To Keep You Off My Mind

Chapter 3

Lily's POV

"Hey Locke! Did you do the chem homework? Can I copy it?" Lincoln blurted out.

"Sure man. Hey Lily. Thanks for the ride, my car just decided to stop working this morning." He said with a smile, reaching into his back pack to retrieve his homework.

"No problem." I replied quietly. I began driving and it took us only 5 minutes to get to school. As I pulled up, Lincoln and Locke scattered. I grabbed my back pack and started walking to 1st hour.

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3 hours later at lunch.

I was sitting at a small table in the corner of the lunchroom eating my lunch when my best friend, Karla, ran up to me looking frantic. "What's up?! You looked worried. Did something happened?" I pestered. She took a deep breath,

"It's Locke! Julie told him that you like him because he won't go to the dance with her! He's looking for you!" I choked on my chocolate milk.

"What!" I practically yelled, "How could she!" I started to get angry, but then thought about the fact that Locke knew I liked him and he was looking for me. "Did he say what he wanted to talk about?"

"No, but isn't it obvious!! He wants to tell you he likes you back! Why else would he want to 'talk' to you?" she seemed so sure that I honestly thought about it. What if he really did want to tell me he liked me? What if he wants to ask me out? What if he's so excited to talk to me that he runs up to me, picks me up, and tells me how much he likes me? Is my dream about to come true?

"I have to go talk to him Karla!" She nodded. I stood up, collected all my belongings, and rushed out of the cafeteria door. I walked down the hallway planning out the whole meet-up in my head and how this time the dream wouldn't end right before I kissed him. I couldn't help but grin as I walked down the hallway silently searching for Locke. I walked down the science hallway expecting to hear Locke call my name. Just then I heard my name. Was it real? There is no way. I turned around and saw Locke at the end of the hallway, my heart dropped. He walked toward me and I just stood there, in shock that my dream was coming true. As he got closer he began speed walking. "Hey Locke. How are y-"

"Come here!" He said with such authority, I had to follow him. We walked into a small vacant classroom. He stopped and turned to look at me as the door shut behind me.

"Locke, what's wrong?" I said trying to act like I had no idea what he had brought me here to talk about.

"Lily, I heard something really strange today. It's about you, and a crush of yours." He looked at his feet as if he was embarrassed to tell me.

"Really?" I tried to hold my excitement in, but I let out a smile.

"Lily, you know I care about you." I nodded, awaiting to hear a statement I had waited for my whole life. "You know that we have always been good friends, and not really much more than that." My heart started beating even faster than it already was.

"Locke, I know what you heard, and it's true. I've waited my whole life to say this." I took a deep breath, "Locke Mclaughlin, I'm in love with you!" His head bolted up.

"You love me?" He was so shocked and disgusted. "Lily, I was trying to tell you that I see you as a friend, just a friend! I thought you just had a crush on me, not that you were secretly obssesed with me!"

"Wait, Locke, that's not what I meant!" I reached my arm out to stop him from leaving, but he pushed it away.

"Get away from me, stalker! I can't believe that I've never seen this side of you. I'll talk to you later." He started to walk away.

"Wait, let me explain!" I started to feel the tears running down my face, but he didn't stop. He walked right out of the classroom, letting the door slam shut, leaving me all alone. I walked backwards and tripped on one of the desks. I hit the ground hard, but just stayed there crying. My whole life was over now, Locke didn't like me back, plus he thinks I'm a creepy stalker. I pulled my legs into my chest and let the tears fall on the cold ground.

***I hope you don't mind me updating so randomly. I only write when I have time, which is never! Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoy it!!***