Lucas
While running through a meadow, I spot the most gorgeous girl. She's pure beauty in its finest form. Sure, many girls are pretty, but only this one is actually beautiful. This one, I know personally. From her quirky sense of humor, to her adorable awkward ways. I admit it, I love her. Wow. That's a strong emotion for a fourteen year old, but Riley and I are special. I don't think I can live without her... She's the air that I breathe, the sole reason i wake up in the morning, the one that fixed me while I was broken, even when she didn't know it. A world without Riley Matthews is a world that I cannot live in. I snap out of my thoughts and return to the meadow. Riley silently beckons me with the indication with a finger. In a daze, I obey. Just as I'm about to reach her...
I woke up with a start. Of course, it was only a dream. Riley could never see anything in a Texan nothing like me. Grunting in protest, I pull myself out of bed, and get dressed, the image of Riley always in my mind. I see her before I fall asleep, etched behind my eyelids, when I'm fully conscious in my heart. She's always there, even if she doesn't know it. The only girl I ever can, and will love. Riley is all that I ever need, and she's more than enough for me. She innocence and beauty shines like none other. Yet, she's insecure. I often hate that she doesn't feel confident sometimes, but I wouldn't change a thing about her, otherwise she wouldn't be my Riley. The one that I know and love.
Riley
Getting up in the morning is always a struggle, for then I must face the reality that Lucas and I are merely friends. At least in my dreams, I can pretend that he loves me the way that I love him. Even though we are only friends, I know that I love him. Probably more than anything, I wish and I pray that he would tell me the same, yet I know, deep down, he could never. He doesn't know the effect he has on me. He doesn't know it. With a heavy heart, I walk down the stairs, to see the oh so common sight, Maya sitting at the table eating oatmeal. "Hey, Maya," I greet, "Ready for school?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," Maya replied in her usual sarcastic tone, "I just can't wait for another day of drumming useless information that I'll never use again into my brain!"
"I see that you're in a good mood today," I joke.
"Sure, we'll put it that way." I sit down and start picking at my oatmeal, and was able to spoon a few bites before it was time to leave.
"Riles, time to go."
"Alright, let's go." Picking up my bag, I follow Maya out the door, anxious to meet Lucas on the subway.
Maya
Uh oh, she has that look again, the dreamy and out of it expression that tells me she's thinking of Lucas. Honestly, it's extremely typical nowadays. He's literally all that she can think about. I'm surprised that Ranger Rick hasn't asked her out yet, I mean you would have to be brain dead to not see the love in their eyes. Well then, I guess that both Riley and Lucas are completely and utterly brain dead. I need to come up with a plan to get them together, and the Winter's Ball is the best place for that. I hear Riley take in a deep breath, preparing to see Hop-Along, before stepping onto the subway. She's got it bad. I observe Riley as she spots the cowboy himself. Her eyes lit up, and brightened just at the sight of him. Wow, I really gotta work fast. Lucas noticed Riley seconds after she found him. His eyes mirrored Riley's only ten times more intense. He instantly smiled his mega-watt smile, and Riley obviously was on the verge of melting. The affection shown through as they reached each other. Lucas spoke tentatively, "Hey, Riley. Ready for school?" The adoration was plainly heard in his voice.
Their conversation continued the entire ride, and I felt happy for Riley, but I was pining for Joshua Matthews. Yes, he is a few years older, but age is just a number. Often times, I lie awake at night dreaming of him, yearning to just hear his voice. I know it's too soon, but I met Josh soon after I met Riley, and he's been a rock to me. He just doesn't know it. Yet, I know he only sees me as his niece's best friend, a friend to him at most. It would be awkward if I did become Riley's aunt, yet the odds of that are much too slim.
Farkle
One girl, and only one crossed my mind nowadays, Isadora Smackle. I used to beleive that she was nothing but a nemesis, but now that I got to know her better, I fell head first into a new crush. Of course, I still flirt with Riley and Maya, but only to throw them off of my trail. They are still my best friends, but I feel as if Smackle would never see anything in me. She's much too smart and deserves the best, and the best isn't me. I'm far from it. I may fake a confident persona, but it's all really just an act. Everyone thinks that I don't give a damn about what others think, but I do. More than I should, if I'm being honest. Only Smackle has the power to change it, yet she doesn't know it. And she never will. I shall bury my feelings, and leave her for a much better man than me. I guess that I give up without even trying. Thing is, Smackle openly told me that she can't see a thing in me, so why try if I've been rejected before I even attempted anything, The hurt would likely only be more.