AN: I'm sorry it took so long to update, but it was your reviews that kept me motivated, but remember to review as a guest because weird stuff is happening. So I can't read reviews from anyone but guests, idk why. And don't worry lots of LUCAYA coming soon. :)
She heard it, the beeping, the ringing in her ears but this time as Maya slowly opened her eyes she saw a faded white room with the same type of fluorescent lights. Her body felt numb, medically numb. Maya's eyes hurt but it wasn't just because of her injuries it was caused from the newly discovered Fluorescent light bearing down just above her. She tried to lift her arm to shield the burning light, but her body felt like metal chains were weighing her down and preventing her movements, but maya knew there were no chains, just soreness and pain.
Maya used the little strength she had to look at her new surroundings. She already knew she was in a bed and was wearing some type of Gown and the ceiling was white. To her left were machines with tubes and wires probably connected to her. Also to her left was a window that looked over Greenwich village, other than that was blank white walls.
In front of her was hard to see because it was difficult for maya to lift her head. But She saw the end of the bed with white sheets, across from the bed looked like a door that led to a closet or bathroom of some sorts.
Maya shifted her head to right and saw more white walls and another door that led to an outside hall. There were also a couple of chairs surrounding the bed and in the closest chair maya saw her Riley, dozing off.
She was so happy to see her, all maya wanted to do was rush up to her and hug her, but maya remembered the invisible chains. She studied the brunette more closely, she was curled up in the chair sleeping peacefully but maya could tell something was off because she could see dark circles under Riley's eyes and tear stained cheeks.
All Maya wanted In that moment was Riley, even though she was right there. She felt so sad and Maya knew only a handful of people could help her.
With what little Energy Maya had, she used it to call to the sleeping brunette.
"Riley" it was weak and small and that made Maya feel much worse because this weak voice wasn't hers. She wasn't weak, she wasn't helpless. But here she was lying in a bed barely able to move, helpless and weak.
"Riley" she called again trying desperately to wake her. Maya had to wait a bit longer for her to wake when the brunettes eyes fluttered open.
"Maya?" She got up slowly from her cozy ball in the chair, very groggy from her nap with a very tired sad expression that gloomed over her face that was very unlike Riley.
"Riley" Maya spoke again softly, very happy that she was awake now.
"Maya! You're awake, you're okay!" Riley leaned forward from the chair to the blondes side grabbing her hands.
"I'm so glad you're awake peaches, I missed you. I need to go let the others and the doctor know you're awake but I will be back. Don't worry Maya you're safe now." Relief seemed to wash over Riley as she squeezed maya's hands before she got up to leave through the door to the outside hall.
Riley might have been relieved but Maya was not, she was beyond confused. Doctor? Why was she in a hospital? Why did Riley miss her, she was right here?
It was like a full on collision with a train. It all came back to her, the train slamming her through a brick wall and she saw his face and what he did to her.
Tears started streaming down her face as all the memories flooded her mind. The cruel memories began to haunt her again. Maya suddenly felt it all over again as if happening now.
The pain, all the pain, Maya felt all her wounds amplified through her. She couldn't breathe anymore, her breath was lost within her and her lungs were refusing her. The white wall started closing in on her and turning blurry, all she saw was panic because she was afraid, afraid he wasn't done and would come back and finish her.
It felt as those the room was crumbling away and she was exposed. Vulnerable and unsafe, Maya tried to get up and run away but the invisible chains kept her here.
Maya could hear footsteps coming down the hall towards her causing her fear to thicken with every foot step closer to her. He's here, he's here to finish what he started, these were the thoughts running through her head. She tried to get up but she knew it was hopeless. Mayas overwhelming panic was starting to get the best of her when she saw the figures belonging to the footsteps get closer to the outside of the door.
Her breathing had become so loud that she barely heard the sound of the door creaking open.
A wave of relief washed over her like a tidal wave when she saw their faces. Maya couldn't contain her smile as she each of them enter the room.
Cory, Topanga, Farkle, a Doctor, Riley, and Lucas all entered Maya's room wearing the same expression of sympathy and relief on their faces as they all spotted the blonde lying on the bed.
"Hey there" topanga said softly as she approached Maya's side.
"Hey guys" Maya croaked out weakly from her sore throat with a weak smile added to the mix.
"You scared us pretty good maya" Farkle spoked up from behind the crowd
"How are you Feeling Ms. Hart" the doctor asked looking over a chart near her bed.
