Lucas POV
I was sitting in Riley Matthew's house with my four friends watching a movie.
"So, did you hear that we're getting a new student tomorrow?" Riley asked the group. "SSSSSHHHHHH!" "Oh, Farkle hush!" Maya said as she paused the movie. "NNNOOOO! Maya! That. Was. A. Critical. Moment" Maya ignored him and turned to Riley. "So do you know who it is?" "Yeah, my dad told me about her. He said her name was like Audrey or something. I can't remember. She moved here from California." "Cool, that's cool, that's SSSOOOO cool. Now can we please get back to the movie?!" "Farkle! Shut UP!" Maya replied while hitting the play button on the remote. "C'mon Maya, let's continue our conversation in the kitchen." Riley said while pulling Maya up. "GET SOME MORE POPCORN!" "Yeah, yeah Farkle. You eat so much popcorn, I swear one day you're going to explode into one mountain of popcorn" Farkle started doing this weird thing where he looked like he was an exploding volcano. Riley and Maya went into the kitchen. I got up and left Farkle hovering near the TV yelling "C"MON! KILL HIM!" I went into the kitchen to find Mr. Matthews in there with Riley and Maya. They were talking about the new student. He listened to their conversation as he went and opened the fridge. "Her name is Avery Jennings and she's from Pasadena." I dropped the bottle of soda I was holding and froze. It burst on the floor and Riley, Maya, and Mr. Matthews were looking at me confused. They kept asking me questions, but I couldn't hear them. I was lost in my own thoughts. It can't be her! There's no way! Riley's words snapped me back to the real word. "Lucas? HEY! Are you okay?" There's also the fact that Maya smacked my arm really hard. "OW!" "And he's back." Maya then turned her back and sat back down at the kitchen table. "Lucas? Are you okay?" Mr. Matthews was mopping the soda off the floor. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" "Well for one, you zoned out and looked like a zombie for a few minutes." "Sorry, I thought I saw something in the fridge. I'm fine." "Yeah, Okay Huckleberry. Don't do that again. I was almost worried about you for a second." "Aw that's sweet." "Well if you left, who would I make fun of?" "That's more like it." Maya sat down and she tried to continue the previous conversation. "So, this new girl. She's not going to be a snobby surfer girl? Is she?" "Oh its nine thirty. I have to go. My mom would want me home." I hurried and grabbed my coat and rushed out the door. I could still hear their conversations as I left the apartment. "That was weird, even for him." "Yeah, I wonder what's wrong." He could barely hear Riley's voice as she responded. "I don't know. But I'm going to find out."