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Maya's POV
You're daughter Riley has a major concussion along with a broken right arm and left leg. She also breathed in a lot of smoke so she will need help breathing for a while. We're not sure whether her brain was affected since she hasn't woken up yet but we think that she will most likely have amnesia." The doctor said. 'No, my little plant,' I thought. "And," the doctor continued. "And?" The four of us along with a new voice, asked at the same time. We turned towards the direction of the new voice and saw that it was Zay. 'How did he know that we were here and get here?' I wondered. "Zay?" Lucas asked. "You weren't at lunch and I saw you getting into a cab so I followed you guys. So, why see we all here?" Zay asked. "We'll explain to you later Zay, now about the and?" I say quickly not wanting to wait any longer to see Riley.
"And she's in a coma because of the lack of oxygen. We presume that she might have brain damage due to her head's excessive bleeding and that she died twice on the operating table, but we managed to revive her." My broken heart broke even further. I'm sure everyone else's did as well. By now, we all had steady streams of tears running down our cheeks. Even Zay did, although he doesn't know what's happening. "We aren't sure when she will wake up, if she ever does." The doctor says softly. At that, I felt the world spin beneath me as it gave way and I fell into a deep pit of darkness.
"Riley? Riley?!" I shouted as I ran through fields of green grass with a perfect blue sky with the pretty clouds that Riley likes, like the ones you see only in movies, above me. "Peaches!" I heard a shout as a figure came running towards me. I saw that it was Riley as it got nearer. She was wearing a pristine, other than a few new stains of blood, white sheet. Her smile was wide and her hair was flowing with the wind. "Sweetie," I shout running to her and hugging her tightly, not wanting to let her go. "Peaches," She says to me. "Yes?" I let her go but continue to hold her hands. "Goodbye." She says. It takes that one word to make my heart stop beating.
"Goodbye?" I ask her. "Goodbye." She tells me. "No, no, no, Riles. You can't say that remember? You told me that goodbye means that we're not going to see each other ever again. You taught me to say see you later." I reminded here. "Goodbye Peaches." She says as she fades away. "No Riles... No. I can't do this life thing by myself. C'mon. I ask you to comeback. Ring Power." I say to nothing. "No Riles... No!" I keep on shouting, hoping that it might change everything. I screamed, shouted and begged for her to comeback till I had no more voice left and I fell into the dark pit again.
Lucas' POV
"We aren't sure when she will wake up, if she ever does." The doctor said. 'No!' My heart screamed as it thumped angrily and sadly against my chest. I know that I'm already fifteen and she's barely fourteen but I know what I feel when I'm with Riley is true love. Then, I was brought out of my thoughts when a weight landed on my shoulder. I turned to my right only to see that Maya had fainted. "Maya!" I shouted, getting the attention of everyone else as I picked her up and placed her on the uncomfortable, small plastic chairs that they had. The others then swarmed around her to check if she's alright.
"Doc, are we allowed to see her?" I asked him as Zay put a hand on my shoulder. "Yes," he said. "But only one or two at a time. She's in room 0812 at the ICU." We both nodded in thanks to the doctor before he left. "Maya's alright, Mr and Mrs. Matthews. She just fainted from shock. She doesn't have any fever." Farkle assured Mr and Mrs. Matthews, who were slightly panicking about Maya's condition and even more on Riley's.
"Sir, ma'am, the doctor allows us to see her. She's up in room 0812 in the ICU." I tell them, taking them out of their thoughts. "Thank you, Lucas. How about you guys take Maya up, we'll go ahead and take turns to see Riley." I nodded then suddenly, Farkle lifted Maya. "Whoa, Farkle. Can you carry her?" I ask him, worrying not just for Maya, but for Farkle too. "Don't underestimate me, Ranger Rick." He said. "So when Maya can't tease me, you'll be doing it." "Yep." He answered happily. I just laughed as we continued our way up to the eight floor.
Cory's POV
Just seeing my baby girl in that room brings me to tears. Her face is so pale that she could blend in with the sheets. She has a long bandage around the top of her head, her right arm wrapped in a cast and her left leg hanging from a sling. She's also connected to so many tubes including an oxygen tank, heart monitor and so many other things that kids her age shouldn't have to be connected to.
