Sweet girlfriend of mine, chapter 7
Lilly needed to find Miley.
''Hey Becca, did you see Miley?''
''Yeah... I think she went outside...But Lilly, I...'' Too late, Lilly was already flying away. Becca smiled. Maybe Lilly wanted to get Miley back and this is why she needed to see her. She hoped...
Miley was sitting on a bench, a book on her lap. She was apparently trying to figure out a problem. Lilly sat next to her.
''Hey...''
Miley looked up. ''Hey!'' she said surprised. ''What are you doing here?''
''I need to talk to you.''
Miley closed her book. It was weird to see Lilly now. Was she here because she wanted to get back with her? How was she going to tell Lilly that she hasn't changed her mind? She was uncomfortable.
Lilly however, didn't have time to be preoccupied by the awkwardness of the situation..
''I think I know who did it.''
''Did what?'' Miley shrugged. Ok, Lilly doesn't want to talk about us. Miley felt somewhat disappointed.
''Miley! Where have you been all this time?!'' Lilly mocked. ''I'm talking about this all campaign promoting homosexuality in all the school. A campaign featuring us...'' she added, sarcastic.
''Oh, that.'' Miley groaned. ''How did you figure out?''
''Let's just say that considering that the library is the only place in school where you can printing posters out...''
''You mean, you think it's Mrs Flesh?!'' Miley couldn't help but laugh. ''Lilly, I don't think...''
''No Miley.'' Lilly cut her. ''Think a little more. Which student also works at the library too...?''
Miley thought for a while. Her eyes opened in disbelief after a while.
''Are you saying...?!''
Lilly nodded. ''I'm afraid so...''
''Nooo. It can't be... I mean...'' Miley was completely stunned.
''Well, we can't be a hundred percent sure till we ask... This is why Oliver and I are going to confront that person. You wanna come?''
''I sure do!'' Miley exclaimed.
''Okay. Meet us at 5pm, in front your locker.''
Miley nodded. She wanted to say more to Lilly, but she couldn't. They stared at each other for a while without knowing what to do, or what to say. Lilly just noticed how bizarre the situation was. But they had to learn to be friends again, right? She cleared her throat.
''I gotta go. I'll see you then!''
She got up and walked away.
Oliver and Lilly finally got out of their last class. They headed towards Miley's locker. She was already there, leaning casually against it. Gosh, she's so beautiful, Lilly thought. But she gave herself a mental slap. Don't think that now. Focus.
''Hey Miley,'' Oliver said.
''Hey.''
The three of them stayed still a minute, silent and uncomfortable.
''Okay,'' Lilly finally said. ''I think we should go.''
The three of them walked to the library.
There were still a few students, working on the computers, or just at some tables. Everything was silent. Considering the situation, Miley, Lilly and Oliver felt like they were really in some kind of mystery book, ready to catch a criminal.
They headed towards the main desk. Mrs Flesh was sitting there, working on her computer.
''Hello Mrs Flesh!''
''Hi. What can I do for you?'' Mrs Flesh gently asked, putting her glasses down. She froze suddenly, her look becoming more inquisitive. ''You're the girls from the poster, aren't you?''
Lilly and Miley grinned.
''I'm sorry for you girls. Teenagers can be very cruel sometimes.'' She said softly, shaking her head.
''Yeah...''
''So?'' Mrs Flesh asked.
''So, we would like to print a picture, on a poster. How can we do that?'' Lilly innocently asked.
''You would like to print a poster...'' The librarian repeated, suspicious. ''Are you up to something?''
''No! Of course not! It's for a presentation I have to make in Biology.'' Lilly lied.
''Right...'' Mrs Flesh said, not convinced. ''I just need your student ID and the picture. My assistant will take care of the rest.''
''Oh, you mean, we can't do it ourselves?'' Lilly asked.
''No. No one is allowed in the office except those who work here. You know, school regulations...''
This was a clue, a clue showing them they were in the right direction. Nobody else could enter. Nobody else but the two of them. She glanced at Miley and Oliver, who were visibly thinking the same thing.
''Oh, ok...'' Lilly sighed, acting like she was really upset. ''You see, this picture is very important. It really has to be perfect. All my grade relied on it.''
''I'm sorry. But rules are rules...''
''Do you think we could talk to your assistant to explain how it has to be?''
''I guess you could do that...Just give me a few seconds.'' Mrs Flesh said.
She got up and walked towards a door, in an opposite side of the library.
''Ok, what do we do next? We're gonna need proof...'' Miley said, once she was sure the librarian couldn't hear them.
''The machine is probably connected to a computer. I'm sure there's some kind of journal or a trace of what gets printed.'' Lilly explained.
''Maybe we should let the principal take care of that.'' Oliver suggested, chickening out. ''He's probably as upset as we all are with this. And I'm sure he's trying to catch the responsible.''
''Yeah, and I'm surprised he, or Mrs Flesh for that matter, didn't think of the library. I mean, it was pretty obvious.'' Miley noticed.
''Wait, we still don't know for sure...'' Oliver pointed.
''We won't let the principal handle that!'' Lilly said. ''What about our revenge? I lost too much out of this! I'm not going to let it go.''
Miley glanced at Lilly. Yeah, they both lost a lot. Lilly looked at her too, but they both turned away, blushing.
''So, basically, we take the evidence from the computer, and then we go to the principal...?''
''No no no: confrontation, evidence, revenge and then, principal.'' Lilly said.
''So, everything's okay. You can go explain what you want. But you do not touch anything, understand?'' Mrs Flesh strictly said.
They shook her head,
''I also need your ID, as an insurance.''.
They handed them to her, and went to the room.
Lilly, Miley and Oliver felt adrenalin running through their veins.
Lilly knocked on the door, and opened it. Here they were, facing the student. Here they were, three sleuths preparing to make their suspect spill out a confession. The assistant was working on some copies and didn't bother to turn to them.
''So, what can I do for you? Mrs Flesh told me you were worried about the quality of your presentation..''
''Yeah that's right.'' Lilly said.
''Ok, so what don't you tell me what you want?'' The assistant said, continuing to printing out copies.
''We want you to give us the picture, and we want to get a revenge, and we want to turn you over. How about that?'' Lilly asked.
The assistant stopped and looked at the wall. The only noise coming from the room was from the machine spiting out the papers. Putting down the copies he/she was holding, he/she turned around.
Miley and Oliver gasped. Lilly was right.