my girl

one

maya and mirella grew up riding the same bus. in middle school mayas parents let her walk home, which made mirella convince her parents to let her walk home too. they lived a few houses down from each other and it was more than likely that they'd be at each others house after school anyways, so her parents agreed.

they were best friends up into high school. due to the pressure of finishing school, new friendships, boyfriends, and other silly childish things, they drifted apart. they were still friends but they only really talked in school and about school, they never really hung out at each others houses anymore.

this is when mirella met blake. it was her junior year and he had a thing for her. they hung out and went on a few little dates. but really, there was no romantic tension between them.

it was senior year when mirella noticed nervana. she knew nervana was at her school but she never really saw her how she does now.

nervana was beautiful. she never really dressed well. she was a "tom boy" as a kid but now she seems to be interested in style. she wore a lot of khakis and cargo pants, paired with big t-shirts. zip up hoodies or crewnecks.

it wasn't her style that made mirella notice her. it was seeing her walking home with maya. she wondered if they were friends but it never really got brought up.

maya and mirella still sat at the same lunch table, they just had new friends that they would talk to instead of each other. today when mirella and blake walked into the lunchroom she was shocked to see maya and nervana sat at the table. she gave a soft smile and sat in her seat before turning to blake.

"you alright?" maya asked while looking at mirella, who had her head down.

"yeah, just tired." she replied. nervana gazed at her with a soft, wondering expression.

"you're ella?" she asked after a few seconds.

"yeah, that's the nickname mayas mom gave me." nervana smiled with a soft nod.

"what's your real name?" she asked.

"mirella." she answered. nervana smiled.

"that's beautiful." mirella gave a small thanks and turned back to blake to finish their conversation.

blake decided to walk home with mirella today. while walking he noticed she was quieter than usual.

"what are you doing?" he asked while peaking over her shoulder.

"i found nervanas instagram." blake chuckled.

"so you're stalking?" she turned to him and laughed.

"no, i'm... researching." when she looked at her phone she gasped then shoved him.

"you dick! you made me like one of her pictures."

"okay, don't you want her to notice you?"

"not when it's a picture from two years ago!" she glared at him, then she turned back to her phone.

"look at what you caused." she grumbled while turning her phone to him. he watched as she got a notification on instagram as nervana liked all of her pictures. every single one.. all twenty seven of them.

"i, didn't do anything." blake laughed softly before continuing walking. after nervana liked all of her pictures she followed her, and then commented on one of them.

nice shot.

it was ten pictures of a few photos she took. a few sunset pictures. a few of the fields she liked to visit, and three of herself. one head on, one taken from behind her with the sunset in the back ground. and another head on one that was more of a full body shot.

that was the last she heard of nervana before she went to sleep. she went to sleep excited and nervous for what tomorrow held. she hoped nervana was going to be sitting with maya again, and maybe they'd all walk home together.

that was not the way the day went. she didn't see nervana at all. not even in the hallways. and they definitely didn't walk home together. today though, she did decide to try to walk home with maya.

when she was walking out of school maya was a few feet ahead, and she was alone, which wasn't very often nowadays.

"maya!" mirella called out while running to catch up to her.

"hey ella." maya smiled and stopped walking.

"hey, how have you been?" mirella asked after catching her breath.

"i'm okay... life is really weird now but... im not too bad, how are you?" mirella wondered what she was talking about but didn't say anything yet.

"i'm good... my life is pretty boring, nothing is really happening anymore." maya smiled.

"i'd so take a boring life right now." mirella looked over at her.

"what's going on." maya was quiet for a few seconds, it seemed she was debating if she should say anything.

"so... i guess after my mom got pregnant with me my dad thought he wasn't ready, so they broke up for awhile... but when my mom went into labor three weeks early he stepped up and took her to the hospital." mirella already knew this story, but she still listened quietly. it only took her a few second before she realized mayas eyes had swollen up with tears.

"i guess he just wasn't ready for a baby with my mom... or he didn't want to be a dad for me, but he got another woman pregnant four months after my mom got pregnant with me." mirella did not know about this part.

"oh wow... im so sorry." maya smiled a sad smile.

"it's okay... it's just hard knowing all of what i know... and now that he bought her around he wants us to be best bud half sisters and... i just don't know if i can." she wondered who this half sister was, but she wasn't going to pry.

"you have a sweet heart and a strong head, maya... i know that you'll do whatever you feel is best for you, and i think you should do what's best for you even if it's not what your parents want." maya smiled.

"thanks el's... i mean, nervana is really sweet and she seems like she really likes me and my dad, but i still feel some kind of animosity towards her." mirella rested her arm over mayas shoulder, bringing her in close so she could hug her and still walk.

"i know i shouldn't feel any ill feelings towards her, it should be directed at my dad but... it just feels so weird knowing my dad stepped out on my mom with me but was so ready to start a new family with someone he met at a bar." mirellas hands softly brushed her head caringly.

"why don't you come over to my house... we can bake some cookies like we used to." maya smiled.

"i'd like that." she laid her head against mirellas shoulder