Chapter 3
Lily hurriedly stepped onto the porch of the Strong residence. Lily was drenched from head to toe and the huge porch that surrounded the entire three-story estate was a welcome sight. As soon as the feeling came back to her toes Lily rang the doorbell. She could hear the beautiful chimes ringing throughout the house. A few minutes passed before a tall woman of around forty with long silky blonde hair opened the door.
"May I help you?" The woman had a somewhat mysterious sound to her voice, like Travis.
"Hi, you must be Mrs. Strong," Lily was cut off.
"Please, call me Tracey."
"Okay, Tracey. Um, I was looking for Travis. I'm Lily, a friend from school."
"Oh, I'm sorry Lily but he just left with another friend." Lily looked to the floor.
"Oh, okay. Well thanks for your help." Lily turned around and sprinted from the house as fast as she could. She didn't know where she was going but somehow she ended up at Ray's.
She ran up the steps to the house and frantically rang the doorbell. Ray's father opened the door and he didn't look like he was in a good mood.
"Lily, what is so important that you have to ring the doorbell fifty times in a minute?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Brennan but I really have to talk to Ray."
"He's up in his room. Watching cartoons no doubt." Rays father stepped aside so Lily could enter. Lily kicked off her shoes-like everyone had to do in that house-an ran up the flight of stares to Ray's room.
When she entered Ray was sitting on the couch in front of his TV and was watching SpongeBob. Lily had no idea why people found a talking sponge entertaining but for some reason they did. Ray looked up in surprise to the sound.
"Lily! What are you doing here?" Lily sat down next to him.
"Ray, do you like me?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Ray I need to know. I don't want to hurt you." Ray looked at Lily. She had tears running down her cheeks.
"It doesn't matter who I like. What matters is what's wrong with you." Lily's eyes darted to Ray.
"I-I think I love Travis, but I can't hurt you. You've been my best friend since we were in diapers." Ray looked down at his shoes for a few minutes before speaking.
"Lily, you have to trust me on this. Don't hide your feelings. If you love him than you have to tell him. I learned that the hard way. Don't make my mistake." Lily grabbed Ray's hand.
"Ray, I'm sorry but..."
"It's okay. I understand. As Travis once said to me, 'You can't control when love will pull a sneak attack on you.'" Lily leaned over and gave Ray a peck on the cheek.
"I'll always love you as a friend Ray."
"I know. Now go find your man."
"Thanks Ray." Lily stood up and ran downstairs. She slipped on her shoes and ran out of the house.
Lily hurriedly stepped onto the porch of the Strong residence. Lily was drenched from head to toe and the huge porch that surrounded the entire three-story estate was a welcome sight. As soon as the feeling came back to her toes Lily rang the doorbell. She could hear the beautiful chimes ringing throughout the house. A few minutes passed before a tall woman of around forty with long silky blonde hair opened the door.
"May I help you?" The woman had a somewhat mysterious sound to her voice, like Travis.
"Hi, you must be Mrs. Strong," Lily was cut off.
"Please, call me Tracey."
"Okay, Tracey. Um, I was looking for Travis. I'm Lily, a friend from school."
"Oh, I'm sorry Lily but he just left with another friend." Lily looked to the floor.
"Oh, okay. Well thanks for your help." Lily turned around and sprinted from the house as fast as she could. She didn't know where she was going but somehow she ended up at Ray's.
She ran up the steps to the house and frantically rang the doorbell. Ray's father opened the door and he didn't look like he was in a good mood.
"Lily, what is so important that you have to ring the doorbell fifty times in a minute?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Brennan but I really have to talk to Ray."
"He's up in his room. Watching cartoons no doubt." Rays father stepped aside so Lily could enter. Lily kicked off her shoes-like everyone had to do in that house-an ran up the flight of stares to Ray's room.
When she entered Ray was sitting on the couch in front of his TV and was watching SpongeBob. Lily had no idea why people found a talking sponge entertaining but for some reason they did. Ray looked up in surprise to the sound.
"Lily! What are you doing here?" Lily sat down next to him.
"Ray, do you like me?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Ray I need to know. I don't want to hurt you." Ray looked at Lily. She had tears running down her cheeks.
"It doesn't matter who I like. What matters is what's wrong with you." Lily's eyes darted to Ray.
"I-I think I love Travis, but I can't hurt you. You've been my best friend since we were in diapers." Ray looked down at his shoes for a few minutes before speaking.
"Lily, you have to trust me on this. Don't hide your feelings. If you love him than you have to tell him. I learned that the hard way. Don't make my mistake." Lily grabbed Ray's hand.
"Ray, I'm sorry but..."
"It's okay. I understand. As Travis once said to me, 'You can't control when love will pull a sneak attack on you.'" Lily leaned over and gave Ray a peck on the cheek.
"I'll always love you as a friend Ray."
"I know. Now go find your man."
"Thanks Ray." Lily stood up and ran downstairs. She slipped on her shoes and ran out of the house.