Maya came home to her grandma's apartment at 11:45 pm. She walked over to the fridge and opened it, she wanted an apple but all her grandma ever bought from the store was probiotica, which Maya just called grandmas get it moving yogurt, and iced tea. Maya settled for an iced tea.

She walked down the hall to the room on the very left. The light was on, which was weird because her grandma goes to sleep early. Maya went back to the kitchen and grabbed a knife for self defense.

"Riley! What are you doing here?! I thought you were a burglar or something." The brunette was laying on Maya's bed looking through Maya's sketch book.

"I don't know why I'm here because you won't tell me."

"I can't tell you." Maya stood in the doorway cross armed. How would she tell her best friend that the reason she's distanced her self is because she's in love with her?

"You can tell me anything, I'm your best friend." Riley sat up on the bed.

"I'm sorry Riles but I can't."

"What could be so bad that you can't tell me? You've told me about your dad and your insecurities and honestly Maya nothing you tell me could change how I feel about you. Am I a bad friend Maya?"

"You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for, you're amazing Riley. Everything about you is perfect. You're supportive and sweet and always there for me even though I don't deserve any of it."

"Why would you say that. You know that's not true." Riley looked confused.

"It's true! I don't deserve you."

"I'm the one who needs you Maya, you protect me, you always know what to say to make me feel better, you encourage me to be myself, you mean so much to me. I'm not the same without you, I'm scared to be me without you."

"I'm sorry I haven't been there for you these past weeks. I needed space. I had to think or stop thinking actually."

"Stop thinking about what?!" Riley yelled. As soon as she stopped she regretted raising her voice. It was hard for Riley not being able to fix the problem. She just wanted to help her friend.

"Can you just go Riley? Please." Maya sighed.

Riley stood up and slowly walked past Maya looking back at her. She was halfway down the hall when she realized she left her phone in Maya's room. She had an internal struggle on whether she should go back for it or not.

She peaked into Maya's doorway and saw the blonde curled up with her head on her knees silently crying. Riley knew sometimes people need space but she couldn't just stand there knowing her best friend was this torn up about something.

"Maya?" Riley sat on the bed next to her friend.

Maya looked up at her, Riley wiped away her tears and moved her hair to the side.

"I'm sorry I've been pushy Maya, I just want to make you feel better. When you're ready to tell me I'm ready to listen but until then can we just go back to how we were. I trust you Maya, whatever this is we can work it out together like we always have. Ok?"

"Ok." Maya looked relieved but still pained.

Riley pulled her into a hug. They stayed like that for a comfortable amount of time and then pulled away.

"Can I spend the night? It's after midnight and I don't want to take the subway home." Riley asked.

"Yeah of course. What time did you get here?"

"Around seven, I didn't know what time you'd be home."

"You waited for five hours?"

"Uh yes." Riley laughed.

"Well in my defense I didn't know you were coming."

"It's alright. I was looking though your sketch book, the new ones are amazing."

"Thank you." Maya smiled.

Riley pulled out the book and flipped to the last page.

"Is this supposed to be me?" She pointed to the sketch of a princess in an enchanted looking background.

"Yes Riley, you always used to want to be a princess remember?"

"I love it Maya. It's beautiful." Riley stroked the page with her thumb.

"You're beautiful."

"You are too." Riley smiled at her best friend.

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