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Riley writing in her diary…
It's been six months since all of this started… it's still not easy to think that I had to choose to live with dad while Augie was sent with mom… I'm still not sure of how much I have forgiven Maya for her stunt… I know she knows what it is to live in a broken family… but not how much that hurts me… to see that the things I thought were perfect were just a mirage… just remembering it… breaks my heart again…
Four months before, the day when Maya tried to fix things between Riley and Topanga…
Before the last class Maya went to the gym, before leaving the class she had taken Riley's phone and sent a text to Topanga, once in the gym she managed to get one of the cheerleaders to get a note to Riley, the brunette was perplexed to say the least, but the minute she read the note she ran out, not even giving a second to Cory to try and ask what was going on. The note in case you are wondering, read "Maya collapsed in the gym". As Riley ran into the place she found it empty, she was about to leave when a figure walked in, it was her mother. Both glared at each other.
-what are YOU doing here? - Riley asked coldly.
-You texted me that you weren't feeling well during cheerleading practice. - the woman replied
-Me? And since when you care…
-Riley Margue
-Just stop. If you REALLY cared you'll realize that I don't have cheerleading practice on wednesday.
-So everything is OK? You're OK?
-Yes. I have to go back to class and explain to dad that Maya caused all of this.
-Riley… can you
-No. I'm sorry.
But as she tried to walk out she found the door locked.
-DAMN IT MAYA!
-I guess she wants us to talk this over… - Topanga said walking towards her daughter
Riley turned and glared at her mother.
-And exactly what is it that you think we should talk about?
-Your attitude for a start. This is not the Riley I remember and
-She's dead… you killed her… - she said in a whisper
-Excuse me?
The woman saw the river of tears flowing out of her daughter's eyes.
-When you cheated with that man… you cheated me… of everything… of the role model I had… of what I dreamed of becoming… of the family I thought I had… cheated me out of... everything…
Trembling the teenager walked again to the door and began to punch at it.
-MAYA OPEN UP!
The door opened up slowly and the blonde girl walked in.
-Riley… I…
-Leave me alone…
Riley's diary again…
I remember the lecture Dad gave me that night after I locked the new bay window and left Maya out… it wasn't my fault it began to rain as it did… Dad got really mad when he opened the door and saw her soaking wet… I don't know what I got the lecture for… leaving Maya out on the rain or getting my Dad so concerned that he thought she was eight and tried to get the wet clothes off her, I had to admit it scared me the way Maya screamed and I ran to the living room, Dad's face was holding all the blood in his body when he realized he tried to take the clothes off a 17 year old girl. Yeah, I know it sounds funny… but it wasn't for any of us… Maya was mad at both of us, Dad was mad at me and I was mad at Maya… at the end I said what I was supposed to say, not what I was feeling…
-...I'm sorry…
-Maya… uh… go… take a shower before you
He was interrupted by a series of sneezes coming from the blonde teenager.
-...catch a cold… - the man finished
Maya nod and went to the bathroom. Riley was about to go back to her room when Cory spoke again.
-Give Maya dry clothes and prepare the sofa-bed in your room, I'm calling Kathy, she's staying here tonight.
-...whatever…
-And prepare dinner.
-Me? But
-And that's a start, what you did wasn't fair to Maya. You know that.
-I…
After making soup, toast and pasta Riley went directly to bed. Maya, sniffing and sneezing, stood at the table with Cory, saying that she was eating was an understatement.
-Your soup is getting cold… - Cory said
-I'm not hungry… - replied Maya
-You won't get better if you don't eat…
-I messed everything up Matthews…
-I know you meant well but you need to understand that Riley has dreamed of being like Topanga even before you met her… I don't know whom this was harder on, me or her…
-Definitely her… and I honestly don't know what to do…
-I know you'll figure it out… just don't quit on her, promise me.
Maya smiled weakly.
-You know I'll never do that… ever…
-Thank you Maya.
Back to Riley's Diary
I have promised I'll never talk to Maya again… but sometimes things happen that change everything… I guessed I started to miss her when I decided to go see her at cheerleading practice… yeah, she made the team… and she was training for her first appearance… I have to say that if she had told me that because she's so petite she was going to be the elected to be thrown around and being at top of every piramid and formation I would have told her to quit… I felt my heart coming out of my mouth everytime I saw her body being thrown up… but it was when they made the pyramid when everything took a turn for the worst… I was wondering where she was going to be placed when I realized that she was going to jump, be thrown and supposedly fall on the hands of the top two girls, I don't know what happened… did she jumped too hard… did they over pushed her… did she saw me and that broke her concentration… whatever it was… it turned into the most horrible thing I've ever seen…
To be continued…