A/N: Here is part 19 of our little journey. I'd like to thank jhhhhjfjk89 and Torri-Chiobie for their awesome reviews and all of you for your awesome support in my writing! It's so much fun to write this story and I'm getting closer and closer to 75 reviews as we speak!

Part 19: Great Friend

It had been a very quiet Friday so far. It was now the very end of the last period of the day. It wasn't long before RFR would fill the stations once again. But Lily wasn't thinking about that. She hadn't talked to Parker for a few days, and apparently neither had Meg. They'd seen Parker around, but it was like she was avoiding them. And that was really not like Parker at all. Of course in the midst of her thoughts the bell rang and Lily was forced to abandon the idea as she joined 2 of her closest friends and headed down to the underground to give another broadcast. Robbie wouldn't be joining them today. They didn't know what he was up to, but Robbie rarely missed a show so it must have been something important. They all scurried into the station and quickly sat at their special microphones turning their heads to watch the countdown clock. And then Travis signaled the 3-2-1 sign.

"I'm Shady Lane and I'm wondering: How do you know when a friend is avoiding you?" Even though Question Mark wasn't there that didn't mean they wouldn't still have the famous opening line.

"Well Shady, I'd probably say that when a friend is avoiding you they do everything they can not to come face-to-face with you." Ray explained.

"How can you be certain a friend is avoiding you and not someone else?" Travis asked. "We as Humans tend not to notice in these situations if someone is present every time a friend seems to be avoiding you."

"Thank you, Smog, for that very insightful view!" Lily joked, "And now here's a song to help you decide if your friend is avoiding you!"

It went on much the same way for the rest of the broadcast, and the whole time Lily wondered about what Ray and Travis had said. She'd seen Parker look at her smile, then frown and continue walking away but acting slightly different. So what was going on! Soon enough the show was over and the 3 started joking about Robbie having missed the whole ordeal. After a few minutes Lily said goodbye and left, leaving Ray and Travis slightly confused. Of course she planned to go home and call Parker to find out what was going on, but when she called Parker wasn't there and her dad didn't know where she was, but promised that when she got home he'd have her call. So Lily plopped down on her bed and began looking at a magazine, but she was a little skeptical as Parker's dad had a bad memory and would probably forget the conversation. She sighed and turned the page of her magazine hoping that the phone would ring soon. About 5 minutes later it did, and Lily jumped having not expected it.

"I'll get it!" She called picking up the phone. "Hello?"

"Hey Lily!" Ray replied.

No Parker.

"Anyway, Lily, Travis and I were wondering where you went after RFR today…I mean you just left." Ray pointed out.

"You AND Travis?" Lily asked skeptically.

"Ok, fine, just me…but still Lily where'd you go?" He asked again.

"I went home," Lily explained.

"Lily…" Ray apparently wanted more for a story.

Lily sighed, "I went home to call Parker."

"Oh the whole 'being avoided by friends' thing, huh," Ray said cheerfully.

Lily nodded not thinking that Ray couldn't see, but upon realizing her mistake said "Yeah."

"So it's nothing serious?" Ray asked.

"What do you mean?" Lily responded.

"Well, normally when you move THAT quickly you've been taken over by aliens or something." Ray explained.

Lily laughed; Ray always knew how to make her laugh. They'd been friends for so long that they each knew practically everything about the other.

"Lily, Tim's here, and he's still mad about the whole me trying to get revenge on him thing so I have to go hide." Ray offered.

That apparently was his way of saying goodbye because he immediately hung up and didn't even give Lily a chance to say goodbye. She sighed as she hung up and tossed the phone aside before turning back to her magazine. Ray wasn't as dumb as he acted, he was very observant of other people's feelings. Lily had learned that years ago when her hamster had died and ray had been the one to comfort her. Sometimes it was a little bit scary, but it made him a great friend. And Lily was definitely grateful for that.