Hello guys, Here's the update as I promised today. The next one will be either Arranged or Senior Year. Let's see what inspiration hits first. I hope you like this chapter, I'm trying to write better and everything so please enjoy!
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The friends strolled into the large field, it looked like a carnival, it was full of laughing people, music and food. There was a large corral so the cowboys could show their skills on the horses, the main event had been that afternoon with Tombstone the bull but now it was a relaxing evening, there were games and food and dancing, it was like a large party. After Maya had accidentally run into Lucas and Zay had flirted with her; Lucas had become a bit annoyed with her and Zay, somehow Maya could easily read him and she simply knew. But it was awful since now that he was angry and not talking to her, he was dedicating all his attention to Riley who couldn't be happier about it.
Maya sat down on a bench near some games, she had a enough of the whole Lucas and Riley thing; Lucas had been saying all the time since they arrived to Riley that he will win an fluffy unicorn just for her in a shooting game, obviously Riley was in ecstatic about the whole thing. But it exasperated Maya, all the day he had tried to talk to her but it seem like he had given up and that he really didn't care about the fact they were in no speaking terms, which hurt Maya, even more, she thought he will put a bigger fight for her, she guessed she had been wrong.
"So what are you doing here all alone, huh Blondie?" Zay asked as he sat down, Maya gave him a soft smile and then she turned her head, she glanced at Lucas and Riley. Riley look beautiful that day with her all jean dress and her brown belt, she straighten her hair and she had that goofy smile that Lucas love draw on her face as he was teaching her how to shot.
"What was that today?" Maya inquire as she pondered what his plan was but Zay raised his eyebrows. "You know all the flirting in front of Lucas." Maya chuckle and Zay reciprocated.
"I know how you feel Maya." Zay stated as he stare at the scene of Lucas and Riley, Maya shifted in the bench and began playing with her hair, it was uncomfortable. "And I also know how Lucas feels, I think he just needs time to realize with who he really wants to be with."
"But he does, Zay. He chose Riley not me. They are meant to be together." Maya growled, she had believe that too before but that day had been a clear example that everything was in her head, after all how could Lucas love someone so broken like her.
"I don't think he knows he chose Riley. You saw him getting all upset about you and me, I think this is just the way of him getting back at you for it." Zay stated as he glanced at Maya.
"If he's doing that, he is an asshole." Maya scoff as she stood up from the bench and walked away. Lucas was an idiot, for everything, for not listening to her when she begged him to and for using Riley to make her jealous and the worst of all is that he was indeed achieving his goal.
Maya walked until she reached the horse stables, she could hear the horses moving and breathing hard, she could hear the crowd outside going crazy as some cowboys rode them. Maya leaned against one of the stables where she saw a beautiful brown horse with blonde hair and she caressed it. It was annoying for Maya, everything that was happening, she cared about Lucas for two years now and she didn't wanted it to come to light but she hadn't really tried to forget her feelings for him and less of all during this year when he was showing more interest in her, hell they were both name best couple. But it was all over now, he chose Riley, it had always been Riley and Maya didn't understand why she hadn't seen it before.
But her thoughts were disturbed when suddenly Lucas and Riley rushed into the stables, Maya gasped at the sudden lost of calm she was feeling and she rolled her eyes when she saw who it was. Maya stare at them, it seem like they were too into their perfect dream to even notice her, but Riley turned around and glare at Maya, her joy clearly wipe off her face when she saw her.
"What are you doing here?" Riley question Maya, clearly she was once again being paranoid about Lucas, which made Maya enraged. Even more when Lucas had his eyes fixated on her reaction, but Maya took a deep breath and it was time to act.
If Lucas wanted to play then she would play was well.
"Waiting for Zay, he told me to meet him here." Maya articulated with the first thought that came into her head.
"Really? Cause Zay was looking for you." Lucas objected with a defiant tone, a smirk drawing on his face. Maya almost slapped him but she tried to remain calm. Riley gazing at Maya a bit puzzled of what was going on.
"Riles, I have to tell you a secret. It's about me and Zay." Maya stated as she got nearer her best friend who after the announcement raised her eyebrows in shock but a wide smile spreading in her face, Maya reciprocated with a small one that grew when she saw Lucas reaction. Lucas had his jaw and hands clenched, he seemed red and she could swear he could have kill her with that look he was giving her.
