Lilly quickly left a note for her mom, explaining where she was just in case her mom wondered where she had gone, then ran out of the house. The cloudless, sun-filled sky mirrored the joy she felt inside. It was as if all the pain and sadness that had been building up inside of her had been erased from her heart, leaving the freedom and happiness she had always craved for.
Reaching the crossroads that would lead her either to Oliver's house or to the beach, she stopped, panting. Hmm, she thought. Where would a donut with relationship problems go? Turning around and looking in every possible direction, Lilly searched for his all-too-familiar, yet heart-melting face. Suddenly, a flash of shaggy brown hair heading for the beach caught her eye. She frantically gave chase, her heart pounding. She followed him all the way to Rico's Shack, never catching more than a glimpse of the back of his hair. Finally reaching Rico's, she spotted a flash of brown hair in the midst of a large crowd next to Rico's.
"Oliver!" she cried out, pushing through the throng of people.
The boy that she had been following spun around on the stool he had been sitting on and said in a sickeningly seductive voice, "Hola, mamasita."
"Aahh!!" Lilly screamed, realizing that the person she had been following was Rico himself. Still screaming, she ran as fast as she could away from Rico and the laughing crowd. Once she reached the waves, Lilly slowed and shuddered. Rico.
"Lilly?" a weak voice behind her asked. Startled, Lilly spun around to see Oliver. He looked tired and seemed as if he had been crying. Her heart ached to see him like this, but she smiled nonetheless. However, for a while, neither of them knew what to say. Lilly racked her brain for how to put her feelings into words, and Oliver stood there, feeling helpless.
Finally, he cleared his throat and slowly said, "Lilly, I'm so sorry for what I did. I never meant to—" Lilly cut him off by throwing her arms around him and pressing her lips onto his. Surprised, Oliver didn't know how to react.
Lilly realized that he was in shock, and pulled away, saying, "I know. And I'm so sorry, too. And, Oliver . . . I love you."
Oliver didn't say anything. He didn't need to. He just simply kissed her back.
I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific
And you might think I'm losing my mind
But I will shy away from the specifics
Cause I don't want you to know where I am
Cause then you'll see my heart in the saddest state it's ever been
This is no place to try and live my life
Stop right there
That's exactly where I lost it
See that line
Well I never should've crossed it
Stop right there
Well I never should've said that
It's the very moment that I wish that I could take back
I'm sorry for the person I became
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
Cause who I am hates who I've been
Who I am hates who I've been
I talked to absolutely no one
Couldn't keep to myself enough
And the things bottled inside had finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'd soon blow up
And I heard the reverberating footsteps
Syncing out to the beating of my heart
And I was positive that unless
I got myself together I would watch me fall apart
And I can't let that happen again
Cause then you'll see my heart in the saddest state it's ever been
This is no place to try and live my live
Stop right there
That's exactly where I lost it
See that line
I never should've crossed it
Stop right there
I never should've said that
It's the very moment that I wish that I could take back
Stop right there
That's exactly where I lost it
See that line
I never should've crossed it
Stop right there
I never should've said that
It's the very moment that I wish that I could take back
I'm sorry for the person I became
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
Cause who I am hates who I've been
Who I am hates who I've been
Who I am hates who I've been
And who I am will take the second chance you gave me
Who I am hates who I've been
Cause who I've been only ever made me
The End!!