Her

Leave Part II - Rilaya

y'all thought I was done. how cute.

Maya POV

I stare at myself in the bathroom mirror. My blonde hair in a very sad excuse of a bun, my vibrant blue eyes red and puffy from crying. The tip of my small nose is red, and my cheeks are flushed from the alcohol. The clock hanging on the wall beside the mirror says it's 8:47. It's barely been ten minutes. That doesn't seem real. It feels like it's been hours. I grab my phone and start typing.

Maya 💕: Hey u ok? We need to talk about tonight.

I hit send.

I set my phone down on the countertop and walk to the bathtub and turn the water on, then I feel my eyes start to well up with tears.

Fuck.

I feel the water to make sure it's the right temperature and then start undressing. First my black Nike running shorts, then my oversized T-shirt that is actually Riley's, and I feel a pang in my chest. Then my bra and then my panties.

God. I hate that word.

I hear a buzz and quickly grab my phone.

Riley 😍: What is there 2 talk about?

Maya 💕: The kiss and then how u ran off.

Riley 😍: I need time.

I feel tears rolling down my cheeks as I walk to the bathtub and slowly set myself down into the hot water. Maybe if it gets hot enough, I won't notice the pains in my chest from this whole thing. I grab my phone and hit shuffle in my music library. Don't Say You Love Me by Fifth Harmony comes on, and I leave it. It fits the mood.

I close my eyes and then hear a buzz on my phone. I snatch my phone off of the ground beside the bathtub and open my messages. It's from my mom.

Mama 👀: Hey baby. We decided to rent a hotel tonight, just to get out for a while longer. Love you. Hope you're doing good.

Maya 💕: I'm ok. Thx for letting me know

I set my phone down and lean my head back, feeling the water slowly rise, and the tears slowly fall. Riley's been there throughout my entire life. There isn't anything I've had to face in my life where she wasn't there for me. And now I've fucked everything up.

I close my eyes and sink lower into the water, slowly submerging myself down. Maybe if I stay here long enough, the pain will end.

"Maya?" I jump at the sound of a familiar voice and cough from the water I inhaled as I came up.

"Riley?" I call out, and stay quiet. Then the door to the bathroom opens and she stares at me.

"I'm sorry." She says softly, not looking away from me. I usually wouldn't be self conscious, but suddenly I am. I sink lower into the water so maybe she couldn't see my bare chest.

"There's nothing to be sorry about. I kissed you, you kissed back, and then you left. I shouldn't have-"

"No. I shouldn't have left."

"What do you-"

"I should have done this." She steps to me and kneels beside the tub. She cups my face gently and presses her lips to mine in a soft and gentle kiss. I don't reciprocate at first, but as she starts to pull away, I kiss her back.

"I'm sorry, Maya. I was afraid of my feelings. But as soon as I got home, I knew how I felt and that I shouldn't run from you. From us. I'm sorry." She whispers.

I put my hands over hers and kiss her again gently. "It's okay." I whisper softly against her lips.

"Just promise me one thing." I say as I pull back and meet her dark brown eyes.

"Anything." She says gently and nods.

"Don't leave again."

"Never."