Maya could remember it as clear as day. All of it. The ups, the downs, the tears but yet she still loved him. The past two years of her life had been a whirlwind. She discovered love, loss, and everything in between. There was one thing through all of it that she continuously went back to- him.

Oh, she certainly could never forget him. It was because of him she knew what true genuine love was, but let me stop before I get ahead of myself. Allow me to tell you the story. This story, a personal one in fact but first we have to start at the beginning.

Freshman Year 2016

The sun was hot and bright on the first day of school in this Georgia town and Maya Hart was not having it. "You know what Riles? It's one thing that we have to start school at the very end of July but who the hell has the first day of school on a Thursday?"

"Language," Riley warned as she walked by Maya's side to their bus stop. Riley too wasn't a big fan of the heat but she loved school so she of course didn't mind. "Besides, its our very first day of high school! Can you please be more excited? For me?"

Maya stopped walking and looked over at her best friend's face. Sighing, she readjusted her backpack and kicked the ground. "Fine," she mumbled. "But if anyone tries talking to me today I'm going to pretend like I don't speak English."

Riley laughed and draped her long, lanky arm around her best friend. "Whatever you say Maya. Now come on before we miss the bus!"

Maya walked into her homeroom class that morning and felt practically naked without her best friend at her side. Everything just felt different. This was a whole new school. She could count all the people she knew on one hand. She sat down quietly in one of the very few empty seats left in the classroom and looked around the classroom. Everyone looked different to her. So many people, so many different faces. Her eyes quickly glossed around everyone, even a certain brunette who she didn't yet know but would soon come to know.

The day went by pretty quickly. Lunch was crowded, yet uneventful and Maya couldn't seem to find her best friend throughout all of it. Luckily, right after lunch she had her last class of the day. Oddly enough, Research, which was a requirement for the school. Finding her best friend, Maya sat down in the second row of the class. As everyone around her talked and buzzed excitedly, she laughed and joked around with Riley.

Suddenly, Maya felt a tap on her right shoulder. She turned and instantly smiled. "Howdy cowboy," she greeted.

Lucas rolled his eyes and sat down next to her. "Nice to see you too Maya. Is Farkle in this class too? I haven't seen him at all today."

"I think so. I took a glance at his schedule earlier. I just don't know where he is," she answered while looking around.

Making his usual grand entrance Farkle quickly rushed into the classroom and found Riley and began talking a million miles a minute. Maya and Lucas laughed and carried on talking until the guy in front of Maya turned around and started talking to Lucas. "Hey Lucas did you hear what True was saying about Maxwell's class?"

Lucas laughed and immediately began conversation with the guy in front of him. "Yeah she was wild man."

Their conversation lasted a few minutes until Lucas pulled Maya back in. "Doesn't he sort of look like that guy from that Spanish cartoon that was on TV a few years ago?"

Maya laughed and shook her head as she looked at the guy in front of her. She cocked her head to the side and scrunched her eyebrows together. "Nah. I don't see it."

The guy laughed and hit Lucas' shoulder. "Thank you! See Lucas? You should have your eyes checked." He looked towards Maya and laughed. "What's your name by the way?"

Maya was taken aback for a moment before she answered. She hadn't expected him to ask for her name. "Maya," she answered. "You?"

"Josh."

Class went on and Maya learned what she needed to know, but that same night when Maya lay her head down to rest, maybe there was a sign she didn't see or something, but little did she know that on July 28, 2016 she'd met the guy who would change everything.

Note From the Author:

Hey Guys! Its me ! I just want to take a moment and say thank you for reading this story. This is my own personal story of my life over the past two years and I hope you enjoy reading it. It is very real and very honest and if you want to know about the true story behind just DM me and check my profile for as to why I decided to write this in this fandom. Again, thank you so much!

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