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Chpt 3: Groups of two

E/P

Wow, this girl has a lot to say.

I thought, as Maya talked. Going from subject to subject, without really ever stopping, she would just take short pauses in-between each topic.

I can't believe how open she is. We've known each other for about two weeks, yet she's talking to me as if we have known each other for months. I have to say, I like it though. I've never been able to that; it takes me a while to open up to people. As I looked at the side of her face I noticed how pretty she was. No. Pretty was not the right word. She's beautiful.

"So…yeah, we moved here because my dad got a job offer from the legal firm Post, Carpen & Zeller. Have you heard of it?"

She was now looking at me, that's when I realized she was waiting for me to answer. I'm not really sure how we got on this topic, or when for that matter, but here we are.

"Um yes. My friend Spencer, her Mom worked with that firm for a while before she started her own." I say, happy I was able to recover so quickly. "Oh…" she nods. "Nice!"

She looks at me for a moment then down at her phone. I can't shake the nervousness I feel. Why is that? I mean I'm not even listing to her. I'm just staring at the side of her face, focus! Or at least say something. I look down at my phone seeing the time, not caring so much as I'm just doing something…anything trying to center myself. Now ready to be fully in our conversation I turn to her. I see she has stopped talking. Not waiting for me to answer this time. No this time she has finished speaking. Desperate once again I say.

"So what's it like living in Cali?" I find myself leaning forward, placing my right elbow on my right knee, resting the side of my face in my right hand, looking at her. "Is it all sunshine and blue skies?" I finish with a smile, as my shyness slowly slips away.

Maya laughs a little before speaking. "You know what..?" She looks me in the eyes. "I really don't want to be like *All the other California natives who *Brag about how amazing the weather is…But, it really is! We get rain like ten times out of the year. So, spoiled." She says more to herself then me with a laugh as she thinks back. "I mean the moment there is any sign of clouds people start calling it a storm. And God forbid it last longer than a week." Talking with her hands Maya quickly lets her right hand land on my thigh. And just as quickly as it was there, it was gone. I smile inwardly a little.

"And when it's cold, it doesn't last all day. Mostly in the mornings and at night…The sun tends to peek through around noon.'' Maya then put her left index finger to her lip. I sit back in my seat watching her as she did. Now biting on her nail in thought, she released it quickly so she could continue, saying excitedly.

"You know? For about three Christmases I was in shorts and a tank top." We both laugh.

"Please don't tell me you went to the beach? " I chuckle out nothing really thinking of what her answer would be. Her eyes widened as her mouth made an O shape when she spoke. "Umm…Actually, one of those Christmases I did!" With that we broke into more laughter.

Feeling comfortable and free, we talked about everything. From school, Facebook to boyfriend's well ex-boyfriend's rather. She didn't have a Facebook like I had hoped. One of her ex- boyfriend's had gone all stalker on her. Maya told me how he would call her day and night, show up at her house and stalked her Facebook page. He even went through her friends list requesting a few of them when she blocked him. This was his way of still keeping up with her. That's when she decided to delete all her social media accounts. Listing to her story, I could totally understand why she did. She took out her phone and pulled up a group picture one of her friends had sent her. He was in the photo. Leaning over she showed him to me. He was cute, no he was fine! I could see why she would fall for him. He was black and white she told me, and was about the same completion as Maya. He also had a nice physique. You could tell he worked out a lot.

"Wow" I said looking at him. "He is very cute."

"Yeah and Psycho" she said as she cropped the picture cutting him out. I couldn't help but to wonder why she still kept the picture. I know it was none of my business, but I had this uncontrollable urge to ask anyway.

"If you don't mind me asking…" She stopped what she was doing to look up at me. Still leaning in close. "Why do you still have that pic of him?" After the words left my mouth, I instantly wished I could take them back. It's none of your business Emily; I scold myself loudly in my head. Before I could speak again she smiled.

"I don't know….Maybe I just needed feel like there was someone who could replace him." She let her hands rest in her lap with her phone still in them. "Oh." I breathed out not knowing what else to say.

