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Chapter 12: First Interruption

"Hello?" I answered the phone angrily, without looking to see who it was.

"Oliver?" It was Lilly.

I cheered up a bit. "Hey, Lil, what's up?"

"When you had to go before, you dropped something."

"What is it?" I didn't remember carrying anything. Except maybe money.

"It's a poem or something. I'll bring it right over." She hung up before I could say anything else. Oh shit, it must have been my lyrics. Crap! What was I going to tell her? It's not mine? She knows my handwriting!

The doorbell rang, interrupting my thoughts. "Oliver, your lovers here!" Owen shouted. What a jerk. I panicked and ran down the stairs, closing the front door behind me.

"Is something wrong?" Lilly asked, noticing my already flushed face.

"Uh…no. Why would something be wrong? Does it look like something's wrong? Nothing's wrong." I said all in one breath.

"Right. Well, what is this?" Lilly opened it and started reading off the lyrics. "I don't understand how you don't get it by now…" I grabbed it before she could read anymore.

"I've never heard those words in my life."

"Oliver, it's in your handwriting."

"Yeah right! That's not my handwriting! Pssh!"

"Oliver, I'm your best friend. I can tell your handwriting anywhere."

"So what if it is my handwriting?"

"Whoa, calm down. Did you write this poem or copy it?"

I sighed and gave up. "Alright, I confess, you got me!" I put my hands up.

"What?" she laughed.

"It's not a poem, it's lyrics."

"To what song?"

"One that I wrote."

Her mouth dropped. "Smokin' Oken writes songs? I don't believe it."

"Well, believe it, Lil."

She eyed me curiously. "Can I read it? I didn't read the whole thing." I shook my head no. "Why not?" She gave me puppy dog eyes. "Please!" she held onto my arm. "Please, please, please!"

"Why do you want to?"

"I want to see what you wrote about." She made a sad face.

"Fine, Lilly. If you want to embarrass me and make me feel like an idiot, go right ahead."

"Sweet." Lilly smiling, snatching the paper out of my hands. Well if this wasn't the most embarrassing moment of my life, I don't know what was. She read the lyrics to herself and I looked down.

"Alright, you done now? Ha-ha-ha now that you've had a good laugh I'm gonna go inside."

"Wait, Oliver…this is…wow."

"I know, I know. Don't even say it, I'm humiliated enough."

"No, Oliver. These lyrics are…great."

"I know, I know!" I said quickly. "Wait, what?"

"Did you really write this?"

"…Yeah…"

"They're…amazing." Lilly stared at the page in awe.

"It's not finished yet…just some thoughts." I kicked my foot on the porch with my hands in my pockets, looking down again.

"Wait!" Lilly's eyes widened. "Do you sing?"

"Yeah…" I sighed.

"Oh my gosh! That's so cool!" Lilly squealed. "What other things have you been hiding? You got kids somewhere?"

I laughed. "Nah…But I play guitar."

Lilly's jaw dropped once again. "Get out!"

I just shrugged.

"You mean you really do play the guitar!"

"Yeah…"

"Oliver, that's so cool! Why didn't you tell me?" Lilly was holding onto my arm jumping up and down.

"Because…" This was it. Tell her, Oliver. Tell her now!

"Because…why?"

"Because I li-" Before I could finish my sentence, the front door swung open.

"Dinner's ready!" Owen put on a fake smile for Lilly. "You want to stay for dinner?" he asked her.

Lilly sighed and shook her head. "My mom's waiting for me. Bye, Oliver." She waved and walked away.

"Bye, Lilly!" Owen waved as she disappeared. My mouth dropped open. I was so close! I turned to glare at my brother, who just laughed and closed the door in my face.