"What happened when you were Seven?" Lucas followed Maya's eyes.
"The hitting" Maya spoked.
Lucas looked at her. "Hitting?"
Maya felt a tear and she quickly wiped it away. "My mom. The drugs and alcohol took over her life. That's
why my parents got a divorce. Few years later he died in a car accident. I was broken. I knew my mom
was too. She tried to mask her pain. But it was there" Maya couldn't stop the tears from falling.
She cried in her hands.
"Come here" Lucas said silently.
She fell helplessly, onto his chest. He put his arm around her and rubbed her hair. She hugged his waist
and sniffled. "I'm so sorry Maya" Lucas whispered. He stroked her hair, and tried to calm her down" .
"Thanks Lucas. I know I don't say it often. And I'm stupid for that. I'm so sorry, for giving you a hard time. And here you are helping me. When I did nothing to deserve it" Maya sobbed.
"Maya. Stop. Please. You are smart. And you don't really give me a hard time, because I like our little game. It's like an inside joke, nobody gets, but us" Lucas rubbed her arm again.
Riley went to the glass doors and saw them. She broke in to tears and ran into the bathroom.
"What kind of cologne do you use? Sewer pine?" Maya smiled.
Lucas let go if her. They just looked at each other.
"You're back" Lucas smiled.
!" Maya smiled.
"We better get to class. Come on" Lucas smiled.
They entered the school and went to class.
Lucas tickled Maya's back and she giggle.. Maya covered her mouth.
"Maya giggles?!" Farkle yelled suprised
."I don't know. But whatever it is it's cute" Lucas smiled as Maya turned to face him.
"Listen class we will be doing a play" Cory smiled to the group.
Riley looked at Lucas, and he looked back at her.
"Romeo and Juliet!" Riley smiled.
"Too cliché" Maya announced.
"So is cuddling! But you and Lucas sure do it well!" Riley frowned.
Maya raised an eyebrow. "Of course, Lucas smells like a fresh summers breeze.
and is cozy to lay on. But I don't like him" Maya spoke to Riley.
Riley raised an eyebrow.