Josh's POV

"When you fall in love with someone, you do so many things just to please and make that special someone happy, because when they are happy you are also happy.

There are times you spend a ludicrous amount of money. Times when you spend hours looking for a perfect gift, when you're so into something, you are so excited and one hundred percent devoted just to make him or her blissful, because you love the smile that lights up on her face when you do.

These moments are pure happiness for you and for your partner. This is what it was for me. I love Maya, I truly do and helping her was my way to express that love.

I just wanted to help. Why does she have to be so hard headed and stubborn? I tried not to argue. I acted like it wasn't a big of a deal but it really broke my heart. I knew she was getting annoyed at me having to help her all the time, and I understand why, it's just that I wanted to show her how much I truly loved her, just by helping her around while she's incapable of doing it herself. I would have backed off a bit if I was in her face too much, but she never said anything...until now, and it's what she said that hurt.

What was that about making her look like a fool? Me? Intervening in her conversation? I only defended her! Women like that! Then again, Maya is completely different. The worst feeling for me is the feeling you get when you're unwanted at times. I know it's just in this aspect but it still hurts.
I guess that's what I get for being so sentimental. She can say goodbye to that.

I love that girl with all my heart and I've been by her side and supported her and respected every decision she's made for me and for her but just that once when I wanted to show her my love and support, deciding to do this for us thinking it could make our relationship better by spending more time with each other, she gets pissed and practically shouts that I'm not wanted/ needed there.

I'm not the one to teach anyone a lesson, I'm learning myself, but this is the perfect time to show Maya she needs and has to accept help even if she thinks she's the toughest female in the world.

Time to start planning.

First, I need to contact Riley.

Maya's POV

Okay… shower…
I could barely lift myself from the bed! How am I going to get in the damn bath?! No, I can do it on my own. Yeah.

I jump towards the bath and…

Yay! I didn't fall! Good. Good. I finish cleaning myself and…

Slippery floor, one good foot, one jump. Oh crap.

I have my eyes closed tight about to jump and face destiny when…

"You know you're gonna fall flat on your face right?" It was Riley.

I open my eyes slowly. "I'm not."

"Oh… then why were you all scared? Your eyes were closed and all."

"I was praying." I retaliate quickly.

"Yeah…" she smirks. "Well, I should get going then, since you don't need any help."

"Yeah, see you around." I wave goodbye.

Okay, Maya, on three.
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3

Thump.

I open my eyes and… Yay! I'm standing. HA! I'm totally fine on my own. Totally… yeah…

Oh, man who am I kidding I miss Josh. I haven't spoken with him since two nights ago. I was surprised not to see him the next morning. He usually waits outside the dorm for me. Maybe later, I thought.

No, no sight of him. Every time I called he was busy doing something else and ended our call with "but you can do it on your own right?" I always said yes but reality was far different. Riley, has also been MIA. I can't help but realizing that they are giving me a life lesson.

My hair is a mess, my makeup is a mess, and my bag is a mess.

It's so hard to do your hair with one hand! All I could do was wear it loose and now it was as sponged up as a poodle.

Make up is far from easy also so I'm free of it, I finally understood after five times of poking my eyes with the eyeliner pencil.

My book bag was chaotic, notes were spread everywhere, there was lots of gum wrappers and most of my book's pages were folded messily.

Ever, since I woke up, things have been hard… HA! They were about to get worse!

Transporting myself from class to class in a hallway and sidewalks full of people was almost impossible. I ended up being pushed by a multitude of people heading towards the same building.

When I entered class everybody stared. What is it with people turning around to look who comes in? Yeah I'm late, big deal!

I spot Riley sitting in the back and approach her with fury.

"Where the hell is your uncle?!" I whisper.

"In class." She doesn't bother looking at me.

"How rude!"

"Why is he being rude?!" she answers angrily slamming her pen on the desk and looking at me with a fiery look.

*Clears throat*

We both turn to our teacher.

"If you girls are going to continue to argue I suggest you take it outside. Most of these kids would actually like to have class."
"No sir, we're fine." Riley glares at me.

What the fuck? I decided to confront her after class in our dorm.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I ask.

