Happy Rucas New Years

Stat!

This chapter has a clip of a song that helped me write the little part it's in. I do suggest that if you don't know the song the to go look up 'Better Man' by Jamie Campbell Bower. But enjoy the chapter and please leave a review. Lyrics are bolded for you to recognise where they are.

They reached the second floor and walked to the waiting room. The large room was painted an off white on two walls and a peachy color on the other two in that section of the room. The other half of the room had a small 'kitchen' with a mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker. There was an entrance to a connected room which had two vending machines. As they settled into a few of the many chairs Dr. Slim told them that he was going to check on Riley and see what all had happened.

"Lucas she'll be okay, she's made it through it twice already. We should have waited until after the party to tell her it was too much all at once for her. Especially since she had just found out we were all there." Maya tried to convince Lucas that it wasn't his fault. Lucas sat with his head in his hands.

"Maya just let him be for a while." Josh had his hands on her shoulders. Lucas pulled out his phone and plugged in his earbuds. He turned his music which played "Better Man" by Jamie Campbell Bower.

You come crying to me like I'm somebody else

And then you leave me alone to gather dust on the shelf… of love

Showed you all of my faults and gave you all I had

And then you threw it away and told me to be a man

But I was

Maya walked over and put in the other earbud so she could hear what he was listening to. She heard the song and realized that he was listening to her favorite artist.

You won't be waiting and I'll give the ghost of what we had

So leave me shaking alone

You said forever

Am I supposed to leave that and just let go

So now it's never from here

She let a tear fall as she realized that this was their song. Her's and Josh's that is. She mouthed along with the chorus and let another tear fall.

And every little step I take and every single move I've ever made

And even though my heart still aches

Makes me a better man

And look at all the mess I've made and I still think of you in better days

And even though my heart still aches it makes me a better man

The doctor came in and whispered something to Josh. Josh touched her shoulder and they left. Farkle watched them though he was busy typing on the computer. Smakle was asleep, her head resting on Charlie's shoulder. Charlie was reading a magazine trying to keep himself busy. Maya and Lucas finished the song and Maya had tears rolling down her cheeks. Lucas looked down at the ground his hands covering his face. Maya gave him a hug and stood up.

"Does anyone want anything from the vending machine?" Charlie nodded and handed her five dollar bills. She tried to give three back but he refused. She looked around and counted how many people were in the waiting room. There are only ten and we make up half of that! She looked in her wallet and saw that there was two tens and a five, she looked back at the money in her hand. "Excuse me miss" She looked at the young woman who was reading. "here take this," she handed her a dollar, " see the vending machine over there? Buy yourself something to eat." The woman looked at her and stood up slowly. As Maya went around she handed out the five dollars Charlie had given her. She walked to the vending machine and bought three snacks.

She waited till the snacks fell and then walked back to the group. She handed one of the three candies to Charlie. She walked over to Lucas and handed him one of two candies left. She sat next to him and opened her candy bar while she put the earbud back in. Dr. Slim walked back in with Josh who pulled Maya up and walked her out into the hall. He pulled her a little farther but she soon resisted. He turned around to see what was wrong.

"I can walk myself." She pulled her arm back. She continued to follow him and soon they came to a small room. As Maya looked at the small room she saw a twin sized bed that held a petite brunette. "Riles?" The brunette open her eyes and nodded.

"Hi Peaches, how are you?" Riley tried to sit up some more but Josh stopped her. She nodded and went back to her original position. Maya sat down in the blue chair that was next to the bed.

"I'm fine. What do you remember before you passed out?" Riley tilted her head and thought about it for a minute.

"Well Charlie, Smakle, Farkle, Josh, Lucas, and you were there at what I guess was a surprise party for me. Then Lucas told me that you and Josh moved into the house next door." She looked at Josh. "Did I miss something?"

"No we just wanted to check." Maya gave her a quick hug and left the room. She walked back down the hall to the waiting room.

She turned into the room and told Lucas and the others to follow her. Lucas stood up slowly and followed Maya back down the hall to 43b. As they turned into the room Riley was being held down by Josh.

"What's going on?" Lucas ran over beside his Fiancee and helped Josh.

"I don't know. We were talking and then BAM something happened. Can you get a nurse Maya?" Josh was freaking out that was clear. Maya ran out the door, down the hall to the nurse station.

"43b needs a nurse stat!" The nurse there held up her finger and waited a moment. Then she looked up and asked her to repeat that. Maya took a deep breath, "43b...needs...a...nurse...stat… Now if you don't get you butt down there I will speak to your manager once my 'friend' is taken care of! Do you understand now?" The nurse nodded and got up. To Maya she seemed to not move as fast as she usually would. "MOVE IT!" The nurse picked up the pace.

They got to the room and the nurse acted polite and helped Riley settle back down. When walked in she left and he was left to explain what had happened to Riley.

"She had a slight shock to her body, we are trying to figure what caused it, it caused her body to spasm which thanks to her uncle and… Fiancee?" Lucas nodded. "She didn't get hurt."