A Dare

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A/N: I literally cannot

Riley's POV

We came home and we didn't see Josh or Maya anywhere. I was too tired to even think, I thought it was all a dream. I went to sleep and Auggie, who was already asleep, was put to bed too.

I entered my room and saw my school bag on the floor, all messed up. I swear I put it on that chair. I thought to myself. Fuck it, it probably fell, I thought, ripping off my jumper leaving my vest top and literally jumped into bed.

I heard some yelling "Josh?! Josh!!" And I squinted my eyes but as soon as my head touched the pillow, I was fast asleep.

Topanga's(MA BAE AYY) POV

Me and Cory searched the whole house, not finding my brother-in-law. We headed to our last destination, his room. Cory reached his arm out for the door knob, and he stopped as it was already opened and looked at me.

"Something's wrong." I say as Cory walks in the dark room, finding neither Josh or Maya. He sighed loudly and headed out the door and I was about to too but I saw the bathroom lit. The door frame has a thin cover of light going around it.

"Cory!" I yelled as I ran to the bathroom door, slapping it repeatedly, shouting Josh's name. As Cory came over and done the same.

He finally managed to get open the door but it was too late. Josh had fell to the floor and tears immediately streamed down my face, begging him to wake up.

Cory called the ambulance as I still tried to get Josh, who's head was in my lap and his hand his mine, to wake up. "Josh! Please, oh my god!"

"Topanga come on lets go, the ambulance is here, and the kids' aunt are on their way."

He ran over to the front door opening it, and doctors came in, carrying Josh our with a gurney, into the car, as I hopped in as did Cory.

***

We spent the night over there, waiting for some news, anything. But they came out with nothing.

They told us that we had to go home and back tomorrow night.

After we picked up the kids from school, not explaining them anything to them, we left them with Eric, even though they'd probably be safer alone.

The nurse had come out of the room.
"Hello, are you related to Mr Matthews or friends with him?"
"YES! OF COURSE! I'm his brother and this is my wife!" Cory yelled, as I squeezed his hand, signalling him to calm down and he did so.

"Ok well could you follow me please," the pretty female said, walking towards a room, with us following her. "Mr Matthews' over here, as it looks, has done the damage to himself. The cause was a blade from a pencil sharpener, correct?"

We both nodded.

"Well, Mr Matthews must have been really down about his issue, as he did go quite deep. Dangerously deep."

"...what?" Cory let out, very quietly

"However, thankfully, it wasn't anything too bad. We have Me Matthews' a couple of stitches(A:N/😏😏) and bandages, nothing too serious. But you were lucky to be there when you were otherwise, the consequences could've been worse."

"Thank you so much, thank you!" I cried

"No problem. Mr Matthews?" She said to Cory "would you mind just filling out a little paper work?"

"Sure." And they both headed for he door.

"Wait!" I stopped them "why isn't he awake?" I said, worried

"The gas is still going, he'll be awake any minute now. Nothing to worry about." She smiled and left the room.

I took a seat next to Josh, crying with joy that he'd be alright. "Come on Josh, let's just go home now. Wake up."

Josh's POV

I was in a bright white room, wearing also white. It was an endless corridor, and I saw picture frames, covering nearly half the wall, at the end of the corridor. I walked up to it, seeing nearly every memory with Maya, the movie theatres, the park, and even when she was in her towel.

"come on Josh..." I heard a familiar voice, but couldn't recognise it.

"Hello?...... HELLO?" I whispered then shouted

Nothing

"Let's just go home now." The female voice spoke again

I tried to move, I tried to run. I couldn't move at all. I blinked once and I couldn't open my eyes, I was back in my old trance. I couldn't do anything at all.

"Wake up." She said, I flickered my eyes open.

"...Maya?" I said, my voice barely even audible

"No Josh, Maya's not here. It's me Topanga." She smiled "NURSE!" And the nurse came rushing in, relived to see that it wasn't a bad emergency.

She helped me sit up and slowly took some wires out of my body. I didn't understand why Maya wasn't by my side.

But then all of the memories from last night had came back.

Maya finding out then her leaving me.

My heart broke once again as I looked at my lightly bandaged arms, I stayed stiff and broken. Just like Maya looked when she was staring at the off TV.

After a silent and awkward ride home, Cory talked to me. I was in such a depressed state I hardly concentrated on what he said, I just nodded occasionally and smiled. All I could think about was Maya. Even though she hates my guts, I still love her.

Maya's POV

It's been 4 days since I found out. And since my life is like a dominoes, when one thing goes wrong, everything does.

Riley's been asking me non-stop what was up with me but I could never tell her. And she understood and I love her for that but I just want to cry on her shoulder telling her everything but she'd just gotten everything alright with her uncle and she's gotten her perfect life again, and I don't want to ruin that.

I needed to talk to someone desperately but I couldn't.

It was the end of the day and I headed back to my empty house and went straight to my bathroom and locked the door. I scanned through all the drawers until I found one, the one with the old blade.

I'd been clean for a long time now, such a long time. But I couldn't hold it in- I just. I had to let it out.

I felt the cold blade glide against my skin and looked down at my arm to see half a dozen of new, bleeding cuts. I didn't cry, I didn't do anything. I just looked at them expressionless. I carried on until a tear fell down my cheek.

I felt numb and all the memories with Josh flooded my mind. I threw the blade back in the drawer and slammed it shut. I slowly slid down the wall and sobbed loudly, knowing no one could hear me.

"Maya?" someone knocked
on the door. And I immediately recognised the voice.

A/N: SO SORRY FOR THE LONG UPDATE LOVE YOU ALL💜