Maxine Mathews came into Lucas's life without warning but it was the best thing to ever happen to him. She showed him what love is supposed to look like and what he had been missing. For a while, he thought he had feelings for Riley but when Maxine...
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if you're the sun...
Maya's pov // Abigail Adams High, hallway
(a/n: trigger warning ⚠️!: mentions of cyberbullying and past self-harm)
I am currently at my locker with Farkle, Smackle, and Zay-- talking about, well, what to do with Riley...
"We have to make sure that Max doesn't leave again," I say mostly to Farkle.
"I know, but how?"
"I have no idea..."
"We have to think of something."
"We can meet after school to make a plan?"
"Definitely..."
Riley makes her way towards us. Here we go.
"Peaches? Are you going to apologize for yesterday? Is she serious?
"Me? What about you? And what did I say about calling me that?"
"What do I need to apologize for," she asks, completely ignoring my comment about the childish nickname...
"For yesterday. For everything you put Max through."
"You know she lied about why she left, right? She's a liar... You should be asking what she put me through."
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Please don't yell at me, Peaches," she says with tears forming in her eyes.
"Stop calling me that! And stop acting like a child!" Riley sobs and storms off. Good.
Riley is the reason Max was hurting herself. The reason Farkle and I found her on the bathroom floor in a pool of her blood... That was the worst day of our lives. A day I will never forget... We were in fourth grade, for crying out loud! I hope she never does it again...
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Farkle's pov
After Maya's outburst, I see Lucas and Max... Waving them over I notice how tired Max looks.