"Are you kidding me!?" Lucas snap out of nowhere, both girls gave him an odd look, he quickly got off Riley and stormed out of the stable, Maya's gazes lingered to him until she heard Riley clearing her throat.
"What was that about Maya?" Riley asked her with a tight voice, she was clearly annoyed by the whole scene, Maya looked down to examine her hands.
"I don't know, maybe he's just mad about Zay not telling him about us." Maya chattered with a sotto voice, she knew Riley was knowing something was up between her and Lucas, still she shouldn't found out for any motive.
But unfortunately Riley didn't buy it for a second.
"Maya, I'm not dumb. What is happening between you and Lucas?" Riley growled, Maya looked at her with surprise, Riley usually didn't behave like this. "Maya do you and Lucas, like each other?" Riley inquired.
Maya felt cold, the gazes of both girls link for a moment, Riley was trying to read Maya and Maya was trying to read Riley. But it was one of those unfortunately moments where neither of them could now what the other one was thinking, but it was good for Maya. Maya wanted Riley to be happy above everything else, maybe the thing with Lucas could go away although she was hurt and Riley was acting so aggressive, she knew it was what matter the most to her.
"Unbelievable." Maya laughed, she began laughing so hard that Riley began to chuckle after a while. This was the best way to leave the topic out and let Riley calm down from her suspicion.
"What are we laughing at?" Riley said with sweetness one of those goofy smiles drew on her face.
"About how you actually think, me and Lucas could-" Maya stopped to fake laugh a little longer, although her heart ache when she thought of her own words. "Could be together? That's impossible." Maya chuckled as she looked at Riley.
"But…" Riley hesitated, she tried to examine Maya more deeply but Maya remain with a big fake smile on her face.
"No Honey, He's not with me, he will never be with me." Maya proclaimed, both girls stared at each other for a moment. Suddenly Riley grabbed Maya's head with her hands and lean in a bit.
"Sisters tell each other everything, I know that you are lying somewhere in there." Riley made two vertical lines between her eyes. Maya swallowed hard, blink by the sudden action that Riley made, Maya needed to get out of there quickly.
"Okay, I'll tell you the truth but can you let go?" Maya requested Riley as she tried to drift her gaze from her best friend; Riley let go as the skin around her eyes drew tight. "I don't have a thing with Zay, we've been planning to annoy the heck out of him tonight. You know? Bros before hoes' and all those stupid things." Maya confessed but she could still feel Riley wasn't a hundred percent convinced. "Zay thinks that Lucas is too focus on you and he's getting jealous so he wanted a fake girlfriend so she could make Lucas jealous too."
As it was magical, from one moment to another all the factions in Riley's face relaxed and she gave Maya an honest smile. Maya finally let go of that breath she was feeling and she gave Riley a weak smile. Riley took a hold of Maya's hand and led the way out of the stable.
"Do you really think Lucas is too focus on me?" Riley said, as the music from the dance floor got louder.
"Of course! How can you not see it?" Maya giggled as Riley squeal but she couldn't deny that the pressure on her chest didn't felt good.
"It's like we are finally connecting! No peer pressure, no anything!" Riley screamed with excitement.
"Yaaaay" Maya said a bit more softly. She drifted her gaze from her best friend; she needed something to distract herself with when she saw Farkle in the dance floor dancing with some other guys. "Hey look at Farkle! Let's go join him" Maya said and both best friends run towards the brunette boy.
The three of them dance and had fun for a while, but it didn't passed much time until Farkle and Riley were dancing just the two of them, following the others move in perfect synchrony. Maya smile as she looked at them, they were the best friends ever and she loved to see them like that, for some reason although she knew Farkle loved them equally there was something with him and Riley.
"I'm gonna go and find something to eat!" Maya yelled at her friends since the music was too loud, both of them nodded but quickly went back to their dancing, Farkle was elated by all the attention Riley was giving him and Riley was having a great time.