Topi and I sit at each one of her sides. "My poor baby," I say. "How could this happen to you? Why you? You're one of the most selfless people in the world and you're just discovering the world, it's too early for anything to happen to you. Please wake up baby. Auggie, Farkle, Zay, Maya and Lucas need you. Your mom and I need you. All of us love you and are waiting for you to get back on your feet and be our sunshine-y little princess. Please wake up, princess." I tell her and by the end, more tears have come to my eyes.
"Daddy's right Riley. All of us love you and are waiting for you out here. Please come back to us. I promise you that I will find out what happened this morning and bring you justice. You don't deserve this, honey, no one does. Come home to us. We love you very much. We're sorry for any mistakes that we have made. We hope you'll forgive us." Topi says and we shed more tears. "We love you princess." We say as we get up from where we're sitting and get out of the room, not because we don't want to be with our only daughter but because it hurts too much to be in that room and her other friends want to see her too.
Farkle's POV
Once we reached the ICU, I let Maya lay across a few of the chairs in the hall as we wait for Riley's parents to come out so that we could get a turn to speak with Riley. After about 10 minutes of waiting, and staring at me golden-haired devil, her parents came out. Zay and I decided to go in together since Lucas wanted to go by himself. We entered the room to see my brunette angel confined to a small white bed and other things connected into her. I started to shed tears, so did Zay but less than me since he hasn't known Riley for a long time.
"Hi my little angel, I'm sorry that I wasn't there to save you like when we were seven. I wish I could've though. I hate seeing you like this. No one does. We all miss you and wish that you would come back to us. We still have more memories to make and many other things to do. We still have to learn about Belgium in 1831 and meet the world. You can't meet the end of the world without meeting it's beginning and it's in between. We're all here for you like how you were for me when we dealt with Billy so please come back to us. We love you." I say and tears continue to shed long after I finish and reminiscent all of our memories from when we were younger, thinking that it's still too early for her to go.
"Hey sugar, I haven't known you for a long time but in these short few months that I have, you have become a part of me with the other guys and I don't think any of us could bear to lose you. You have changed all of us, Lucas, Maya and I. And are always there for us when we need it. So we're here for you now and you have to get up. We all need you. Please don't go." Zay cries too and we lean on each other as we go out of the room.
Lucas' POV
It's finally my turn to go in and see Riley. All of those who have gone in, came out crying even worse than when they went in. She must be in a really bad shape. I take a huge gulp of air before turning towards the door to go in. Just as I am about to open the door, Maya starts to move a little. She also starts shouting in her sleep to Riley to not go. She then wakes up in a cold sweat. I think about going first but then think that it would be better if I let Maya go in first since she's her best friend. I step away from the door as Mr Matthews checks on her and allow her to go in first.
Maya's POV
I wake up with my head in Mr Matthews' lap. He helps me to sit up and checks me over before Lucas tells me that I can go see Riley. I gulp. I don't know if I'll be able to face my best friend after the thing I just experienced. I calm myself a little as a fresh wave of tears run down my face and I enter the room. It's completely white and sterile. The white is blinding. I then look at the single bed in the center of the room where my best friend is in a deep slumber. Tube after tube is connected to her all over. I wipe away some tears that start to pool again.
"Sweetie, how could you say that?" I begin slightly angry. "How could you say that as if you are starting to give up. It's see you again or later like that Wiz Khalifa song. All of us are out here waiting for you Riles, we all love you and we know that we're going to get through this together. Sure, we're going to have some ups and downs but we'll get through them together like we always have. We're sisters, and that's what sisters do. I love you little sis. We all do." I stand up and squeeze her hand. I thought I felt something squeeze back but I thought it was my imagination so I just left the suffocating room.
Lucas' POV
Finally Maya comes out and it's my turn. When I walk in, it's worse than I thought it would be. She looks like... I can't even describe it. It hurts too much to imprint in my mind. I kiss her forehead and sit down on the chair next to her bed. "Oh Riley, how could this happen to you? This incident made me realize something that I should've said was there for a long time. I know that we're still in middle school but I-" I was cut off by her starting to shake. Her heart monitor was beating quickly. The doctor followed by other nurses came in and pushed me out. I went out into the hall as everyone stared at me wondering what had happened.
