Chapter Two

"Is this Travis Strong?" The girls voice was giddy and eager. Somehow I felt that the girls light accent was familiar.

"Yes, who is this?" The girl laughed as I strangely stared at my phone. This girl was starting to freak me out.

"It's you ex-girlfriend." When no reply came from me she continued. "From Hong Kong. It's Bridget." As soon as it hit me who this was I quickly hung up. My breathing became heavy but I didn't even notice until Ray walked into the bathroom and questioned me about it.

"Man what's with the panting? You get sick or something'?"

"Worse, my ex-girlfriend just called me." Rays face turned to stone as he spun me around to face him.

"Don't mess with me man. Audrey's dead and she can't call from heaven."

"No, not her. My ex from Hong Kong, Bridget. She was very much like me so I asked her out one day. We were like kindred spirits or something. But after three months things changed. She became more girly and popular. Her friends said she had to choose: Popularity or me. Just guess which one she chose."

"Wow man that sucks." Ray patted me on the shoulder. "But hey, now you have Lily. I guess some good came of it." I smiled at looked at Ray.

"Yah, I got Lily. And hey, your situation didn't turn out so bad. You got Grace. She's like you so much. It's a perfect match."

"Yah but...I'll always love Audrey. I can't change that. But I think Aud would want me to be happy and I really am with Grace."

" I'm really happy for you Ray." I opened my mouth to say more but my cell started vibrating again.

"Hello?"

"Travis, why did you hang up on me? Well, I guess it was bad connection. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that...omigod this is cool...I'm moving to Roscoe. Right now actually. I'm on the plane now. I have to make a pit stop in Colorado but then I'm headed to Roscoe, California."

Now, the next thing that escaped my lips was not supposed to come out, I swear, but it did, and I regretted it as soon as I said it.

"Dear God no, why do you have to come across the globe to torture me?" I silently smacked myself as I heard her go completely quiet. Ray looked at me in disbelief.

"Oh...well then...bye Travis." She hung up before I could say sorry. I sighed and closed my phone.

"What did I just do?" I rested my back against the wall and slid to the floor. Ray just looked at me with sympathy.