Not so little anymore

Mr. Peterson

I appreciate all the great comments guys and I am so glad that y'all are getting so into this story. Here's chapter five!
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Maya got no sleep the night before. She was up all night tossing and turning thinking about what Zay said. She wanted to tell Josh that she still loved him and that even though she hated her self for it she would happily wait for him to come to his senses. She just didn't know if Josh still loved her back, and that if she were to tell him that he would drop his entire future for her.
Maya didn't think she could handle rejection from Josh again after what had happened last time, it cut her way to deep.

Classes had started that day for NYU and Maya was not making a good first impression. She had already been late to her first class and in her second she had fallen asleep making the teacher really angry. Luckily her teacher let her off with a warning this one time because it was her first day. Her third class was luckily her advanced art class, so she would be way to into it to fall asleep or somehow get in trouble. The professor had walked in right after Maya making a sigh in relief as she got a lucky break on getting there just in time.

"Alright class take your seats I'd like to talk to you all for a minute before we start." The teacher said. He couldn't have been older than twenty five. Maya could tell by just the way he looked that she was gonna enjoy this teacher more than any of her others. He was dressed in a gray button down shirt with some washed out blue jeans, black tie and leather jacket with converse. If he had come in and didn't say anything he could have been easily mistaken for a student.

"Just so we're all clear this is not high school anymore. All of you have been hand chosen for our art program at this school so I expect your art to be pretty dang incredible. All of your art is to be handed in on time as the assignment requires and if you are late once you will get a weeks detention, twice a months dentition and three times you will fail the entire semester." He read off from a piece of paper that was on his desk as everyone looked at him as he was sitting on top of his desk. Suddenly he crumbled up the piece of paper and threw it over his shoulder behind him without looking. "Now that we got all the boring crap the school wanted me to say out of the way..." He said trailing off making the entire class laugh. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mr. Peterson, I will be your are teacher for this next year. You can call me Jason as long as there are no other teachers or NYU staff around. Although I may be your teacher and you will respect me as long as you are in this classroom, I have been where your at. Sitting right there in those chairs. I know how intimidating this school can be. So if you guys ever need anything, let me know I would love to help. I'm only twenty four years old and this is just my second year teaching art over here at NYU. Usually they don't let kids fresh out of college teach but, for me they made an exception. I came here to NYU and I got my teaching degree so I could come back and do what I love. Making a difference in young adults life and teaching the one thing that I love most in this world. I am happy to be your teacher this year and I hope that you will look at me as someone more than just a boring old teacher." Maya was memorized by him. She had just met him and she already loved him. She couldn't wait to talk with him about art.

"I wonder if the school knew just who they were hiring?" A guy leaned over and asked Maya. Maya looked over and saw a light brunette haired boy sitting beside her. Maya chuckled.

"I like him. He reminds me of a teacher I use to have back in high school." She spoke with a smile on her face. "Except, much younger." She laughed. The guy chuckled.

"You know as much as I love to hear people talk about me, I must say I love to see them listening to me much more." Jason said as he came up to them and put some brushes down on their desk as well as a fresh new canvas on their stands.

"Sorry, sir." Maya stated looking up at him. Jason gave her a look.

"You don't have to call me sir. It makes me feel like I'm actually a teacher." He joked as Maya and her desk neighbor laughed. "Seriously though guys, pay attention to my lesson." Jason said before he moved on to the next desk.

"Well, at least he's one teacher we might not hate." The guy chuckled. Maya smiled and picked up her paint water.

"Cheers to that." She said. The guy smiled and picked up his paint water and gently banged it against hers.
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"Josh! Dude wake up we're gonna be late to class!" Andrew yelled as he hit Josh in the face with a pillow.

"I'm up, I'm up." Josh spoke as he sat up in bed and rubbed his eyes with his hands. "What time is it?" He asked his roommate as he noticed that he was already showered and ready for his classes.

"Quarter to eight." He said. Josh sighed and got up grabbing some fresh clothes from his drawer knowing he wasn't gonna have time to shower. "What time did you go to sleep last night?" Andrew asked as he started putting his bag together.

"I was up half the night thinking about someone." Josh said as he pulled his T shirt over his head. Andrew rolled his eyes.

"Since when have you ever let Adrianna come in the way of your studies?" Andrew asked sarcastically.

"It wasn't Adrianna." Andrew froze and looked up at Josh with disbelief written all over his face.

"Are you telling me you were up all night thinking about Maya?" Andrew asked slowly zipping up his backpack not taking his eyes off of Josh. Josh looked at him and then looked back down at the ground as he put his shoes on. "Dude, Your crazy!" Andrew laughed. Josh looked at him like he was crazy.

"I thought you were cheering for me and Maya?" Josh said as he got up to get his bag.

"Trust me I am. I just can't believe that your actually thinking about it." Andrew said smiling.

"I'm not. I wasn't thinking about Maya in a romantic way. I was just thinking about how it use to be between us." Josh said as he put his bag on his shoulder.

"You mean when she would always confess her feelings and you would brush her off with the three year older thing? Oh yeah, good times." Andrew said sarcastically making Josh give him a look.

"No. I mean after we made that someday deal. She wasn't that love sick puppy any more she was more my friend. I loved being her friend things weren't as complicated as it was when I was telling her I was to old for her. I wish we could go back to that." Andrew smiled at Josh.

"Have you told her that?" Josh shook his head.

"It would never work. She obviously still has feelings for me." Josh said Andrew rolled his eyes.

"I don't think it's her feelings I would be worrying about if I were you." Andrew spoke making Josh narrow his eyes.

"What do you mean? I told you I wasn't thinking about her in a romantic way."

"It doesn't matter Josh! You don't just sit up all night thinking about a girl and it mean nothing. You might want to think about where your feelings fall for Maya before you get up in front of all your family and friends and make a vow to Adrianna." And with that Andrew was out the door leaving a shocked Josh.
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