Still smiling she lifted her phone. "There!" she exclaimed with a shake of her head. I looked down just as she hit the delete button, erasing the photo with him in it from her phone. We giggled a little at each other as she looked at me again. I couldn't believe she had been through that with him. Sighing Maya looked across the bus, see kids laughing a taking pictures.

"I wanna take pictures!" Grabbing my left leg and bringing her phone from her lab all at once, she said excitedly "Let's take a selfie!" Before I knew it Maya was leaning near my face with her arm extended out in front of her. Readying herself to snap the pic. I move to be in the shot and feel our foreheads touch. I smile as she spoke not moving her head away from mine.

"Ready?"

I nod not wanting to move or blink messing up picture. Within seconds the photo is taken. She then brought her arm down in between us, so that we both can have a look. The picture was nice we both agreed, but somehow we found ourselves taking two more just for fun. Looking at those as well we come to the conclusion that the first was better. Giggling while still viewing the photo I notice we are wearing the same color.

"Hey we are wearing the same color shirt!" I say happily point to her phone. "Oh yeah!'' she looked from the phone up at me. We are both smiling at each other as we go back to our original sitting position.

"Hey…let me give you my number. That way you can send me the picture."

I say, we must have been on the same page as Maya already her contacts open. "Ok…I'll send it to you later. Green looks good on you by the way." She said the last part cool and evenly. Switching numbers we put our phone down. I peek a bit at her speaking my thanks for the compliment. She just smiles nodding her head at me.

Soon thereafter the bus came to a stop. I see can our destination out of my window, just a block ahead. As we began to file out of the bus Maya mentioned she needed to find a rest room. Agreeing that I too, needing to find the rest room, I take a step to the side trying to leave the seat. My foot moves unevenly, as I feel something wet underneath it. I start to slip catching myself on the back of one of the seats. Maya must have heard the small whimper that left my lips. Turning around and facing me, her body language changed. I could tell she was readying herself to grab a hold of me if she needed to. I stood there for a few more seconds not wanting to move.

"Oops…you ok?" she questioned still in her stance. Peeking out from under the hair that had fallen in my face, feeling all kinds of embarrassed. I answered. "Uhh.…yeah." I take a breath out, glad the seat caught my fall. Maya chuckled "Do you make everything look so graceful?" Not knowing what to say I smile sheepishly shaking my head no. She looked as me for a minute as if she didn't believe me. She began to walk away as she saw me straightened up, stepping over the wet spot. All the while thanking God I didn't fall in front of her.

I finally step off the bus with Maya walking slowly in front of me. Without even thinking I look for the girls, seeing they had gathered in a small group. Hanna waved me over as Lillie walked over to Aria, tapping her on the shoulder. As they embrace, Maya and I make our way over to them.

"Em…I missed ya. " Hanna said unlinking her arm with Mona's to give my shoulder a bump playfully. I smirk bumping her back while I take a glance over to where Aria, Lillie and Maya now stood. They were in a light conversation, laughing as they talked. "Ok everyone!" Mr. Fitz called, drawing my attention to the direction of his voice. Mona in the meantime, had reconnected her arm with Hanna's. Rolling my eyes I refocused on the sound of Mr. Fitz voice.

"Ok…I want everyone to get into the groups I put you last week. You will take notes then as a group, you will work on the handout sheet I gave you on Wednesday. When the tour is over…" Pause "Is everyone listening?" He stopped, waiting for what chatter he heard to settle down.

"Good, Thank you. As I was saying, once the tour is over we will meet back here just before lunch. Be here at 11:30. Are we all clear?"

There was a murmurs of "Yeah's, Uh huh's and sure's" in respond to his question. The tour guides of the Rosewood National History museum began to lead their groups off in different directions. I felt someone come to stand beside me as a tour guide gave my group its instructions. Looking over my shoulder I see Maya smiling looking past me. I smile as well when I hear her whisper. "I really do wonder where that bathroom is? My bladder feels like an overly filled water balloon ready to explode!" Maya then laughed at her own joke and I was soon to join her. Shortly thereafter, we were off.

