Maria's Pov:

I woke up very early, it was 5:33 am. I decided to go to school early, who knows, maybe Lucas is there. I get up and I go to my dresser, I notice something on my dresser. The bracelet I found yesterday, I forgot all about it. I pick it up "hm.... Why waste a good bracelet, eh?" I say to myself putting the bracelet on. I smile as I look at it, it seemed warming, like an old memory. I get dressed and go out of my room, I then look around, no one was awake yet, I sigh as I grab an apple and walk out the door with my back pack and stuff. It was still a bit dark but I didn't care, it was cooler outside and leaves were falling off the trees. A nice breeze went through the air, it was pleasant. I moist feeling in the air, it was comforting, it was a good day. As I walk down the side walk I see a boy with black hair sitting down on the side staring at the ground, I stop. "I wish he would stop.... His heart is so cold! It's just....." He pauses and sighs, "stupid......" He looked like he was crying, his arms were scarred and a little bloody, his stomach then grumbles and he holds it. "I really need something to eat.... Even tho I'm not a loud to...." He said. I held my apple in my hand, I looked at him and smile "hey..." I say, he looks at me, "m-Maria?" He says in confusion, "what are you do-" "If you're hungry, want my apple?" I ask holding it out to him, he looked confused "but it's your ap-" "I don't need it... You look like you haven't eaten in days.... Take it" I say cutting him off. He stares expressionless at me and then gives me a small smile, taking the apple. He takes a bite, he looks really happy, I sit next to him "are you ok?" I ask, he pauses and looks to the ground, he wasn't ok "hey... Wanna walk to school?..." I ask, he looks at me and smiles "sure" he says. His face lit up, like he had a sense of happiness. A sense of Hope. He got up and we walked together.

As we walk he eats the apple, I kinda look down, thinking. 'I wonder why he was crying. I wonder what he was talking about... I wonder WHO he was talking about....' As I was in thought, I walked into him. I blush bright red and look down moving away fast "I-I'm so s-sorry" I stutter, "I-it's ok" he says. It was dead silent for a little while, then I broke the silence "so... What do you do for fun?" He pauses, "uh... I draw..." He says, I smile wide "that's really cool!" I say, "can I see some of your drawings?" He pauses again, and blushes a little "uh... S-sure" he says. We sit down on the sidewalk, I get really close to him as he pulls out his sketch book, he hands it to me. I flip through the pages, and he draws so many things, I smile. "These are incredible!" I say, he smiles shyly "thanks..." He says. I then flip to a page, it... It was a picture of me... "Y-you... You drew m-me?" I ask, I was flattered, but I barely know him. He gets embarrassed and blushing as red as a tomato. "Uh... Y-yeah, I-I h-hope y-you d-don't m-mind..." He says really fast, he's cute when he's embarrassed, I giggle "it's ok, I'm fine with it" I keep flipping the pages and see some art I recognized "huh... This look familiar... I remember I had a friend when I was like five, who drew this..." I say as I stare at the drawing, he looks at me "well I mean... I did draw this when I was five...." He says, my eyes widen "wait..." I say getting closer to him, I stare him right in the eyes, he blushes bright red. "W-what are y-you doing?" He stutters, his eyes, they were... His eyes.... "It's...... You....." I say, I blush realizing how close I was "you're my best friend...." I say, he looked confused, but then it clicked "no way..." He says, I tear up "Luke...." I say hugging him and crying "I can't believe it's you..." "Me neither... Marie... It's you... It's really you!" He says hugging me tight. I hug him tighter but he cringes "oh my god I'm so sorry" I say letting go, he smiles "it's ok..." He says, he had a face of hope, like his pain had gone away. I then realize the time "oh no, we better get going!" I say panicking, I jump up but he grabs me "Marie, calm down... We're not gonna be late... Also... I... Don't want to go to school today.. Just cuz of how I look... Can we skip... Please..." He says, looking me in the eye "Luke... I..." I say, "fine, but tomorrow we are going to school ok?" I say, he smiles and hugs me "Thank you Marie!" He says, I blush and hug him back.

He's here... After all these years... I found him