Always

Worried

Riley

Today is Saturday, we rode on the train. And we got there (In Texas) as fast as it can. Farkle knows Lucas address, Friar's home is so simple and nice.

We're standing here in front of the door, Farkle knocked and a strange guy opened it. It looks like he's Lucas grandfather.

"Good day Sir! Is Lucas there?" Farkle asked he looked at us.

"Who are you?" He asked, in a confused tone.

"We're Lucas's friends," I answered, he let us in and called Lucas. Lucas went downstairs. He seems shocked when he saw us.

"What are you doing here?" Lucas asked he seems mad at us.

"Who told you, that I'm here?" He added, he looked at Zay and Farkle.

"We told," Zay answered.

"Looked I'm sorry Lucas, but we just wanted to help you and Riley. We're your friends that's why we're doing this." Farkle added, I felt a little sad. I should be the one, who's fixing my own problem.

"Lucas, don't be so rude to your friends." His grandpa said, he smiled at us and we smiled back.

"By the way, you can call me Pappy Joe, Lucas's grandpa." He added, he looked like the older Lucas.

We introduced ourselves to him, and he gave us a tour. I don't want to think about our relationship for a while. I just wanted to spend time having fun with my friends. We went to this 'Austin Roundup Rodeo' where you need to ride on a bull more than 3 seconds. Lucas joined in the competition, he's a little nervous.

He came to us and asked, "I just saw a bull, and why did you hate me?" Well, Zay told us that he when he was a little boy, he used to ride on a sheep. Which made him hurt a lot.

"Come on! A bull is just a man-cow." I said.

"You're scared of a man cow, Ah-moo!" Maya teased him.

"You two have never actually seen a bull, have you?" He asked.

"No, what we like to see here is some cold drinks inside an air-conditioned refreshment tent." I answered, "Oh! Look at here." Maya pointing the tent. We went inside and Lucas followed us.

"Hey Zay! What're you watching?" I asked while he's eating some popcorn.

"Not what you want to see." He replied we looked at the tv. It's about the bull ride competition, a lot of players got injured.

"I don't want you going anywhere near that bull," Maya said she's concerned about Lucas.

"Yeah, that makes two of us," Lucas smirked,

"I want you to take that stupid outfit, and I wanna get out of here." She shouted she's more nervous than me.

"Maya--" Lucas cut off, "I saw the bull, I don't think the bull knows this is supposed to be fun," Maya shouted.

"Okay, Maya let's not shake Lucas's confidence. Can you do this right? You can just ride a bull for more than 4 seconds, and win the master award." I started talking.

"He doesn't need that, there isn't gonna be anymore Lucas," Maya complained I think Lucas can do it. I trust him in this thing.

"He's going to do great, Maya," I explained I know that he can win this competition.

"Zay, tell him his going to do great." I added, "You're going to do great." Zay said. "Truth," Maya said. 'Well, not." Zay answered.

"I believe in you, I believe that you can do anything you want to," I said to Lucas, well I didn't trust him in our relationship. And I have to trust him in this one.

"Riley, why did you want him to do this?" Maya asked, "Because this is better than riding Judy the sheep, and I don't want him to be a disgraced in his community anymore.

"Well I don't think that I'm disgraced in my community--" Lucas cut off, "You are. I've been talking to people they've long memories rant here." I said. Someone teased Lucas.

"See, I have to do this." He said, "Then go out there, and be the here. I know you are." I complimented.

"Thank you, Riley."

Farkle and Pappy Joe went in, "The next player is you, Lucas." Farkle said. "Make us proud, boy." Pappy Joe cheered.

"Our next up is Lucas Friar."

"Lucas, if you do this. I'll never speak to you again." Maya said, "Maya!" I started to speak.

"Riley, why did you want him to do this?" Maya asked, "I want him to succeed, I want him to make his grandfather proud." I explained, why is she acting like that?

"You're not proud of him if he doesn't do this." Maya asked, "Yeah, in my opinion, it's about facing life. Face your fears. Do you ride them? Or they ride you?" Pappy Joe answered.

"I'll never speak to you again." Maya left.

We went outside of the tent...

"Why would she do this?" Lucas asked, "I don't know, but I'm about to find out." I'm about to look out for Maya, but he said that "I kinda want you to watch."

"Then, I will," I said to him, I'm standing behind the fences. And looked at Lucas, riding on a bull Lucas fell. We helped him to stand up. He did it, he rode on the bull for more than 3 seconds. He got the trophy and announced that he's the winner.

I saw Maya watching him, she seems concerned about him. And I realized how much he's important to her. I came to her, I sat beside her.

"So he's alright." She started to say, "It was wonderful." I replied.

"How are you?" I asked, all this time. I didn't realize, that she likes him. That's they're pretty close to each other.

"I couldn't watch, I don't know why. I just couldn't." She answered, she doesn't want him to get hurt that's why.

"I know why, I know that you think I don't love him anymore." I said, "You like him, right?" I asked, she just smiled.

I started to confront her...

"You couldn't watch him. Because you were afraid that something would happen to him. You make fun of him because you like him. And you never told me that either."

"Because I don't want to hurt you." She said, now that I knew how she feels about Lucas. she doesn't have to worry about me.

"He doesn't love me anymore, and I realized that I don't have to push myself. You're right, I don't love him." I answered that is the truth that I don't have a feeling for him.

Maya deserves him, and I deserved someone better than Lucas. A guy that will love me, just the way I am.