Chapter Twenty-Four
Stay Out Of My Business
"Lillian Kate Randall! What are you doing?" When I jumped the cig fell out of my hand and landed on the ground beneath me. I looked down and saw the figure lean down and pick up the cigarette. He looked at me with a look that told me I had better explain.
"Travis, it's not what you think?" Oh yah, that was great. And the Oscar goes to Lily Randall for the worst lie of all time.
"You mean you weren't sitting on your roof smoking? Then what were you doing, riding a pony?" I looked down in shame.
"Travis, you don't understand."
"But I want to. Lil, please come down here?" I waited a moment pondering what I should do. I stood up and looked at him.
"No. Travis, you are the reason I do this. You're the reason I started. You caused this so I have nothing to say to you." I wiped away my tears and climbed in my window and out of sight from Travis.
The next day at school Travis tried a totally of thirteen times to corner me to talk to me but I always had an excuse or found some way to ditch him. This was my problem and I would find some way to stop on my OWN.
When the lunch bell rang you could find me sitting on the roof of Henry Roscoe High. About a year ago I had found the staircase that led up here and always seemed to wander up. The only other person who knew about it was Audrey.
I lay on my stomach and looked over the edge of the roof. I saw Audrey talking to Ray but suddenly Travis was in the picture. He said something to Ray and then Ray left. As Travis talked to Audrey her face became twisted and angry. She looked directly at me and I knew what Travis had said. I leaned back and sprinted to the staircase. I was hoping to get out of there before Audrey could catch me at the bottom.
Sadly when I opened the large metal door at the bottom of the stairs I was met with the Eyeliner Queen herself. Standing behind her was Travis. He looked at me with a look that screamed, 'I'm doing this for you!'
"Lillian Randall, you promised me you would stop smoking."
"I did." I stared icily at Travis. "That is, until he broke my heart. Travis, this was none of your business! You should have just kept you big mouth shut!" I walked up to Travis and slapped him across the face. I then walked off. I was going home and no one was going to stop me.