day 213
She was laying on the cold ground. Not because she wanted to, but she had fallen up and couldn't get up. She couldn't even scream for help. Do you know how that feels, to be so weak that you can't even get up?
How long was she laying there? Half a hour? A hour? She felt the sun moving. She felt the day passing, while she couldn't do anything.
After a while her mom came into her room, wondering why it was so quiet in her room, and founding her little girl on the ground.
Quickly she lifted her up and but her on the bed. Maya's nose started to bleed, indicate that there was something really wrong. Katy called the hospital, and they rushed to get her.
Maya didn't react to it. She was to tired. She could barely sit up straight.
In the hospital Katy and Shawn got the worse news two parents could ever hear. 'There's nothing I can do. She probably can't make it through the night.'
Heartbroken they called Maya's friends. They came rushing in, finding a very peaceful little Maya laying in the hospital bed. She was skinnier that ever, and again pale. She had nosetubes in her nose to help her breathe. She wasn't wearing a had of wig or any makeup. She was just Maya.
Riley cried when she grabbed her hand and stroked her hair out of her face.
"Don't worry, I'm not in pain', she said softly, holding her hand. Riley backed out, needing some air.
Farkle took her place. "You always will be my first fake-wife." She smiled a little when he kissed her head.
"We still didn't dance, cupcake." He squeezed her hand good. Then he also kissed her on the head.
Cory and Topanga hugged her, all in tears. They couldn't believe they were saying goodbye to someone who knew knew for so long, but still so young. "You did good, honey', they told her.
Auggie even came and hugged her, whispering in her ears', You were always my sister, right?"
"Right', she whispered back.
Her sister, laying next to her on the bed, had probably no idea what was going on. She just looked at her sister, like she always did, and smiled. A month ago, her mom finally took her to the doctor. Conclusion: Hazel Hunter was deaf. A thing they didn't suspect, due to the tests they do on baby's when they are little. She had reacted well to the hearing test. She had reacted on noises a year ago. But now, completely deaf. Her mom blamed herself of course, for not noticing sooner. But Maya told her not to worry. Hazel was a rare case and there was nobody to blame.
Now, she still was deaf of course. But it all made sense. Her mom and Shawn had picked a very fancy daycare for her, but now she was already going to a special daycare for children with hearing trouble. "Bye little Hazel', Maya said. Hazel looked at her sister, suddenly very sad and hugged her.
Shawn hugged her like his life depended on it. "You are my daughter, you know that right?"
She nodded.
"Good. I love you kiddo."
Her mom hold her in her arms.
"You know, when you were born, you was so tiny. Like a little doll. Smaller that the most children. When I first hold you, I thought you were gonna break. So tiny and fragile." She kissed her daughters head, over and over again. Afraid to let her little girl go. But she had to.
Lucas didn't say anything for a couple of minutes. He couldn't even look at her. The love of his live, was going to be taken away so soon.
But then he almost ran to her and flew in her arms. Lucas burst into tears. "Don't go."
Maya couldn't say anything. She just simply held on to her huckleberry. He made her feel safe.
He gave her a little kiss. She never felt more loved.
Riley was gone for some minutes, but when she came back, everyone went to the waiting room, giving the girls some space.
"You weren't suppose to let go."
Maya looked at her best friend in pain, tears were again welling up in her eyes.
"I spend almost my whole life with you. I don't know what to do without you', Riley cried, hugging Maya. "You were the person a always could count on, the person that mattered the most. The one that knew all my secrets and gave me the best advise. Why are you doing this to me? Why. Why are you leaving me?"
She was quiet, for a few minutes. Maya knew that Riley wasn't really angry. She was trying to distant herself, even this last minute. Riley knew how much it would exactly hurt when Maya was gone.
"I love you, with whole my heart, peaches. You are my soulmate, my sister, my one true love, and I will always, always love you."
"I love you too.', Maya whispered, with her final strength. Riley hugged the girl, and didn't let go.
Her friends slowly came back to the room, sitting there whole night, just being with Maya.
It was not sad. Okay, maybe a little sad, but they all knew Maya didn't want to die in so much sadness. So they cracked jokes, ordered some pizza and Chinese, Shawn, Topanga and Cory told stories about their reckless childhood, Zay and Lucas told weird and crazy stories about Texas. But every time the machine beeped, they got scared. Then they were suddenly very close to the end of Maya. But Maya didn't let go. All night they waited, they waited for their friend to pass, but see the point is, she didn't.
She didn't die.
Maya was a miracle, a true survivor.
Why didn't she die, you ask?
She didn't wanted to. She was not ready to leave.
