Chapter 9 - The Most Unloved Girl
-Maya's dream had finally come true. Shawn asked her mother to marry him. Maya at first was a bit scared that something negative would come out of the two getting married. But she eventually realized how much the two loved each other. Maya finally had a mother and a father who both loved her and loved each other. But still... Maya wished she had more. Maya finally had the same thing her best friend Riley had: two loving parents. But Maya now also wanted something else Riley had... a boyfriend. At the end of a complicated series of antics involving a love triangle, Riley was now with Lucas. Now Maya did have Josh tell her that he might go out with her one day, but that day was nowhere close. This caused Maya to become a bit depressed. So one day she came home from school with an upset look on her face. Shawn who was already sitting on the couch, instantly noticed how sad Maya looked.
Shawn: Hey Maya. What's wrong?
Maya: Just.. problems
Shawn: Well that sure sound descriptive. What kind of problems?
Maya: Well... boy problems.
-Shawn instantly had a look of uncertainty and nervousness in his face.
Shawn: Oh, uh... KATY! Please come in here!
-Katy quickly ran into the room from nearby.
Katy: Shawn, what's wrong?
Shawn: Maya needs to talk to you about something. I'll, uh... be in our room taking care of... something.
-Shawn quickly jumped up and ran away. Katy and Maya then sat down on the couch next to each other.
Maya: What's wrong with Shawn?
Katy: You've only become like a daughter to him just recently Maya. He's only just learned how to talk like a father. But there are some talks I don't think he's ready for yet.
-During the next month, Maya continued to be a bit upset over the fact that she still had no boyfriend. Then Maya met: Chuck. Chuck was a seemingly nice boy who was in all of the classes Maya had that Riley was not in with her. Chuck was the only nice person to talk to during those parts of the day for Maya. The nice talks then led to Chuck consistently complimenting Maya on how nice she looked. Then the compliments led to flirting. Then the flirting led to Chuck asking Maya to come to his apartment when he would be alone on a Saturday night. Maya instantly accepted his invitation. Then on one Saturday afternoon while Shawn was sitting on the couch of his new apartment, he saw Maya beginning to walk out. Seeing what Maya was doing, Shawn called out to her.
Shawn: Maya. What are you doing?
Maya: Oh. Uh... just going to a classmate's house.
Shawn: A classmate? What's their name?
Maya: Um... Chuck.
Shawn: Chuck? Never heard of him before or even met him. Does your mom know him.
Maya: Uh... yeah. Bye!
-Maya then quickly ran out of the apartment leaving Shawn sitting unsure of what to do next. Maya meanwhile went to Chuck's apartment. Just like when she went to Riley's apartment, Chuck left a window open for Maya to crawl into as well. Now Chuck had asked Maya to come in the evening, but Maya thought Chuck wouldn't mind if she came a few hours early. As Maya climbed up the ladder that would take her into Chuck's window, Maya's heart began to beat loudly as she yearned in anticipation for the wonderful evening that awaited her; an evening where she could finally be treated in a loving way and maybe even get the chance to finally feel like a true woman in every sense of the concept. But unfortunately, the evening was spoiled the second Maya peered through Chuck's window. Inside, Maya saw Chuck on his bed half clothed and kissing another teenage girl. Maya instantly screamed loudly. Chuck and the girl he was with turned their heads and looked at Maya with shocked faces. Maya then looked at Chuck with a brief moment of pain in her face. Then she went back down the ladder and walked away from the apartment building. Meanwhile at Maya's apartment, Shawn and Katy were talking with one another.
Katy: I've never heard of any Chuck. Did she take her cell phone with her?
Shawn: I don't know. I'm sorry Katy. I should've drilled her more questions. I...
-Suddenly the two were interrupted by Maya entering the room with a look of complete sadness in her face. Katy and Shawn instantly noticed the look on Maya's face.
Katy: Baby girl, what's wrong?
-Maya turned away from the two and instantly ran into her room. She fell onto her bed and curled up in a ball as she began to cry. Even with a loving mother and father in life, right now: Maya felt like the most unloved girl in the world.
TO BE CONCLUDED...
