she will be loved | maeve wiley

1- back to school

song mood
jye - a shitty love song

maeve's pov

after what felt like years, i came back to moordale secondary school. last summer wasn't great, but i was used to basically staying home for two months. gosh i didn't miss this place at all. i didn't miss anything or anyone from this school. honestly, i feel like the more the years passed, the more moordale started to become an asylum. or a bar with really drunk truckers. i swear everyone is either a weirdo, or a dickhead. both sometimes.

as i walked towards the main building, i recognized some familiar faces. anwar and ruby were glaring at me from their usual spot. anwar made another idiot comment but i just flipped him off and brushed past him. i entered the classroom a few minutes late, but the teacher wasn't too mad.

i took a seat in the back and paid attention to what my english teacher had to say.
« welcome back to school students! i hope you're excited for this new school year as much as i am! »

ugh. as if she was actually looking forward to a year of absolute anarchy. just before the end of the class, she gave us an assignment.

« listen, as a class, you're not supposed to be only co-workers. i really want you make friends that you can count on. so for next week, i want you guys to do this. » she gives out a piece of paper with numbered questions to everyone.

« basically, these are some questions to understand your assigned partner better. you'll have to record yourselves asking the questions to each other. and answering them, of course. also, i will choose your partner! »

great. just fucking great. now i'll have to spend time with one of those idiots, bonding or whatever.

« okay, eric with olivia...ola with jackson...lily with aimee...and...maeve you'll be with flynn! »

oh no. god i can't believe this.

« excuse me ma'am, is there any way to switch my partner with someone else? »
« maeve, it's important for you guys to get to know each other. you'll be with these kids for the rest of the year! »

is this some kind of fever dream? i mumble to myself. i just sigh, close my eyes and roll my head back when i hear footsteps approaching.

« wiley! »

a voice startles me. i open my eyes to see him sitting in the chair right in front of my me. i cross my arms and he smirks.

« flynn. »

« the one and only. i, for one, am really looking forward to working with someone as unique as you. »

i can't tell if he's being sarcastic. but then again, it's flynn, of course he's being sarcastic.

« sure. »

« what? aren't you excited to work with me as well? »

and just after that, the bell rang. i take my bag and stand up before walking down the hallway.
as i'm leaving the classroom, i see flynn packing his stuff in a rush and hurrying after me.

« hey! maeve! wait up! »

i continue walking but i slow down a little. still looking straight ahead, i see him from the corner of my eye walking next to me.

« so...when do you wanna do it? » he asked.
« i don't know, whenever you have some free time. »
« well, how about tomorrow after school? » he asks, putting his backpack strap over his shoulder.
« works for me. meet me at 4 at the library. don't be late. »

suddenly he paces and stops right in front of me.
« actually...i was thinking about doing it at uncle joe's. »
« uncle joe's? » i ask him confused.
« yeah! because first, the library is boring as hell and i think the lady that works there hates me because i once accidentally spilled my coffee over her desk while i was asking her about some stupid book, and second, don't you just think it'd be nice to get to know each other over a giant plate of fish and chips? »

i sigh deeply before looking up and seeing him giving me the puppy look.
« fine. but it's not a date. »
« uh-huh. » he grins at me as he jumps and does a little happy dance. i open my mouth to say something but he suddenly turns around and practically runs down the hallway.
he turns to me halfway and yells « see you tomorrow wiley! » i just roll my eyes and walk to my next class for the day, but i can't help the smile starting to spread on my face. maybe he's not that bad after all.

but it's still not a date.

A/N- thanks for reading this first chapter! i know it was a little short but i'll try to make longer chapters asap
also if you guys have any ideas for the story feel free to tell me :)
english is not my first language so sorry if my grammar is not the best haha