Riley's POV:

Monday November 24, 1995 3:35 P.M.

I was really mad that Maya got detention on her first day here. I knew that it would probably happen eventually but really, her first day she just had to get in trouble! And she said she didn't want us to stick out.

The day for me went ok I guess. I mean I would much rather be at home right now with my real parents and brother. My day actually went better than I had anticipated to, well at least until I went to science class. Science was one of the only the classes Maya didn't have together. As I hobbled into the classroom I saw both of my parents sitting at a table together. "Great, just great!" I thought to myself.

"Hi Riley!" they both said in unison as I made my way inside the classroom. "Hey." I said quietly as I made my way to a seat. I found one in the back so that I could avoid them. I couldn't help but stare at them the entire class. They kept looking back at me, which made me really uncomfortable. When class started the teacher mad me come up and introduce myself (just like every other teacher I've had today).

I didn't really pay much attention to what was going in the class until he announced some project that we were doing. To be honest I didn't think much of it until he announced who everyone's partners were. Since there were an odd number of kids in the class there was one group of three. And you'll never guess who was in that group. My dad, mom, and ME! I was terrified, I knew that there was no way I could be in a group with them and not blow me and Maya's secret.

For the last ten minutes of class we were able to talk with our groups. Cory and Topanga came up to me because it was hard for me to walk. We went over who was in charge of things. I was in charge of coming up with an idea for the project (because I just had to open up my big mouth and say I was good at coming up with ideas).

It felt like the longest 10 minutes of my entire life. Finally the bell rang and darted out of the classroom as fast as possible. Since it was the end of the day I would have to wait to tell Maya what happened.

When I made it back to the orphanage I was greeted by Grace. "Hey Riley, how was your first day?" she said. "Oh it was fine I guess." I replied. "Good, where's Maya?" Grace asked me. I didn't want her to think Maya was bad so I fudged the truth a little. "She had to stay after school for something, but she'll be back soon." I told her. "Oh ok then, I'm taking the younger children to park. Would like to join us?" she asked. "No thank you, I'm gonna wait for Maya to get back." I said as I made my way down the hallway.

When I made it to my room I immediately sat down. My knee was killing me from all this walking. I sat my crutches by the chair I was sitting in. I decided that I might as well get to work on the project. I sat there for a while thinking about what we should do. As I was doing this Maya burst through the door. She was breathing heavy and she was sweating like crazy. She slammed the door behind her. "You ok?" I asked her. "Something happened, something that might change the future." She said as she set her bag on the ground. "What did you do!?" I asked her.

"Well when detention ended I tripped and I fell into Shawn's arms." she told me. "And this is going to change the future how?" I asked her. "When I fell into his arms I stared into his eyes and then I… kissed him on the lips." she said. "YOU WHAT!? HOW ON EATH COULD YOU HAVE POSSIBLY DONE THAT!" I yelled. "I'm not sure how it happened but all I know is that I think I might have feelings for him." she said sitting on the bottom bunk. "There is no way that you could possibly have feelings for him, you kissing him is like me kissing my dad!" I told her.

She exhaled deeply and then replied "I know" before she walked out of the room.

Little did I know she was planning on not coming back.

Hey everyone! I know it's been forever since i posted a chapter but i was having trouble deciding on what i wanted to do. yes i do realize that this chapter is really short but the next one is going to be extra long so stay tuned. The first draft i had of this deleted so that was another reason i've never updated. tell me what you think is going to happen and please review on what you think of the chapter. since winter break for me starts monday chapters should be coming out more frequently. I'm hoping that i will be able to post at least once a week. Again I'm really sorry about not updating! Until next time talk to you guys later! :)