not make up some lame excuse to leave.
"Sure I guess." BINGO! Oh, great. Now I actually have to do it. I have to tell him how I feel. This wasn't going to be easy. I mentally kicked myself for not practicing what I was going to say.
"Well you see, I, um... oh man." This was not going the way I wanted. Come on, I can do this. "Travis, I know we haven't really talked in a long time but I was hoping we could talk. I mean really talk."
"I'm not so sure." What? Travis you can't do this to me. Don't let this moment slip.
"Travis, you've had long enough to think about what happened. I don't see how you could need this much time. Within the first minute after the kiss I knew how I felt." I paused and took in a slow intake of air. This was it. "That's what I want to tell you." I looked up at Travis to make sure he was listening.
"Go on." Those two words were all it took for my full confidence to come back.
"Travis, once our lips met for the second time-I knew it wasn't a mistake. I wanted to believe that but...I just couldn't. Saying it was a mistake-was a mistake in it's self. Because I lost my one chance at happiness. I don't want to lose that again. Travis, my feelings for you...they're so strong that I can't even fully understand them. All I understand-is that I have a second chance at happiness. And I don't want to let this chance slip through my fingers. Again." I regained my breath and attempted to read the expression on his face. After all these years I should have known better though. No one, and I mean no one, could read Travis.
"Travis, say something." As I uttered these three words I had a sudden flashback of freshman year. I had said the same thing to him after the kiss. I prayed this wouldn't wind up the same way.
"What do you want me to say?" Travis sounded just as confused as he had after their first kiss. I was just praying that this time wouldn't end up like the last. I don't think I could deal with that.
Just as I was about to give up and walk away I saw a slight movement from him. He licked his dry lips and opened his mouth to say something. This was it. This was either going to be the best moment of my life or the worst.
"Hi Lily." His voice rung in my ears. It had been so long since I had heard him say my name. I felt like fainting but I knew what I had to do.
"Travis, can we talk?" I eagerly anticipated what he would say. I prayed that he would say yes and not make up some lame excuse to leave.
"Sure I guess." BINGO! Oh, great. Now I actually have to do it. I have to tell him how I feel. This wasn't going to be easy. I mentally kicked myself for not practicing what I was going to say.
"Well you see, I, um... oh man." This was not going the way I wanted. Come on, I can do this. "Travis, I know we haven't really talked in a long time but I was hoping we could talk. I mean really talk."
"I'm not so sure." What? Travis you can't do this to me. Don't let this moment slip.
"Travis, you've had long enough to think about what happened. I don't see how you could need this much time. Within the first minute after the kiss I knew how I felt." I paused and took in a slow intake of air. This was it. "That's what I want to tell you." I looked up at Travis to make sure he was listening.
"Go on." Those two words were all it took for my full confidence to come back.
"Travis, once our lips met for the second time-I knew it wasn't a mistake. I wanted to believe that but...I just couldn't. Saying it was a mistake-was a mistake in it's self. Because I lost my one chance at happiness. I don't want to lose that again. Travis, my feelings for you...they're so strong that I can't even fully understand them. All I understand-is that I have a second chance at happiness. And I don't want to let this chance slip through my fingers. Again." I regained my breath and attempted to read the expression on his face. After all these years I should have known better though. No one, and I mean no one, could read Travis.
"Travis, say something." As I uttered these three words I had a sudden flashback of freshman year. I had said the same thing to him after the kiss. I prayed this wouldn't wind up the same way.
"What do you want me to say?" Travis sounded just as confused as he had after their first kiss. I was just praying that this time wouldn't end up like the last. I don't think I could deal with that.
Just as I was about to give up and walk away I saw a slight movement from him. He licked his dry lips and opened his mouth to say something. This was it. This was either going to be the best moment of my life or the worst.