Thursday morning….
"Where's Ray?" Sam said as the gang minus Ray sat on the steps near the lockers.
"I don't know" Travis said indifferently.
"He's over there" Robbie said nodding towards the other side of the hall. You could barely tell that it was Ray, he was with Paige. Paige was leaning against the wall with Ray pushed up against her, she had one leg rapped around his waist. Ray kissed her passionately as he rubbed her thigh and she caressed his arms.
"Someone get those two a room" Sam said jokingly.
"That's disgusting how can he just do that in the hall like that" Lily said. Just then the bell rang.
"Oh shoot come on Lil, we're going to be late!" Ray and Paige parted and held hands and walked towards the exit.
"Where the hell are they going?" Lily said.
"Maybe to get a room" Travis said emotionlessly.
"Come on Lily, lets go."
"No, I'm going to tell him"
"Tell him what? You're not his mother and we're going to be late" Sam said and took Lily's arm she followed unwillingly.
"Travis? About Lily?" Robbie said as the walked in the other direction.
"I don't want to talk about it. I'll see you later" and turned the corner to his class.
Ray and Paige walked hand in hand towards her house.
I cant believe I'm cutting to have sex….Really really really good sex….o man….well its not like anyone's going to miss me….they probably didn't even notice I wasn't there….Paige looks really good today….I wonder if this what Tim's life is like….
Later that day in the station everyone was already there except for Ray who was just walking in.
"Oh you decided to come?" Lily said with anger in her voice. Ray ignored her and sat down. "Oh so your just not going to answer me!?"
"What?" Ray said removing a headphone from his ear. Lily sighed loudly.
"So you remembered us, how come you not with you new girlfriend and her friends huh?!" she said standing over him.
"What the hell is wrong with you?You should be happy now that you don't have anyone calling you interrupting your time with Travis!"
"Don't bring him in this!"
"You've been acting bitchy all week. WHAT is your problem?"
"My problem? My problem is that you're never here. You're always off with Paige somewhere but I guess fucking is more important than your best friends."
"Whatever, you're just selfish no one can be happy but you! You told Robbie not to get with Kim, you took Travis away from Sam and now you're mad that I'm with Paige"
"Shut up you slut!"
"I'ma slut?! You're the one stealing boyfriends and fuckin someone that doesn't even love you!"
"What?!"
"You heard me, look I don't need this I'm out of here." Ray threw his bag over his shoulder and opened the door "Sorry about the show guys" he said to Travis, Robbie and Sam ran up the stairs. They stood there in silence as Lily plopped down into her chair.
"Good we don't need him anyway"
"We don't need him? The whole show today was wrapped around him!" Robbie said still too stunned to move.
"Well, you know you can't depend on him"
"I can depend on him he can't depend on you"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"When was the last time you hung out with Ray?"
"What are you talking about we hang out with him everyday"
"No, hung out alone, just you and him"
"I…"
"We're on in 5" Travis interrupted as the scrambled for there seats. "4" Sam almost tripped. "3" Robbie threw his clipboard on the floor "2" they all put there headphones on "1"
"I'm question mark and I'm wondering where's pronto?" Lily sat back in her chair. "Pronto buddy we want you to know that all of us here at RFR are happy for you"
"Except Shady Lane" Sam said. "But you knew that already…"
"We'll be back after some music" Travis said. The group took off there headphones. "Now what?"
"I don't care what you do" Sam said sitting back and crossed her legs.
"I need to go find Ray" Robbie said standing up.
"I'll go with you" Sam said as she reached for her bag while Robbie walked around the table.
"No, I need to talk to him alone. I call you tonight" he said bending to kiss her.
"Ok" she said and Robbie headed up the steps.
"Lily is there something you need to tell me?" Travis said coming from behind the tech booth.
"No"
"Do you have feelings for Ray?" Sam said.
"No"
"So why are you treating him like this?"
"Treating him like what? You guys don't see what's going on here"
"What that you're jealous?" Travis said.
"No, never!" Lily grabbed her bag. "I don't know how you could ever think that!" she said and ran out. Travis plopped down on the big red couch. Sam turned her chair around so she was facing him.
"Do you really think she likes Ray?" Sam asked concerned.
"I don't know…I don't know anything anymore" Travis leaned forward and put his head in his hands. "I need to meditate" he said and folded his legs under him.
"I'm sorry about all this Travis" he opened his eyes.
"Thanks that means a lot." He said and stared into her eyes. She turned away from his glance. Travis reached out and pulled her chair towards him so that they were face to face. "Sam? When are we going to talk about this?"
"What?"
"This? The energy between us…"
"Look Travis" Sam said and pushed away from him. "You need to chill. And what about the show?" Travis sighed and got up and put an old recording of the show on. "I'm going home"
"Sam can we just talk?"
"No, cuz you don't know how to just talk. I'll see you in school tomorrow" she said and left even thought Travis called her name repeatedly.
