I sat on the couch, watching the clock like a hawk. It was hours and hours and we never got a text from Mrs. Matthews. As I fiddle with my ring, I see my phone screen light up with a text.
Riley: Hi Maya. This is Topanga, my phone died a few minutes ago. I got a hold of Riley's now and I wanted to let you know that she's out of the x-rays. It took a while, but they noticed there's a bruise on her brain. They're continuing tests now but they should be over soon. Start heading over around now, see you here!
"Uh... Mom, Mom!" I yell as I vigorously poke her ribcage.
"What? Honey, what?"
"Look!"
I show her the message as Shawn walks into the living room. He peeks over her shoulder and jogs over to the coat rack.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" he states as he tosses our jackets onto the couch. I smile and grab mine as I run out the door.
-- CAR RIDE TO HOSPITAL --
"So how are things between you two?" a voice asks. I look up to see Shawn looking at me through the mirror.
"Oh, they're good. I just hope her memory isn't ruined from the tests," I say, blushing.
I look over to my mom and see her trying to keep the truth to herself.
"Come on, Maya. I know you like her."
"Shawn!" my mom yells as she playfully smacks his shoulder.
"What! Just look at how she acts around Riley! It's gotta be true!"
As we pulled up to a red light, both of them turned their heads back to me.
"What?" I asked, trying to avoid the topic.
There was silence for a while until my mom exploded.
"Alright, that's it. Maya does like Riley and likes her a lot!"
"MOM!" I yell at her in anger.
"I'm sorry, baby, but I can't hide this anymore! Shawn's a good guy, what do you honestly think he'll do?"
All the Matthews know at this point, so there isn't much to worry about...
"You're right. I'm sorry, but yeah, I'm basically in love with Riley. Please don't kill me!" I exclaim, hiding my face.
"It's alright, kid. I knew it all along anyway," he answered with a smile. "I just wanted you guys to actually tell me yourselves for a conformation."
"Is it really that obvious? Everyone says that it is," I ask in a worried tone.
"When we're at Topanga's, people walk up to us and say you two are a cute couple," my mom states. "I'd say many people know."
I blush, wondering what the two of us look in others eyes.
"Kissed her yet?"
"DAD!"
-- WAITING ROOM --
"Oh, good! You guys made it!" Topanga said as she embraced each of us at a time. "She just woke up."
As we walk down the very familiar hallway, we take a turn to another room. Room 113.
"This isn't Riley's room," I whisper to Mrs. Matthews as she turns the doorknob.
"She had to get moved since someone else needed her room," she answers, pushing the door open.
As we walk in, the room isn't as clean as the other. There was syringes and sticky notes scattered across the floor. There was a smell that made the air thick and hard to breath.
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COLD TO THE TOUCH || RILAYA
FanfictionMaya Hart has been inseparable from Riley Matthews for as long as she could remember. But Maya's been seeing Riley through a different eye lately. She soon has to accept the fact that she loves her quirky best friend in a way she never would've expe...