Betty woke up still feeling a little feverish. She felt something or someone next to her
"..."
It was a little girl she thought. She was about to touch her when Lily stirred from sleep.
"Hi Betty how are you feeling"
"....."
"Betty?"
She couldn't talk but just looked at her for a while
"Ouch" she groaned in pain
"Sorry let me get you a glass of water"
"Am Ok lily"
"So you remember me huh?"
"Mm"
"You should get back to sleep though"
"Mm okay" and they both slept off again. later that day Betty got discharged.
"Lily lily!!"
"Betty? what's the problem?"
"Check this out!"
"We got in?!"
"We got in together am so happy"
"Mm me too"
"Let's celebrate our new level"
"No alcohol Betty!"
"Come on"
"No no Betty"
"yes mummy"
"Mm you wish"
"What you gonna do next little mummy"
"Am not little"
"Yes you are"
"Really"
"mm"
"Well I don't like being little"
"Then level up!"
"How?"
"Try some.."
"No Betty"
"Ugh your so hard to get to"
"Mm I love that one"
"sigh"
"How about some fruit juice"
"So simple?"
"And healthy too"
"Eww"
First day at Virginia college
"I remember my first day in high school"
"I don't remember anything"
"How is if my fault"
"You should had stopped me"
"I did... sigh Betty"
Chuckles
" I do love it when you get mad"
"You love making me mad huh?"
"yes"
"I guess I'll tell Phoenix how bad you've grown!"
"Whose phoenix?"
"Your one true love"
"My what!.....I see what your trynna do huh"
"What?!"
"Go ahead and tell " Phoenix" I don't care"
"Now you put him in air quotes?"
"I know you be making stuff up?"
"Am not!"
"Then show him to me!"
"He relocated"
"Oh wow I had a boyfriend who left me how funny lily"
"You think am joking?!"
"You are! Ok he relocated to where?"
"I don't know Betty"
"Liar"
"Am not"
"Whatever lily"
"Betty?!" "Where you going?"
"To find 'the Phoenix I guess'" she scoffed
"Ok am sorry" as she ran after her
"Fine"
"You still mad?!"
"Nope but am hungry"
"Fine I'll buy you something to eat"
"Really thanks"
"Mm"
"But why don't you have a boyfriend??"
There was a long silence
"I don't want to"
"Just like that?"
"mm"
"That's a lie....or did phoenix break your heart?"
"....."
"So he did huh? Don't worry girl if I catch him I'mma give him a thousand punches on his cheeks"
"Really?"
"Yes no one dares hurt my girl" Betty concluded
lily looked at her and smiled