When You Made Your Choice

One Week Later.

"Either we keep finding each other because it's fate..." Riley said as she bumped into Alonso once again, "Or you are majorly obsessed with me."

His brown eyes stared at Riley's. Her brown hair with lighter highlights blew his mind, she couldn't be that beautiful. He always rubbed his eyes to see if his mind was playing tricks on him, but it never was. "Which one sounds more affectionate?"

She smiled as they continued to walk together up the stairs and into the cafeteria. They have been talking more this past week due to the block schedule where your classes are mixed up because of testing. She would pass by him and he would always greet her with a wink or heart warming smile and she would simply smile back. They both made a sharp left, "Neither of them do."

"Well then..." he opened the door for the brunette and waited for her to walk through it. When she did he whispered in her ear, "I say it's fate."

She chuckled as they both ambled towards the lunch line, "Why aren't you hanging out with your friends?" Riley asked as she watched his group take a seat in the table they always sat at.

"And risk leaving this beautiful girl all alone?" Alonso referred to Riley. "What type of gentleman would I be?"

She laughed and looked ahead of the line. It looked like they would be waiting for a good two minutes. "You're hardly a gentleman."

"Really?" He said as he inched closer to her. "Who opened the door for you then?"

She turned her back on him when the line grew shorter. Seconds later she turned to him as his gaze quickly lined up with her's, she didn't know if she caught him in the middle of something or he just had a staring problem. "Where are you from to be exact?"

"Why?" he asked. "Is it because of my sexy accent."

She laughed and decided to taunt him for it. "You think high of yourself, but let's say I did find it sexy-"

"Which you do." he muttered in between her lines.

"-would you tell me?" Riley finished.

"Why do you wanna know?"

"Because i'm a curious girl." She realized how sexual that sounded judging from the slight curve on his lips. "Not like that, get your mind out of the gutter."

"Colombia," he finally answered the beautiful brunette.

"You came from Colombia?" Riley was clearly interested in this topic. She ran a hand through her hair which made her friend, Alfonso smile.

"My parents did, I was born here."

"I've always found that interesting. Many cultures out there developed in a unique way. How was it like over there?" Riley asked.

"Well maybe one day i'll introduce them to you as my..." he motioned towards the buffet full of food so Riley could go there and he'd follow. "...girlfriend, and you'll know all about it."

Her caucasian colored cheeks turned into a hint of pink, she forced her smile out. "Water or juice?"

"Juice." he answered. "In all seriousness...my parents had to leave a lot of stuff behind to come here. My mom left behind the only family she had and my dad...didn't really have a choice."

Riley would've asked why, but she knew that was a personal topic from the way he stared blankly at his plate. "I'm guessing that you're living a better life than they did at your age."

He nodded. "Apple or orange?"

She looked at him sternly. They've been talking for only a week, but he should know what type of fruit she prefers because she's always eating it in front of him.

"I'm just messing with you," said Alonso as he placed the apple on her red tray. They finished placing their food on each other's plates as they made their way to pay for the food. Riley turned to her backpack to take out her money for her food while Alonso secretly slid a twenty dollar bill to the lunch lady. "Keep the change."

She looked at Alonso who winked at her. "You didn't..."

"C'mon." he motioned for her to follow him. Riley thanked the woman in front of her for her service and followed him.

"You didn't have to," Riley and Alonso stopped at an empty table and sat down. But thank you."

"Anytime."

Lucas and Maya sat at a different lunch table, fingers laced in with each others. Maya was currently talking to some girls on her left while Lucas eyed Alonso with abhorrence. He never really considered him as a friend even though they hung out in the same group. Alonso was always the 'flirty' type with woman. The only reason Lucas execrated him was because Alonso had something for his Riley.

And now to see him lure Riley in...

"Ow," Maya moaned as she turned to him. "Watch your grip, Huckleberry."

"Sorry." The green eyed teen turned to her and loosened his grip.

Maya watched as he sighed and rubbed his eyes. "It didn't go well with your parents, did it?"

He shook his head. "I'm grounded, no phone, they make me do chores, and they are clearly disappointed in me that it comes to the point that it's awkward to be around them."

She leaned her forehead on his temple for reassurance. "If it makes you feel any better i'm grounded too. My mom insisted on no Riley for a whole week, but Shawn said that it's practically like telling your child to not breathe."

He let out a laugh and moved his head so she wouldn't lean on it anymore. He glanced back at the brunette with that guy, "Hey, do you think Riley likes him?"

Maya looked at Riley who sat next to a guy she hadn't met before. It's been awhile since she's seen Riley's smile that wide and the way her eyes gleamed when they looked at each other, "Oh, Lucas she has it bad."

"What?" he asked a little bit too quickly.

"When it comes to reading my best friend I am 100 percent right and she clearly likes him." She stood up and pulled Lucas with her, he didn't move at first. "C'mon let's go introduce ourselves."

"Let's not." Lucas tried to convince the blonde, which was always hard for him.

"Why?"

He pulled her down, "Because I only get seven hours with my girlfriend and I want to make every second count."

"Let me just barf that out..." Maya taunted as he rolled his eyes, her smile faded as she sat down next to him. "Okay, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"I'm trying to make you feel better so if I were you i'd take advantage of this."

"I just feel guilty that's all." he placed his hands on hers. "I messed up and it was an even bigger mistake to drag you into this."

"It's fine, Lucas. If anything it was my mistake to not try and drag you out of it. I may regret it, but it was one hell of a day." Maya looked at his eyes and found a void space in them. Something he needed was missing. "I think I know why you feel bad."

He looked at her, "Really?"

She nodded and released her grip from his hands. "It's because you almost turned into 'Texas Lucas' on Mr. Matthews."

"Yeah," he said, with a hint of relief. "I guess you're right."

Is that a new love interest for Riley? And how will Lucas react when he hears major news on the next chapter?

I also have this weird ship and I think i'm the only one in it, but it's Selena Gomez and Theo James.

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