Lenora and Ricky

**Lenora and Ricky** is the romantic pairing between Lenora Foley and Enrique Montoya. Beginning Senior Year, they are broken up and in fact have hatred towards each other - more so Ricky to Lenora.

The pair first met during freshman year of Cerulean High, where they shared Chemistry class together.

## Storyline

### Pre-Senior Year

#### Chemistry Boy (November 2036)

A few months into freshman year, Lenora had developed a crush on the boy who sat behind her in chemistry. She decided to finally approach him somehow, deciding asking him for a spare pen would be the best way to go about it. Enrique Montoya handed her one, one of his unique collection of pens that had little planets on the end. The teacher then told them to get into pairs, and so Lenora built up the courage to ask him. As she was answering questions, Ricky draws attention to the cut above her eyebrow, that happened as a result of her mother slamming the door.

Lenora's cover story was interrupted by someone who was making fun of Ricky and his pens. She got annoyed on Ricky's behalf, insulting him back to the point where he was driven away from them. Ricky and Lenora then introduced themselves to each other.

#### Ricky's Birthday (November 2038)

A week or two later, Lenora had gotten something for Ricky's birthday, which she began to consider that it was a bit too soon. However, she forgot to bring it into school.

So, at the end of class, Lenora asked him to walk her home from school, realising it was quite forward considering it was his birthday. But, surprisingly, Ricky agreed. As they approached outside of her house, Lenora became nervous. What lay inside her house could very easily put Ricky off her. It was a big deal for her to let him in. She pulled him straight across the living room, filled with silence and the smell of alcohol, and into her room.

When they stood in her room, Lenora apologised for the apartment he had just walked into, but he seemed to be accepting of it. She then retrieved the necklace she had gotten him, telling him to close his eyes while Lenora put it on for him. She didn't tell him to open his eyes straight away, though, instead she took a moment to look at him. To acknowledge her feelings for him again, and to wish that they never went away.

#### Alison's Boyfriend (July 2038)

For the last few months, Lenora's mother, Alison, had been dating a man they both knew to be a drug dealer. Lenora knew he was aggressive, she would make sure to keep her distance from them. But one day, they were very unavoidable. She came home to see him with Alison in a chokehold, asking her questions which got directed at Lenora when she came in. He had found out that the son of a police officer had been in proximity of him, that being Ricky, who Lenora had been dating for over a year. He threatened Lenora to get rid of Ricky, implying fatal consequences otherwise.

During that interaction, Lenora had fallen back on a shard of glass that had been on the floor from the dealer's outburst. As a result, her hand required some form of medical attention, but she didn't know who to go to that won't ask any questions. Her mind went to Elio Esposito, someone she had met a few days ago and had told her if she needed anything he would help. To Lenora, Elio would be someone willing to help but not close enough to her to ask questions. It seemed like the only choice at the time.

What she didn't know was that Lenora had been seen going to Elio's house, and this news got back to Ricky, who had been wondering why she was being distant. Ricky had turned up to Lenora's apartment, wanting to know what was going on. Ricky tried to come in, but Lenora remembered the threat against him being anywhere near the dealer, and so she had to insist on them staying outside, which looked even more suspicious to Ricky. He asked her if she was cheating on him. Lenora had no idea where that had come from, and she wanted to honestly deny it immediately. But she needed to keep him away from her while it wasn't safe, and she didn't know what else to do. All she could do was apologise, which gave him the confirmation he needed. His last act was to pull of the necklace he had kept since his freshman year birthday, and throw it on the ground. Thus began Ricky's hatred for Lenora.

#### Junior Year (October 2038)

Before leaving for school, Alison Foley broke the news to Lenora that the man who had caused all the problems back in July had left. Knowing what that meant immediately, Lenora arrived at school with intention. She could be with Ricky again, now that there was no fear of Alison's boyfriend.

But as she approached him, he was cold with her, as expected but it still hurt. She began to tell him she needed to tell him something, but just as the words were coming out, Veronica Parker joined the conversation. He revealed that it was his girlfriend, which stopped Lenora in her tracks. It had been too late.

### Senior Year

#### Detention (April 2040)

Lenora finds her mother with a bottle on the coffee table. This surprised her, as she was under the impression that her mother was going into recovery. Her mother then told her that a 'Marcus' had got it for her, implying that she is in another new relationship. Lenora takes the bottle off the table, taking it with her so it would be out of her reach. However, Lenora was later caught by a teacher, resulting in her getting detention.

To both their despair, Ricky was in the same detention as her. With Ricky, Lenora had always had things she needed to say to him, things she needed to explain. Seeing him now, for the first time in a long time, and possibly the last time for a while, she knew it would be her only chance. As she began, Ricky immediately vented to her in disbelief that she was anything other than the cheater she had claimed to be. Lenora kept trying to get a word in, and in frustration she finally blurted out the truth - that she never cheated.

The news successfully stopped him in his tracks. Of course he didn't believe it, and he went to open the bottle Lenora had gotten detention for, telling her how she could have better snuck it in. She made a vague comment that her mother hadn't thought of that, which Ricky didn't need more context for. Ricky listened to her for a moment, but Lenora wasn't able to get the full story out amongst his many interruptions.

## Songs

* Lavender Haze (Taylor Swift)
* Until I Found You (Stephen Sanchez)
* Sweater Weather (The Neighbourhood)
* Fifteen (Taylor Swift)
* I Love You So (The Walters)
* Sweet Nothing (Taylor Swift)
* Best (Gracie Abrams)
* champagne problems (Taylor Swift)
* The Night We Met (Lord Huron)
* Hate Myself (Tate McRae)
* betty (Taylor Swift)
* i'm sorry (Joshua Bassett)
* Male Fantasy (Billie Eilish)
* Back To You (Selena Gomez)
* Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor Swift)

### Lyric Parallels

* i'm sorry

*i'm sorry (Joshua Bassett)*