A/N: Okay, even if you have read this on The-N I suggest reading it again
because I had to edit A LOT for The-N. So read this. You'll find a lot of
new things.
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Chapter 10
Robbie was a different story. His sorrow was much deeper. Lily had helped him with everything. She had shown him is true self. Tears flowed down his face in pools and his stomach was tied into knots. He ran into the bathroom where he disposed of his breakfast.
Ten minutes later when he was done disposing of his dinner and lunch he walked outside for some fresh air. When he got outside he saw Travis sitting in his SUV staring at something in his lap. Robbie sneaked around the back of the car so Travis wouldn't see him and peaked into the car. What he saw made him want to throw up even more. Travis was sitting in the car mutilating his right arm with a letter opener.
Robbie opened the car door and snatched the opener out of his friend's hand and threw it to the ground. Travis continued to look at his hands.
"What are you doing?" Travis didn't answer.
"Travis! What on earth are you doing!?" Travis's head jerked in Robbie's direction.
"It's none of your business! If you tell Lily or Ray I will never talk to you again."
"I won't tell, but... you must really love her if you're doing this."
"I don't! She's just a friend! Nothing more!" Travis paused. "Just, take care of Kim." Travis had tears flowing down his face. "Don't let what happened to Lily happen to her."
"Travis, this may not be the best time to tell you but...they got the results from Lily's brain scan." Travis looked at Robbie.
"She's okay? Please tell me she's okay?" Travis tried to hold back tears. Robbie let them go and shook his head.
"No. She's in a coma." Travis shook his head in denial.
"She's gonna be fine though, isn't she. Robbie, tell me she's gonna be fine."
"They don't know. She suffered major brain damage. They said it could last a month or she could also die. They don't have enough technology to know." Travis was silent for a few minutes. He just let the tears cascade down his face.
"I have to see her." Travis hopped out of the SUV and ran into the hospital straight to Lily's room. He stood next to her bed and held her hand.
"Lily, you can't do this to me. You can't, I won't let you. I'm sorry. I take it all back. Everything. Just please don't do this. Lily, I love you." When Lily pale body didn't move Travis fell to the floor and cried into his knees.
"Lily, please don't do this. I can't live without you. I can't. You're my best friend and I need you here with me. Lily, please?" Travis fell asleep three hours later. He stayed at the hospital with Lily for the rest of the next two weeks.
Travis awoke to the sound Robbie's voice. Travis tried to shrug it off but it just got louder.
"Travis, wake up man."
"I'm up, I'm...very tired, but I'm up." Travis sounded like he had a frog in his throat.
"You have to come and talk to Ray. He's gone into a rut because I accused him of being the cause for all this. He's missed every day of school this week and he won't come of RFR. I've been the only one running it."
"Only if he comes here. If I stand up my legs will snap." Robbie chuckled and motioned for Ray to come in. Ray had bags under his deep brown eyes and his black hair was tousled. Tears ran down Ray's eyes as he saw Lily.
"Ray, this isn't your fault."
"Yes it is. If I hadn't interfered none of this would have happened."
"Lily and I were gonna break up anyways. It was just a matter of time until the fight happened." More tears fell out of Ray's eyes.
"But you two were such a cute couple and I broke you two up."
"Ray, it was gonna happen anyway."
"No it wasn't! You and Lily should be together and now you're not and it's all my fault!" Travis looked at his shoes and then to Lily.
"We can't change the past but we can change the future. This happened for a reason. I don't know what that is but...when I find out I'll let you know."
Ray hung his head low and walked out of the hospital. He hopped onto his bike and rode over to Mickey's Discs. He locked his bike up and walked into the local disc store. In the corner he spotted a girl around his age with long black hair and neon aqua eyes. She was wearing a red, V-necked, tank top and a pair of dark denim hip huggers that showed off her olive skin. Her neck was adorned with silver chains and on her feet were a pair of black Converse. Ray was floored. He mustered up the courage and walked over to her.
"What are you reading?" The girl looked up at him and smiled. She scooted over so that he could sit next to her.
"I don't think you would know it. It's not in English." Ray could hear the thick accent she had.
"Where are you from?"
"I just moved here from London but before that I lived in Venice, Italy." Ray stared into her eyes for a few minutes.
"Um...my names Ray Brennan. What's yours?"
"Oh, how rude of me. My name's Contessa, Contessa Treviso." Contessa showed off her pearl teeth. Just then Ray heard Travis's voice in his head.
"Her name is Contessa and she went to the Academy with me back in London. She was my...girlfriend." Ray glanced over to Contessa.
"You know Travis, don't you?"
"Travis Strong? Yes I know him."
"He's my best friend."
"Oh, and Travis isn't very happy with me is he? Well we can still be friends can't we?" At the sound of Contessa's thick accent and the sight of her sparkling smile, he lost all memory of Travis.
"We can be friends." Contessa smiled.
"Great!" Contessa and Ray sat in Mickey's for well over three hours telling stories of their past and about their history. Before they knew it Mickey was kicking them out for closing. Ray walked Contessa home and they decided to meet the next day and go to the movies.
