Children // Faya

Chapter 13: Scared Out of My Mind

Sorry for the lateish update. I got sick.

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9 Weeks

Maya

Thanksgiving had passed. Half of the Matthews' family had come to join us for dinner and I hid it. I hid my stomach.

I knew everyone would join for Christmas and I wouldn't be able to hide it. Even Shawn was coming down. He was on another one of his trips and he'd be back by Christmas.

I get a knock on my door and my mom walks in.

"Hey sweetie, I'm going to work. Love you." She says. I smile back at her. I really needed to tell her, but I couldn't do it with a card.

She walks out and I couldn't stay anything. I sighed and grabbed the baby photos before putting them into a drawer. I sit on my bed and grab a picture I with all of me and my friends. Riley was acting stupid while we posed. It was funny.

I pick up the other frame, it was my mom, Shawn, and I. I smile remembering the picture and when it was taken. I really did miss Shawn. Nice guy.

I get up and walk over to my closet. "I don't even know why I walked over. I'm too lazy." I murmur to myself. I turn back around, and I wasn't prepared to find what was behind me.

He's standing right in front of me..

I stumble to the ground. Now I wanted someone to walk in. I wanted someone to pop their head in through my door.

I needed to get out. I look at my options around me. I quickly think of an idea.

I make myself look like someone walked in. He turned around and I grabbed a heel. I got up and started hitting him with the heel. I heard him grunt. I get to the door and run out.

I run to Topanga's and see my mom working.

"Sweetie I just got here. What happened?" She asked.

I bring out my phone and text Riley,

Me: Your mom's restaurant. Now.

"Mom... I need to tell you something." I take some more breaths. I wasn't going to tell her with a card. I had to be out with it to her.

"Okay. Let me take care of something really quick, then I'll grab you some water." I sit down and she walks off. A couple if minutes later she brings me water. I almost chug it all.

"Okay mom. You have to listen close and well. Because I don't want to repeat it. If you need time to process it I'm okay with that." I say.

"Oh sweetheart, just say it." She says.

"Okay..." I breathe, "Okay, so on Homecoming night.." I had trouble continuing.

"Please finish your sentence because it's making me scared." She says. I look up at her. We were both thinking the same thing. I tell her what it was.

"I'm sorry mom." I say. She looks at me.

"No, no that can't be right." She says. I take her to the side and show her my stomach. How it's formed.

"I'm really sorry mom. I guess I should've been more careful or something.."

"Oh my baby girl." She hugs me tight. When we break apart, Topanga and Riley were in here with us.

"I finally told her." I tell Riley, then look at my moms. "Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't tell you first. I've been so scared..."

"Maya. I don't see a card here. Your mom is the first person you could actually face when you told them." Topanga says, which was true.

"Sweetie. I know how you trust your friends more than me. I'm just glad you told me and not kept this from me or something. That would've been worse." She says. "But were going to talk about this okay. I love you so much." She kissed my forehead.

"Maya, you could've told her like this without me here. Why'd you need me?" She asks.

"Oh." For some reason I almost forgot, "I wouldn't have come here but.. I had a little visitor in my room this morning." I say.

"Was it him?" She asks. Her mom and my mom had been listening.

"Yes." I say. "I couldn't see a face. I heard a grunt from him though. I sort of hit him which my heel."

"Did he hurt you?" Riley asks as if she was going to punch him.

"Well, yes he already has. But this time, no." I say. My mom comes around and wraps me in another hug. "Let's not tell the guys about this."