The Reason-Part 2

Farkle

Now that I know things are OK between Lucas & I, I need to reach out to the girls. I figured I would start with Maya as I really need to think about what I want to say to Riley.

Hopefully texting Maya works as well as texting Lucas did

Happy New Year Maya!

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How are you?

Do you even care?

Of course I do! How can you even question that?

Umm….were you not on the same roof I was 2 nights ago?

I'm sorry that you feel what I did is making you question whether or not I care about you. You are one of my best friends.

I thought I was too but you went ahead and did that so now I'm not so sure.

Really Maya? Think about what you are saying. I did what needed to be done. I couldn't stand by and let Riley sacrifice herself. I did it for all of us. Do you even care that she is still in love with Lucas?

She loves him like a brother. That's what she said.

No…she is in love with him. She only said that brother nonsense because you have feelings for him and she would do anything for you. What's going on with you?

What do you mean?

You've changed. A few months ago- I never would have imagined that you would be so careless with Riley's feelings. It's obvious that there is something going on. Things have been different since the yearbook came out. I know Riley and I both struggled a bit with our identities for a few days but since then, it's like I don't know you anymore. When did you decide you had feelings for Lucas? What happened to Josh? More importantly, do you realize what impact this could have on your friendship with Riley? Lucas? Me?

Did you think about what your little announcement was going to do to me? Lucas?

Actually, yes I did. I examined this from all sides, then I did what I thought was best. I'm sorry that you feel otherwise. We have never kept secrets from each other. You are all too important to me to allow that nonsense to start now.

Well, sorry I'm not overjoyed with what you did.

That's fine. I hope you come to understand why I did it. I don't want to lose your friendship, you are an important part of my life, but I couldn't let things go on the way they were. When you are ready to talk about it, I'm here. That won't change.

My last text went unanswered. I'll let her be for another day or two and then I will try again. I'm scared that this will destroy the friendship the 4 of us share…but I am terrified of what would have happened to Riley if I allowed things to continue. We need Riley to stay as she is to remind us that we all need to believe in something. She hasn't given up hoping for Pluto, I haven't given up hoping for the 4 of us.

A/N: I don't know how the writers are going to untangle this mess. I do know that I think that they are making Lucas look an idiot. Nothing has been from his POV. He just keeps going along with everything. Then when Maya says she's glad he's standing next to her, he says that it makes up for all the bad things she has said. Pfft! What a joke. I'm giving Lucas a backbone. I'm not too thrilled with Maya so I made her cranky in this chapter. I really wish the writers hadn't started down this path. I'm afraid it's either going to change the dynamic between the 4 or they are going to try to make it all butterflies and rainbows.

Up next is Farkle's conversation with Riley…followed by a short conversation with Josh and Cory. Then we will hear from Lucas. Hope to update daily.