𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 ~ 𝐛𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡

Chapter One

Chapter One:
The New Girl
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      Maya looked toward the new girl, Beverly, as she talked to Bill. She thought that she was absolutely stunning.

      As in 'the most beautiful girl she's ever seen' stunning.

      Maya had always known something was different about how she felt compared to other girls in the town. The girls she knew would talk about boys day and night.

      But, she never felt like that towards boys. She did, however feel that way towards girls. That scared her at first, but over the years she grew to accept that that's the way she is and she can't change that. She was a lesbian.

      Knowing that about herself, and knowing how the world was, when asked she lied and faked crushes on boys.

       Just to fit in with the others, until she met this group of boys. The loser's club. She fit in here, without trying. The group was different, a good different.

      Maya cleared her throat, and looked away from the redheaded girl. She had been so caught up in her own world she had missed most of the conversation. Only catching the end, where Bill invited her to the quarry.

      Maya swallowed and nervously pulled at the hairtie she had on her wrist. It was something she did when she felt anxious about something or someone. It helped alleviate the nerves.

      Maya only stopped when she felt on a hand grab her wrist. When she looked over, she saw it was Richie, her very best friend, someone she would do anything for and someone she could tell anything to.

      Well, almost anything. She hadn't told him about how she was feeling, yet. She wasn't sure if she could, she wanted to she really, really did. But it scared her.

      "Are you okay?" He whispered, after leaning in close to her ear. She gave a short nod in reply, her eyes not leaving the girl in front of her.

      "I'm fine, Rich." Maya glanced over at him. "Promise."

      After Richie reluctantly let go and returned to annoying Eddie with his British accent, that's when the pretty girl noticed her.

      "Hi, I'm Beverly Marsh" she introduced herself with a smile on her face. She extended her hand for a shake.

      Wow. Maya thought. What a beautiful smile.

      "Oh- uh, right. Hi, I'm Maya, Maya Bennett. You're going to the quarry with us, right?" Maya stammered, sliding her hand into the older girl's hand and shaking it.

      Beverly nodded with a grin, "Yeah, are you?"

      "Yes! I'm so glad to finally not be the only girl. Richie can be so annoying to deal with alone." Maya laughed, looking over at him.

      "How rude!" Richie shouted back, before returning to his original task. Maya turned her head to stick her tongue out.

      "Well, I'll see you tomorrow!" Beverly smiled and turned to walk off.

      Maya gulped, why was she feeling this now? Especially towards her new and only female friend! It wasn't fair. The universe wasn't being fair to her. Beverly eas straight and she would never, ever, ever feel the same. Maya knew that. 

      "I-I, uh, I gotta go" she said quickly before turning and running off towards her house.

      "W-wait! Your b-b-bike!" Bill shouted after her, wheeling the bike towards her. Maya turned around and grabbed the bike from him. She muttered a quick thanks. She mounted the bike and started to ride towards her house, rather quickly.