Be By My Side

All about me.

I am Maya Rivers. I live with my dad, mom and dog, Roscoe by name. We l
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e together happily, we were not very rich but we were comfortable. Dad always tries to make sure everything was fine. He was so nice and caring. I sometimes envy mom because of her luck in finding a good man.
I school at Swell view high, I don't really have friends but I do have one,Jade,she is God's own gift to me, she is the sister I never had. Her parents are not that rich too, so we are on the same level which makes us even closer. She has a younger brother, Nathan, he is six and is very cute. I visit them a lot, it's like my second home. The Hathaway's were the nicest set of people I've met. Jade attends Swell view high with me, it's either she fetches me or I fetch her and we walk to school together .
She has a boyfriend who she has been dating for like a year. I don't see the use of a boyfriend because it's either they end up breaking your heart or just do something silly, so I don't see the use of one even though Jade tells me often that" Its something you will end up eventually having, just a matter of time ". She prefers spending her weekend with her boyfriend or goes shopping while I enjoy spending my weekend sitting before T. V, watching my favorite movie, Bad moms, a movie where moms are allowed to be bad ,eating skittles . It's my favorite because it's fucking hilarious, it tears me up . I can never get tired of it. I am also a big, giant fan of Ed Sheeran. His music always hits me right across the heart.
I think that's all you need to know about me, right??........ Yeah, that all.
I finally got up, feeling fully refreshed after practically destroying my alarm clock. I walk in to the bathroom and stare at my reflection: black long hair that looks like a bird 's nest now due to my sleeping habit, perfectly carved oval shaped head, deep blue eyes which I am proud of, small nose, small red lips . I smile at myself and hand shake myself for being so beautiful.
I jump in the shower knowing fully well that I have wasted time staring at myself, I wash up and get out of there. Being back in to my room, I wear my Hello Kitty matching underwear and smile at the softness of the material. I wear a white Jean and pull a navy blue shirt over it. I brush my hair and decide to leave it down, I wear a pair of black sneakers, grab my bag, phone and run down the stairs.
I see mom coming up the stairs
'Hi, mom.
'Hey sweetheart, how was your night?, I smiled at her for the response to her question and kissed her goodbye, not asking about dad because I knew he would be at his place of work.
'Goodbye dear, have a nice day'
'And you too,mom'
I walked towards Jade's home, wondering why she was not at mine yet seeing as the time was 8.11am. My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of my name, 'MAYAAAAA!!!' ,I looked up and saw Jade running down, I smiled to myself, looking at her from her blonde hair, round face, brown eyes, long eyelashes and pink lips to her long legs . She was wearing a flowery crop top and black jeans with sandals.
'Hey there,how was your weekend '
She smiled and said 'Never been better'
'Great'
We walked down to school, talking and laughing like two normal teenagers would do. We arrived at school and went to our lockers, grabbed our notes and headed for English class which we had together first period every Monday .We finished English and we talked about the tons of assignment Mr. Alex gave us.
After everything, we were finally heading home, I thought the day was never going to end. We drained the energy left in us by talking and laughing. We got to my destination and bid each other goodbye, I got home and released a deep breathe and walked to the refrigerator to help my fatigue. I felt human again after drinking a small amount of ice tea. I walked in to my room prepared to take a bath and sleep when I heard sobs, I looked to see they were from mom. I ran to her side and asked
'Mom, what happened to you '
'Maya,how are you '
'Mom, what happened '
She cried some more before saying 'Its your father'.

'What about him, mom what happened, talk to me', I said already panicking .
'He lost his job '. I felt a feeling of relief rush all over me. At least he was not dead.
'You don't need to cry, I said with a soothing voice to calm her, 'He can always get another one.
She shook her head and brought out a full scalp sheet paper and gave it to me with trembling hands. I took it from her and began reading .