This chapter moves right along with the story, and it goes kind of quick. I'm really hoping more people take an interest in this story, because it isn't really like Teen Beach Movie, it had different parts in it. Oh well. Anyway, this chapter has a song in it and I want to know if it makes sense in the format I put it. Please make suggestions if you think it's a little confusing.
Lucas found Maya on the front porch with a sketchbook. She was trying to draw the ocean, but she didn't really seem to be in her 'drawing mode' yet. She seemed distracted.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me," Lucas asked as he sat down next to her.
"Don't even start with that, Cowboy," Maya said glaring at him. "I tried so hard to tell you, but I didn't know how. I mean, how could I tell you that I'm moving to California at the end of summer to go to some prep school where I honestly don't want to be? How could I tell you, my best friend, that I'm never going to see you again?"
Lucas didn't say anything at first. Then he sighed and said softly, "So you're just gonna leave? Why is your aunt making you do this?"
"She isn't. It's my mom. I thought about just running away, but they apparently thought ahead. My flight leaves at noon tomorrow and there's no getting out of it." Maya told him.
"I can't just let you leave just like that," Lucas said. "This was supposed to be a summer to remember. A summer we would spend together. Not the last summer we spend together."
"Look, I get it. You're upset. But, believe me, Cowboy; you're not nearly as upset as I am. My mom says I was lucky to get in this school. But you know me; I won't fit in there at all. She thinks that if I go I'll be able to change my attitude and have a better life in the future, unlike her. I should have told you, but I just couldn't." Maya then got up and walked around the wraparound porch and down the front steps to the sand.
"Maya, wait," Lucas said as he rushed after her. "What was the deal your aunt was talking about?"
Maya sighed. "When my dad left, my mom knew I would end up living the same way she did and she didn't want that for me. The deal was I get to stay in New York until halfway through high school. Then I'd go to California with my aunt to go to that prep school. I didn't really have a choice in any of it," Maya went on. "My aunt has a great life, nothing like my moms. My mom figured if I followed in her footsteps I'd go far in life. So I have to go to Aunt Heidi's old school."
"So she just showed up to take you away," Lucas concluded.
Maya nodded slowly.
"What's gonna happen?" Lucas asked after a few minutes.
"I don't know," Maya admitted. "I should probably go to this school. But we both know I'm going to suffer through it."
"So you're going."
"Look, Cowboy," Maya said. "I'm sorry, but there's no way out of this one. The main reason I wanted to go on this trip, was so that I could have one last memory when I left for California. It's just- the trip went a lot faster than I thought and now it's over."
"I'm flying back to New York in three days. Without you," Lucas said. "Maya, you're the closest friend I have; I can't just let you leave."
"You're gonna have to, Ranger Rick," Maya said with a half-hearted smirk. "And it's gonna be too hard to call you Cowboy every day when I'm all the way across the country, so I probably won't call much."
"This is our last day," Lucas said, sitting down on the last step of the porch. "We're never gonna see each other again."
"Yeah," Maya said sitting beside him. "So thanks, Cowboy, for the most amazing summer ever. I just wish it wasn't over."
"Me too."
Then Maya stood, and walked into the house to pack up her things.
The next morning, Maya was almost completely packed. Her aunt said that her mom would mail the rest of her things to California next week. So Maya only had a couple things left to put together. One was her sketchbook, which she was sneaking into the bottom of her suit case. The other was an envelope filled with pictures of her and Lucas they had taken over the summer.
Maya had a few other friends, but none as close as Lucas. When they wouldn't see her at school the next year, they'd get over it in a month or so, but Lucas probably wouldn't ever forget about her. And she would never be able to forget that cowboy she met back in seventh grade.
Maya picked up her suit cases and opened the door of the bedroom she was staying in. She was surprised to see the old surfboard Hannah and Tristan were talking about the day before. They claimed that everyone discovered their destinies on it. Maya got an idea.
"Okay, surfboard," Maya said looking at it. "Let's see what you've got."
