"I... I'll l-leave if you w-want me to." You turn to leave through the Bay Window, but a hand on your wrist stops you.
"Please don't leave, Peaches." She's looking at you, and you try to not think how beautiful she looks.
You sit back down and stare down at your hands, which you fiddle with mindlessly. "I'm sorry."
"For what? You can't control how you feel."
"I don't want to lose you, Riles." It's true. That's why you've gone so long without saying anything, and then some stupid locker girl had to come along and make Riley start thinking things.
"You could never lose me. I... I'm just sorry I don't feel the same way." You're heart shattered. You could feel the pieces breaking and ricocheting around in your chest. This is why you never said anything. You wanted to avoid this pain.
The tears were starting, you could feel them burning against your eyes.
"I... I kn-know."
She puts her arm around you, causing you to catch your breath. Its these little things you'll hold on to.
"Maya, you should find someone to make you happy. You deserve to be happy too, you know?"
You muster the best attempt at a smile you can and nod. You are who makes me happy. "I'll try."
And you do try. You come out the following day. Now that Riley knows you aren't as worried about everyone else knowing too.
The surprise comes when Chai starts talking to you... a lot. Riley told you that you deserved someone so you ask her out on a date. You aren't sure why you are so shocked when she accepts.
She isn't Riley. No one could ever be Riley. But you try.
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Girl Meets She Does Like Me
FanficSet after "Girl Meets She Don't Like Me." Riley has no idea what flirting is, after all she's been flirting with her best friend for years without knowing it. She told a girl she liked her, but the message may have not been received the way she had...