"Excuse me? What the hell is wrong with me? Me?! What's wrong with you?!"

"What?"

"You are so ungrateful! I tried to help you but you wouldn't accept it! The only person you accepted help from was from Josh and it wasn't whole heartedly. Then, just because Missy stuck her fake nose where she wasn't supposed to and Josh defended you, you get fucking pissed!" Riley was fuming.

First of all, cussing? Whoa.
Second of all, well shit…

Has it ever happened that you're just so blinded by something that you think you're right about but then someone yells the truth at you and you finally realize you've been a total bitch? I don't recommend you have this, it makes you feel horrible.

All I could do was sigh hard and lower my face in shame. I don't know when I started but I was crying really hard. I wanted to apologize so badly but I just couldn't. My tears kept falling from my eyes blurring my sight and my breathing was getting faster each minute passing. This has never happened before. Crying was all my body could do and I had no control over it. All these feelings were overwhelming and feeling them all at once must have set something off.

Riley's POV

When Josh told me about what he was planning to do I did not doubt once. I know Maya, and therefore I know that sometimes she just needs an extra little push to see things like they really are. Now, I was kind of regretting it. Maya was crying.

First, Maya hardly cries. Second, I've never seen her cry like this. She was kind of stuck. It looked like she was trying so hard to say something but it just wouldn't come out. Her breath was shorter and faster. Scared she can have some sort of attack I call Josh. Who was waiting at the end of the hall from the dorm to see if the plan had succeeded.

"Josh!" I call him panicking now that Maya was holding my hand signaling that she can hardly breathe.
It took him no longer than 5 seconds to enter the room. His face turned pale white at the sight and knelt down beside her. When Maya saw him her breathing hitched up more but Josh cupped her face and whispered soothing words.
"Maya look at me. Look at me, babe." Josh said.

Maya looked into his eyes and she started calm down.

"Breathe slowly. Deep and slow breaths." he set example by doing this himself.

"I'm so-"she choked due to her breath not being under control yet. "I'm- sorry. I. didn't. Mean. to." She hiccupped.

"Shh. We'll talk about that later." He kissed her forehead. "Just breathe please."
It took a good long 2 minutes for her to calm down.

"You okay?" I ask shakily and she nods.

"I'm so sorry if I made you feel like I didn't need you, Riles. I thought I was right but I wasn't. I will always need help." She turns to Josh. "I will always need you and I'm so sorry for being rude. I just thought it was extremely embarrassing and the day that Missy said all those things I-"

"Maya what she said is not-" Josh said.

"Yes, it is, Josh. It is true. My body will be scarred and I know it, but that's just another issue I'm going to deal with later on. What I want to say is that, what she said affected me more because it made me look weak and I hate that. All my life it's been just me okay? And this was totally shocking and something I hadn't gone through before so I made a decision way too early and drove everyone away and not in the best way. I'm sorry, I really am." She finished with tears in her eyes.

"It's okay, peaches. I forgive you." I say hugging her.
We both turn to Josh whose face showed no emotion or any sign whatsoever.

"I really don't know, Maya." he sighs. "This made me realize some things and I don't think that…" he stops again. He was joking of course. The first apology was more than enough for him but he wasn't going to let her go that easy, it wasn't that simple.

Maya's eyes fill once again. "Josh, please. I'll do anything. Just-." she couldn't continue.
Josh smiles. First is just a smirk and then he smiles widely.

"Anything?" he says with a mischievous look and Maya nods quickly./p

Oh no, what does anything mean?

Maya's POV

"Oh! That's the part when Luke Skywalker…" he rambled on.
We were currently on film number two and we had four to go. He knows I hate these movies.

"Why are you so excited? You weren't even born when these movies were out."

"I have older brothers." He said simply. "Stop it, you owe me this." He threw popcorn to my face.

"I do." I say sweetly leaning in to kiss him. "I missed you."

"Me too." He said kissing me once more, smiling before facing the screen.

I can't believe how lucky I am. I've been a total pain in the ass and he's still here. There is a God. I laugh at this thought.
"What's funny?" he asks.
"Nothing… I love you very much." I say.

"And I love you."

"Thank you." I whisper.