You Can Make It (Gus De St Jeor, Ryland & Rocky Lynch & Shawn Mendes (Book 1)

Silent Phone Calls

Chapter 18

Last time

"Alright, good, now I need you to calm down, I need you to breath." I focus on the sound of his voice, my breathing becoming regular.

"Good job, now I am going to move closer to you, ok" I nod my head, I stretch out one of my hands. I feel his take mine in his softly, giving it a small squeeze. I blink a few more times, his figure coming in clear. I reach out my other hand as he moves his body closer to me. He wraps his arms around me. I crumple into his hold. Burying my head into his chest as tears prick my eyes, but I blink them back, I'm done crying. He gently brushes his finger through my hair.

"You're ok, we're going to keep you safe and protect you."

"Maya, I need to clean up your neck a little, so can you sit up for me" Sammy says, a wash cloth in his hand.

"My neck?"

"You've got scratch marks on your neck, you were clawing at your neck" I nod my head, still feeling very numb.

7:00am

"Babe?" I turn my gaze from the Gossip Girl episode playing on Shawn's laptop in front of us, to Shawn who's laying on his side, my back against his chest.

"How are you going? Can I get you anything?" I shake my head in response, before turning back to the Gossip Girl.

"Just let me know if you do" he says quietly as he gently kisses the back of my head. I move my hand down to his, squeezing it in thanks. As the next episode is starting, there's a knock at the door.

"Coming! I'm just going to get that ok, I'll be right back." He tells me getting off the bed, I sit up with him, grabbing his hand and moving to the edge of the bed wincing as I do.

"Hun, just wait here-" I cut him off with a shake of my head. He just nods, helping me off the bed.

"Hey Sammy" he says after he opens the door.

"Hey you two, did you get any sleep after I left." I look down, playing with Shawn's fingers.

"No we just lay together, caught up on some gossip girl"

"How are you going Maya?" I shrug my shoulders my grip on Shawn's hand tightening slightly.

"Well, I just got off the phone with Rocky." My head shoots up, eyes widening.

"He was worried about you, he said you hadn't called him back or replied to any of his messages" I frown, I hadn't even looked at my phone since before I called Shawn after it happened.

"What did you tell him" Shawn asks as he sits back on the bed leaning against the headboard, pulling me in between his legs.

"That, she was with you, something happened yesterday afternoon, we didn't call him because he wouldn't have been able to come, which would have made both Maya and upset and stressed. That she is ok, she is hurting, upset and closed down but ok and still responding. I also told him she had a nightmare about it and him, Ry and you got hurt in it and she freaked out, she had another flashback when she woke up and that she probably hadn't slept since she woke up." I feel Shawn nod his head.

"Did you tell him she wasn't talking?"

"No, I wasn't sure if she had talked after I left or not."

"Alright, what did he say?"

"He said he was pissed we still didn't call but he understood why, he said they had just landed at the airport and should be here in about 30 minutes."