Settling

Chapter 3

1st period was already half way over when I got to Mr.Matthews class. "Hey Matthews.", I said putting my tardy slip on his desk. "Maya." Oh god I hope he's not going to give one of his boring lectures. "That's your second tardy this week. Next one is a detention.", he said looking me in the eye. "Got it Matthews, no more tardies."

"Haha yeah, right!", Lucas snorted. "Maya's always late." I slowly turned around and rolled my eyes. "Shut it Huckleberry.", I said putting my finger his lips, then rotating around. "Anything for you Ms.Hart.", Ranger Rick replied winking. God!! Sometimes I wish that I could just rip that big head off his body.

"Okay class! I'm going to pair you guys off for a project that were going to be doing for two months!" Two months are you serious?? That's like forever. "Each pair will research apart of the world. Everything from wars to culture and fashion about that place.", Mr.Matthews gleamed enthusiastically.

He was almost done pairing off and me, Lucas, Riley and Farkle were all left. I hoped to God that I would have Riley. Being stuck with either Farkle or Ranger Rick made me nauseous. "Okay Riley and Farkle you guys will be together and you will get Mexico. So that leaves Maya and Lucas. You guys will be getting France." Are you serious right!!? "You have got to be kidding me!", I stated standing up. "There is no way I am working with Huckleberry!" Mr.Matthews came over to me and looked me right in the eye. "Sooner or later your going to have to learn how to work with people you don't like. Its apart of growing up Maya." What a load of bull.

"Well I choose later.", I huffed. "Sorry Maya your working with Lucas and that's final.", Mr.Matthews said sitting down. "Come on Maya is working with me that bad?", Lucas teased. I turned around and pointed my finger at him. "Don't think for one second that I'm going to enjoy this." Because trust me I'm not going to at all. "Oh don't worry I know you will enjoy your time with me.", he said tipping his imaginary hat.

God. What an asshole. I slammed my hand on his desk and sat down. "Maya come on it won't be that bad. Can't you just try and be nice to my boyfriend?", Riley asked. "Okay fine!! I'll work with him but it doesn't mean that I'll enjoy it.", I sighed giving up. Because I would do anything for my best friend, even if it meant actually tolerating Sundance.

Finally the bell. I got up and went over to Riley. Lucas came over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. I looked away, not wanting to see them suck face in the middle of the hallway. "So I'll see you after school?", Lucas asked, looking at me. "I guess." I wasn't really up to going over to Lucas' apartment with his perfect mom and dad. Oh and listening to them go on about the wonderful bounty of nature and Texas.

"Let's go Riles, we're going to be late for English.", I said linking my arm in hers. Riley gave Lucas a quick kiss and we headed for second period.

"Promise me you'll be nice to Lucas?", she pleaded with her puppy dog eyes. I rolled my eyes. "I will Riley! I already promised you this! I looked over at Riley and she seemed pleased. Because she got what she wanted. She always got what she wanted. But. I still loved her anyways because she was my best friend and I would do anything for her, even if it meant having to settle.

We finally made it to second period right as the bell rang.

It was fifth period and I was heading to the lunch room when I saw Lucas and Riley holding hands by her locker. They really needed to tone it down on the PDA. It was like every corner I turned, there they were either holding hands or kissing. "Hey losers, you guys coming to the lunch room or what?", I asked coming up to them. "Hey short stack, yeah we're coming." What did he just call me. He knew I hated when he called me that. I really wanted to wipe that smug look off his face.

I took a step and got on my tippy toes, so that I was centimeters away from his face. "You listen here Ranger Rick. I swear if you ev-", I was cut off by Riles pulling me away from him. "Come on Maya lets go before you rip Lucas's head off.", Riley said pushing me towards the cafeteria. If Riley hadn't been there then I know for a fact that Lucas would be lying on the floor.

I turned back and saw Riley and Lucas holding hands and walking. Just looking at them made me sick. I don't understand what she saw in him. He was a jerk. He only cared about himself. But I do understand what he saw in her. She was bubbly, kind, saw the good in life. Something that I hoped to be. Because I was the complete opposite. I was rude, closed off, saw the bad in life and never believed in good.

Because good things never happened to me.

As I was done thinking I finally reached the lunch room. I saw Farkle and sat down next to him while Lucas and Riley sat across from us. The rest of lunch was just Lucas and Riley staring at each other, saying sweet nothings back and forth. And me and Farkle just sitting there staring at them.

The bell rang when Lucas and Riley snapped out of there haze. We all got up an cleaned off our lunch trays. "Didn't feel like talking to us today?", I questioned glaring at them. "Sorry Maya. We didn't mean to ignore you guys.", she sighed guiltily. "Walk me to class?" I hated when she would do this. Try to act all innocent. Because it's been like this ever since she started to date Lucas. She was always with him, every where she went there he was right next to her. I was getting pretty tired of it.

"Yeah, let's go.", I huffed linking my arm in hers. We walked down the hall leaving Lucas behind.

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3rd chapter published!! Yay! No ones even reading these!! Really disappointed that I lost my other account!!