Lucas Friar wakes up in the morning thinking about the girl with the golden locks whom spends her days patronizing him. Lucas Friar wakes up knowing that this exact girls best friend is the one he should be thinking about. Lucas Friar wakes up denying everything he feels for the girl.

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He hates the days when they don't talk, and he hates the days when he could but doesn't. He hates the days where she's sitting right in front of him, and he knows she's hurt but he can't do a thing. He hates the days when he doesn't see her at all.

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The torture he feels grows stronger every day he's there, seeing her smile around her friends the way he wished she did around him. He wants to wrap her in her arms and watch movies and wipe her tears away. He wants to run his hands through her hair and take her to meet his parents. He wants to do so many things that he knows will never happen.

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He should have stuck with Riley; she was safe. She liked him and had a good family and wouldn't get him in trouble. He did like her in a way; but not in the way that would make him or her happy. She was a friend, he couldn't hurt a friend by being in a loveless relationship. He doesn't know a thing about love though. All he knows is that he likes talking with Farkle, and he knows Riley makes him laugh, and he knows Maya gives him goosebumps when she walks into class. Could any of those be considered love?

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He still wonders why; even though he's thought of multiple answers he knows there is only one that is true. The real reason is because it's girls like her with hair wavy like the ocean and eyes the color of it that lure you in. Girls that with a smile or a simple nod could break your heart and not even know it. Girls that make Lucas Friar change completely and not for the better. Girls like Maya Hart who breaks his heart just by saying hello.