Maya walked down the hallway of different shops and games that the rodeo had, she wonder where Lucas or Zay where, she hadn't seen them in a while. Maya didn't know if she wanted a hamburger or Pizza, she bit her lips as she looked around, she couldn't believe she was actually having so much fun in a rodeo, if Lucas found out he would make fun of her forever. But then Maya remember she wasn't speaking to him, nonetheless she didn't know if she had been too hard on him, he had gotten crazy mad at Zay when she said she had something with him, maybe he cared about her the way she cared about him? Should she talk to him? Maybe, they could be friends again and everything would go back to normal, maybe someday they could be something. Maya walked around the different stores, not finding anything delicious to eat or finding too much line in the good places but her thoughts were still on fixing her relationship with Lucas.
Maya sighed and lean on one of the little large stands, near one of those dark alleys between the shops when she heard a familiar voice. Maya turned around and walked towards the noise, when she heard Lucas and Zay talking or fighting, Maya peer a bit to see what was happening.
"I mean Zay, If you really like Maya you should have told me." Lucas said a little bit exasperated. "You know, I want you to be happy and all but-"
"This is like the hundred time I tell you I do not like her man." Zay called out Lucas softly, he was a bit irritated, Maya could tell. "But I know you do." Zay then stated and Lucas just nodded as he sat besides him on the edge of one of the large stands.
"I know I like her Zay, I want to fight for her and I think I can talk to her about anything." Lucas confessed, Maya felt butterflies in her stomach and a large smile was draw on her face as she heard Lucas saying that. "But I like Riley too and she seems like the right fit, doesn't she?" Lucas blurted out as he touched the nape of his neck, Maya's heart squeeze inside, she closed her eyes to control the pain she felt in her chest, she began playing with her blue necklace.
"You gotta choose man." Zay stated a bit serious looking at his friend with fondness and he pat his shoulder.
"I mean Riley, we are too similar. We come from the same place, we would do anything for our friends, it's easy and right. It has always been her, Zay. I don't think I would have ever survive New York if it wasn't for her, she's too important for me." Lucas confessed to Zay and that was when Maya's heart definitely sank.
Maya turned around and stop peeking at the scene, she lean her head back against the stand and tried to breath deeply, she continue to play and pull her necklace trying to get distracted from the pain, she could feel the tears pooling in her eyes. There wasn't much to do about it, it had been clear what he wanted. He had said just one thing about Maya but he had said all this romantic things and how Riley and him belonged together, everyone knew it. Maya was just the stupid best friend that fell for her best friends' soul mate and now she was doomed to be the rejected one. But it wasn't knew for Maya, people always left her and she was broken, who would want to be with such a broken person like me? Maya thought, the rage she was feeling against herself was consuming her.
"But Maya, she's just wonder-" Lucas exclaimed but because of Maya's strong hold on her necklace she broke the lace and it hit the floor, hard enough to make a sound and make Lucas stop talking.
"Who's there?" Zay voice quickly sounded, Maya could hear them walking towards her little hiding spot.
She began to run, she left the necklace, she didn't wanted to look back, she felt the tears pooling in her eyes and she began to sob. She couldn't take it anymore, Lucas preferring Riley, Lucas being in an actual relationship with Riley, how could Maya blame them? They had been building this thing for two years and she was just in the wrong place, she shouldn't have ever began to have feelings for Lucas or even thought about him. But this had been her breaking point, he clearly preferred Riley and there was no going back from that, once again he made his choice and she was sure she would follow hers. Maya reached the exit of the rodeo, she looked around it was almost empty, she walked towards Lucas' truck but of course that Lucas had the keys, she hit the door hard and continue to cry. Maya looked around and began to walk through the highway, it was around eleven o'clock but she was almost sure that Pappy's Joe farm wasn't too faraway, she didn't care anyway, she wanted to get the hell out of there as soon as she could.
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Meanwhile Lucas and Zay stand in the same place Maya had been standing not a minute ago, looking at someone who was running far away from them. Lucas looked at the person with interest, he then saw it, her blonde hair like a cascade falling from her shoulders and running with the wind, Lucas felt his mouth went dry, she had heard him. Suddenly Zay lean down and pick something from the floor, exanimating it carefully.
"It's Maya's necklace." Lucas stated, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, he knew what he had said, god knows how long of the conversation she had heard or what exactly she had heard but he knew her too well, she had heard enough to runaway, which meant she had heard how he talked about Riley, she was hurt. "Fuck, I messed everything up." Lucas said as he run a hand through his hair and glanced at Zay.
He had ruin everything with Maya