Lilly's POV
No. This can't be happening to me. Please, please say it isn't true. Someone,
anyone, tell me that he's not leaving forever. Gone. Moving away.
I'll never forget the look in his eyes as he told me and Miley that he's moving
away. Those beautiful, brown, puppy-dog eyes ripped my heart to shreds with their
sadness. I'm sure my eyes mirrored his. He's always been there for me, even when
Miley wasn't. How could I live without him by my side? Could this really be
happening?
Oliver's POV
How could they do this to me? Don't they know that my whole life is here?
Everything I've ever known is here in Malibu. And Lilly. How can I ever tell her that I
love her now that I'm moving? Even if she did like me back, what type of relationship
would that be? Even if I was thinking of telling her before, I can never do it now. It
would just be too painful. For her . . . and for me.
Lilly's POV
I have to tell him. I have to. I can't just let him go, not knowing that he's never
been just a friend to me. He has to know.
Wait. What am I saying? I can't tell him. That would ruin everything between
us. If I want to preserve our friendship, I have to do what's right. I've got to keep my
mouth shut. Hold it inside. Lock it in the depths of my heart so no one can see how hurt
I am. I've got to be strong.
But . . . what if by not telling him how I feel about him, I'm really being weak?
What if the right thing is to tell him how I feel? What if I kept my secret from him, and
he liked me back, but wouldn't say anything because I didn't? Oh, I wish I could make
up my mind! I'm torn in two pieces, one which wants to keep it all inside, like before,
and the other screams for me to tell the truth. What do I do?