It was only the day after Jexica had come to an end when I, Maya Penelope Hart realised something. "Riley," I said to her as I walked into her bedroom. "Don't you think that this love triangle has gone too far?" My best friend smiled at me. "How could that be? Lucas must choose one of us then the other girl can't get hurt so everybody is happy. How has it gone too far?" I sighed. "Riley I really just wish that you would've never told Lucas that I like him, I guess I was just planning to tell him on my own." Riley grabbed her bag and begun to crawl out of the window. "Maya, you know me. You know I won't ever betray you. You know that today will be fine."
I sigh one more time, as I read a text from Lucas. "Maya, I have decided. I'll tell you guys later today." It read. "Great, today, somebody is going to get hurt, and it probably will be me." Riley and I walked to the subway in silence. "So, Riley. I think I know who Lucas is going to pick, so I promise you I'm totally ok-" The subway came to an electric screech. "With you going out with Lucas. I don't know why I ever thought he'd like me. Huh." I said, walking to our school. "Maya, don't be that hard on yourself. Lucas even said he likes both of us but in completely different ways. Now, only fate will tell." Riley is acting very confident and mature, so she must already know it's her. We walked into Mr. Matthews classroom and waved to our four friends. Sigh. Today will be the end of us. "Good morning, class. Today we are going to be talking about something serious. Something that I just wanted to cover because it is very sad and deserves to be honored, even though it doesn't really relate to today's lesson plan." I winced. This has to revolve around the Triangle. Matthews know's everything. "If you watched the news this morning, you'll know that a girl about your age was kidnapped." The room got silent. "Somebody kidnapped a girl and took them someplace. Their best friend rescued them, but for unspeakable reasons, the girl passed away due to violence that took place when she was kidnapped." Oh my gosh. This doesn't revolve around us anymore, but this makes my heart break. "Oh my…" Smackle said. "Why would somebody do that, dad? Why is the world throwing people to the bottom of the earth when nobody deserves it?" Riley said. Matthews shrugged sorrowly. "Did the guy get arrested?" I asked. Matthews nodded. "Sentenced for Murder, child abduction, and he was overdosed. He will never get out of jail." I put my head down. "But sir, why is this story so important? Thousands of things like this happen per minutes. What makes her story so special?" Lucas asked. "I'm talking about in general. When you think the world is ending because somebody rejects you-" Wince. "Leaves, bullies, or even uses you, think of all the other stories in the world. Think of everybody else who actually has it hard. Rejected by a boy? Girl? Would you rather take her place?" Everybody shook their heads. "No, sir." I said. "Good. Class is dismissed."
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Lucas. Riley, Smackle, Farkle, Zay, and I all sat in the chair at the back of Topanga's after school. "So," Zay said. "I think we all know everybody has been dreading this moment." I nodded. Riley nodded. "You still like him?" I asked my best friend. "Yeah. I still like him." She smiled and asked me the same question. "Yeah. I Always will." I blinked back tears and sat next to Farkle. "I know who you're going to pick Lucas, it's ok." Lucas nodded. "Guys, you two are the most spirited, smartest, determined, beautiful, classy girls I know. But I can't like both of you. What I think I really love is…" Braced myself. Here it comes. "I think I really like Riley. I don't know. Yes. It's Riley. It's always been Riley." I nodded slowly but calmly. "You two are perfect for eachother, so I'm just gonna go now." Everyone started following me through the back of the store. "Maya, just because Lucas likes me more doesn't mean you can just walk out like that." Riley said. "Easy for you to say." Not looking back, I keep going down the shifty corners of the streets back to my apartment."Maya, stop it. You're better than this," They all said to me. I turned around, swiftly. "You have no idea what it feels like right now, all of you. I'm constantly on the ground and constantly trying to get back up. I told you Riley you never should have told him. Because then it would-" I was interrupted by the hand of a stranger clobbering his hand over my mouth. Lucas immediately charges forward at the creep, only to be threatened by a gun. I shoved his hand away from my mouth for one last word. "Guys, this damn creep is about to kidnap me and you all just stand by?" I cry out. "Shut up." The man says, as he slips duct tape over my mouth. He cuffs my hands and throws me into the back of his van. "If you call the cops, I'll kill her. I'll kill all of you. I warned you. Don't follow me, don't try to save her. Just leave or these two girls get it, too." The man said. Zay and Farkle run to my apartment. Smackle and Riley run back in the direction of Topanga's. And Lucas is currently charging as fast as he can after the van the holds me. What the hell type of friends do I have? They cowardly run away leaving Lucas a great chance to get killed and who know's what could happen to me. Lucas is still sprinting forward, not looking back. I bang on the glass window in desperation. "Holy hell let me out!" I muffle to the horrible man. He only chuckles. I push the back trunk harder and harder in force. I rip of my duct tape. And try really hard to yank off my cuffs. "Why the hell are you doing this? Are you going to rape me? Kill me?" The man shrugs. "It's a surprise you prick." I shudder. Lucas looks as if he's going to throw up, because he's still chasing the van. Suddenly Lucas hides behind a tree as the Van comes to a stop. The man takes me in a dusty basement and cuffs me to a pole in the middle of the room. "God, I said I didn't want to take the girls place why the hell did you take me?" The man slaps me hard on the face as a figure of saying 'Shut up.' My cheek burns as the Man walks up the stairs. I slide down the pole and start to sob. I look out the dirty rectangular window at the top of the room and wait. Wait for something good to happen.