Riley's POV
I woke up in a field that smelt like strawberries. It was so calm. To my right there was a beach and to my left were big fields. I felt so relaxed. I ran around until I started to hear voices. I just looked up at the pretty sky filled with rainbows and clouds and birds and a lot of other things. Then I heard voices. The first one I recognized as daddy's.
"My poor baby, How could this happen to you? Why you? You're one of the most selfless people in the world and you're just discovering the world, it's too early for anything to happen to you. Please wake up baby. Auggie, Farkle, Zay, Maya and Lucas need you. Your mom and I need you. All of us love you and are waiting for you to get back on your feet and be our sunshine-y little princess. Please wake up, princess." Daddy said. It brought tears to my eyes. "I need you to Daddy," I say by he doesn't hear me. 'Who are two of those guys?" I start to wonder but then, Mommy talks.
"Daddy's right Riley. All of us love you and are waiting for you out here. Please come back to us. I promise you that I will find out what happened this morning and bring you justice. You don't deserve this, honey, no one does. Come home to us. We love you very much. We're sorry for any mistakes that we have made. We hope you'll forgive us. We love you princess." "Of course I forgive you mommy." I say but it is also as if she can't here me too. What's going on? After a while two male voices come in.
"Hi my little angel, I'm sorry that I wasn't there to save you like when we were seven. I wish I could've though. I hate seeing you like this. No one does. We all miss you and wish that you would come back to us. We still have more memories to make and many other things to do. We still have to learn about Belgium in 1831 and meet the world. You can't meet the end of the world without meeting it's beginning and it's in between. We're all here for you like how you were for me when we dealt with Billy so please come back to us. We love you." Awe, Farkle. "You know I'll always be here for you." I try to say but still, no one hears me. Then a new vice starts talking.
"Hey sugar, I haven't known you for a long time but in these short few months that I have, you have become a part of me with the other guys and I don't think any of us could bear to lose you. You have changed all of us, Lucas, Maya and I. And are always there for us when we need it. So we're here for you now and you have to get up. We all need you. Please don't go." 'Who's that?' I wonder. I don't remember anyone who sounds like this so I keep quiet.
After a few minutes, Peaches comes in. I know because I could hear her footsteps. Just like the others, she came and talked to me. I'm now wondering what's going on. Why can't anyone hear me? What happened to me? I put aside my wondering as I hear Peaches talk. "Sweetie, how could you say that? How could you say that as if you are starting to give up? It's see you again or later like that Wiz Khalifa song. All of us are out here waiting for you Riles, we all love you and we know that we're going to get through this together. Sure, we're going to have some ups and downs but we'll get through them together like we always have. We're sisters, and that's what sisters do. I love you little sis. We all do."
'What did I say?' I start to wonder some more. "Of course we're sisters." I scream but like everyone else, she doesn't hear me. I then feel her squeeze my hand. I squeezed it back. I felt her heart beat increase for a second. 'Maybe she felt it this time.' I hope. She then leaves me. Soon after, another guy I don't recognize comes in.
"Oh Riley, how could this happen to you? This incident made me realize something that I should've said was there for a long time. I know that we're still in middle school but I-" 'But what?' I wonder as I feel myself being sucked out of this beautiful land that I just entered a few minutes ago. 'Who is this guy?' I think to myself as I fall into a pit of nothingness.
Maya's POV
A while after I came out and Lucas went in, the heart monitor that we have heard a steady beat from all this time starting beeping loudly. "Nurse! Nurse!" Mrs. Matthews shouted frantically. We all knew that this wasn't a good sign. I started to pray silently in my heart to a god I rarely spoke to and didn't believe in until a while ago. Nurses and a doctor then came running in and Lucas was pushed out.
The longest fifteen minutes ever, passed and the doctor came out. "She's..."
What happened to Riley? What was Lucas going to say to her? Another cliffy. Review your ideas on what you think happened to Riley.
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