"Maya's mommy!" I shouted. With the help of Maya growling and biting a few people, we made it safely to the diner. She stood watch as I entered the diner. Suddenly, I saw Maya's mommy on the phone.
"What do you mean 'she's not in her room'? Go check agai-hold on Riley...wait Riley?! Where's Maya?" Maya's mommy hung up the phone and invited me to the counter. "Want a shake? And where are your parents?" She turned around. "Chocolate or vanilla?"
I paused. "My parents don't know I'm here. Vanilla, thank you. And Maya's outside." Maya's mom handed me a vanilla shake and started toward the door. "BUT, I wouldn't talk to Maya. She decided she doesn't love you. In fact," I put down my shake, "that's why I'm here." Maya's mom went back behind the counter. "So then explain to me, Riley, what you came here for."
"Well Maya's mommy-" She laughed. "Call me Katy." I nodded. "Well Katy, I don't even know why Maya doesn't love you. She says it's because you pushed her daddy away but I wanna know what you think." Katy scoffed. "IF you can even call him a dad anymore. He left and hasn't done a single thing to support our family since 3 years ago. Tonight-" She sighed as if it was very painful. I held her hand. "Thank you. Tonight we were supposed to go out. But he called it off last minute." I almost spit out my shake. "Wait, he called it off. I, I mean, Maya thought you called it off."
Katy shook her head. "I tried to sound like I was better off and didn't need him. But, really, I was hoping tonight he would ask for me back." I gasped. "I gotta tell Maya that you do still love her!" I ran to the door. But just as I was about to walk out and get Maya and her mom to have a heart-to-heart (or better, hart-to-hart), she walked in.
With my, now angry, parents.
