Chapter 15
Travis looked down the hall and saw Lily clinging on to Rays arm. Lily and Ray had been going out for three months now, which meant that Travis, Lily, Ray, and Robbie were all seniors. So much had changed over the summer. Robbie and Kim broke up when they found out Kim was going to college in New York. Lily parents did get divorced. Lily is living with her mother here in Roscoe and her father moved to Toronto. Lily became part of the 'popular' kids group once they found out how good she could sing. All four were still doing RFR but things have been tense ever since Travis and Lily broke up. Other than that nothing changed.
"Hey bro." Travis turned around and the first thing he caught sight of was a head full of jerry curls.
"Hey Rob." Robbie flowed Travis gaze and saw who he was looking at.
"Dude, you have to get over her. You're the one who broke it off, remember?"
"It still doesn't change how I feel. Robbie, I just didn't want to eventually hurt her. With all the stuff going on with her parents and all it really got me thinking." Travis paused. "But I still love her."
"I know you do bro. But, you let her go. I hate to say it but that was your mistake."
"I know. But it's a mistake that I AM going to correct." Travis slammed his locker shut and walked down the hall to the cafeteria.
On his way he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. As he turned around he was met with the sight if a pair of hazel eyes that were surrounded by make- up, lots and lots of make-up. These eyes belonged to his ex girlfriend.
"Well if it isn't the Eye-Liner Queen! What does her highness want with a mere servant like me?" Travis had disliked Audrey ever since she broke up with him in the middle of the dance floor at the Valentines dance during freshman year.
"Travis, look, I know you still must hate me but I really miss being your friend." "It took you three years to figure that out?" Travis started to walk away but Audrey followed him.
"Look, Travis, I still want us to be friends."
"I have enough friends, thank you very much." Audrey grabbed his arm and spun him around to face her.
"Yah, but the one you want to be with is currently with Ray." Audrey looked at him and saw she had gotten through to him. "Travis, please let me help you?"
"Why should I? You said you wouldn't hurt me and you wound up making our break up a public display. How do I know this isn't going to blow up in my face also?"
"Travis, Lily's my friend. She'll listen to me. Plus this won't be THAT hard." "Why won't it be hard?" Suspicion was current in his voice.
"Because she still has feelings for you. Just let me work my magic and within two weeks you'll be back together."
"What's in this for you?"
"I get to have one of my best friends back. Travis, when I broke up with you it was only because we were more like brother and sister. But either way, I can talk to you about things that my other friends would think are stupid. Please?"
"Okay, but I'll only be your friend if this works. Deal?" Audrey flashed off one of her award winning smiles.
"Deal." As Audrey ran off Travis chuckled to himself.
"What have I gotten myself into?" As Travis started to walk away he wound up bumping into Lily.
"Lily!"
"Travis! I'm sorry but I have to go." Lily attempted to run off in the other direction.
"Wait! Lily can we talk?" Lily turned around and slowly walked back to him. "What about?"
"Us." Lily looked to the floor.
"There's nothing to talk about. You broke up with me because you thought we would end up like my parents. I started dating Ray, like you told me to, and you've stayed single. Why did you stay single anyways? It was your idea to date new people." Travis looked directly into Lily's emerald eyes.
"I thought I could find someone better than you. And, I didn't." Lily looked away. "Oh." An eerie silence followed. "Um, Travis, I have to go." Lily turned around and ran away from Travis. Travis just stared at her. She looked beautiful in her black mini skirt that went to her mid thigh and her lime green peasant top that flowed freely as she ran. As soon as Lily got around the corner she fell to the floor. She was, what Ray would call, confuzzled. Confused and puzzled. Best of both worlds.
"He does still like me?"
"No, Lily. He still loves you." Lily looked up and saw Robbie looking down at her.
"He does?"
"Yah Lil. He just didn't want to hurt you, but in the end he would up hurting himself."
"But Ray..."
"Look, I can't tell you what to do. All I can say is go with your heart."
That night Lily called Audrey to ask for advice. Not a good move.
"Audrey, I found out Travis still likes me. What should I do?"
"Who told you Travis still likes you?"
"Robbie, why?"
"Well, I was just talking to Travis and he said he is so over you," Audrey lied.
"But Travis told me today that he couldn't find anyone he liked more than me."
"And you believed him? It's just something guys say when they can't find a date. Trust me, he's way over you. Robbie was most likely just going along with it. But hey, you still have Ray." Lily frowned.
"I guess. I just really thought he liked me."
"Why? Do you still like him?" Lily could tell that Audrey was starting to sound defensive.
"No." Lily lied. "Why? Do you still like him?"
"Yah, I think I do. I really think he was flirting with me today at lunch." "Oh, okay. Well, I have to go. Bye."
As Lily hung up Audrey looked at the phone and let out a laugh.
"Lily Randall, you are so going down."
