It Started with A set of Color Pencils and a Smart Phone - A Joshaya One Shot

This is a Maya Hart and Josh Matthews story. I was given this prompt from a fanfiction username name ABEDFANisRobbieShapiro. This draft is a redo of the one shot. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it.

The Original Prompt: She pretends not to notice the exchanged looks when the bill comes after they all decide to go get pizza together. When they push away her money and say something about how they 'Owed' her for something. She acts like it doesn't bother her like it doesn't make her feel worthless. But when she gets home and goes to her room, she falls on her bed and she cries. She cries because her friends think she's a charity case. Because being their secret charity case hurts more than being called trash to her face. Every time it happens it gets harder to shrug and put on her fake smirk. It gets harder not to scream and yell, telling them she can pay for a five dollar pretzel! That she wants them to see her as more than, Maya who doesn't live in a good neighborhood.

Original date posted: November 4, 2016.
Rewritten on Dec 12, 2018