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Maya-Jay Ray POV:
"Mrs. Lodge, this is the last time I'm going to be collecting checks like these." I said.
"Maya as a concerned adult, what is wrong? You haven't said 1 snarky comment, nor any sarcasm, and you haven't made any threats." Mrs Lodge says.
"I seen my parents." I said.
"Maya-"
"Don't worry I didn't talk to them, I wanted to, but I didn't. I wanted to confront them and tell them what they did has caused me more trauma than anything. I mean how is it fair? How is it fair that they get to leave me and fend for myself?! I don't get it." I cried.
Now this is a side no one has ever seen.
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"Maya-"
"No! Don't I seen them, okay. They look happy, why can't I be happy? I haven't done anything to anyone. I didn't mean to hurt anyone." I cried.
Next move was weird. Mrs. Lodge hugged me, it wasn't awkward it felt like she meant it. We were there for a little while until her daughter Veronica came in.
"Mother dear-oh." She said.
Mrs lodge secretly handed me over the check and I quickly left, I didn't even bother to look at Veronica. No one has ever seen me cry, I never imagined it.
...
As I was packing my bag I got a call from jughead to meet him at the Southside high. I rode my motorcycle down to the school to see serpents chained up to the school.
"What the hell are you guys doing?" I asked them.
"Protesting, so you wanna get chained up?" Jug asked me.
"Are you crazy?" I asked him.
"Yes." He simply said.
I caved in and jug chained me up to the school, now if I knew I was going to be out here for a bit, I would've brought a blanket or an extra jacket. I was standing next to Sweetpea and he kept trying to start conversation but I kept shutting him down.
"Maya please, just talk to me." He begged.
"How are you doing today Sweets? Weather is unbelievably cold this morning." I said.
"Maya." Sweet pea says.
"Sweet pea." I said.
"Fine, whatever Maya-Jay.... I love you." He said.
I looked up at him and he meant it. I didn't say anything back, I didn't want him to think that I love him and I leave again. Just like last time.
...
"I think I'm getting frostbite." Someone complains.
"Alright guys, you guys can get a break. Warm up, get a coffee or something." Jug says unchaining us.
"Oh thank god." I said.
"Maya come with me." Sweet pea says to me.
I followed him and we went to his trailer.
"Are my clothes still here?" I asked him.
"I never touched it, still in your drawer." He says to me.
I grabbed my clothes and left to the restroom, I quickly took a shower and changed into fresh dry clothes. I walked out and see Sweetpea with burgers from pops.
"Here I got you coke and coffee." He says to me.
"Take a shower please, and change." I tell him.
He left and I was left with the food and I was hungry. Hopefully jug won't bitch about us breaking the hunger strike. As I ate Sweetpea came out.
"Best burgers ever." I said as I finished my burger.
He laughed at me and got to eating because we had to get back to the school and protest.
...
"Unbelievable, don't touch me." I told the boy that was cutting off my chains.
I was undeniably cold and we just got kicked off the school. As a little anger was in me, I was cold and I want to go home.