Travis looked down the hall and saw Lily clinging on to Rays arm. Lily and Ray had been going out for three months now, which meant that Travis, Lily, Ray, and Robbie were all seniors. So much had changed over the summer. Robbie and Kim broke up when they found out Kim was going to college in New York. Lily parents did get divorced. Lily is living with her mother here in Roscoe and her father moved to Toronto. Lily became part of the 'popular' kids group once they found out how good she could sing. All four were still doing RFR but things have been tense ever since Travis and Lily broke up. Other than that nothing changed.
"Hey bro." Travis turned around and the first thing he caught sight of was a head full of jerry curls.
"Hey Rob." Robbie flowed Travis gaze and saw who he was looking at.
"Dude, you have to get over her. You're the one who broke it off, remember?"
"It still doesn't change how I feel. Robbie, I just didn't want to eventually hurt her. With all the stuff going on with her parents and all it really got me thinking." Travis paused. "But I still love her."
"I know you do bro. But, you let her go. I hate to say it but that was your mistake."
"I know. But it's a mistake that I AM going to correct." Travis slammed his locker shut and walked down the hall to the cafeteria.
On his way he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. As he turned around he was met with the sight if a pair of hazel eyes that were surrounded by make- up, lots and lots of make-up. These eyes belonged to his ex girlfriend.
"Well if it isn't the Eye-Liner Queen! What does her highness want with a mere servant like me?" Travis had disliked Audrey ever since she broke up with him in the middle of the dance floor at the Valentines dance during freshman year.
"Travis, look, I know you still must hate me but I really miss being your friend." "It took you three years to figure that out?" Travis started to walk away but Audrey followed him.
"Look, Travis, I still want us to be friends."
"I have enough friends, thank you very much." Audrey grabbed his arm and spun him around to face her.
"Yah, but the one you want to be with is currently with Ray." Audrey looked at him and saw she had gotten through to him. "Travis, please let me help you?"
"Why should I? You said you wouldn't hurt me and you wound up making our break up a public display. How do I know this isn't going to blow up in my face also?"
"Travis, Lily's my friend. She'll listen to me. Plus this won't be THAT hard." "Why won't it be hard?" Suspicion was current in his voice.
"Because she still has feelings for you. Just let me work my magic and within two weeks you'll be back together."
"What's in this for you?"
"I get to have one of my best friends back. Travis, when I broke up with you it was only because we were more like brother and sister. But either way, I can talk to you about things that my other friends would think are stupid. Please?"
"Okay, but I'll only be your friend if this works. Deal?" Audrey flashed off one of her award winning smiles.
"Deal." As Audrey ran off Travis chuckled to himself.
"What have I gotten myself into?" As Travis started to walk away he wound up bumping into Lily.
"Lily!"
"Travis! I'm sorry but I have to go." Lily attempted to run off in the other direction.
"Wait! Lily can we talk?" Lily turned around and slowly walked back to him. "What about?"
"Us." Lily looked to the floor.
"There's nothing to talk about. You broke up with me because you thought we would end up like my parents. I started dating Ray, like you told me to, and you've stayed single. Why did you stay single anyways? It was your idea to date new people." Travis looked directly into Lily's emerald eyes.
"I thought I could find someone better than you. And, I didn't." Lily looked away. "Oh." An eerie silence followed. "Um, Travis, I have to go." Lily turned around and ran away from Travis. Travis just stared at her. She looked beautiful in her black mini skirt that went to her mid thigh and her lime green peasant top that flowed freely as she ran. As soon as Lily got around the corner she fell to the floor. She was, what Ray would call, confuzzled. Confused and puzzled. Best of both worlds.
"He does still like me?"
"No, Lily. He still loves you." Lily looked up and saw Robbie looking down at her.
"He does?"
"Yah Lil. He just didn't want to hurt you, but in the end he would up hurting himself."
"But Ray..."
"Look, I can't tell you what to do. All I can say is go with your heart."
That night Lily called Audrey to ask for advice. Not a good move.
"Audrey, I found out Travis still likes me. What should I do?"
"Who told you Travis still likes you?"
"Robbie, why?"
"Well, I was just talking to Travis and he said he is so over you," Audrey lied.
"But Travis told me today that he couldn't find anyone he liked more than me."
"And you believed him? It's just something guys say when they can't find a date. Trust me, he's way over you. Robbie was most likely just going along with it. But hey, you still have Ray." Lily frowned.
"I guess. I just really thought he liked me."
"Why? Do you still like him?" Lily could tell that Audrey was starting to sound defensive.
"No." Lily lied. "Why? Do you still like him?"
"Yah, I think I do. I really think he was flirting with me today at lunch." "Oh, okay. Well, I have to go. Bye."
As Lily hung up Audrey looked at the phone and let out a laugh.
"Lily Randall, you are so going down."