What daddy did (gmw/Lucaya)

Ch.12

Maya sat on the couch at the Matthews with her knees close to her as she bit her nails and leaned on Lucas. Lucas had his arm wrapped around her and was drawing little circles on her arm, lightly, with his finger.
"You think your ready to take the cardigan off?" Asked Topanga, sitting down next to her. She slowly nodded and sat up with the help of Lucas. Topanga had been insisting for hours that she took it off so she could clean the scars and understand the extent of her injuries. She removed one arm and then the other, leaving herself in a black tank top. The bruised led all the way down to her wrist, getting the worst at her swollen left wrist. Lucas removed her hat for her, exposing a horrible bruise and scar in the upper right of her forehead. She didn't lift her head as they all stared at her but inly looked at her knees as Topanga opened up the first aid kit. Tears fell down Riley's cheek and she used everything that she had to stop a sob from coming out as Farkle rubbed her back.
"It might be better to bring her to a hospital." Said Cory, grabbing her hand and turning her arm so that Topanga could see the whole left side of her left arm, burnt.
"Oh my- I. He burned you?" Maya nodded.
"I don't need to go to a hospital." Topanga placed a cloth on her arm and she tensed up, tears forming in her eyes.
"It's okay." Whispered Lucas. She tensely nodded and then relaxed slightly as Lucas began to stroke her hair. It took a while but eventually, Topanga finished with her arms and Maya got to put her cardigan back on.
"Thank you, Mrs.Matthews."
"What about your stomach."
"It's not bad."
"Let me see."
"Really. It's fine." Topanga nodded, uneasily and placed the kit on the kitchen table. They all watched 'full house' for a while and Riley and Maya fell asleep while Cory and Topanga worked at the kitchen table.
"You gonna find out?" Whispered Farkle.
"What?"
"Her stomach." He nodded and then slowly lifted her tank top enough to expose her stomach. There were two hickeys and burns lining the right side of her stomach, two cuts and light bruises on the other. He pulled it up just a bit more to expose her ribs. They were black and blue and red. One spot especially, was a combination of all and extremely swollen. He pressed very lightly.
"Ow!" She said, walking up quickly.
"Sorry. Sorry. I think you broke your rib."
"Ya. I know. Don't press on it." She said, in pain, waking Riley up.
"Then why don't you go to a doctor?"
"Because I can't afford that."
"Right." Topanga walked over with and ice pack and placed it on her ribs.
"Don't worry. We'll bring you."
"Why?"
"Because we care that you're okay." Maya would not be okay. Her father was not the end of her story.