August 17, 2015
8:00 AM
Maya's POV
"What classes do you have next guys?" Riley asked.
"I have English, Mrs. Garcia," Farkle said, looking at his class list.
"I have Mr. Jones for math next," Riley said.
"Me too!" Lucas and I shouted at once.
"Aww...I am sorry Farkle, I hope we have some other classes together," I said, going over to Farkle, giving him a hug.
"Yeah, I am going to me fine by myself. But I appreciate it Maya," Farkle said, letting out a smile.I smiled back.
"How was your summer guys?" Riley asked, "you guys probably know what I did already."
"I went to Hawaii with you and stayed at home for the rest of my vacation figuring this whole thing out," I said.
"What thing?" Lucas asked.
"The whole high school thing. It was two weeks from the first day of high school and I still haven't decided which high school I want to go to," I told my friends.
"So? What's the real problem here?" Farkle questioned me.
"The problem is that I want to go to school with Riley, but I just don't think that it is the right school for me," I explained.
"So, you are saying that you have doubts about this school? Why did you apply in the first place?" Riley said.
"No, it's not like that. I mean you applied for this school and I want to stay with my best friend." I said. Inside, I feel like there's a huge lump of coal burning inside my chest. I want to keep this whole thing to myself, but as Mr. Matthews' said before, "the truth always has a way of coming out." This way, I had no choice but confess with them.
"Now how do you feel about this place then?" Lucas asked.
"I feel fine. I like it now, especially all of my best friends are in it," I said.
"Am I hearing this wrong? Or am I the one who is holding you back from chasing your dreams?" Riley questioned herself. When I heard that sentence, I felt like something just fit me in the head.
"No you are not! I made my decision of wanting to be with you, and you can't change that," I tried to clear things up with them.
"Fine, see you at math, Maya. And you too Lucas," Riley said. Riley then went off by herself, leaving Lucas, Farkle, and I alone in the hallway.
"What has happened with her? I have never seen her so mad at anyone before, especially her best friend," Farkle said, going off to his class.
"She thinks that she is holding me back from chasing my dreams," I said.
"What's gonna happen now?" Lucas asked.
"I don't know, but I want to know if I had made the right decision going to this school. Maybe I shouldn't even be with my friends. Maybe I am better off by my own," I said, choking back my tears.
"It's gonna be okay, Maya. She'll forgive you in no time. That's how best friends are," Lucas said. He then held me close and we walked off to English together.