Chapter 9.
"Ok so what I've gathered, Maya is still in surgery. The best and only thing we can do right now is wait." Farkle said scratching his head.
Riley couldn't sit still. She couldn't stop thinking about Maya. She paced around the room and decided to call Lucas.
"Hey Lucas I know it's late but it's about Maya. I found her unconscious...yeah we're at the hospital. Ok yeah I'll text you the address. Ok I'll see you in a bit." Riley said, ending the call.
After everything , Riley sat down and tried to process what had just happened in the last hour. She was tired. She hadn't realized just how tired she was until everything around her became blurry and everything went black. Farkle came moments later with a blanket. He felt really bad for not telling Riley about Maya. Maybe if he had said something, things would've turned out a bit differently. He shook that thought off his head and smiled and watched Riley sleep.
He turned around and saw Lucas getting closer.
"Hey man." Farkle greeted Lucas as he walked towards him. Lucas looked really tired and really worried.
"Hey Farkle, how's Maya? Where's Riley?"
"Riley is over there. She fell asleep. I told her I would wake her when I had news on Maya. As for Maya, she's still in surgery. Right now all we can do is wait. Lucas don't worry man. I know you care about her but she's gonna be fine."
"I don't just care about her Farkle. I love her and I can't lose her. Not after everything that happened. She saved my life ya' know. She was amazing, a total badass."
Farkle laughed at that imagining Maya being a 'badass'. His thoughts were interrupted when his dad approached him, a sad look in his eyes.
"Dad, what happened? How's Maya"
Riley woke up and made her way to where the boys were. She got closer to Farkle and rested her head on his shoulder as Farkle put his hand around her waist.
"Riley, boys, the surgery is over but I'm afraid I don't have the best news. I'm sorry but Maya is in a coma. Everything points to Maya having a head injury from a traumatic sequela. What I don't understand is why we couldn't detect it sooner. I'll tell you more when I have more information. In the meantime, I'll run more tests. Do you recall her ever injuring herself?"
"Yeah." Riley spoke. About 4 months ago when she was painting a mural. She fell off the ladder and hit her head. She was taken to a hospital but the doctor said she was fine. He said she only had a slight concussion. How can you stand here and tell me that she in fact wasn't fine and is now in a coma? This doesn't make sense. Maya was fine and now you're telling me that she isn't?"
Minkus said nothing. He couldn't, he was at a loss for words.
"Could I see her?" Riley asked, her voice cracking.
"Of course." Minkus answered. "Farkle could you go with Riley? Maya is in room 503.
"Riley, I read an article a few days ago that said coma patients can hear when a person is talking to them. I know it's hard but I need you to stay positive. She needs to know that regardless of everything, you're ok. You have to be strong for her. You're also gonna wanna prepare yourself for what you're about to see. Maya might not seem like the Maya you remember but remember that she's still in there." Farkle said reaching room 503.
This couldn't be happening. How? Maya was the strongest person she knew. She was an amazon warrior. Riley took a deep breath mentally preparing herself for what she was about to see. Man she really hated hospitals.