For as long as Maya Hart could remember she had the ability to communicate whatever she was feeling through her art. Her mother has told her over and over again that she had received her gift from her father, who left them to follow his dream of being an artist. It wasn't until after her accident that Maya started to struggle with who she was and if art is what she truly wanted to do with her life.
The accident changed everything for Maya; she now has to hide her scars behind long sleeve shirts and gloves. It happened one night when her mother was working late at the diner; someone had broken into their apartment and took something of Maya's that she could never get back.
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"Maya I'm leaving for an audition now! Make sure that you are at school on time today." Katy Hart called from the hallway outside of her daughters room. Katy leaving Maya was nothing new, but Maya thought that after the accident she would be a little more protective over her daughter.
"I will mom, I just need to put some final touches on this painting" Maya called back to her mother. In reality Maya was standing in front of her mirror staring at the scars that were littered across her body.
"Alright, I'll see you later then." And with that Katy was gone leaving her daughter alone once again. Once Maya finished covering up her body with long sleeves she started to make her way to Riley's house. The two girls had been close since the time they were little. Riley was the only person who really knew what happened the night that Maya's apartment was broken into.
"Peaches, you're here!" Riley yelled as Maya made her way into her room through the window.
"Yup, now hurry up and get ready. I need to hand in this piece to Ms. Clark." Maya held up a painting that was concealed in a bag. Ms. Clark was the art teacher that had first influenced Maya to take her art seriously way back in freshmen year.
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The two girls entered the high school with their finger laced together and ready to face the day. As they were making their way to the art room the two girls were cut off by the one and only Lucas Friar.
"Maya…" Riley squealed into Maya's ear. Ever since Lucas walked into their freshmen history class Riley has been dead set that Lucas was the one for her. Mind you the two couldn't be more different. Riley was a good person who saw the best in everyone. While Lucas tended to stick with his popular friends and had a temper that was nothing to joke about.
"Riley you need to relax. Plus it's not like Lucas woul-" Before Maya could finish what she was saying she walked straight into a rock solid chest. Quickly she looked up and saw that the body she had collided with belonged to Lucas.
"You might want to watch where you are going. A short stack like you might get hurt around all these larger folk." Lucas looked down at the blonde girl who had eyes that caused him to rethink yelling at the person who ran into him.
"Why don't you let go of and then we can stay the hell out of each other's way like we have been doing for the past 3 years." Maya said trying to get out of the hold that Lucas had on her. Ever since the accident Maya has had a hard time with people touching her.
"Now why would we want to do that, it seems to me like you and I make the perfect match." Lucas said looking down at the girl once again. He couldn't believe that a girl who looked like this and had a hellfire personality could have been unknown to him for so long.
"That's not going to happen Huckleberry." With that Maya was final able to remove herself from Lucas, grab onto Riley and head towards the art room.
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"Zay who on earth was that?" Lucas asked his best friend who happened to see the whole thing that had just unfolded.
"I have no idea man but it seemed like she wanted nothing to do with you." Zay replied smirking while he recalled the way the blonde wanted nothing to do with his best friend who usually had girls falling over themselves just for the chance to speak to him.
"Well I'll tell you one thing, that short stack won't be able to stay away from me when I get done with her." Lucas said. Something about the blonde had just captivated him and by some unknown factor caused him to want to know everything about her.
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"Maya are we going to talk about what just happened?" Riley questioned her friend while they were in art class painting away. Ever since the run in with Lucas Maya had been on edge and nervous.
"No Riles we are not, why don't you go back to painting a purple cat. I think that one you're working on might just be the best one you've done." Maya said directing Riley's attention back to her painting and away from her. She didn't want her good spirted best friend to know what she was feeling. When Lucas grabbed onto her to keep her from falling to the ground Maya flashed back to a pair of hands that grabbed onto her and caused worlds on pain.
"You know you can talk to me right? About anything?" Riley said trying to get her friend to finally let her all the way in and to help her with how she was feeling.
"Really Riley I am fine." Maya said as she started to put the final touches on the painting which like all her recent pieces held a sense of pain and darkness.
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All day long Lucas could not get those striking eyes out of his head. Every time he closed his eyes he could see the flash of panic that crossed this mystey girls face when he caught her. Soemthign about her had caused him to want to hold onto her and protect her from all the bad things in the world. All of these feeling were very new to Lucas. Usually he used a girl for a night just to make him feel good then they were dead to him. Yes, he knew that it wasn't the best thing to do but hey he would only be 16 once.
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It was nearing midnight when Maya finally decided that she might as well try to get some sleep. Usually she was able to get a few hours before the nightmares struck. Ever since the accident Maya hadn't been able to sleep soundly through the night.
She began her routine by checking that all the locks in the apartment work and that her window was locked as well. Then she checked that the bat she kept in her room was within her reach. Finally she closed her eyes and willed her mind to sleep without flashing her back to the night that changed her forever.
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Lucas had stayed up into the late hours of the night going through his yearbook trying to find a girl who eyes matched the ones that seemed to be burned into his mind. It wasn't until he was flipping through a page that was dedicated to a art competition that he came face to face with the girl.
She was in the middle of painting a picture while a brunette stood next to her smiling at whatever was on the canvas. Under the picture names were listed, Maya Hart and Riley Matthews.
Lucas smiled knowing that he was one step closer to finally figuring out who this girl was and making her his even if it would just be for one night.
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Maya woke up in a panic. She was covered in sweat and tangled in the blankets. Quickly she glanced at the clock and saw that it was just past 2 in the morning. Maya sighed then made her way out of bed knowing that it was useless trying to get back to sleep.
She turned on her light and took out her sketch book. She flipped open to the countless pieces that were in there. Lately she had been trying to put a face to the person that haunted her every moment. It was hard to recall exactly who robbed Maya of her life but she was determined to figure out who they were and put an end to them once and for all.