Emily woke up to the loud sound of a moving truck door closing. She inhaled deeply while stretching out her legs. Then she threw off the covers and walked over to the window. Down below were a bunch of people scurrying around, carrying boxes, unloading vehicles, and some even standing, doing nothing.

"Oh my God, it's really happening. Somebody is moving into Ali's old house." She could feel the memories coming back. Ali, the girl she once had feelings for.

"Emily? Can you come down here please?" Her mom called from downstairs. She had that tone of voice, the one you could feel as if you had done something wrong. Emily quickly changed her clothes and went down. "There's a new girl next door, go and help her move in please." Emily's mom didn't make eye contact, so she was being totally serious. Emily rolled her eyes and did as she was told.

As soon as she stepped onto the property, Emily remembered the time Ali had taken her by the hand and ran inside the house. She took her up to her room to ask her opinion of a new bra she got. Ali held it up in the mirror. Emily looked at her with a grin. Without asking Em to turn around, Ali tore off her shirt and bra and put on the new one. Em didn't know how to react, so she stood there with wide eyes.

"Can I help you?" A hand was waving in Emily's face, snapping her out of the memory. Standing in front of her was a young, beautiful, curly-haired black girl. The girl smiled. "Do you live next door? I'm Maya."

Emily smiled when Maya said her name. Maya, such a pretty name. "Yes, I'm Emily. Um, welcome to the neighborhood." Emily looked at Maya's outfit to check out the rest of her body. She smiled again, but stopped when she realized she was checking her out. "Oh, my mom told me to come over and offer my help. So can I help you move anything? Or setup your room?" Emily looked away for a moment, wondering why she had just said that. She literally just asked to see her room when she already knew what the inside of the house looked like.

Maya chuckled. "Actually, I would love to have some company if you don't mind. My brother is a little annoying right now and I could use an older person to chat with." Maya motioned for her to follow, and Emily did.

Boxes and newspaper were scattered everywhere inside. Maya pointed out a few things, even though Emily already knew where things were. When they reached Maya's room…Ali's old room…Emily flashed back to that memory from earlier. She could see Ali standing there in her new bra. She looked at Emily. "How do I look Em?"

"Emily, are you ok?" Maya was looking at her weird again.

"What? Oh yeah. Sorry, I was just remembering something that happened in here." Emily walked in further and stood next to the bed. Red sheets and a comforter with a lighter shade of red were on it. Maya plopped down onto it and padded the spot next to her, asking for Emily to join her.

"So you knew the people that lived her then?" Emily nodded yes as she sat down. "What were they like?"

"The girl, Alison, was my…" she paused for a brief moment. "My best friend. We were really close. And one day she and her family decided to move without giving any of us a real reason as to why." She paused again. "I haven't heard from Alison since a fight we had just before she moved." She looked down at the floor.

Maya reached over and rested her hand on Emily's. "I'm sorry to hear that. Do you want to talk about what happened?" Emily shook her head. "That's ok, I understand. You don't know me that well."

Emily didn't even realize that Maya's hand was on top of hers. When she turned to look at Maya, she saw them touching and gasped. Immediately, she pulled her hand away because she could feel something returning. "Sorry, it's just a really sensitive subject. And you're right, I don't know you that well. But now that you live next door, maybe we can become friends." They both smiled.

Maya got up to spray some banana coconut body spray on her. Emily could smell it shortly after she did. It went into her nose like an aphrodisiac. She instantly closed her eyes and took in the smell as much as she could. It entranced her so much that she forgot where she was and that Maya was looking at her. When she couldn't smell it anymore, she opened her eyes and saw Maya staring at her funny. Then they both laughed. "Sorry, I just liked the smell of that spray." Emily could feel her face starting to blush. "So, do you play any sports?" Emily was trying to change the subject.

"I played basketball for a while, but I didn't think I was any good, so I stopped. I play music though." She jerks her head to the right, towards her cello. "It's a cello, not a guitar."

Oh my God, she plays cello. Emily had a secret love for the sound of a cello. It soothed her. She smiled nonchalantly, trying to play it off. "Sweet. I swim." Her phone went off. She reached into her pocket and pulled it out. Mom texted her asking how things were going. Emily rolled her eyes and deleted the message. "So I'm assuming you're going to Rosewood then? Maybe we'll see each other in the halls."

Maya nodded. "Or we could go to school together." Emily was a little shocked to hear her say that. "If that's ok with you." Maya watched Emily closely for a reaction.

"Sure, I don't see a problem with that. I can show you around the school, too."

"I'd like that." Emily stood up from the bed. She reached out her hand for a shake, but Maya shook her head. "Really, a handshake? I prefer hugs." Maya chuckled and walked over to hug Emily. She grabbed her firmly and hugged her sweetly. Emily was a little reluctant at first, but eventually wrapped her arms around Maya. Maya pulled back slightly to look at Emily. "Thank you for the company. It was nice to get to know you a little." They stared each other in the eyes.

The smell of her body spray came back. Emily again felt something inside. That familiar feeling she had so long ago. For some reason, she wanted to stay there with Maya. "Yeah, you too. But I have to go help of my friends with something." Emily let go of Maya and started towards the door.

Just before Emily walked through the doorway, Maya spoke up. "You know Emily, you're really cute. You know that?" She smiled at her.

Emily froze and slowly turned around. She couldn't think of a single thing to say, so she simply smiled. After a moment, she walked out of the room. Once she hit downstairs, she rushed back to her own room and closed the door. "Oh my God, it's happening all over again."