Capturing Brushstrokes

Chapter 2

Maya woke to warm breath on her shoulder. She almost forgot about her new stranger roommate.

She turned to face him and his light snoring. He laid on his stomach a few inches from her. She smiled at his peaceful position. She thought about getting his camera and filming him but she knew she would wake him up.

Josh woke slowly as the bed moved, he opened his eyes taking in the sight of Maya. Her hair wild cascading down her back. Her arms stretched over her head, exposing her bare lower back. Josh gulped lightly and contemplated whether or not to ruin the moment, letting her know he was awake.

Maya turned her head to Josh hearing his slight movement. "Hey." She said with a sweet smile.

"Good Morning," he mumbled with a rough voice. She stood up to fetch her clothes. "You have classes soon?"

"Yeah art in an hour."

Josh nodded. "Lets go get breakfast. We don't have any food."

Maya chuckled. "When do you get out of school? We will go grocery shopping then. I'll chip in."

"You don't have money."

"I do just not enough for an apartment."

"Ahhh." Josh said dramatically. "I see. Alright let's go!" He said throwing clothes on.

Maya shook her head as they walked out of their vacant apartment.

They made their way to the quiet cafe where they ate delicious croissant sandwiches and rich coffee. They sat and talked, Maya learned that Josh was from Philadelphia. He was a diehard Phillys fan and he had a brother who lived in manhattan. Maya smiled as his face lit up as he talked about his family, she could tell he really loved them.

"What about you hart?" He said playing with his new knowledge.

"Born and raised in the Bronx. Where shattered windows and drug deals are just a step away!" Maya smiled creating her own commercial for the infamous city.

Josh chuckled. "Well welcome to manhattan, hart."

Art class flew by fast as it was Maya's favorite, she already knew she would love her teacher. She was a goofball but Maya knew she had a deep love for art. Their first assignment was to draw or paint what they felt in their heart on the first day of school. Maya was excited for this first assignment and the class.

Maya also had math and chemistry that day. Math flew by her teach was an older man who was very enthusiastic about his job. She had a feeling that class would be easy one.

Finally after a late lunch it was time for chemistry class. There Maya sat next to a girl named Isadora Smackle. She preferred Smackle, although Maya wasn't sure why. Maya could tell she was great at science and enjoyed it by her repeated answers in class. Although Smackle and Maya were obvious opposites Maya knew already they'd be great friends. They exchanged numbers and walked out of class together.

"I gotta go meet my roommate we are supposed to go grocery shopping."

"Oh great I'd like to meet her sometime."

Maya nodded. "Actually his name is Josh."

"Oh rawr!"

Maya laughed. "It's not like that it was just convenient. We met yesterday."

"Well tell me how it goes." Smackle winked. Maya chuckled and agreed as she walked to the grocery store.

PS Don't give up hopes on this story guys. This was a filler chapter building some friendships in the story. The next chapter is another filler type chapter but there will be more joshaya in it.