A Dare

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Maya's POV

I woke up as the bright sun light blinded me. I don't even remember falling asleep. Well this isn't the first time, I decide not to wake up Riles as we only get one more week off of school because summer break so she should rest. That girl works too hard. I check my phone 8:27am. Ok, not bad, Hart, I think to myself. I grab a towel and quietly sneak to the bathroom to have a shower. I couldn't even listen to music because it was early. So I was there, alone, with my thoughts. Great.

After the shower I grabbed my towel, made my body temperature at least close to normal. And wrapped it as turban on my head to dry my hair, I moisturised and then it hit me. I forgot to bring in CLEAN clothes. SHIT. I saw the time 8:53am ok ok ok ok. Don't panic. Everything's fine, Riley's room is down the corridor and everyone's probably at breakfast right now, I open the door slowly making it creek and curse at myself and run as fast as I could with wet feet on a wooden floor. I was looking back to see if the Matthews were all there and stupidly did not look forward. I bumped into something. "Ouch hey watch where yo-" ok someone. The voice stopped and I immediately knew who it was. Josh. I nervously look up from my feet to meet his gorgeous brown eyes, woah. I never realised how perfect he look in this light. WAIT MAYA WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?!!! "I'm so so so so so SO SO SO SOOO sorry!!" I whisper-shout so the Matthews' don't hear us. He laughs, "it's fine, it's been a long time since we saw each other." He said
"Sure, has. That's why I didn't recognise you!" I awkwardly say, but glad that he changed the subject, he then scratches the back of his neck and he says, "well, you grew up gorgeous" and walks off to breakfast. I continue to waddle off to Riley's while those last few words kept flying across my brain. "You grew up gorgeous" thanks for not at all confusing my feelings anymore, Joshua(!)

Josh's POV

THAT was probably the most awkward situation ever. I hope she doesn't think too much of what I said, like all girls do, but I did mean what I said. I know she likes me, she's so obvious its actually quite funny how no one else realises, I don't even think Riley knows herself. I laughed to myself. "What's so funny?" Topanga asks, putting scrambled eggs on my plate. "Nothing it's just-" I was about to tell her when Maya walks in. As soon as we made eye contact, her face when from white as snow, to red as an apple. Her eyes widened as she saw me and kept her head down, man she got it bad. This sort of sucks because it might be like Melanie all over again. And no ones deserves to repeat that. Not me, or her. She looked for I seat and the only one empty was next to me. Great, juuuuuuuust great I think to myself as she very awkwardly takes the seat near mine. "Doesn't matter." I eventually finish off what I started. The first few minutes were awkward at first but then we did actually end up talking and I found out that Maya is actually a really funny. She told me a joke and I laughed and lightly punched her shoulder and she flinched and looked at me as if she saw a ghost. Man she's got it REAL bad. What am I supposed to do? I can't just keep playing with her feelings like this. I look back at my plate and see the crumbs and I leave the table and head to my room. I got a text from one of my friends, Jake, and he says I'm invited to a party that's tonight. I'm sure Cory and Topanga won't mind me going. Today was going to be lazy day for me. I watched a bunch of films until it was the time for the party. I got ready and headed out, alerting Topanga where I was going. I saw Maya was listening too, from the sofa but I carried on, ignoring her. I walked out saying bye to Riley and Riley and Maya both waved back. Man she's got it really REALLY bad.

*** at the party ***

Everywhere you then you'd see people drunk. Not my kind of party, I smirked as Jake called me over to our group. There's him, Logan, Alex, and Luke. They were the only people I actually still trusted after the "incident". But, they were all such players it's so funny but I never liked the idea of making a commitment to someone but just fucking every other person. Everyone has it wrong about me. I'm not the monster everyone claims me to be.

Anyways, I tell the guys what happened this morning with Maya, and we all bursted out laughingly but those dudes were taking it too far so I stopped. We ended up playing truth or dare which we always play because it's easy and fun. "Dare." Luke smiles deviously,
"Ok, ummmm" I say as I scan the room, my eyes pop "I dare you to kiss that girl over there" it was a girl who was WAY out of his league and he would never have any chance with. None of us recognised her so he excitedly went along with it. He starts to full on make out with her as we starting wolf whistling and then he came back with a big big smile on his face. "Her names Sam, and she likes me" he shows off, waving a piece of paper that contained her number.
"Ok whatever you horny bitch, my turn" I say punching him in the arm. "And give me a big dare, not a shit one like that." I drunkenly stumble on my words
"Ok, " Louis says as the edges of each side of his mouth were about to reach his ears, "I dare you to go out with MAYA for TWO. WEEKS." And they ALL burst out laughing. I giggle a little but then I realised what he had just said, "OH." I say.
"What? Can't handle it?" He laughs
"No no no I'll do it. I'll do it" I smile back. I was always the lame-o in the group, turning down girls all the time, always telling to boys to treat them properly and then they get mad. Maybe this was the right thing to do. Maybe this could prove I was 'worthy'.