CHAPTER TWO
Looking for Each Other
Lilly's Point of View
"But, Oliver!" I cried. "Where could the others be?"
"I don't know, Lilly!" Oliver yelled, clearly frustrated. He'd been meaning to spend time alone with Miley and not me. You see, he likes Miley. That's why he was kind of lonely back in the convertible when I asked if Jake and Miley looked sweet together. But Miley, Jake, Mr. Stewart and Jackson were missing. We're just lucky that we got our things with us. I'm lucky alone that I have my trusty skateboard with me.
I sighed and crossed my arms in front of my chest. "Should we look for them?"
"No, I'm tired."
"Help me set up the tent, then."
"I'd rather not. I'm terrible with those."
I got fed up. "Why are you being such an ass?"
Oliver calmed down. He sat. "I'm sorry, Lilly," he exhaled slowly. "It's just…what you said earlier."
"About Miley and Jake?"
"Yeah," he answered. "You know I like her, you do. What's worse, it's actually true."
I narrowed my eyes. "You mean, you think they look nice as a couple?"
He nodded.
"Come on, Oliver," I told him. "You know that I was just joking, for Miley's annoyance. I like Jake, so I wouldn't dare say it as a serious comment." He looked up at me, since I was still standing. I sat beside him. "Are you mad at me?"
"No, of course not." Oliver looked into my eyes. I stared right back.
After a few seconds, since it was getting kind of awkward. I looked away. "Wanna help me with the tent now?"
Oliver stood up. "Alright, fine. But only if you help me with mine. I'm telling you, I'm terrible with those."
"Whatever," I laughed. "Just hurry, will you?"
Within minutes, we were done with both tents. "I thought you don't know how to set up a tent?"
Oliver winked. "I said, I'm terrible with those. I didn't say that I didn't know how to put those up."
I raised my eyebrows and nodded slightly. "Very well said. But, really, you did it better than me."
"I learned in Boy Scouts."
My eyes widened in surprise. "You went to Boy Scouts?"
Oliver nodded. "Yeah, when I was seven and you went to skateboard camp."
"Oh," I said. "Now I remember! Boy, seven years is a long time."
Oliver paused. Then he spoke again, as if he were only looking for the right words to say. "Sure is." Well, he didn't actually have to search hard for those so-called right words. Then he spoke up again. "Why'd you bring that here?" He pointed to my skateboard. "You can't go skateboarding in the woods."
I just looked around. A lake caught my eye. "I'll go check that lake out. Be right back!"
"What am I supposed to do?" Oliver asked.
"I don't know... go figure." I ran towards the lake. I was wearing denim shorts, so I could wade in the water up to my knees.
"I'll go with you!" Oliver yelled.
"Then hurry up!" I waved for him to run towards the lake.
Which he did with so much speed that he pushed me into the lake, completely soaking both of us. And I was wearing a white tank top. Thankfully, I wore a red sports bra underneath.
Oliver was on top of me, but he stood up. "I'm so sorry, Lilly. I didn't mean to."
I splashed him with water playfully. "I knew you didn't."
"Then what was that for?" he said, splashing water back.
"Nothing," I said, splashing him with water again. We played around in the lake for some time, completely forgetting that we were lost in the woods. Alone. Oh, no. We were lost in the woods. That was already bad. But being with Oliver, alone? I might as well die.
Or, not. Oliver was kind of fun to be with. And he is sort of street-smart, so maybe he knows a lot of camping survival tips. Maybe. But what I'm dreading is the...wait, what am I dreading? Just forget that I said that I'd rather die than be with Oliver alone. It's actually better than being alone for real. I'm just being the drama queen that I am.
But it's a surprising experience, I tell you. Especially the part about the kiss.
(A/N: I bet you're wondering, What kiss? Find out in the next chapter about Lilly and Oliver, which is chapter five, still waiting to be done. Every chapter, the point of view changes. I'll update soon, I promise. In the meantime, fill 'er up with reviews!)