-lucas-
Once I parked, got out of my car and walked into school, I felt someone jump on my back. I caught her immediately, knowing who it was.
"I wonder who this is..." I thought out loud.
"Hi!" Her head popped out beside my face where my peripheral vision could catch her smiling, radiating face.
"Mornin', city girl, what's it like up there?"
"Nice and high. Very comfortable as well, thank you." I chuckled a bit and kept walking to her locker.
"We've arrived at your destination, ma'am." I said as I let her get off by her locker.
"Thank you, kind sir." She smiled.
"Since when have I been your personal taxi?"
"Since Maya decided to get sick and won't let me stay home with her, and Farkle is away in Hawaii, doing God knows what, and I had to wait for you to park your car late this morning while I was standing out there alone." She ranted with her arms crossed at her chest.
I put my hands up in surrender. "Alright, I'm sorry. I didn't know Maya was sick until you texted me halfway through my extra half an hour nap. You should've told me sooner so I could have picked you up."
"Nah, my dad drove this morning and let me go with him. And you really need to wake up on time, what's the point in having an alarm if you're not going to wake up?" We stood outside of her chemistry class that she is almost late to.
"There is none. I'll see you at lunch?" I said as I started to walk to my class.
"How will I do this without Maya?" She pouted.
"You're a strong, independent woman, Riles. You can do it!" I encouraged.
"Thanks. See you at lunch, Lucas!"
I smiled as I walked, knowing I was late but it was all worth it.
-riley-
I got into chemistry class right on time and sat down at my usual seat where Maya usually sat beside.
"So today, we're going to do a lab." My teacher says and the whole class groaned.
"I chose your lab partners for you," she listed off my classmates' names. "...Riley and Brandon, ..."
I looked up from doodling in my notebook and looked for him. He saw me and smiled.
"Okay, go ahead and talk with your partners. If you have any questions, just ask me."
Brandon got up and sat beside me.
"Hey, partner."
"Hey, Brandon."
"So I was thinking, since there isn't much time left in class, we could finish the lab and do the write-up at lunch or after school or something?"
"Yeah, no problem."
We both got up to get our materials for the lab and did it together. Surprisingly, we worked pretty well together.
The bell rang as we packed up.
"I'll talk to you at lunch?" Brandon says as he helps me try and carry my heavy bag.
"Yeah," I smiled, "and thanks."
"Anything for you, Riley." He smiles and we walk the opposite way to our classes.
-lucas-
«lunch»
I waited for Riley in front of her class after gym class.
"Hey Riles, how've you been without the other one?"
