Joshaya V.S Lucaya

Chapter 5

Maya's POV

"Peaches!!" Riley yells as she throws open the curtains causing me groan and cover my head. I will never understand morning people.

"What a beautiful day to be alive! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, I have Lucas and you have someday." Riley sing-songs and I uncover my head to glare at her to find her fluttering around the room. I groan again, causing her to chuckle.

"Riles, you know how much I like my sleep. What time is it?" I ask her, dreading the answer.  I've only been sleeping since around 4:30 am. I mean sure, she doesn't know that, but still.

"It's 7:43 Maya. Today is a beautiful day and we have to leave this beautiful place. I thought you'd like to take a walk with me before we had to go. " Riley says, continuing to move around the room and pack our things. I throw the covers off and get up, accepting the fact that she will never let me go back to sleep. A walk with Riley. My best friend in the entire world. Sounds like a good way to start a sleep deprived day.

"Sounds good honey. I just need to take a shower first." I tell her. She smiles that bright Riley smile at me and tells me to be quick. I nod and saunter to the bathroom, closing and locking the door behind me.

I turn on the shower, messing around with the nobs until I find the perfect temperature. Once the shower is set, I strip down and climb in. The heat from the water encompasses my body, illuminating every sore and strained muscle I have. I stand there for a moment enjoying the heat on my skin, closing my eyes and thinking back to last night.

☆flashback☆

"So what's on your mind cowboy?" I asked Lucas as he say down next to me on the first bench we came across.

"Oh,  um, nothing I guess. What's on your mind? I am intruding on your alone time." He says with a chuckle. His eyes are beaming while he looks at me. I look away, glancing down before tilting my head to look up at the night sky.

"Nothing specific. Just thinking about what a roller coaster ride this weekend has been." I say and I feel his hand tighten around mine. I forgot he was even holding it.

"Yeah, you can say that again." He chuckles. I look over at him and he looks sad. Almost as if he could cry at any moment. I dont say anything though. I just turn my attention back to the stars.

A shooting star passes above us and we wow in unison.

"You know, you're supposed to wish upon a shooting star." He says to me and I turn to smile at him. I did know. And I did make a wish.

"So what did you wish for Huckleberry?" I ask, and he bites his lip. I smile at him and he starts to lean in. At first, I can feel the urge to close the space between us. But my mind flickers to the last time I'd been kissed and I move away instead, removing my hand from his and standing up.

"Maya..." I hear him say, almost like he was begging for me.

"Lucas?" I reply. More of a question. Hoping he'd catch on. He didnt though. Instead he moved himself towards me, closing the space between us. He pushed my hair back and  brought his lips to my ear while his other hand lingered on my waist.

"You should know, I chose you." He says. Then he steps back, nods and turns to walk away from me. For a moment I want to stop him. For a moment I want him to explain....

☆flashback over☆

A knock at the door snaps me back to reality. It must be Riley. No doubt she wants me to hurry up so we can take that walk before we have to pile onto the crowded bus and return home. I quickly shampoo, condition and scrub before climbing out of the shower and wrapping a towel around my hair and body. I quickly dry myself off and put on fresh clothes for the day. I decide to throw some mousse in my hair and tousle my curls and let it air dry.

"What's up Riles?" I question her as I walk out of the bathroom, ready to start my day.

"Oh Maya! You look so gorgeous! Are you ready for our walk?" She exclaims. I nod and she takes me by the arm and drags me out the door and down the stairs. The next thing I know we are outside and shes dragging me towards a trail.

As we pass the bench Lucas and I sat on last night, an awful feeling pushed itself to the surface, causing my stomach to tie itself in knots. Guilt.