Chapter 3

Maya was standing in front of the Matthews building. All she wanted to do was climb through Rileys window and talk about nothing. She wanted to get her mind off of everything. Riley had always been her escape from everything around her.

Now she could see them walking down the street. Riley was giggling loudly and Lucas's smile was shinning as bright as ever. They were the perfect couple. And for some odd reason that killed Maya. If Riley got a boyfriend were did that leave her.

They were getting closer and Maya didn't want to ruin the date so she hid around the corner. Riley was staring at Lucas with her big bright eyes. She obviously wanted him to kiss her. But Maya didn't see the same look in Lucas's eyes. He looked nervous. He walked her to the door. "Bye," He said. Riley's eyes were closed so he very carefully shut the door.

Maya was confused. They were perfect for each other. Why wouldn't he want to kiss her. He had been making googly eyes at Riley for the past two months. "What was that about?" Maya asked. Her curiosity had gotten the better of her.

"Has anyone ever told you it's rude to spy on people?" He asked. He seemed distraught which was odd because he wasn't the one that just got blown off.

"How was the date?" She asked.

"Not what I was expecting," He said.

"Is that a good thing?"

"I don't really know," He said. He still seemed agitated about something. "Tonight when I looked at her I only saw a friend. When things got romantic it just felt awkward."

"Well I always imagined you getting married to a pig. Maybe your soul mate is at the nearest hot dog stand and you don't even know it."

He laughed. "How do you come up with this stuff?" He asked.

"It just kind of flows," She said.

"If I may ask why are you flowing out side of Riley's house this late at night?"

"If I may ask why do you care?"

"I was just wondering sorry,"

"Oh, does little Lucas care about me?" I joked.

His eyes darkened. He seemed hurt. "Of course I care. We're friends." Maya was taken back by this. She had never truly thought of them as friends. They liked to bicker and joke but they weren't close. This was the closest thing to a normal conversation they had ever had. "We are friends right?" He asked.

"Alright but no secret hand shakes." She said kind of glad that they were friends.

"Deal," He said. She smiled. She had always thought of Lucas as something that came with having Riley as a friend. Never had she thought that they would become good friends. "I have to go," He said. "See you Sunday." He said. Then he was gone and she was still sitting on the steps in front of Riley's building.

After a few moment of thinking about what he had said. She got thinking maybe things were finally starting to get better for her.