Masks.

Chapter 11 Orpahans

A/N: Not gonna lie, this is probably one of my favorite chapters I've wrote for this book! So please enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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Riley
"Well she must've been really tired because she's sleeping like she's dead in there."
I commented walking to the kitchen.
"But she is just sleeping right?"
My dad asked worriedly.
I laughed, he was acting like Maya's his own daughter.
"How long is she staying with us?"
Isaac asked. I was thinking the same thing, I doubt she'll want to.
"We're her foster home at the moment, so as long as she needs to."
I sighed, is this how Farkle felt when I kept intruding into his life?
There was a small knock at the door, I quickly walked over to open it.
"Oh. Hi Farkle."
He awkwardly waved back.
"Um can I come in?"
I stepped to the side as Farkle made his way to the couch. My mom eyed us like a hawk, after I told her about the abusing she called the police. They said that if there's no evidence they can't press charges yet.
Farkle stood up and started to pace across the room.
"Something the matter?"
I questioned.
"Okay screw it. Riley you were right, okay?! I told the police about my mom and she's going to jail. I'm sorry for blowing up at you like that, you have been right from the beginning."
I was shocked.
"Fa- You- I-"
"Riley it's okay. So you don't need to feel sorry for me, pretend to be my friend or anything like that. I've been done with charity for years."
He quickly walked past me and left the apartment.

Lucas
I looked in the fridge and grabbed whatever there was, since there wasn't much at all. I heard a knock at the door, it's probably just a sale person, everyone else stopped coming about a year ago. I pressed my ear against the door.
"Look buddy we're not interested in anything you're selling."
"No Lucas it's me, Farkle."
I unlocked the door, Farkle stood there with 2 suitcases.
"What's going on here?"
He grinned sheepishly.
"I need to stay here tonight. Your parents don't even have to know, I'll just stay in your room the entire night."
I stepped aside and gestured my hand forward. We worked in silence the entire night. I didn't ask about his extensive collection of bandages and he didn't question why it was so quiet. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was comfortable. But I'm sick of silence, I'm ready for a storm and that's exactly what's coming.

Maya
I kept hearing a knocking, I woke up from my deep sleep. Just now realizing I was in Riley's room. The knocking continued, I walked over to the window and whipped it open.
"Can I help you?"
Lana jumped in and started pacing a little.
"Where's the little nerd?"
"She not-"
I sighed, I can't defend Riley or else Lana will think we've became friends. Then she'll make my life miserable.
"I don't know I just woke up."
She grabbed a jacket off the desk and started to go through the pockets, I grabbed it out of her hand.
"What are you doing?!"
"I figured if you're stuck here for a while we might as well have some fun. Come on let's search her stuff and find all her secrets."
Lana got on her knees and started searching under the bed.
"Everyone's best secrets are under their mattress."
I sighed and threw the jacket back on the floor.
"Lana stop. This isn't right. Riley could come home any second-"
"Maya look what I found!"
Lana pulled her hand out from the mattress and revealed a small leather book.
"It's her diary!"
I grabbed it out of her hands.
"Please just leave. I'll talk to you at school tomorrow okay? I don't want Riley to-"
I was interrupted by the door opening.
"Maya do you want-..... What are you doing with my diary?!"
Riley nearly tackled me to get back the book.
"No Riley! It's not what it looks like! Lana and I were just..."
My voice trailed off.
"Yeah Lana and you were just launching your sabotage for me into action. You've been planning this all along haven't you? Pretending to be my friend and then right when you start to get close to me you go back to being the b**** that you truly are. That's all you've ever been Maya, and that's all you ever will be."
Riley stormed out of the room before I could even get in a word. I looked back at Lana, she had a huge smile on her face.
"It's about the old Maya came back! I've missed her."
She headed towards the window and opened it, but then stopped and turned back to me.
"By the way I heard about your dad. Guess it wasn't important enough to tell your best friend."
I crawled back into bed and pulled my legs up to my chest. I closed my eyes and started to think about when I was 5 and things weren't so complicated. I wasn't living a double life or an orphan. I was just Maya Hart. And now? I'm Maya, the girl who just wants to become invisible.