Maya quickly changed into her swimsuit and rash guard and pulled out a piece of paper. On it she wrote:
Back in time for the flight
-Maya
Then, she grabbed the surfboard and went down to the public beach, not too far from the house. That was where the biggest waves would be.
When she got there, Maya saw looked out at the water. They weren't kidding when they said 40 foot waves. They weren't quite there yet, but they would be soon. She was only slightly hesitant.
"Hey Clutterbucket," Maya knew it was Lucas without even turning around. He knew her too well; of course she would sneak out to surf. It was just like Maya to delay things and break rules.
"How'd you know I'd be here, Sundance?" Maya asked, even though she already knew.
"I knew you couldn't pass up this opportunity," Lucas said, looking at her.
"Well, you were right about that. But I'm not gonna stand here and talk. There are waves to be surfed," Maya then took off towards the water. She quickly tied her blonde hair up and began paddling out.
Waves rushed over her as she paddled. None of them were good enough for her to surf. Maya glanced around and saw other surfers being knocked down. She tried not to focus on them, though. It was just her, the board and the ocean.
She caught her first wave pretty quick. Maya loved the rush she got when she was up on that board. The first few waves were small, but they kept getting bigger. Soon, Maya was lost in her own world.
She didn't realize the sky was getting darker, and the storm was getting worse. She was too focused. The sound of a whistle caused her to look back. The life guard waved a red flag, signaling everyone to come in. Oh no, not even you are going to ruin this for me, Maya thought. She ignored the whistle and paddled farther out.
A giant wave was forming in the distance. It was perfect. Maya no longer cared that she was probably putting herself in danger. So what? It's not like she would be able to take risks like this ever again. If it was that bad, dying was still probably better than going to California.
Lucas, realizing what Maya was doing, quickly grabbed a life vest and got on a jet ski. He had to get her out of there. As fast as he could, he managed to get to where Maya was.
"Maya! Don't do it!" he called.
"I have to!" Maya told him.
At first, everything was fine. Maya got on the wave with no issues. It wasn't long after though, when it started getting rougher. Maya took a nasty fall off of her board and disappeared under the choppy water.
"Maya!" Lucas shouted. Without a moment of hesitation, he dove into the water after her, hoping to find her and pull her up.
As they both went under, no one on shore could see where they went. The water continued to roar on, but the two teenagers seemed to just disappear.
The surfboard was the first thing to pop up out of the water. After that, Lucas managed to resurface just before Maya. When she came up coughing, Lucas swam over.
"Are you okay?"
"Lucas!" Maya shouted angrily, trying to keep herself afloat. "What are you doing here?"
"What?" Lucas asked not understanding. "You just go wiped off of your board, when you should have been on shore, and you're asking why I'm here?"
Maya just shook her head, while trying to stay afloat. Then she realized something. "What happened to the storm?"
"Come on, let's just get you're board," Lucas said as he began swimming over to it. The two made their way to shore, where Maya continued to yell at Lucas.
"What were you thinking?" Maya asked him, shouting.
"I was just trying to get you out of there. The storm was getting worse by the minute," Lucas told her.
"Well, you shouldn't have. I didn't need your help!" Maya snapped. "This was my last chance to enjoy myself before I leave for California, and never come back! Instead I end up here and-," Maya stopped.
She had no idea what she was looking at. Apparently, Lucas hadn't even noticed what was going on.
"Lucas," Maya said much calmer. She pointed to the group of people on the beach near them. They started… singing, for no reason.
Together Maya and Lucas ran over to get a closer look, ducking behind surfboards. A bunch of teens piled out of cars and all ran onto the beach laughing and singing. Each of them were wearing old-styled swimsuits and looked vaguely familiar to Maya. She just couldn't remember where she'd seen them before. The main thing the two were focused on were why the teens were all singing.
"Maybe we're dead," Lucas suggested.
"If we are, I would love to be someplace where guys' shorts are much longer than that." Maya said disgustedly. "But I don't think we died."
"No, we did. We died and now were trapped in a musical," Lucas said.
