false lover

chapter 5: where do i stand?

maya -
im hurt and broken, from the inside and out. i miss my life in the past, having fun, laughing and smiling. lucas has done nothing, but cause trouble. no one has seen me since the incident in the woods when lucas thinks he knows me more than myself when he has no idea what ive been through. i just can't handle this anymore and i don't want to either.

| maya cries and waits for somebody to come to her and comfort the poor girl |

riley -
i haven't seen maya in so long, i think it's time to go see her. i text lucas that i wouldn't be at his house tonight and i told him i was going to maya's and that he should come and talk it out. he finally agreed and i gleamed at the texts, but then realized, isn't maya broken? what lucas said about having a life like mine, she was jealous and evil, how could she be alright? i feel like a terrible friend and i betrayed her...

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lucas -
riley convinced me to go over to maya's house and talk to her. im such a fool, letting my emotions get the best of me. calling her evil and jealous, who does that?! i can't face her without letting her know that i messed up big time between our friendship and the rest of our lives. next year is high school and it's going to get tougher. she shouldn't go through pain like this alone, because i know how she feels.

| both lucas and riley go to maya's house and knock on her door and her mom opens the door |

katy (maya's mother) -
"oh look who is here! she is in her room, please pick up her shattered pieces and put her back together," katy pleads. we both nod in unison and i grab lucas's hand and we walk towards maya's room. it's locked and i decided to knock over the door.

"woops," i say with a giggle, but then realize this isn't funny. "maya, we came to talk to you about what happened early this week, it was wrong and stupid of us to go against you when we know that you are going through a rough time." i finish, tears waiting to fall out. maya, finally smiles and thinks to herself.

"riley, im not mad at that, im upset that you both think poorly about me. im not smart or im not flawless like you riley. all i wanted was our simple 8th grade lives back, yes you can date, but i don't want that to ruin our friendship." maya chokes out. she has her makeup running down her face and her eyes puffy.

"maya, you may hate me, but im so sorry for what i did, it was careless and stupid and you are such a good person. i never meant to hurt you and yet i did." lucas confesses, holding maya's hand. she gives a sly smile and she doesn't say another word. we sat in complete silence, hoping that everything was alright, at least that is what we assume...

| end of chapter 5 |