Untouchable Girl ✖️Rilaya

Chapter Two

Lunchtime didn't come fast enough. I was out of my seat and through the classroom door before the bell even finished ringing, eager to get a seat with the best view of her. To my surprise, there was already someone sitting at my usual lunch table, in my usual seat...the one with the best view....

"Hey, Rilies!"

"Farkle, what are you doing?"

He grinned and stood up, offering the seat next to me. "Just saving your seat for you, didn't want you to have to get a seat with a bad view and hurt your neck trying to stare at my friend." I threw my apple at him as he hurried away to his table; he caught it and took a bite, giving me a thumbs up. I rolled my eyes and claimed my seat, students already starting to flood in.

As I waited for her to make her entrance, I was joined at the table first by Smackle, who gave me a quick hug and then by Lucas, who took his usual seat next to me.

"Hey, I saw you didn't have an apple like you usually do, so I got an extra one for you." He offered me the apple and smiled hopefully as I considered it. With a quiet sigh, I smiled and took it. His whole face lit up with a huge grin, he looked like I'd just said I wanted to marry him and have his kids, which I had no desire to do. I heard Smackle cough back a laugh before starting a conversation with him, thankfully diverting his attention away from me. Lucas was a nice guy and good friend, but I'd soon realized that was all he'd ever be to me. There was no room for him in my heart, not when Maya already had all of it.

Speaking of the Devil...the blonde had just strutted into the cafeteria, followed by two of her admirers carrying a tray each, one for her and one for Farkle. She smiled sweetly as she thanked them, and then quickly dismissed them with a wave of her manicured hand. I watched her sit in her usual sit next to Farkle and start on her lunch. She had the same salad every day, and every day she'd only eat a few bites but spend the rest of the lunch hour picking at it and moving it from one side of that plate to the other.

As I sat in my Maya-induced trance, I heard Zay join us at the table. I even heard Zay trying to start a conversation with me, but Smackle gently stopped him, with her usual, 'She's daydreaming again, so it's pointless talking to her.' As always I was thankful for Smackle, she always knew when I needed to be left alone. And lunch was one of those times. It was the only time where I got to stare freely and unimpeded at the beautiful blonde.

It was halfway through lunch when she looked up suddenly and right at me. I blinked in surprise, a frown creasing on my face when she didn't look away immediately. Not sure what to do, I kept watching her, waiting for her to look away, make the first move. I wasn't going to back down this time; I had just as much right to stare at her as anyone else. A few moments later, Maya muttered something to Farkle and then got up from the table and headed for the door. I watched as she stopped in the doorway and looked at me, holding my gaze for a second before she disappeared.

"What the...?"

"You say something, Riles?" Everyone at the table turned to look at me, but I had no time for them.

"Yeah, just...I'll be right back." I stood and pushed my way to the cafeteria door as quickly as I could, hoping I wasn't too late. I stepped out into the corridor and glanced about, but I couldn't see her. "Crap." I'd lost her. I was out here now, I could use some quiet, and being surrounded by so many people, all talking at once, could really give you a headache. I headed outside, but before I got to the main doors, a hand reached out from a classroom and pulled me in, the door slamming behind me. "What the—" Before I even managed to get annoyed, I was shoved roughly against the door and the softest pair of lips were crushed into mine.