Maya rolled her eyes. The two ducked a little farther down, to keep from being seen. That was right when the singing really started.
A boy, probably only a few inches taller than her, with red hair started the song off. Maya recognized him, but she couldn't remember where she'd seen him before.
On my way ... feelin' fine,
I can see my reflection in my surfboard shine.
He looked into his surfboard while about four other guys and girls started doing a choreographed dance behind him.
I can hardly wait to cause a commotion.
C'mon everyone! Jump into the ocean!
Flyin' high just outta reach.
No ands, ifs, buts! We´re nuts for the beach!
Surf, Surf!
(Whoooo!)
Surf, Surf Crazy!
Just about then, Lucas decided he was going insane. The dance was perfect and everyone knew the lyrics to the song. It was like a scene straight out of a movie.
(Surf, Surf, Surf ... Surf, Surf Crazy!)
Ride the perfect wave! Say "hi" to the sky!
(Ride the perfect - hi, hi to the sky)
Surf, Surf Sand!
It's a bikini wonderland!
Summer´s on! And we've gone!
Surf, Surf Crazy!
When Lucas glanced over at Maya, she seemed to recognize what was going on, but she was just as shocked as Lucas was. The next two singers were a dark skinned guy, with a short haircut and a girl with wavy black hair and side swept bangs.
The radio blasts ... and here's the plan.
We'll soak up the sun and get the ultimate tan!
We can hardly wait to show our devotion.
Here we go again ... into the ocean!
Now's the time so here's the speech:
No rules at all, have a ball at the beach!
Then everyone began dancing again, this time with beach balls as props.
Surf, Surf!
(Whoooo!)
Surf, Surf Crazy!
(Surf, Surf, Surf ... Surf, Surf Crazy)
Ride the perfect wave! Say "hi" to the sky!
(Ride the perfect - hi, hi to the sky)
Surf, Surf Sand!
It's a bikini wonderland!
Summer´s on! And we've gone!
Surf, Surf Crazy!
"Lucas," Maya said. "We're in the movie."
"What? What movie?"
"Wet Side Story, the movie we were watching yesterday," Maya told him. "We're in it, right now."
"That doesn't make sense," Lucas said shaking his head. "What do we do?"
Maya grinned and looked at Lucas and said, "I don't know about you, Ranger Rick, but I'm gonna have fun!"
Lucas looked at her in disbelief as she ran towards all the other people, actually joining them in the song. Lucas's eyes widened. Maya ran towards a line of dancers and started dancing like she was in the movie with them.
Burgers hot, water warm.
A cool seaside bash.
Catch a wave! Turn it up!
Make a splash! Make a splash! (MAKE A SPLASH!)
Lucas chose the wrong time to approach Maya, because he just ended up being splashed in the face with a bucket of water.
OW! Crazy!
Then, out of nowhere, a limbo stick appeared and everyone started going under it, introducing themselves.
I'm Farkle!
Billy!
Missy!
Bradley!
Smackle!
Maya!
After Maya ducked under, Lucas accidently bumped into the stick because he didn't understand what was happening or where he was going.
"Um… I'm Lucas."
The lyrics paused and everyone started to dance with their surfboards and a bunch of beach balls. It didn't last long though. Soon everyone was back into their original dance to the chorus of the song.
Surf, Surf!
(Whoooo!)
Surf, Surf Crazy!
(Surf, Surf, Surf ... Surf, Surf Crazy)
Ride the perfect wave! Say "hi" to the sky!
(Ride the perfect - hi, hi to the sky)
Surf, Surf Sand!
It's a bikini wonderland!
Summer´s on! And we've gone ...
Summer´s on! And we´ve gone ...
Summer´s on! And we´ve gone ...
Surf, Surf Crazy!
Everyone collapsed onto their surfboards, ending the song, leaving Lucas standing confused. "What just happened?"
Then Maya rushed up to him grinning "Isn't this crazy?
"I'd say so," Lucas muttered to himself.
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-Peyton
