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Lucaya » Grateful

Maya's POV:

It was the night of thanks giving, and Topanga invited us all to join the Matthews' dinner.

Honestly, they were like my second family- no, my first family. My actual family doesn't count.

Even though they invited Lucas and Farkle too, I felt special. As if someone truly cares about me. And they do.

That day meant a lot to me. It symbolized the day that I mentally became one of the Matthews'.

They would probably say differently, perhaps that I was a part of their family on the first day we met, but until that day I never really felt like I'm a part of them. Of anything.

I might be over reacting by saying this, but that day changed my life.

Flashback:

"Happy thanksgiving!" I said cheerfully as the buzzer of the intercom went off, the vibe of the holidays taking over me.

"Maya?!" Riley laughed while buzzing me in.

"In a special holidays edition." I joked and entered the apartment.

"Well can we keep you?" She questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"Nope, the original Maya will come back later." I shrugged as a part of the joke.

We both laughed for a while until the buzzer went off again.

I pressed the button to hear "Farkle and Lucas". I let them in and in a few short minutes they were at the door step.

Being polite, they rang the door. I opened it and whispered, "you don't have to ring, we already know that you're here."

I earned a slight chuckle from the both of them as they entered the apartment.

The four of us sat down on Riley's couch and conversed about the usuals- how have we been the last few days, did anything new happen, etc.

I was just in the middle of telling them that my mom got a raise at her job, but the sound of the doorbell, again, interrupted.

"Uncle Josh!" Riley squealed, opening the door wide and hugging him tightly.

"Hey Riles, happy thanksgiving." He smiled, but not at her, at me.

I usually wouldn't make a big deal out of it, but seeing Josh, my crush, smile at me, was a big deal for me.

"H-hey." I managed to choke out, silently stuttering.

"Hey." He said confidently, while flashing another heart melting smile.

Relax Maya, he doesn't even like you, it's just manners. Or at least that's what I thought...

"Dinner's ready!" Topanga called out, clapping her hands together.

We all walked over to the festively decorated dinning table and sat down.

I was sitting between Riley and Lucas, and Josh was right in front of me.

I could tell that Topanga made a lot of effort with the food, it looked extremely delicious. But then again, she makes everything delicious.

Shortly, my plate was filled with food. A quite large piece of well-roasted and stuffed turkey, was at the middle, surrounded with side dishes as mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, green bean casserole, a cornbread and so on.