Chapter 7: Reunions
Lucas's POV:
It's been two weeks since the accident and Nick and Mark were on the road to recovery. "Hey, guys." I said as I walked into the hospital room. "Hey," Mark said. "I'm glad you guys are awake now." I said as I put my stuff down. "Same, man. I have to do physical therapy in a bit." Nick said. "I still can't remember what happened to us." Mark said. "Well some witnesses say that you two were driving and someone shot at the car, which caused you to lose control of the wheel. Then the car drove into a pole, which crashed down onto the car. I'm grateful to have you two alive today." I said. "But I don't remember any of that happening. Did anyone else get hurt?" Mark said. "Yeah, I think it was a guy riding a motorcycle." I said. "Oh, yeah by the way there was something I forgot to do." Nick said. "And that would be?" I asked. "Come over here." Nick said. "Okay," I said as I walked to his side of the room. "What?" I asked. "Come closer." Nick said. I got closer to find myself slapped in the back of the head. "Ow! What was that for?" I asked. "Oh you know what that was for!" Nick said as he crossed his arms. "No, I really don't." I said. "Oh." Nick said as he looked over at Mark.
"Why didn't you talk to Riley when she was here?" Mark asked. "How did you know she was here?" I asked as I went to go sit back down. "I know things. Why didn't you talk to her? Besides, staring you could've talked to her." Mark said. "Again, how did you know I was just staring at her?" I asked. "Well, you're not denying it." Nick said. "Okay, maybe I got a little nervous when I saw her standing there. But it doesn't matter. I called the campaign off a long time ago." I said. "What?" Nick yelled. "There's no point man. I mean she's with someone else. I have to be respectful of that." I said. "You do not know if she's with that guy. It could've just been one date. Like we've been telling you for so long now." Nick said. "Don't give up, you knew the girl for like five minutes, but it feels like you two have known each other your whole lives. Don't give up." Mark said, "What if she thinks it's lame? What if I'm just making it look really desperate?" I asked, "You won't." Nick said.
Riley's POV:
"Hey, how's Rebel doing?" I asked as I walked into the hospital room. Maya spent the night there and she wanted me to bring her extra clothes, so I had to stop by. "He's okay. I mean he's not in good condition but the doctor said he's going to be fine. I just wish I knew who did this to him. I mean the guy just drove off leaving him to die in the street. His motorcycle landed on top of him, Riley. I could've lost him in that moment," she said. I put my arm around her and she rested her head on my shoulder. "Thank you for being here." she said. "I'll always be here." I said.
"So, do you think you'll ever find this guy again?" Maya asked. "Hopefully, I do. I mean I can't get him out of my mind. It would be crazy if we were in the same room together and I didn't even know it." I said as I played with my hair.
"Yeah, that would be pretty crazy," Maya said. "Anyways, we should probably go. Visiting hours are almost over." Maya said as she started to pack up. "You're not going to spend the night here with him?" I asked. "Not tonight, I have some things to take care of in the morning." Maya said. "Oh, okay." I said as I got up. "Is it cool if I spend the night at your house though? I don't think I can be alone tonight." she said. "Of course, it will be like old times." I said as I put my arm around her, as we walked out the door.
As Riley and Maya was waiting for the elevator, Lucas was walking towards them, but before he got a chance to see them, the elevator doors opened. The two girls walked in and the doors closed behind them. Lucas followed in with the same steps, and he missed another opportunity to reunite with Riley. AGAIN.
Once Lucas got home, he started going through all the old flyers that he torn down when he gave up on trying to find Riley. There's a lot of possibilities on why she was at the hospital. She could've been visiting a relative or maybe her lover got into an accident. Either way, he thought it was best if he didn't continue the search at all. He already saw her. There was no use of it.
He made himself a cup of coffee, and sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Meanwhile, Riley and Maya were ordering pizza, by the pizza place next to Lucas's apartment. "I love the pizza here." Riley said as she took the pizza box. "It smells amazing. I just want a slice already." Maya said.
Back at the apartment, Lucas couldn't get his mind off of Riley. So, he grabbed his coat and headed out for a walk. As soon as he walked out the apartment building, he bumped into someone.
"I'm so sorry- oh my god." he said, the girl looked completely shocked. She couldn't even get a word out. Lucas was shocked himself, but he felt relieved. "It's okay… Hi." Riley greeted. "Hi," Lucas said nervously. "Hey." She said. "Hi." Lucas said.
"Is that the only word you two know?" Maya asked. "I'm sorry. It's just I wasn't expecting to run into you." Riley said. "I've been looking all over for you." Lucas said. As soon as those words slipped his mouth, he already regretted it. "You have?" Riley asked. "Yeah, I have. I know this might sound crazy, but I put up flyers and made newspaper ads, just to find you. I hope that doesn't make me sound creepy or anything. I just really enjoyed getting to know you on that subway." Lucas said.
"That's actually pretty sweet." Riley said. "I'm going to go wait over there." Maya said as she went to go stand by the apartment. "You think so?" Lucas asked. "Yeah, I do." Riley said, "So, before I totally forget again. I need to ask you two important questions." Lucas said. "And what would that be?" Riley asked. "One, what's your name? And two, can I have your phone number?" Lucas asked.
Riley gave him a warm smile, Lucas felt like he was on top of the world. He missed seeing that smile. "My name is Riley and I thought you'd never ask." She said. They both pulled out their phones, to exchange numbers with each other. "You will definitely be hearing from me soon." Lucas said. "I can't wait for it. It was nice seeing you again." Riley said as she gave him a hug. "Likewise." He said.
After they two finally went their separate ways, they both did a little dance but both caught each other in the act. A minute later, Lucas pulled out his phone and dialed her number.
"Hello?" Riley answered. "Is this too soon?" Lucas asked. "It's never too soon." Riley responded. "I'm glad we got to see each other again." Lucas said. "I'm glad too." Riley said. They talked on the phone until Riley had reached her apartment.
Lucas and Riley finally reunited. However, it didn't turn out the way they expected.
Okay, so I thought it was time for Lucas and Riley to finally reunite. However, things are about to take a dramatic turn. Keep your eyes wide open for Chapter 8 xx
