Chapter Twenty-Five
Red Liquid
"Lily, please talk to me?" I spun around and wound up crashing into Mickey who was washing one of the tables.
"Sorry Mickey."
"No problem kid." I looked behind Mickey and saw Travis. He had a Band-Aid on his cheek and his eye was turning purple.
"Did I do that to you?" He nodded. "I'm sorry. I was just so mad and...it's no excuse." We sat down on the orange couch in front of the fireplace. We were the only people there except for a couple dressed in all black with white face make-up that were sipping their large mocha's.
"Lily, I'm sorry for hurting you. You mean so much to me...but you really hurt me too. I know you didn't mean to kiss Ray, we've talked about this already, but...I can't change the way I feel. I still say we should test the waters." I looked away.
"But Travis, I already know that there's no one I'd rather be with."
"I know but...we're seventeen. We're supposed to be having fun. I've been a loner all my life. Now I just want to be a normal kid. I want to date girls and go to parties and have break ups and...I want all that stuff. I can't have that if I'm in a steady relationship. I'm sorry, but I want to have some fun." Travis sighed before he stood up and walked out of the disc store.
"Damn it!" I stood up and ran out of the store. I soon found myself wandering around downtown Roscoe. So far I had seen two hookers, one drug dealer, three homeless, and six guys had hit on me. This really was the worst night of my life.
I turned the corner and bumped into Audrey. I was surprised to see her. I didn't think she would come to a place like this so late at night.
"Audrey, what are you doing here?"
"I have to pick something up for my dad's birthday tomorrow. Last minute as usual. Well. I really have to run. The store closes in twenty minutes. Since you're here how about you meet me at the ice cream shop around the corner in half an hour?"
"Okay, see you then." Audrey then ran off and left me alone.
Half an hour later I turned left on 7th street and headed toward the small ice cream parlor. As I walked past an ally-way I stepped in something wet. I looked down and saw that the liquid was red. Blood. Panic filled my body. I walked down the dark and cold ally and found the cause of the blood. A gasp escaped my lips. A dead body lay at my feet.