They had stayed together until seven pm, then the young couple had abandoned the two girls.
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- "I really like Andy"
- "so much the better, it would have been difficult to make a choice"
- "and Ryan is very funny"
- "you think Ryan is funny? I'm scared now when you tell me I'm funny".
- "I love your dynamic with boys, you and your brother, you and Ryan, it's really funny to see you interact with guys"
- "nice to make you laugh"
- "but you are my favorite American, you are the funniest."
- "that's nice of you to say"
- "and it's sincere"
- "what do you want to eat?"
- "is it cliché if I tell you a real cheeseburger with french fries?"
- "as much as if I went to Italy to eat a pizza"
- "I'd love to eat a pizza, from home" she replied, pouting her bottom lip.
- "you literally arrived today"
- "I would make you some."
- "with pleasure. Do you want to eat right now?"
- "no, can we go to the arcade?"
- "totally!"
They had gone to the arcade games. Carina had wanted to try everything, the motorcycle simulations, the car simulations, but also the basketball and she had tried to grab a stuffed animal, to no avail.
- "Do you want to play air field hockey?"
-"You're going to beat me," replied the Italian.
- "probably"
- "I'm not sure"
- "are you playing to win or to have fun?"
- "to have fun"
- "so if I beat you it doesn't matter?!"
- "no you're right" she said, lifting her shoulders.
They were playing and surprisingly, the brunette had an innate talent for air field hockey, or maybe it was beginner's luck.
They were in the middle of a game and laughing together; even Maya who was losing was laughing, it wasn't like her, but everything seemed nicer with the Italian girl than with the competition. Two boys had then approached them.
- "hi girls"
- "ciao" made Carina while rising.
- "Are you okay?"
- "I'm fine, thank you, and you?"
- "Well... Can we keep you company?"
Carina had looked at Maya who looked more jaded than anything else.
- "Hummmm no sorry not today."
- "hey, but do you have an accent?"
- "I'm from Italy"
- "and your friend too?" Asked the second boy.
-"No, I'm from here," she said with a look that was anything but friendly.
The first boy smiled at Carina and said, "Your friend is not very nice."
- "her friend would just like to have a good time with her friend" answered Maya in a straightforward way.
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The Reunion (Part 1)
FanfictionMaya and Carina meet again after fifteen years without speaking to each other at their high school reunion where the Italian had come for her senior year after winning a one-year scholarship to study in an American high school.
