Chapter Eleven
Halloween is on its way,
If only it were here to stay.
Ghouls and Ghosts to bring on fright,
Adrenalin mixed with pure delight.
All Hallows Eve or Day of the Dead,
No matter what you call it, you're sure to bring on dread.
I looked at the poem on my Halloween Party invitation and smiled at my witty-ness. Strangely enough the poem had just come to me. The party started at seven and ended at two in the morning. I'm going to be a pimp and I'm praying no one else is going to be the same thing. I haven't told anyone. I wanted it to be a surprise. Bridget is coming as a geisha, Robbie is going as Frankenstein, Ray is going as a bottle of ketchup (don't ask why), and Lily has yet to reveal her costume choice.
When a passed out the invitations I was surprised at how many people were looking forward to coming. I was just giving them to people I knew, not really people I hung out with but just randomly knew. Only after my party would I realize that I should have gone through my invite list more carefully.
I was handing my invites to my friends Nathan and Kate when I heard Lily and Ray talking around the corner in the seniors lounge.
"I know I shouldn't feel this way since I'm the one that broke things off but…I guess it's just hard dealing with the fact that, well…I'm not number 1 anymore. Is that wrong of me? I mean, I should be happy for him…right? He's happy now, he has something I couldn't compete with and that I couldn't give him but…I can't forget about him, about everything we've been through. I mean, with all the crap we went though and still managed to make it out with our lives, something we were close to losing. I don't know, I guess I never planned on Bridget coming into the picture."
"I know how you feel. Things were going great with Grace and I and…well like you said, Bridget came into the picture. I thought things were going good and I thought I could be happy for Travis and Bridget but…I was sadly wrong. So I guess we're in the same boat, you want Travis and I want Bridget." I heard a scuffle and I imagined that Lily stood up.
"I don't want Travis! Not if I'm going to be second best. I am sick and tired of being second best! That's how it was with Audrey and that's how it's going to be with Bridget. The two people I couldn't compete with for Travis! God I just want to scream!" Lily stormed past me not even taking notice to the fact that I was right there.
I walked into the room and stood next to Ray.
"You should have told me man. I knew you liked Bridg but…I can't believe you. How come you didn't tell me that Lily and you felt this way?"
"Don't get mad at me man!"
"I'm not mad at you!" I snapped. "I'm mad at myself for not noticing it!" I flung my bag hurtling to the ground and plopped down on the couch. "I don't know what to do Ray. I'm just so confused."
"Yah, I know the feeling." I smirked.
"I bet you do." Ray took a moment to comprehend the comment and shot up with an outraged, "Hey!" We both started laughing and it seemed to calm my tense muscles.