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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 2:50:48 GMT -5
"No, Ryan, that's okay. You don't have to pretend like we were actually becoming friends or anything."
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 2:54:06 GMT -5
"But... I thought we are."
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 2:56:56 GMT -5
Lillian laughed, then looked over at him, her face falling.
"Oh... You're serious. You...you really want to be my friend?" Of course, Lillian would have much preferred to be more than friends, but it was better than nothing.
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 13:06:39 GMT -5
"What's wrong with that?" asked Ryan, looking at her curiously.
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 13:15:16 GMT -5
"N-nothing," she stammered, her thoughts a whole jumbled mess. "I... I'm sorry for everything I said." Lillian didn't even know where to begin.
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 13:16:25 GMT -5
"I meant everything I said earlier," said Ryan sincerely, glancing over at her. "It's ok. It, uh, happens."
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 13:18:06 GMT -5
"Wow," Lillian sighed, too embarrassed to look at him. "You must think I'm a crazy person."
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 13:23:02 GMT -5
"No," chuckled Ryan, shaking his head. "I just probably... expected too much." He thought they'd be good friends just like that.
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 13:24:36 GMT -5
Lillian forced herself to turn toward him, smiling shyly. "Well, maybe we should just start over." She stuck out her hand, her smile widening. "Hi, I'm Lillian Wellsley."
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 13:26:31 GMT -5
"Ryan Lane," he laughed, shaking her hand. "Nice to meet you for the first time in my car."
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 13:31:31 GMT -5
"Yeah, I don't really know why I'm in here. Strange," she laughed, already feeling more at ease.
The next few weeks were, to be honest, pretty flipping awesome. Lillian and Ryan were becoming fast friends, and they even started eating lunch together with Jana and Ryan's roommate, Michael. It hadn't taken long for Lillian's reputation to shoot up a few rungs in the social ladder, either. Though she actually didn't care about that part.
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 13:33:58 GMT -5
Ryan was grateful at how smooth things turned out. His friends were accepting and loved Lillian, making her an immediately shoo-in when they'd have events or parties. With prom right around the corner, Ryan wanted to ask none other than Lillian to be his date, since they were such good friends, of course.
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 13:39:52 GMT -5
One of the guys in Ryan's group of friends, Jack, approached him one day at his locker after school.
"Hey, dude, I gotta ask you somethin'."
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Post by Specs on Oct 1, 2011 13:44:07 GMT -5
"What's up?" asked Ryan, grabbing his books and stuffing them into his bag.
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Post by Tag Along on Oct 1, 2011 13:48:01 GMT -5
Jack leaned against the locker next to Ryan's, crossing his arms over his chest.
"I really wanna ask Lillian to go to prom with me. She's totally hot, man, I can't believe I never noticed her. Plus, I think she digs me, so it won't be hard to, uh, get the job done, eh?" He waggled his eyebrows, a very smug look on his face.
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