Riley's POV:
It was finally Thanksgiving. I was so excited about Maya joining us. My dad argued to my mom about inviting his best friend, Shawn.
"Come on Cory you always invite Shawn over, he never shows up and I end up making too much food," My mom says.
"Come on! I promise you he'll come this time," my dad whines.
"And how are you so sure he'll come?"
"Because if he doesn't, I'll find him and drag him here!" They both laugh.
"Ok fine, but if he doesn't show up you're going to have all the leftover food shoved down your throat," threatens my mom.
"Ok deal!"
Shawn used to live with my parents until he moved out the day before I was born. I always thought he never liked me since I drifted him and my dad apart. He's also never visited ever since I was born and because of that, my dad goes and visits him. I've heard so many stories about Shawn and I really wanted to meet him.
My dad goes into his room to call Shawn. I wanted to listen to the conversation, so I stood in front of the bedroom door.
"SHAWNIE! How've you been buddy?" My dad yells. There was a short pause.
"That's great Shawnie, I just called to invite you over for dinner tonight, does that sound alright?" A long pause after that.
"But Shawn, you haven't even met my kids yet!" Another pause.
"Come on, Topanga said she'd shove all the leftovers down my throat if you didn't come," a short pause.
"Really? I'll see you later! Bye," and he hangs up. I guess Shawn is coming over too.
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Maya's POV:
I spent the first part of my Thanksgiving roaming the street of New York City and texting Riley. Apparently Mr.Matthews friend, Shawn, is coming over for dinner as well.
After 3 hours of just walking around New York, I decided to go to Riley's apartment.
I opened her window and hoped it.
"Maya! You're here," Riley smiles.
"Yep, so who's this Shawn guy?" I ask.
"Well he's been best friends with my dad since they met on some field trip in 1st grade, and they've been inseparable since,"
"Why haven't I ever seen him here then?"
"He doesn't really like me..." Riley says.
"Really?"
"Yeah, he used to live with my parents until the day before I was born, and he hasn't visited since then,"
We walked down to the living room. It was almost time for dinner.
"So Cory, where's Shawn?" Topanga asks in a threatening tone.
"Just wait here for a second," Mr.Matthews says as he walks out the door.
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Maya's Hart
Teen FictionMaya's life has been anything but perfect. Her mom works day and night and barely pays any attention to her. Her family is poor and can't afford much. However, her best friend, Riley helps her forget about all that. What happens when Maya completely...
