Hi everyone. Sorry it's been a while since I last posted. Also, I'm having trouble deciding who Lucas should end up with. Leave a comment telling me which girl you think he should end up with. Here is another chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 7

Riley didn't think it was fair. Lucas got to leave, but every time she asked her dad to go so that she could make sure he was okay, her father said no. Finally, the bell had rang and she had got to get out of the classroom. After class, Riley had ran all around the school looking for Lucas, but he was nowhere to be found. She went over to her locker and pulled out her phone. Quickly, she looked through her contacts til she found Lucas's number.

"Hello?" Lucas asked.

"Hi," said Riley, closing her locker and going over to the bench. She sat down, then continued talking. "Where are you? I've looked everywhere."

"Oh, I went home early. I'm helping my dad get some more things packed."

It occurred to Riley that she didn't know when he was leaving. For all she knew, he could be leaving tomorrow! "When is the moving date?" she asked, though she feared the answer. If it was any time this week, her heart might just break.

"Two weeks." The sadness was evident in the boy's voice.

"Can we hang out later?"

"Sure. I'll come over to your place after dinner." There was a voice on the other end that Lucas was talking to, and Riley noticed it was his dad. Lucas's voice was all mumbled, and so was his dad's. "I've got to go," Lucas said, his voice more understandable now that he was talking to Riley.

"Okay, I'll see you later." Just as Riley ended the call, she heard something coming from the girls bathroom, almost like someone was crying. She put her phone into her pocket, and then went in the bathroom to see her friend sitting on the floor crying. "Maya?" Riley rushed to her friends side. "What's wrong?"

Maya looked up and brushed her tears away. "Nothing." A fake smile was on her now pursed lips.

Riley tilted her head to the side slightly. "Maya. You can tell me anything. You know that, right?" Her eyes were hopeful, but when she saw her friends face, she knew she was wrong. "Right?" she asked again, hoping she was wrong.

"Of course."

"Then what's wrong?"

"I-" Before Maya could finish, they were interrupted by Topanga.

"Are you girls okay?" she asked. She kept glancing between her daughter and Maya.

"Yeah," said Riley. "What are you doing here?"

"You're father forgot his lunch." She held up a paper bag and offered a sad smile. Topanga walked over to Maya, and got down on her knees so they were at the same level. "Everything okay?"

Maya nodded, once again wiping her teary eyes.

Topanga raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. "You sure?"

Maya took a deep breath. "Yeah," she said, and was surprised by how normal she sounded again.

"Okay..." She stood back up and turned to her daughter. "I'm going to leave you two alone." She kissed the top of her daughters head, and then left the bathroom.

"We should probably get to class," Riley said.

Maya nodded, and was about to stand up when her phone rang. She checked caller I.D. and saw it was Lucas. A debate formed in her mind whether or not she should answer it.

"Who is it?" asked Riley.

"Wrong number," Maya lied. She hit "decline call", and put her phone back in her pocket. Then, she headed to class with Riley.