Girl Meets Leftovers – Part 6
Prompt: Maya hides her feelings for Lucas and it hurts, but it's all worth it to see Riley smile
She never tells her.
How could she.
How could she when she sees that smile that lights up her whole world, and knows that he's what causes it.
So what if she thought he was cute.
So what if he brought this calm into her life like no one had before.
So what if they had their little game.
It didn't matter.
It didn't matter because Riley would always matter more.
Sure it wasn't a picnic pretending her heart didn't ache when she saw them together.
Holding hands.
Dancing.
Kissing.
But it didn't matter … because Riley would always matter more.
He sees it.
She knows he does.
When she looks at her boots instead of at them.
Or when he does something 'Huckleberry' like and she forgets to laugh.
He asks her if she's fine, because to him she 'doesn't look fine'.
And that's what she hates the most.
That he notices when she's not fine.
Because that's all she's ever wanted.
For someone to notice.
But instead she notices Riley's smile.
Because Riley would always matter more.
THE END