A Dare

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Maya's POV

I slowly got up, backing away from the door. I feared his reaction. I promised I wouldn't ever cut again but I have and when he finds out, he might turn back into the old Texas version of himself. And I don't want that.

"MAYA?!!" he shouted "I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE JUST OPEN UP!" He knocked harshly on the door as I heard him turn to lean his back against the weak pale door and slide down, "I just want to help.."

A tear slid down my cheek as I quickly wiped it away. I rolled down my sleeves and threw the blade back to its cabinet and closed it.

I took small, quiet steps towards the door and unlocked it. And as soon as I did, he pushed the door open with all his strength to open it wider and hugged me tight.

"Thank God you're ok." He said into my hair

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I asked, trying my best to try and sound like I was at least a little happy. "Lucas, why are you even here?" I pulled out of our hug to look into his eyes. They looked like he'd been crying, not a lot, obviously.

"I came because I was worried about you. In school you're not the same anymore, you're like the same person you were when Brandon brok- oh my god..." His eyes widen in realisation and I closed my eyes, scaring what he'd do- his reaction. "He.. Broke up w-with you..?" He struggled to get the words out.

I nodded and tears started to fall down my face but this time I didn't reject them. I fell on the floor hopelessly and sobbed harder.

"What a cunt, oh my god" he picked me up from underneath my knees and my back, "c'mon, let's get you off this floor." He said as he carried me to my bed and pulled the covers over me and came and laid down next to me, he pulled me tighter in a hug and rubbed my arm.

"I'm so sorry, Maya." He kissed the top of my head.

I loved Lucas, for this very reason. He's like my older brother and my best friend. I could talk to him about things that I couldn't talk to Riley about.

"It's fine. Honestly. These things happen, it's not your fault." I stopped crying immediately, and stared blankly at the wall ahead of me. Back to the state I was months ago with Brandon and when I found out about Josh.

"What happened, just let it out. Remember, you can always trust me ok?" I looked at me

I nodded and smiled weakly.

"Well, it all went down last weekend. Last Saturday, to be exact. I was with Josh. Cory and Topanga took their family out and we were alone. We were watching TV when it got a bit late and Josh decided to get some Pizza and while he was gone there was this really annoying buzzing sound- a sound of someone's phone -I tried to ignore it but after a couple times I had enough and went up to it. It was Josh's." I took a deep breath and carried on "I know I shouldn't have but I saw the messages, something to do with his ex, Melanie, the one who told everyone that she caught Josh having sex with another girl but it was actually her friend she told to make out with him so they could break up? That one. And I saw my name, I went further down the messages from a week back or something and saw all of them and I started to cry non stop. I couldn't believe what I'd just read."

".. What did it say?" He clenched his fists. I put my hand over his, signalling him to calm down. I looked into his eyes with eyes that pleaded that he wouldn't react the way the old him would.

"I w-was.. A d-d-dare!" I cried into his chest as he hugged me tighter.

I felt his fist clench and his jaw tighten on top of my head yet he was gentile.

"I'll be right back." He gritted his teeth angrily as he got up and headed for the door.

"Wait," my pathetic croaky voice let out "w-where are you going?"