AUTHOR'S NOTE: After reading the reviews left by you guys and reflecting about all that can be said on this story I realized I made a mistake by ending it this way so I have decided it keep it on for a while.
Riley's diary…
Everytime I remember it… that sound blasts my head over and over… she didn't even had a chance to protect herself… it didn't even matter that there was a mat, she fell from fairly eight feet high… I don't remember if I screamed or not… all I remember was running at her, her eyes were closed, her left wrist was horrible twisted to the side of her arm… a line of blood was coming out her nose, she was barely breathing… I don't remember anything from the trip to the hospital, only that I was with her until they had to restrain me as she entered the ER…
Back to that day…
Riley was sobbing in the waiting room when she heard familiar voices, it was Shawn and Kathy, while he went to the information desk, she came to me and glared at the blood stains in my clothes.
-Riley, what happened where you there? Are you hurt?
-I… I… she was tossed… and… she never… I'm scared…
Shawn went to them moments later.
-Uncle Shawn… how is she?
-They don't know yet… we'll have to wait. - he replied
-It's all my fault…
Shawn knelt before me and held my hands
-What makes you think that?
-I distracted her… I shouldn't have been there… I
-It wasn't your fault… understand that…
He was about to say something else when a doctor walked out.
-Family of Maya Rose Hart?
Kathy was the first to answer. He took a moment and told us that she fractured her wrist and and had a concussion as well as a sprained ankle. I asked to be let in her room, a nurse led me, as I walked in I saw her, she was peacefully sleeping. The nurse told me she was still sedated, she had a cast in her arm and her leg and machines connected to her. I sat and held her other hand.
-Peaches… I'm here…
I don't know how long I was there, I fell asleep, it was only when I heard her voice that I woke up.
-I guess Mindy shouldn't have tossed me that hard…
-Peaches?
-hey…
-I was so scared…
I noticed her glaring at the casts in her arm and leg.
-Jesus… was I thrown from the top of the school building?
-Sorta…
-wait… weren't you mad at me?
-Maya I'm sorry…
-hey… it was my fault anyways…
Two days later she was released and Dad asked Kathy to allow her to stay with us. What I didn't expect was what she told me the first night we were alone in my room.
-I hope they take this things off me soon… I need to get back to practice…
I froze right there and there, just glared at her.
-Maya you…
-What? I'm a cheerleader Riley… accidents happen… I have to go back…
I felt my hands tremble, I was trying to talk but nothing was coming out of my mouth.
-Maya you're not being serious…
As I feared she pointed to the new bay window. I sat slowly.
-Riley… love… I know you were more passionate than I was when we entered the cheerleading trials at the start of junior high, then… something… changed… and when I got on the team… I was so happy to finally be part of something awesome…
-And look where it got you - Riley said pointing at the cast on her leg and the on her arm
-It was an accident. You know it.
-IT GOT YOU IN THE HOSPITAL! MAYA PLEASE!
-Riley sit down
-NO! I… I have… I have enough on my plate… all that stuff between mom and dad, the new baby, and now you…
-Love, I'm not the first nor will I be the last cheerleader to get a broken bone or two. It's part of the game.
The blond girl glared as her best friend just fell to her knees and began to sob.
-Riley, love…
-I can't take it anymore!
Making a big effort Maya managed to kneel in front of her and hugged her while she cried.
Riley's diary...
I cried for God knows how long… yes, Maya eventually returned to the cheerleading team and yes, she kept being the one tossed around… although she assured me they would never attempt that same stunt again… I get terribly scared everytime she attends a game. But if you think that was the end of this rollercoaster of a life, you're mistaken. I don't understand why things happen when you finally feel everything is back to normal. I was in class, Dad was doing of his lectures mixing life with history when the Principal's assistant ran in giving him a piece of paper. I knew something was happening when he glared at me, I stood up along with Maya…
-Dad what's going on?
-It's your mom… she… she's in the hospital…
To be continued...