Missy's room was at the same time exactly what Maya expected and the complete opposite. The room's walls were painted white with gold circles stuck on them. The bedframe was padded and pink, and the bedsheets were white. But the thing that surprised Maya was the bookcase. It was piled high with books. They were stacked and stuffed into every nook and cranny. Missy walked into her room to find Maya standing in front of her room to find Maya standing in front of her large bookcase.
Missy walked up to her. Maya didn't notice her. " Whatcha doing?" she asked. Maya jumped,
" Geez Missy! What are you a ninja?"
Missy laughed. " So I have a question for you."
Maya sat down on Missy's crisp white bed, " So ask."
" What do you think of joining the Cheer Squad?"
Maya looked at her like, 'Are you f'ing kidding me?'
" Okay hear me out," said Missy, " I am being promoted to the varsity cheer and coach Susanne wants me to recruit another freshman."
" What not any of the other girls on the junior team."
With a completely straight face Missy said, " I hate all of them."
" I'm not joining a cheer squad Missy."
" You used to be a dancer."
" Yeah and then I quit."
Missy looked at Maya, "Listen do you really want to keep third wheeling with Rucas? The cutest couple in school. If you join the squad then I can take you under my wing. My beautiful popular wing."
" I will never stop being best friends with Riley. Or Farkle, or Zay and Smackle," Maya took a sharp breath. " Or Lucas."
" I never said you had to stop being friends with them. You just have to be better friends with me."
" You're crazy!" exclaimed Maya.
" Then what are you still doing here?"
Maya wasn't sure. The old her would have left before she had came, but something was keeping her here. Maya didn't know what, she didn't want to be Missy's bestie, but Maya also knew deep down that she didn't want to be best friends with Riley anymore. At least not now. Maya sighed, " I don't know.
" Here's my plan."
….Maya stood shaking outside Mr. Matthews classroom, dressed in her school's colorful cheerleading uniform, with a class transfer request already signed and approved by all her other teachers. She could see Riley, Farkle, and Lucas all chatting. Smackle and Zay were sitting at their desks, debating about something very passionately. Maya took a deep breath,and as she breathed out she walked in.
….
Riley heard the door open and by instinct she looked. " What the?" she whispered under her breath. Farkle and Lucas looked where Riley was staring. There they saw Maya standing in a short cheerleading skirt, with a long sleeved blue, white, and red cropped shirt, with PATRIOTS sprawled across her boobs. Maya handed Mr. Matthews a pink sheet, and looks at it then back up at her. Maya looked older, and it was Cory's worst nightmare, besides this…
" Maya, what is this?"
" It's a transfer request as you can see all of my other teachers all signed, so can you please sign." Maya explained calmly.
"But you're just switching periods not even teachers."
" Not just periods," Maya looked down, " classmates."