My group consists of, Lillie, Aria, Spencer, Lucas, Mona, Maya, Hanna, Andrew and myself. I really could have done without Mona. I couldn't help the thought from creeping back into my head for the third time. She was a handful, but not always. About 40% of the time she was ok….it was just the other 60% that drove me nuts. Pushing that aside I walked along looking at paintings of our towns founding fathers. Taking notes on the famous writers and poets Rosewood had giving life too. I hadn't thought it to be so many before I started taking this class. Pondering on how I had taken our history for grained a little, I notice Spencer and Andrew out of the corner of my eye. Shaking my head I laugh. They were taking the whole "Take notes" assignment very seriously. I watched them stopping every so often to debate with Jess (our tour guide; a tall pale girl, with strawberry blonde hair.) going back and forth about dates or times that sounded a bit off to them.

I wasn't the only one who notice, as I heard everyone except for Lucas snickering at them. Hanna was just ahead of me with Mona right on her heels. Judging by the look on Hanna's face, I could tell she could no longer take it. Her sharp witted mind was working on a line.

"Jezz ….by the way you two are acting. Someone might think you were trying to kiss butt. Earning themselves major browner point's" I snorted covering my mouth, holding back the laugh that tried to escape. A smirk played on the sides of Hanna's lips, while she took the glared being thrown her way by Andrew. She lifted her eyebrows at him. This was her way of saying *bring it on.*

Shaking her head in disappointment Spencer looked up from her notes. "You know Hann, some of us find that "there is always Much learning to be had." Hanna tilled her head to one side, as Spencer used the exact words Hanna had used, as her excuse to continue Christmas shopping earlier this week.

"It might do you some good to follow our example." Spenc finished her sentence, lowering her notebook down slapping it against her tights. Andrew stood stiff beside her. He gave Mona and Hanna a knowing look, backing up Spencer's words as the two smirked at him. Without any of it even fazing her Hanna responded.

"Oh please, Spenc! Everyone knows you just like being *Teachers Pet*." Looking to Aria Hanna finished. "Although, in this case…I don't think any of us blame you!" She then winked at the girl. Aria's mouth dropped open a bit and her eyes grew wide. Seeing my opportune moment to join in the banter, while taking some of the heat off Aria, I cough "Brown noser! Gosh excuse me." Spencer turned to me fast.

"What was that Em?"

"Hmmm?" I play dumb. "Oh, nothing." I walk away whistling to the smile on my face, pretending to look at a nearby statue. I can feel Spencer's eyes burning right through me and it only makes me laugh harder to myself. Giving myself some distance from the tall girl's death glare, I hear faint giggles from the others. Even Lucas this time….I smile. Maya, who had been standing next to me the whole time, until I walk away, followed me laughing. Speaking from behind me she called "You and your friends are cray! But fun tho…" Maya put her hand on my shoulder as I turned around to face her. I catch a glimpse of writing on a sign in the corner of the museum. Looking slightly above Maya's head I read (Restrooms). Point towards the sign excitedly I speak. "Perfect! Just what we've been looking for!"

Turning around Maya mocks fainting. Throwing her left arm up, placing the back of her hand to forehead as her right hand reaches towards the bathrooms.

"Thank Heavens!" Maya exclaims. Looking like a beautiful *Damsel in distress* from some classic literature may have assigned us to read. Chuckling while she brings her arms down, we head for them. I'm starting to like her. Midway to the bathrooms Maya turns to me and says.

"So, I hear this place we are going to for lunch has red velvet cheesecake…"

"Yes they do." I nod responding.

"Ohhh…how I love red velvet AND cheesecake!" She grabs both my arms bring me into swiftly, in the same dramatic tone as before. Releasing me she walks into the bathroom doors.

"She likes red velvet cheesecake…." I finish the rest of my thought in my head. *Oh, Yeah I'm definitely starting to like her.* I think, going in through the doors behind her.

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