"Hey, Li-lay!" Oliver said.
"Hey, Ollie." Lily replied, unenthusiastically.
"What up?"
"Nothing much."
They were now walking down a near-empty hallway on their way to Science.
"Lils. What's wrong? You usually have so much to talk about."
"Yeah…something is wrong. There's this guy, and every time I look at him, my stomach becomes empty, or actually replaced with butterflies. They become empty, and for some reason, I can't help but blush." Lily blushed as she said that last word.
"So…Lily has a crush on a guy! Who is it?" Oliver asked.
"You'll have to find out on your own!" Lily said, and ran off, still blushing.
"I hope it's me…" Oliver thought subconsciously. He shook the thought from his mind.
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"Lily! I know that look! You like someone!"
"Yes…I do. But he'll never like you back."
"Of course he will! Oliver loves you."
"I don't like Oliver! I like…you know that French kid?"
"You mean the foreign exchange student? He's cute." Miley said.
"Yep. That's the guy who I like."
"What about Oliver? You two are always flirting, laughing, doing stuff together…"
"Miles. Oliver and I? We're just friends. Friends since Pre-K so we can do things some other friends can't, but we're just friends." Lily said.
"Come on, it's not uncommon for friends to develop feelings for each other, especially if they've been friends since Pre-K!" Miley urged.
"Miley! Oliver and I are just FRIENDS!" Lily said.
"Okay…chill." Miley said, waving her hands up in defeat.
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The next day, the French kid went to another school in the city. Lily decided to sign up in the "shadowing program" in order to go to the school the French guy went.
"So, Oliver. Do you like Lily?"
"Yes." Said his mind.
"No." said his mouth.
"You positive about that?"
"Yes. Miles, Lily and I are just friends."
"But you two are always flirting, and laughing, and stuff…"
"I know, but…"
"And what about that kiss you two shared in fourth grade?" Miley nudged Oliver with her elbow.
"That was just a rumor…you weren't there." Oliver defended himself.
"You sure? Scott's dad accidentally got a picture of it in the background of a picture he was taking. Scott e-mailed it to me." Miley said, waving a picture around.
"Miles, we were in 4th grade…ooh, Science! Bye Miley." Oliver said, glad for an excuse to get away from her.
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Science class was horrible for Oliver. He always had Lily next to him, giving him help in case he forgot which chemical to use for that particular experiment.
Right at this moment, he had no idea what type of equation Mg + NaCl Na + MgCl was. Decomposition? No, definitely not…that was off the list.
"Oken! Mr. Vincent called. Start working on your worksheet unless you want detention!"
"Yes sir." Oliver mumbled. He started scribbling random answers. "Oken. Detention. Next time you put down random answers, you're going to the Principle's office." Mr. Vincent said as she slammed down a paper with a big red "F" on it.
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"How was Science?" Miley asked.
"Bad. I got detention. Lily usually helps me…"
"So, can't seem to function well without Lily, eh?" Miley asked. She knew about Oliver's Second and Fourth Grade stories.
"What are you getting at?" Oliver asked suspiciously.
"Nothing." Miley said, and then started whistling.
"Come on, by whistling, you basically give it away."
"I know. You like Lily don't you."
"No I don't."
"Come on, you two are meant for each other. You two look so cute!" Miley said, pulling out a picture of Kindergarten Lily and Oliver.
"Hey! Where'd you get that?" Oliver asked.
"It was sticking out of your backpack, so I decided to take a peek. This basically proves that you like Lily."
"Ok, fine. I like Lily. Happy?"
"Of course."
"But Lily has a crush on than French dude."
"No she doesn't. She's going after the French dude 'cause he's hot. But I can tell that she likes you, I mean, every time she looks at you…"
"Miley, she likes the French dude, ok?"
"Fine."
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In P.E., Oliver accidentally kicked the soccer ball too hard, and it hit Coach's head. Oliver had Math with Miley, so she noticed how Oliver kept on fumbling over the easiest questions.
"Two detentions in one day!" Oliver complained.
"Wow! You really do fall apart without Lily." Miley said.
"Yes I do. It's really weird."
"Nah, you just had a psychological need for Lily!" Miley explained.