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Chapter 10
Robbie was a different story. His sorrow was much deeper. Lily had helped him with everything. She had shown him is true self. Tears flowed down his face in pools and his stomach was tied into knots. He ran into the bathroom where he disposed of his breakfast.
Ten minutes later when he was done disposing of his dinner and lunch he walked outside for some fresh air. When he got outside he saw Travis sitting in his SUV staring at something in his lap. Robbie sneaked around the back of the car so Travis wouldn't see him and peaked into the car. What he saw made him want to throw up even more. Travis was sitting in the car mutilating his right arm with a letter opener.
Robbie opened the car door and snatched the opener out of his friend's hand and threw it to the ground. Travis continued to look at his hands.
"What are you doing?" Travis didn't answer.
"Travis! What on earth are you doing!?" Travis's head jerked in Robbie's direction.
"It's none of your business! If you tell Lily or Ray I will never talk to you again."
"I won't tell, but... you must really love her if you're doing this."
"I don't! She's just a friend! Nothing more!" Travis paused. "Just, take care of Kim." Travis had tears flowing down his face. "Don't let what happened to Lily happen to her."
"Travis, this may not be the best time to tell you but...they got the results from Lily's brain scan." Travis looked at Robbie.
"She's okay? Please tell me she's okay?" Travis tried to hold back tears. Robbie let them go and shook his head.
"No. She's in a coma." Travis shook his head in denial.
"She's gonna be fine though, isn't she. Robbie, tell me she's gonna be fine."
"They don't know. She suffered major brain damage. They said it could last a month or she could also die. They don't have enough technology to know." Travis was silent for a few minutes. He just let the tears cascade down his face.
"I have to see her." Travis hopped out of the SUV and ran into the hospital straight to Lily's room. He stood next to her bed and held her hand.
"Lily, you can't do this to me. You can't, I won't let you. I'm sorry. I take it all back. Everything. Just please don't do this. Lily, I love you." When Lily pale body didn't move Travis fell to the floor and cried into his knees.
"Lily, please don't do this. I can't live without you. I can't. You're my best friend and I need you here with me. Lily, please?" Travis fell asleep three hours later. He stayed at the hospital with Lily for the rest of the next two weeks.
Travis awoke to the sound Robbie's voice. Travis tried to shrug it off but it just got louder.
"Travis, wake up man."
"I'm up, I'm...very tired, but I'm up." Travis sounded like he had a frog in his throat.
"You have to come and talk to Ray. He's gone into a rut because I accused him of being the cause for all this. He's missed every day of school this week and he won't come of RFR. I've been the only one running it."
"Only if he comes here. If I stand up my legs will snap." Robbie chuckled and motioned for Ray to come in. Ray had bags under his deep brown eyes and his black hair was tousled. Tears ran down Ray's eyes as he saw Lily.
"Ray, this isn't your fault."
"Yes it is. If I hadn't interfered none of this would have happened."
"Lily and I were gonna break up anyways. It was just a matter of time until the fight happened." More tears fell out of Ray's eyes.
"But you two were such a cute couple and I broke you two up."
"Ray, it was gonna happen anyway."
"No it wasn't! You and Lily should be together and now you're not and it's all my fault!" Travis looked at his shoes and then to Lily.
"We can't change the past but we can change the future. This happened for a reason. I don't know what that is but...when I find out I'll let you know."
Ray hung his head low and walked out of the hospital. He hopped onto his bike and rode over to Mickey's Discs. He locked his bike up and walked into the local disc store. In the corner he spotted a girl around his age with long black hair and neon aqua eyes. She was wearing a red, V-necked, tank top and a pair of dark denim hip huggers that showed off her olive skin. Her neck was adorned with silver chains and on her feet were a pair of black Converse. Ray was floored. He mustered up the courage and walked over to her.
"What are you reading?" The girl looked up at him and smiled. She scooted over so that he could sit next to her.
"I don't think you would know it. It's not in English." Ray could hear the thick accent she had.
"Where are you from?"
"I just moved here from London but before that I lived in Venice, Italy." Ray stared into her eyes for a few minutes.
"Um...my names Ray Brennan. What's yours?"
"Oh, how rude of me. My name's Contessa, Contessa Treviso." Contessa showed off her pearl teeth. Just then Ray heard Travis's voice in his head.
"Her name is Contessa and she went to the Academy with me back in London. She was my...girlfriend." Ray glanced over to Contessa.
"You know Travis, don't you?"
"Travis Strong? Yes I know him."
"He's my best friend."
"Oh, and Travis isn't very happy with me is he? Well we can still be friends can't we?" At the sound of Contessa's thick accent and the sight of her sparkling smile, he lost all memory of Travis.
"We can be friends." Contessa smiled.
"Great!" Contessa and Ray sat in Mickey's for well over three hours telling stories of their past and about their history. Before they knew it Mickey was kicking them out for closing. Ray walked Contessa home and they decided to meet the next day and go to the movies.