This is my first story, told from Maya's POV and in their sophmore year

"Maya, are you listening?" Riley asked me while I started to drift off.

"Uh, yeah go on," I said with a tired voice, last night was one of the worst nights this year. I couldn't sleep at all.

"I was saying that I had to babysit Auggie tonight, do you want to come?"

"Sure," I answered quickly, I'd jump at the chance to get out of my house tonight.

"Okay, it's tonight at 6," She squinted her eyes and me, "Are you okay? You seem unusually tired today."

"Yeah I'm fine," I said pushing her out of the way, "See you in your dad's class, okay?"

"Okay, bye Maya," I could barely hear her finish I ran off so quick. I couldn't handle talking to her.

Riley was getting closer to figuring out what was going on at home. But I couldn't tell her, what would she say? After all of this time I was lying to her, straight to her face, she was going to be upset. But I couldn't tell her, she wouldn't understand. She's Riley, my rock, the one who makes everything better. She would try to fix this, but she can't. This is something that riley can't fix.

As I made my turn to the next hallway, near Mrs. Degra's class, I heard a voice, "Hey Hart," I turned around and there he was, Charlie Gardner.

"Hey Charlie," I said trying hard to get to Mrs. Degra's class. the last thing I wanted to do was talk to Charlie, he always tries to make conversation with me just to get to Riley.

"How are you?" He asked me grabbing my hip so that I turned around to face him.

"Fine," I said swatting his hands away.

"Good, that's good," He stepped in front of me so that I couldn't move, "How's Riley?"

I felt a nervousness strike me. Charlie and Riley Had gotten together the first year of high school because Riley stopped liking Lucas. Ever since she broke up with him, Charlie has been obsessed to make riley jealous, with me. He would do anything, and I had experienced it firsthand.

"Fine, listen Charlie I'm not talking to you. You and I are different people now, and I'm done with you," I went to the right of him, straight to the class, but he grabbed my wrist.

"You are never done with me Hart, me and you are forever." He dropped my hand as Mrs. Degra came out.

"What's going on here?" She asked suspiciously eyeing Charlie.

"Nothing, I was just catching up with Maya, here. See you later," He smiled and walked off. As if nothing had happened. I wanted to scream, he never got in trouble. But what would I do if Lucas found out?

"Ms. Hart, are you coming?"

"Uh yes, right in!" I said walking into the classroom. I knew that I had to watch my back in case of Charlie or anyone fearful showed up, but how?