There was a week still left until the school closed, and Adonai knew how he would spend his last week. He could miss a day at school and go out skateboarding or he could go to his friend’s house and grab a couple of beers while discussing politics and females. Adonai wasn't the average school teen you get, he was tall and muscular, soft brown eyes caramel skin and dreadlocks. He seemed brainless judging on his appearance but he was very smart indeed, considering the fact he had high grades in science. But he had one flaw. He had a crush on Maya, the teenage girl everybody called weird. Despite having a crush on her, Adonai never spoke to her. His friends always criticized most females, especially Maya. Adonai decided that he could talk to Maya secretly without his friend’s knowledge. In the school's library Maya sat alone with a science book she couldn't wait for the week to be over so she could lock herself up in her room where no one could bother her. She looked outside the window and caught a quick glance of her reflection, a chocolate brown skinned girl with long black hair, dark brown eyes and a slender slightly curvy body. For some odd reason she looked away disgusted at her own stature. She decided that she doesn't want to go to school during the last week, so she'll come up with an excuse to her parents. As she approached the exit she saw a guy from her science class, she wanted to remain unnoticed but the guy was coming her direction. The guy was getting close and Maya wished the world would suck her in and hide her from the face of the earth. "Hello, you're Maya right?" Adonai said knowing it was her name. "Uh-Uhm, Yes that s...that’s my name", she nervously replied. "I was wondering if I could walk you home, we live in the same neighborhood", Adonai said with a grinning smile. Maya stood there with mixed emotions yet motionless. All this time no one seemed to talk to her but today her whole world got flipped upside down. Maya saw herself walking now, she was delighted by Adonai's smile and his brown eyes. "So what do you say?" Adonai asked. "Yes I'll spend the day with you tomorrow, "she managed to answer. "Thank you and goodbye Adonai", she said with an amused smile while approaching what she called the house of doom. "No, it is see you tomorrow Adonai", Adonai said correcting Maya. She looked at him while he ran down Nessbit Street. She pushed the door open and her smile turned into a sad face. Her family was seating there watching TV, she greeted them and she received no response. She felt nothing. She slowly walked to her bedroom and as soon as she got in she locked the door shut. Underneath her study table lay a long sharp knife, a sachet full of tablets and a masking tape. She grabbed her bottle of water and drank the water slowly, while fiddling through her school bag. She found the letter her father gave her in the morning and read it. The first sentence seemed to shatter her whole world.
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Words Left Unspoken
Short Story"You are a disgrace to this family." These were the words spoken to Maya, an eighteen year old girl who believes that pain is necessary for a person to grow. Things seem to change when she starts talking to Adonai, one of the popular guys at school...
