Set right after the end of season 2.
Chapter 1: In Search Of Her
Otis
I wake up feeling like I'm on top of the world. I finally have all my feelings out in the open with Maeve and life couldn't be or feel any better. What could possibly go wrong?
I hop into the shower and look down and I notice that I have a massive boner that I must take care of right away. I get dressed for the day and brush my teeth. I can't wait to see Mauve today. I don't want to wait till school so maybe I will go meet her at her place so that we can talk. Or is that pushing it a bit much?
"I'm going to school!" I rush out the door.
Jean, my mother comes around the corner, "What's the rush? School doesn't start for another hour?"
"Must we have to share everything?"
"Well, I thought we were making amends and working through things?"
"Okay." I surrender. I do love my mother. I truly do believe that she is a great mother and a brilliant therapist. "I am going to see Maeve."
"Oh, well go on then. I won't keep you waiting."
"Thanks, mom." I send my mom a warm smile and leave the house. I grab my bike and walk it down the staircase outside. After I get to the bottom, I hop on the bike and head to Maeve's house. After a while I locate Maeve's trailer and knock on it but no answer.
"She's not home." I hear a familiar voice that doesn't feel too welcoming. Isaac.
"Where did she go?" I ask.
"I'm not sure." Isaac says.
"Okay, if you see her could you let her know that I am looking for her?" I say and then start to leave. "Oh, and do you know if Maeve saw her messages?"
"I told her that she should check her messages but I wouldn't know if she actually did."
"Thanks anyways" I leave and I head towards the school.
After half an hour I still haven't bumped into Mauve. What if she doesn't come to school?
"What is your deal today?" Eric says
"What are you talking about?" I ask him.
"You have barely said anything since we got here. So, I ask again, what's your deal?"
"I stopped by Mauves trailer this morning before school."
"And?"
"Okay, I have something I need to tell you."
"What?"
"I told Maeve how I felt."
"Holy shit man that's fantastic news! Did you guys kiss? What did she say? Did she say she loved you back? Are you guys a thing?"
"Slow down. I didn't even get a response." I can see how confused Eric's face looks after I said that. "Maybe I should clarify? I said it over voice message."
"You did what now!" Eric yells and basically everyone heard him. He turns around, "None of your guy's business. God, damn!" I give him a dead glance. "And continue."
"Great now I'm freaking out even more than I was before."
"Nah, you are going to be alright. She loves you, man."
"Yeah…yeah you're right. I stopped by her trailer to see if she was home so that we could talk. My brain is spiraling out of control."
"Ughh, you good man? You don't seem so sure of yourself."
"I just need to see her because I have no idea how she's feeling right now or if she's even heard the message."
"Why don't you just send her a text message?"
"I don't want to come off as stalkish. I literally just sent her a crazy message of me professing my love maybes she is trying to ignore me and that's why she's not at school yet?"
"Chill man she's going to come. She's not that type of girl to just ignore you over nothing."
"I might freak out!"
"Freak out about what?" A woman's voice comes into the conversation. It's Maeve. I am somehow relieved and yet I am freaking out a little bit more. I think my heart fell out of me as soon as I laid eyes on her. Fuck. She's gorgeous.
"Oh nothing!" Eric says quickly.
"Otis, can I talk to you." Maeve asks as she finds it a little hard to make eye contact with me. She seems a little bit closed off. She definitely heard my message.
"Uh, yeah. For sure." I look at Eric, but he doesn't do anything and we all just stand around awkwardly, but Eric doesn't get it.
"Oh, yeah I'll just uh, be over…there" Eric awkwardly walks off.
"What's up, Wiley."
"I've been thinking about a lot of things and it has come to my conclusion that it would be for the best that we don't talk to each other ever again."
And just like that my whole world came crashing down on me and I have no idea what just happened. One second everything was that way it was supposed to be. I thought I did everything that I was supposed to do, and I just get completely blindsided. After making a complete fool out of myself at that party there is no way that Mauve is going to want to be with me anyway.
Maeve walks off and I am left there with a million confusing thoughts spinning around my head. This is all my fault.