"Soar" she croaked out, Maya saw everyone exchanged looks with each other at her response.
"That's to be expected considering your condition. You worried us pretty bad when you were under the Anesthesia, waking up in the middle of your surgery and fading in and out of consciousness afterwards."
So was that what she kept hearing and seeing when she was, unconscious? the lights and the machines?
"at this time i need all of you to leave so i can go over Ms. Harts injuries with her. are your parents or a legal guardian present?"
she didn't know where her mom was, the last glimpse that she could recall were being in her room before things went black. Maya looked towards the Mathews to see if they knew wether her mother would be coming or not. their expression didn't reassure maya. Topanga spoke up to settle the matter.
"her mother is currently unavailable, but Maya if it is okay with you i would be happy to stay with you." Maya always looked up to topanga, always saw her as a second mother figure to her. she was so grateful for this amazonian warrior standing next to her.
"i want Mrs. Matthews to stay" and before Maya could control herself "and i want riley too"
Riley wore a look of slight shock upon her face but she understood that her best friend needed her.
"Alright then, now if the rest of you gentleman could go and wait outside" the doctor ushered them out slowly one by one. but before they had all left the room Maya finally notice a very quiet and distressed huckleberry hiding out in the corning getting up to move out.
she hadn't noticed Lucas the whole time he was in here with the others. Maya looked at him as he made his exit she saw his piercing green eyes but this time she didn't see that brighten country smile that always made her feel like there was a campfire inside her, it wasn't there this time, all that was instead was sadness, guilt, and a hint of texas lucas. he didn't break eye contact with her until the door had cut them off. though when Lucas left, Maya felt that she didn't want him to go.
still staring at the closed door she heard the doctor start again "well Ms. hart lets start with your biggest wound; the cut to your abdomen was large and was at risk of expanding if you had been moving around more, so there was it much tearing and it was an easy stitch up. the fact that you coughed up blood when you did move though was caused by the internal bleeding you suffered and the lacerations to your throat. so you did lose quite a lot of blood but we dealt with these issue during your surgery." she paused a bit to look towards topanga
"it went well except for the part where you tried waking up several times in the middle of it but that does sometimes happen when we are dealing with a fighter." the doctor starting shifting more
"the cut to your eyebrow was easily fixed up but just like your other injuries strenuous acts can cause them to start to bleed again until they are fully healed."
Maya could tell she was building her up to the major reason why she was in so much pain, she could see it on Rileys and Topangas face as well.
"The bruises all along your body will heal in time but at different rates, for some areas your blood vessels were deeply ruptured. the trail of bruises around your thighs and the rape kit that we took do indicate that you have been raped I'm sorry to say." Maya could see tears starting to form to riley eyes as she stared at the window and then to her.
but maya knew this already, she knew what had been done to her and she knew who had done it and why. so why was the doctor acting like she thought maya had forgot?
"Im telling you this because we noticed that you had suffered some minor head trauma, nothing too severe i assure you but adding onto the emotional trauma, we assumed that you blocked something out.
Maya just laid there in the bed like a sponge absorbing it all in. they think she might have blocked something out? but she remembered it all not that she wanted to, she wished that she had blocked that out. she imaged many sleepless nights awaiting her. and she didn't think a hospital would help her any better.
"when can i leave?" she croaked out
Riley broke her staring contest with the window "Maya?! thats all you can say after what the doctor just told you?"
Maya noticed Topanga and the doctor exchange looks with each other.
"we're gonna have to keep you here for about a week, seeing as how harsh your injuries are"
"yea, maya sweetie it's gonna be a while but when you do get discharged you're gonna come stay with us." Topanga grabbed mayas hand to show that she truly mean every word.
"Maya why do want to leave, you're safe here."Riley asked moving away from the window towards her blonde friend.
Why did Maya want to leave? she no longer felt safe, anywhere she went now she knew she couldn't be safe. maybe not even the bay window.
"I dont know" Maya mumbled out.
"well i think right now its best for you to get some rest Ms. Hart, and your gonna need a lot of it."
finally feeling the weight of a thousands brick over her, maya silently agrees with a nod. but before they all headed out to leave her to sleep, Maya wanted one last thing.
"Riles? will you stay with me until i fall alseep? Riley looked from Maya to her mother and back.
"of course Maya." and with that Riley took her seat in the chair right next to Maya quietly brushing the long blonde hair that belonged to broken girl who drifted off to sleep forgetting about her worries and her troubles because know she knew for she that she would always be safe with Riley.
