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Heyyyy ya'll! HeroesOfOlympus here. so, if you go onto , you would know that I write Percy Jackson fanfics. I joined recently as there are more fanfics I want to write which isn't about Percy Jackson. So... without further ado, here's the first chapter of Girl Meets Alone and Broken!

Riley looked at everyone in the room. They were all happily chattering, oblivious to the fact that a certain Brunette was not having a good time. Her eyes flickered to where her parents were standing, beaming and praising Maya.

They were all here for Maya. Lately, Riley felt that everything was about Maya. Oh look, this would look great on Maya! Wow, Maya is so talented! Maya this, Maya that and Riley hated herself for feeling so jealous of her best friend. But she had the right to be, didn't she? Maya had taken her parents, her crush and even her little brother looked up to Maya instead of her now.

With tears beginning to form in her eyes, Riley quickly but quietly made her way to her bedroom, not before taking a final glance at her classmates who were all here to celebrate Maya getting one of her art pieces up in a prestigious art gallery. She saw Maya talking to Lucas, her crush, before Maya leaned in and placed her lips against Lucas's ones. As everyone wolf whistled and cheered, they failed to notice Riley at her bedroom door with tears streaming down her face.

Slamming the door behind her, Riley's back slid down her door, sobs shaking her body. A wail of sadness and loneliness escaped her mouth before she started sobbing, curling up into a ball. Hugging her knees to her chest, she buried her head in between her thighs. She thought about how everyone was here for Maya, to support her, to love her, to care for her. Why should Maya receive more attention from others when the only bad thing that happened in her life was her dad leaving her? Riley had suffered worse. For starters, everyone around her, everyone she knew, loved Maya more than... Well, her.

She sniffled, rubbing her nose and shakily stood up. She walked over to her bed where her phone was and she picked it up. Unlocking her phone, she then scrolled through her contacts until she found the name she was looking for. Gulping, with tears blurring her vision, she tapped on the name and she placed her phone to her ear.

"Hey Uncle Josh, do you think I could stay over at your dorm tonight?" She croaked, tears rolling down her face.

Without hesitation, her Uncle answered with a simple 'yes'. No explanation, no reason or no shouting. She felt grateful for at least having her uncle in this dark cruel world of hers. She ended the call and without grabbing anything except her phone, she made her way out of her room through her bay window. Climbing down the fire escape ladder, Riley trembled in the cold but still continued to walk to the Subway station.

Entering the station, she happily embraced the warmth and swiped her Subway card before she ran to the Subway car that had just arrived. Plopping herself down on a seat, she sighed, running her hand through her hair. A lady besides her gave her a look of concern but didn't say anything. After three stops, she finally arrived at the NYU station. Quickly, she ran out of the car and dashed towards the NYU building that never looked as inviting as before.

She flung open the doors and brisk-walked to her Uncle's dorm. She felt at home, calm even, at NYU. She felt at... Home. A feeling that she hadn't felt since a long time ago. She finally came to her Uncle's dorm and she stood out there, contemplating whether she should burden her Uncle with all her issues. Her hand hovered in the air, clenched in a fist, about to knock but she didn't have to.

The door swung open and there stood Joshua Matthews, the only person in the universe Riley felt that cared for her. "Riles! You're shivering. Why aren't you wearing your coat? Get in!" He ordered in a fatherly way and Riley obliged. Her teeth chattering, she entered the dorm and met with the sight of Josh's roommate, Andre, who was currently shirtless and strumming a guitar.

The brunette felt like shrieking but she didn't have the energy to. Simply, she covered her eyes and in a whisper, she said, "Uncle Josh? Your roommate's half naked..." Her Uncle immediately threw a surprised Andrew a shirt and demanded him to get changed. Once he was fully covered, Andrew laughed. "Your niece is too innocent for this world dude. She does know that in College, most parties are going to end up with half naked guys, right?"

Josh punched Andrew on his shoulder but his roommate simply chuckled. "I'm going out for some drinks. See you in a bit Josh!" Andrew grinned, flashing his white teeth before grabbing his coat, wallet and phone. He then ran out of his dorm after jokingly saluting Josh.

"So, my favourite niece..." Josh started, running his hand through his hair. "What seems to be the problem?" He plopped himself down next to Riley who was sitting on his bed. Riley choked back a sob before unleashing all her hurt and sadness, telling Josh about all her problems, nightmares and insecurities she had faced, alone, of quite a long time.

Aaaaand... CUT! That's a wrap for this first chapter of my first ever GMW fanfic. Please R&R, check out my Percy Jackson stories on through my account 'HeroesOfOlympus'. Please leave a review and tell me if this fanfic is okay.

Peace Out,

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