Maya's POV:
After taking a shortish nap, I was awoken by the sensation of like two people taking ahold of both my hands. I opened up my eyes, turning to both the left and right sides of my bed and, to my surprise, I happened to see two familiar faces. It was Farkle and Lucas, the latter which I often referred to as Ranger Rick or Bucky McBoing-Boing or something along those lines. I was rather confused, really. I was pretty sure I didn't sleep for several hours upon end. "H-Huh..? What time is it..?" I asked kinda quietly, curiosity overtaking my mind. I shifted around in the bed for a second or two after realizing I really wasn't all that comfy.
"Wait, you're awake?" Lucas, the cowboy, asked me. He jumped up from his seat slightly. Guess he didn't realize I had woken up from my slumber.
"Y-Yeah, of course I'm awake." I gave him a look that pretty much told him 'Are you kidding me?!'. "Why else would I be talking?! Now, just tell me what the time is, would ya..?"
"Yeah, sorry." He sighed depressingly. However, he quickly just shrugged it off. "You just didn't really seem awake when we came in. And, I dunno. I think it's somewhere between 10 and 11."
"Yeah.. I wasn't awake, ya ding dong." I rolled my eyes sarcastically. I then paused momentarily, taking in the rest of what he said. "And, oh, why aren't you guys in school..?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Lucas sighed yet again. He seemed to be looking at my battered appearance. "The whole class heard what happened to you and Riley. Farkle and I felt so bad so we decided to skip the rest of the day. I mean, friends gotta stick together, even through thick and thin. Aren't I right?
"Yeah." I nodded my head firmly. He was right. Friends really do need to stick together. "Thanks, guys...Now could you let go of my hands? I appreciate it, really, but I'm okay."
"You sure?" Lucas asked. His voice seemed to relax me somewhat. Normally, he annoyed me but today it was different. I guess maybe it was because I was so vulnerable and weak.
"Yeah, I'm okay." I told him and myself. But, the truth is, I wasn't okay. I may have felt somewhat okay in a physical sense but, in an emotional sense, I just felt like crying again. The girl I'd been friends with my entire life could've been dying, or could've already died, for all I knew. I had to stay strong though. It would do me no good to break down in front of my two other closest friends. They probably would have just pitied me and that was something that I definitely didn't want.
"Okay, as long as you're alright." Lucas smiled weakly and let go of my hand. I decided to smile in return.
I looked over to my left and came to notice that Farkle didn't seem to want to let go of me. I looked directly over at him and glared. Although, I did wonder why he hadn't been talking this entire time. "Farkle, let go." I stated in a firm tone of voice.
Sadness took over both of the little guy's eyes and he loosened his grip by just a little bit. "But, you're hurt. Don't you want someone here to comfort you..?"
I blinked for a moment. "Well, yeah, sure. I'll be happy if the two of you just sit here with me. I-I just hope Riles'll be okay."
"I think we all do, Maya." Farkle announced, releasing my hand, much to my pleasure. "We just gotta give it time. I'm I'm sure we'll get some news here in just a few."
"Yeah, I sure hope so." I frowned, taking one last look at my current surroundings before eventually drifting back to sleep.
A/N: This chapter was really short...Oops. I think it was done pretty well though, so that's what really matters. And before anyone comments about this, I did not forget about Riley. I'll be returning to that storyline next chapter, I think. I just figured there needed to be a little change of pace for just a few chapters. Anyways, please leave me a review on your way out.