Chapter 2 : Change

Riley's POV

"John Quincy Adams High " I sigh in awe, this is supposed to be where the best years of my life will happen. I glide gracefully into the doors greeted by all my classmates which I hadn't seen all of summer, everyone looks the same and it's like I'm reuniting with old family again.

Only problem is,

that's not what really happened,

my real first entry went a little something like this.

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" Maya your so slow " I groan, Maya drags slowly behind me, " yeah I sure love going to school" she says sarcastically. " Maya, cut me some slack" I say, " I'm carrying your books and your bag as well as my stuff". " And I love ya" Maya grins hooking an arm around me, " yeah yeah" I roll my eyes.

" So how is Mr Matthews today? " Maya asks as we roll up to my locker, " I actually haven't seen him all morning " I say shaking my head, " well I'm hoping his in a good mood" she says shaking her head too, I frown opening the door to the class room, " and why would that-" I am stopped mid sentence to the greetings of my father. " Pleasure to see you Ms Hart and Ms Matthews, care to explain why you're late" he chucks a cheesy smile, yeah, so cool dad. We shuffle by him and sit at two desks at the front, " come on, you didn't even write one of your little excuse notes?" he complains to Maya, " it's just not worth it" Maya says surrendering with her hands in the air.

"Okay, back to what I was talking about" my dad continues, drowning on and on and on, and yeah if you probably haven't already guessed it my father is my history teacher. He has been since seventh grade, and hasn't let me forget it, lucky I have Maya or I would not have made it the passed few years. I originally thought having my dad as a teacher would be cool, you know special treatment, extensions to assignments, the usual. But within the first few minutes, you realize it's not at all what you expected, infact I think my entire relationship with Lucas has suffered simply due to my father. You may think it's a little embarrassment, just a little tease here and there, but boy your in for a surprise.

"Hey Riley how was your summer" a voice from behind me coos, I turn around and can't help but smile, "Farkle!". "I would hug you right now, but " i gesture to the desk, " I can't believe we didn't get to see you in the holidays" I say sitting back in my seat but still turned around. " So how was Germany, Italy, France, Malaysia, Hawaii and " I pause, what was that other place he went to, " Australia" he adds with a smile, " yeah how was it" I ask. " Oh really good, I got a tan" he says pulling down a bit of his turtleneck, "yeah we can see that" Maya adds sarcastically. Oh Maya, I begin " So tonight me and Maya going to be watching the premiere of My Double Life, you want to-", "Yeah I'll come" Farkle says interrupting me. "Maybe Riley would like to answer this question" now my dad cuts in, oh this is easy, I open my mouth to say the answer "The twe-" , " just as I thought, pay attention next time" my father grins, I roll my eyes, the truth is I don't find the school work hard, I just find the fitting in bit hard. Good thing I have my amazing friends, Farkle Minkus, Maya Hart and Lucas Friar.

Wait.

Where's Lucas.

This is why it sucks sitting at the front, I can't get a good look of everyone behind me without everyone behind me noticing.

RINGGGG

Argh atleast now I can go find Lucas,

Back in the halls I look around at everyone, I thought this would be just like middle school, and in a way it is. We are with all the same people, but, it doesn't seem like it. For one Sarah has probably grown 2 feet, and now Max has accumulated a symmetrical array of stubble all along his chin and upper lip. I look back over at Maya, who's standing next to me our arms linked, " Maya, I wan't to go back to Middle School". She smiles " oh cheer up", "hey let's go find Lucas and Farkle".

We walk into the cafeteria and find a table in the middle to sit at, " chicken pot pie" Farkle smiles a mouth full of food, really Farkle? I turn to Maya to ask her where Lucas is, but before I can get a word out I notice she's staring right passed and looking behind me, " what it is?" I ask raising an eyebrow, " you trust me right?" Maya asks, " Yessss?" I question, what could it be now, " then don't turn around".

Confused and curios I whip my head around to where Maya is staring, only to see Lucas with. My heart sinks.