Maya drummed her fingers on the desk out of boredom. She watched and watched that stupid ticking clock at the front of the classroom as the last person went through their presentation. "Bored?" Lucas whispered in her ear.

Maya looked at him out of the corner of her eye and laughed. "Is it that obvious?" she asked.

Lucas nodded and grinned. "Well you're you and I'm pretty sure we're on our hundredth presentation today."

The teachers voice brought Maya and Lucas out of their conversation. "Alright guys that was our last presentation. We have about ten minutes before the bell rings so just chill out for a bit."

The light buzz of chatter came to life in the classroom as Maya immediately started a conversation with her friends. "Hey guys so I was thinking we start a group chat for this class," Lucas began. "You know remind each other of assignments and stuff."

Riley looked back at Farkle and nodded her head. "Yeah I can agree to that. What about you guys?" she looked towards Maya and Farkle.

Farkle nodded and looked over at Maya. "Yeah," she began. "I'm in. I could definitely use the help."

Over hearing the tail end of the conversation, Josh turned around and spoke to the small group. "You guys mind if I get in on this chat? I could really use it."

"Sure thing man," Lucas said as he took out his phone and started to create the chat. He looked at everyone else and introduced him. "Guys, this is Josh. Josh, this is everyone."

Soon enough, the entire group started speaking. They just had a quiet conversation and waited for the bell to ring. Right before the bell rang, Farkle pulled up this really unflattering picture of Maya on his phone. "Hey Maya," he laughed. "Remember this? When you had that breakdown over the noodles!"

Maya's jaw dropped. "Oh no! Farkle I thought I told you to delete those pictures!"

Maya reached out for his phone but couldn't as Farkle had moved it out of her reach. "Nope! These are perfect blackmail pictures," he grinned.

Maya rolled her eyes and got up as she heard the bell ring. Walking out to the buses she opened up that group chat they made for that class and texted.

Maya: We DO NOT speak of those pictures! Okay guys?

Not even a moment later, Josh texted back in the chat saying,

Josh: What pictures? I think I should see them if I'm not supposed to talk about them.

Thinking for only a moment, Maya clicked on Josh's number and started typing,

Maya: Alright look Matthews, if I send you these pictures we DO NOT speak of them.

He didn't reply.

Maya lay down on her bed trying to figure out the homework she was doing. Sighing, she ran her fingers through her hair and groaned out loud. Placing her head on top of her open textbook. "My brain is going to melt from all this work," she mumbled.

A sudden chime from her phone brought her out of her homework driven despair. Thinking it was Riley, Maya lifted her head up and tapped to see her lock screen. Blinking several times, Maya didn't quite understand why Josh was texting her. Sure, they had a conversation earlier but conversations with people you don't really know end abruptly all the time.

Unlocking her phone, Maya quickly read Josh's message.

Josh: Hey sorry my phone is really weird and deletes my messages before I even get a chance to read them. I honestly can't even remember what we were talking about, but I heard you have Reynolds for science. Did you get to the post lab from our lab today?

Maya wasn't used to getting texts from people that weren't Riley but who could it hurt making a new friend right? Rolling over on her back, she began to text him back.

Maya: That is pretty weird huh? And yeah I did. It was actually pretty easy. It's the math that's going to kill me.

Maya oddly enough stared at the phone waiting for his reply and smiled slightly as she got one.

Josh: Don't I know it. I'm on the last question of the post lab.

Maya doesn't know what came over her, but she took a moment to look out her window and noticed the sky setting into these beautiful array of colors. Looking back at her phone she typed something that was so unlike her.

Maya: Do you ever get super stressed sometimes? Like I can literally look up at the sky and feel all my worries melt away.

Maya watched as those little dots appeared on her screen as he began typing. Feeling anxious because she said something that was very out of character for her, she smiled when she saw his reply.

Josh: Of course.

Right after he sent that, Maya received a picture of the sky right outside his house. Smiling, she got up and took a picture out of her window too.

Maya: There you go. Now we both have different skies to look at. :)

The texting didn't stop there. They texted for quite a bit. Maya found herself enjoying talking to him. It was weird, she normally only talked to Riley outside of school, and as the night went on he did something very weird. Something Maya hadn't even done with Riley. Staring at her phone in the darkness of her room, she lied down in her bed and read his text.

Josh: Goodnight Maya.

It was a Saturday night and Maya had been texting Josh later and later into the night. Coming up with an idea she texted him.

Maya: Alright. We should play a game.

Josh: What kind of game?

Maya: A fun one. Twenty Questions.

Josh: Alright. I'll bite. You start.

Maya smirked and quickly typed her first question.

Maya: Favorite color?

Josh: Orange. You?

Maya: Blue. Your turn.

Josh: First kiss?

Of course Josh couldn't see it, but Maya was blushing on her end.

Maya: I haven't had it yet. You?

Josh: Samantha W.

Maya: Biggest Fear? Mine is ladybugs lol.

What Josh said next is what Maya really wanted to say but was too afraid to say out loud. He began to say the things that she wish she had the strength to.

Josh: Leaving my loved ones too soon.

Maya sat up on her bed and stared at her phone screen. "Whoa," she breathed. They continued texting well into the night. Continuing the game, they learned more about each other and just absentmindedly grew closer.

Maya's laughter filled the air as she walked alongside Josh outside. "Totally," Maya agreed.

They walked hand in hand and walked past an ice cream shop. "Want some ice cream?" Josh asked.

Maya smiled and nodded. "For sure." They walked inside and got ice cream and sat outside while eating it. It was silent, but a comfortable silence. Behind Maya a car pulled onto the pavement. "Who is that?"

"My parents," Josh answered. "I guess its time for me to go."

Maya and Josh stood up and stared at each other awkwardly for a moment. "Yeah. My mom will be here in a minute too."

In that moment, they just stared at each other and were oddly content. Not a moment later, they kissed. The gap between them was closed and Maya's heart started to beat extremely fast.

Maya woke up breathing heavily. She looked over at her clock and held her chest as it moved up and down. Her forehead was sweaty and her blonde hair was sticking to it. Thinking back to her dream she laid back down on her bed slowly. "Oh no," she whispered. "I think I like him."

Maya was right. She does, but she could never begin to image what he would end up meaning to her.