Maya's POV
Poor Riles, this whole thing really got her worked up she is way too tense. I wanted to say slow down Riles, or calm down but just when I was about to say it Lucas' parents came out of the room saying he was still asleep but we could go in. Of course Riley and I went. He didn't look like Ranger Rick anymore; he looked like Lucas who needed friends during a time of questions. I immediately called Isaiah and Farkle which I had forgotten to do earlier.
Riley's POV
So it was just me and my unconscious friend one of my best too. Hoping that he wouldn't wake up at that moment I began talking about the day we first met, our first kiss, and how he always was there for me, then somehow I ended up talking about how I wouldn't be able to live without him he was always anchoring me down and reminding me of what's right "I just don't want to even think about…" "You don't have to." Lucas said his voice was soft and raspy. "Lucas!?" "Oh my Gosh! You heard all of that I'm sorry.
Lucas' POV
I woke up to the sound of Riley's concerned voice, but I decided to wait just a little longer and keep my eyes shut to hear what she was saying. She started talking about all of the big moments we had and then started to trail off on to if she had to live without me… but I wasn't going anywhere. "You don't have too." I replied, realizing that my voice was super raspy and sounded like a frog. She quickly apologized and started to stutter. I put my hand on her neck "it's ok."
-A few hours later-
Well after having my parents come in and the Matthews family I had to endure the worst. Stitches and making sure my bone in my foot was set. I also had to wear a steel brace for my spine which was apparently weakened. I was so relieved to know that none of this would hurt my baseball dreams, just as I started to get super happy the doctor told me "You need to rest for quite awhile and will need a wheelchair." "Wheelchair!?" I shouted so loudly I bet the people down the hall heard me. "What about baseball you said I could play!" "You will, once you recover, it should only take three months, it would be crazy if it took longer." Three months!
-The next day-
Riley's POV
I came back to the hospital the next day with a get well card and a stuffed horse. I asked at the front desk what Lucas' new room was "C59." the nurse said "Thanks." After taking the elevator up to floor C and walking past 58 rooms I found C59. I peeked in the door's window before I went in and to my surprise he looked ok.
Lucas' POV
Wheelchair, Surgery, broken bones, and casts… all because of two mad kids? I wonder what happened to them. I got overwhelmed thinking about it plus the part about me missing just about the most important games of my life! The baseball scouts usually don't want a kid with two broken ribs and in a wheelchair. I learned baseball cleats can do a lot of damage to a human body. I guess I started crying because all I remember was a knock at the door and my hand felt wet when I pulled it out from under my chin where it was resting. Quickly, wiping my face off I stared at the T.V. which had a bull riding show on I was watching earlier. I saw Riley's soft small face peak around the corner of the door. "Hey..." she said shyly. "Hey." I replied as I gave a nice smile."
Riley's POV
He replied once again giving me that grin of his. I gave him the card and stuffed horse. "The card is from the class and the horse is from me Maya and Farkle. He laughed. "Thanks, this is so nice of you guys…"
Lucas' POV
I looked at the card it had every name in the class from Mr. Matthews to Alex but one name was missing. "Where is Zay's name?" I asked. "Isaiah was not at school today he also hasn't answered are texts." Riley said concerned. "He is probably just sick again, he gets sick a lot, and we used to call him a germ magnet." I said trying to brush it off. "So when can you go home?" she asked me. "In about two days, the doctors want to make sure the surgery worked and to make sure this brace doesn't shift." I said as I nodded my head backwards towards the brace. " I am also going to be in a wheelchair for three months…" "WHAT!" Riley exploded. "That's not fair…" "It's ok…" I really seemed to be ok with stuff a lot. "Those two boys were sent to Juvie." I nodded my head.
-Two days later-
I was finally able to go home; but I still had the brace, two casts' (one on my foot and wrist) and the wheelchair.
Riley's POV
I didn't know how Lucas would be able to go to his classes that were upstairs, I didn't know how he was supposed to fit some wheelchair through the doors' I didn't know how he was supposed to sit at a desk that barely had enough room for a chair let alone a wheelchair. He wheeled in on his first day back it seemed time stopped.
Lucas' POV
When I wheeled in the front door Farkle decided to be my helper since we had all of the exact same classes. I saw all of the kids staring at me, it's been three days they all have had to of heard by now. I just kept wheeling still trying to get the hang of it as me and Farkle talked all the way to class.
Riley's POV
The first time I saw Lucas in the wheelchair was when he and Farkle walked into history class. The wheelchair's frame was red while the accents were black. It was so much smaller than expected. Lucas had already had science class so I guess he already figured out how he was going to do it? Everyone was just silent as he wheeled down the row. He pushed down one of the sides of the chair and somehow slid into his desk chair. Farkle wheeled the chair to the corner of the room where it would be out of the way. I started to think about if he was in worse shape, but I quickly lost sight of that point when my dad started the lesson.
Gabriella was a beloved senator of Arizona she was a happy and nice person until January 8, 2011, she was shot in the head. They thought she would not be able to live or recover. Despite all odds, she recovered. She recovered from the undeserved attack. My dad glanced at Lucas who kept his head down.
Lucas' POV
When class was over I realized English was upstairs, I talked to Mr. Matthews and he showed me and Farkle something we didn't know about the school. There is an elevator for the janitor or handicapped (me). Janitor Harley was ok with us using it. So we went to English.
-Two days later-
I got the hand of steering and using its features, but there was something odd about school, Zay still wasn't back, I decided to ask my mom for a ride to his house, their apartment has an elevator. "Hi Mr. Babino!" I said as I knocked on the door. "Lucas! Nice to see you!" "You too… can I see Zay?" "Sure he is in his room, he has been home from school because he got sick and other reasons that he won't tell me, maybe you can find out?" "I will try." "Hey Zay can I come in its Lucas." I said as I knocked on the door "Sure." I heard a stuffy voice through the door. I pushed the door open then wheeled though. "Wheelchair, huh?" he said I saw him as he sat on his chair to his desk. "Yeah it's for three months at maximum." "How are you gonna play baseball?" "The coach said when I recover I will have a spot on the team again… what are you doing?" "Oh just drawing, superheroes to be exact." "Why have you not been at school?" "It's nothing…" "It's gotta be something Zay…"
Isaiah's POV
He was onto me, I knew it. So I just took a breath and said "Maya thinks I got you into trouble again and this is how they got back at you." I took a breath of relief getting that off my chest. "Riley won't talk to me either." I went on. Lucas' eyes looked like he saw a ghost. "They won't talk to you… because they think you did something!" "I don't know if I did, what do you think it was about?" "You haven't got into trouble since your first day, and these kids were from a different school, I think it was just about me being good at baseball." "I don't blame them though I always get you into some sort of trouble." "You don't understand you haven't since you came to New York! And if you did it's what friends do, You did not cause this! I will tell them myself." Lucas said he would take care of it and left the room. Just as I got back to my doodling he came back in. "Oh and hope you feel better from the cold." He said then he left.