Become your Inspiration

Stay away from Raven

It was late afternoon, I sat in the audience seat watching the rehearsal performance of the theater major. There Lily was so beautiful, no, she was always beautiful. But somehow he shines more than the others, don't think I'm evil, but that's exactly what I saw.

I kept watching Lily until someone patted me on the shoulder. I saw that guy right away.

"Well, you're not sleeping? usually you fall asleep while waiting for Lily to finish training" he said. This woman looks familiar, wait what's her name? I narrowed my eyes while trying to remember. Seeing that he sighed.

"I'm Lia, remember that. And I was Lily's friend, ck when the three of us had lunch together, you know" she said upsetly and sat next to me. Ah right, I just remembered it.

"You like Lily, don't you?" Lia's chirp that made me widen my eyes. How'd he know? is that too obvious?

"Where do you know?" I asked her to reply with a face like mocking.

"I just know, after all Lily's my best friend, of course I know things like a guy likes her, so anyway you try to hide her" she replied in a relaxed tone. Oh, so he's Lily's best friend? Wait then I have to...

"Greetings know, I'm Raven and then I'm-"

"Are you kidding me? don't tell me you want to behave well because I'm Lily's best friend, when you never returned my greeting, it turns out you like Lily so much" she cut. But I read on the internet that I should treat the friends of people I like well.

"Yahhh I don't blame you" he continued, then saw Lily who was training her dialogue on stage. I looked at Lily, she seemed exhausted.

"He's the type of person that if you only see him once might look unattractive, but if you talk to him or accept help from him, you can just fall for him" Lia continued. I don't agree with her words, if you see her once she doesn't look attractive? I was immediately interested when we first met!

Uh...

"You know? if I had to die for him, I would have done that" he continued. Her words just made me furrow my eyebrows.

"Haha, am I being too dramatic? Well I love Lily too much, I'll do anything for her" continued Lia. He stopped for a moment and started talking again.

"In the first year I was here, my life didn't go so well. I don't know if you've heard these rumors or not, but there used to be rumors about a student from the literature department who was an ex-convict" Lia continued. Ah I remember, Lion used to tell me.

"I've heard it" I said.

"Oh really? it turns out that the rumor spread so widely, you even know about the rumor" Lia replied. Wait, but why are we even talking about that?

"That student was me" said Lia. Huh huh? wait, what?

"That's a rumor about me, I don't know who made such a rumor. But because of the rumors people were avoiding me, at first I didn't really care about being shunned like that, but in the middle of the year I started to get frustrated about not having friends. And at first I thought that rumor would disappear by itself, but it didn't!"

"I tried to dispel those rumors by talking to people, but it was too late, it had already spread even our seniors to know."

"When I dreamed of a happy life as a student, but it wasn't fun, I started to despair about my first year."

"But then a goddess appeared before me, she gave me a talisman and said that everything was fine. After a few days, the strange rumors began to disappear."

"The goddess figure is Lily, I call her that because she came at a time when I needed someone the most. And then I became friends with Lily, and all of a sudden the rumor disappeared somewhere. I also majored in theater because of Lily" explained Lia.

"Ah am I talking too much? sorry, it's been a long time since I've been able to tell a story" Lia said.

"Ah yes, no problem" I replied. It doesn't matter as long as he's someone close to Lily.

"Lia, can you check this for a second" called a woman backstage.

"All right!! Ah sorry, I'm leaving first" Lia said and left. Eh? Well, that's it, it's okay. But.heard the story I became curious, what would happen if I knew Lily from the first year. Maybe now we have...

Ah, my face feels hot.

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It's late and today's training session is hard to finish. I'm waiting for Lily to come home together. I got a message from Hanz asking me to drop Lily off because I didn't pick her up.

"Lily, you were so cool!" I approached Lily. I tried to look him in the eye but he kept looking down.

"Raven, today I didn't train with you first yes, I have business" Lily said. After that he walked out of the building. Well, maybe he's tired, but why doesn't he see me? whats...DID I MAKE A MISTAKE?

I came out of the building and followed him, we walked side by side in the corridor. Though not too late but the campus is completely deserted, there are only a few students here.

Hmmmm, I have to take Lily home right? but I can't seem to, somehow I feel that his mood is bad, did I really make a mistake? butwhat?He kept silent, usually he would open the conversation, the gate was not far ahead.

I looked at the parking lot to check if Hanz's motorcycle was there, and it was there! I looked back at Lily who was quite far ahead of me, after I thought...

If I drive him on a motorcycle, it'll be a very short time. It will be very short compared to driving him home on foot. All right, I decided to walk with her until the female dormitory. But I'd reason to have business around the girls' dormitory, so she wouldn't be suspicious.

I walked through the gate and followed Lily who was far ahead. Now we walk side by side.

"What are you doing?" ask Lily.

"See, maybe... drive you home?" my answer. Hearing that he paused for a while then walked again, but a little faster than before.

"No, I was just kidding. I have business around the girls' dorm" I continued. Why does he not like my answer? what.there is wrong?

I went back after him, after we walked side by side he again sped his way. It stayed like that until I stopped.

I stopped following him. From behind I saw Lily who was walking quickly, she was like frightened.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I raised my voice a little to be heard by him. Hearing that he stopped and turned to look at me. He no longer lowered his head, but the streetlight was a little further ahead of him, so I couldn't see his facial expression.

"Why did you stay away? I mean if I make a mistake, please forgive me" I continued. Is it because of the training room? when playing the piano? oh, or when I hold her hand? does he not like? is it true because of that?

I set foot on Lily, she didn't move a bit. I ran towards her and stopped a few steps away from Lily.

"Sorry Raven, you're not wrong, sorry I behaved like this, I'm just exhausted, I want to go home soon" Lily said. Hearing that I was happy because I wasn't wrong, but still she was strangely behaving that way.

After saying that Lily turned her back to me to leave. I took his hand. Hot, her body hot!

"Lilly! You feverish?" I grabbed Lily's hand to get closer and clasped her. Although it was dark but from this close distance I could see Lily's face clearly, her face was very red. I felt his temperature, and it was hot.

"I'm going to take you to the hospital" I said, grabbing a cell phone out of my pants pocket.

"Raven, no need, no need. I just have to rest, it's okay" Lily refused.

"All right, I'll take you home" I said.

"No need, don't get too close when you catch it" Lily said. Be infected? who cares.

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We got to the girls' dorm and I dropped Lily off my sling.

"Do I need to take you upstairs?" I asked Lily who was still staggering.

"No need, I-I"

HOEKK

"LILY!"