I'm Pregnant {Riley Matthews}

11/Stepping Forward In The Right Direction

"James, what am I supposed to do?" I said, leaning over the counter to see him.

"You're going to talk with your mother, better this time. You're going to tell your dad. You're going to be friends with-"

"Maya." I finished for him.

"And find out what she was going to tell you. Then, you will break up with Lucas and get with Farkle-"

"He's over me." I interrupted. "All he wants is, Isadora."

"Start with talking with your mother." he said, avoiding what I said.

"You expect me to talk with my mother, Topanga?" I said. He didn't understand what I meant. My mother was insane. He seriously wasn't expecting me to have a conversation with her.

"Then tell your fa-"

"Already covered. My mom is probably blabbing right now." I sighed again.

"Talk to Maya." Something I could agree to do. I paid for the bottle of water that I had been drinking for the past hour, and left the gas station.

I reached Maya's house, and sighed as I stared at the door. I was too scared to knock. I moved up my fist to knock on the door when it was pushed open. Tiny Maya stood in front of me, her face red and stained with tears. She nodded to indicate I could freely walk in.

I stepped inside and she shut the door behind me.

"What do you want Riles?" she coldly said.

"What is wrong and what were you going to tell me?" I bluntly said. Her eyes widened and she bit her lip.

"I shouldn't have been so horrible to you because my mother was a teen she was pregnant with me." she said. My jaw dropped and my eyes widened.

"Kat- Katy." James... his friend that was pregnant... her name was Katy. D-did James know Katy? Was this why he was so hesitant to say Maya? Because he knew his friend had a daughter named Maya... What happened to them? Why aren't they spending time together now?

Maya saw the surprise in my face and was so confused. "What is it Riles?"

"I want to be your best friend again." That wasn't a lie, it was true. I wanted to be her best friend for the rest of my life, but that wasn't what I was thinking before I said it.

"Me too." Maya said. We hugged and she cried in my shoulder and I cried in hers.

I needed Farkle back, I needed to talk to James about Katy, and I needed to talk to my parents.

I couldn't go home... not now. Maya let me sleep on her couch. She tossed me two pillows and blanket and went to her room. We always shared a bed at sleepovers, but today was a different case.

I laid my head on the stack of pillows and pulled the small blanket over my body. The TV was playing some dumb kid show but I was too tired to turn it off.

"Til Morning." I sang.

***

I was walking down the street, heading to the gas station, at 5:00 in the morning. Maya was probably fast asleep, dreaming. I should be too, but I'm not. I'm going to bother James.

But when I stepped inside the gas station, he wasn't there. An old, round woman stood at the counter.

I stepped up to her. "Where's James?" I asked, worriedly.

"James? The counter guy?" she asked.

"Yeah. We're, uh, friends." I stuttered.

"He is in the hospital." My heart dropped. James was in the hospital?!

My life was falling apart. I needed to see him.

I ran out of the gas station and started running through the town. I didn't know why he was in hospital, or if he was in the local one. I wasn't sure where I was going, but I was running.

"Hey, bitch!" I stopped in my tracks. I turned around and saw Zay and Smackle.

"What do you guys want?" I asked. Zay grabbed my neck and squeezed it.

"You aren't convincing enough. You need to be a better girlfriend to Lucas." he said.

"I. Don't. Love. Him. I. Love. Farkle." I said in between breathes. 

"Well, he doesn't like you. He likes me. So back off." Smackle kicked me in the knees and Zay dropped me on my knees. I couldn't feel them. Blood covered my pants.

"Please, leave me alone." I pleaded.

"Not until we kill that baby." Smackle said. "Kick her stomach, Zay!" Zay moved his leg when I saw a hand grab him by the neck.

"Don't you hurt my baby." Farkle said to Zay, and he threw him to the ground. Smackle batted her eyelashes at Farkle.

"Hi, honey." she said. Farkle slapped her.

"You're the bitch, Smackle." he picked me up bridal style and walked away from them.

"I'm taking you to the hospital." Farkle said.

"I-" but, before I could say anything, he kissed me.