New Beginnings

Chapter 6

Class ends pretty quickly and Riley was nervous about going to lunch. She took a deep breath getting ready to face Maya after what happened yesterday. Riley grabbed her lunch and head towards their usual table. Only Maya and Zay are at the table, Lucas and Farkle, including Smackle, is nowhere to be found. When Riley reached the table, Maya instantly looks up at her and gives her a small smile. Riley gives her a smile back and puts down her tray.

"We need to talk." She murmured.

"Oh okay," Zay replied.

Riley turned at him. "Not you," she said. "Can you give us a second to talk Zay? In private." Riley, asks him a favor and motion him out.

"No, way,"Zay said and Maya gives him a death glare. "Okay, fine." He said in defeat and got up, "I'm going to the toilet," he leaves his tray on the table.

Maya just stared at Riley when Zay left. "Hey Riles," she smiles weakly.

"About yesterday, I'm really sorry—"Riley said before Maya cuts her.

"Riles, I don't think I'm ready to talk about yesterday. I think I still need time to think and sort things out." She said in low voice.

"Oh okay," she replies sadly.

"I think, I got to go, I want to get to class early." Maya suddenly said and quickly go up and left.

Riley could not believe that Maya would just walk away like that, and it makes her feel like crying. Zay came a few minutes later and Riley tries to hiding her sadness.

"Where's Maya?" Zay asked.

"Oh, she left. She has last minute homework she needed to finish." She lied.

"Oh okay. This morning, Lucas and I thought you and Maya are fighting,"

Riley just smiled awkwardly, "why would you guys think that? We're fine." She lied again.

"I can't believe I got B on science because I was really hoping for an-." Charlie puts his hand in Maya's face, trying to get her attention. Maya zoned out because she's thinking about her unfinished painting and her fight with Riley and a lot of things have been going on. She's exhausted and she's at the park with Charlie.

"Are you even listening to me?" he asks and looks her straight in the eye.

Maya nods, and he continued his story. She keeps nodding until he gave her weird expression and she stops nodding. "I'm sorry, la la land again," she chuckles and looks down on the ground and her smile fades.

"Hey, are you okay?" he asks trying to find her eyes.

Maya nods. "I'm fine." She tries to assure him.

"You don't look fine," he pointed out.

Maya looks down, and took a deep breath, "I had a big fight with Riley," she finally said.

"What happen?" Charlie asks softly.

"I confronted her like you told me to but it didn't go well." Maya groans and throws her head back.

Now Charlie feels guilty for the advice causing them to fight. "Did you say it nicely how you felt?" he asked.

"Nope, I did not." She shakes her head. "I kinda yelled a bit. That is only because I was pissed. She's making everything about her. And I just—can't deal with that."

"You should've said it nicely, then it wouldn't turn out this bad." he pointed out.

"It's bad; she said that you influence me so that I would hate her. I can't believe she just said that, so I defended you and she told me to get out."