mentions of suicide and mental illness will start occurring from here on in, if this upsets you i apologies please do not continue.
Mayas' POV
I was laying in bed when i remembered the fact i was supposed to meet Oscar at the library, i called Isaac and asked him if he knew Oscars number. He didn't know it so i said goodbye and hung up.
I scrolled on Instagram for a while and eventually found his account. I added him and waited a while, he ended up adding me back but before i could text him he had already texted me.
"What's the point of inviting me over and then blowing me off? I need to pass aswell you know?" i felt a bit bad but then the feelings disappeared as i remembered his bitterness.
"Sorry, didn't mean to" is all i could think to say, he replied instantly.
"We still need to catch up, where do you want to go?" I didn't understand why he was so persistent, i thought he was the kind of kid that would of dropped out at the end of grade ten and got a job at maccas but when he showed up at school at the start of the year i was surprised but then brushed it off, thinking it was just strict parents.
"I don't know? How about a cafe? We don't have to talk we can sit there and catch up on school work, i have a bazillion projects to complete I'm sure you do aswell." i sent it nervously he replied fast once again
"The milk bar near school good, I think they have gluten free stuff there?" i was taken aback how did he know i was coeliac?
"K" i replied packed my bag and skated to the cafe. I arrived and found a booth in the corner, I sat down and pulled out my art kit, i pulled out the artwork i had been completing.
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Oscar arrived 10 minutes later and found me quickly, he sat down and didn't say anything he put his airpods in and played on his phone, giving me an occasional glance.
"I'm gonna go get a drink want one?" i stood up and pulled my card out of my pocket, he nodded.
"Iced tea please" i walked up, got a water and got him his tea. I sat down and slid it to him.
"How did you know i was gluten free?" i said trying to start some kind of conversation.
"You never ate treats from teachers, you never ate cupcake in primary school for peoples birthdays, but you eat nuts and yogurt so its not dairy or nuts, and my cousin is coeliac so i kind of summed it down to that" he said looking threw his eyebrows finishing his sentence sipping his tea.
i nodded and went back to my work, "Do you not have any work?" i said wondering why he had been on his phone the whole time. He looked at me and then looked back at his phone.
"I'm doing it on my phone." i just nodded and went back to my art, i put my airpods in and continued shading. After 15 minutes i felt an airpod being pulled from my ear, i look up and he has it in his hand.
"What?" i said confused by the random gesture.
"Why did you blow me off before? Does it have something to do with seeing a therapist?" his words took me absolutely aback.
"Excuse me? What gives you the right to bring that up here?" I put my art supplies in my bag and shoved my work in aswell completely disregarding the fact it was all now ruined. He went to say something but i shook my head furiously.
"I don't give a fuck if i fail art, i cannot tolerate another second with you!" i threw my bag over my shoulder, grabbed my skateboard and ran out the door. I got on the board and started skating. About half way home a car pulled up beside me, i looked over and it was Oscar.
"Leave me the fuck alone Piastri" he didn't he stopped the car and got out.
"Wait Maya, i didn't mean to i just heard a teacher today and i wasn't sure i just i-" i cut him off before he could continue.
"You know what Piastri, i was at the fucking therapist, you know why, because I have gone fucking mental, you all bullied me for so long, made me hate myself even though I'm more talented than half the grade, and i finally snapped. so yeah i blew you off, because i was getting put on my sixth lot of medicine. So Piastri in the most disregarding, disrespectable way, Fuck You"
He went to put his hand on my should but i swatted it away and skated back home, he didn't follow me after that and the second i got in the door, i headed to my mums bed and curled up, i fell asleep and stayed there the rest of the night.
