-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.
Maya's POV
Lucas blew my phone up with text s like these
From Lucas
Hey can you and Riley meet me at
Topanga's We need to talk
Sure maybe tomorrow?
No this needs to happen now
Why? We are busy working on a project for art
Class, its due tomorrow!
Now! You should have thought of
That yesterday when I didn't NEED
To talk to you!
No
PLEASE!
THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW!
COME ON! SERIOUSLY?
NVM I will just text Riley…
NO! Ok OK…We will come!
THX
Yeah sure…. :l
Lucas' POV
Maya fought me through her texts; I knew she was just stalling because she blamed Zay and she probably though I knew by now. Maya and Riley came through the door; Maya was a ray of sunshine… (Sarcastic) while Riley was unaware of why we were down here.
Riley's POV
All Maya would tell me is that we needed to go to Topanga's right now. Lucas was there. I smiled but he gave me no smile back, I saw in his eyes that there was anger. As soon as we sat down he exploded. "Why did you get mad at Zay? He had nothing to do with me getting hurt!" "You don't know that… We're just trying to protect you…" Maya answered. "Trying to protect me!? By doing what putting my other friends down?" "Well when you say it like that it sounds wrong…" Maya replied. I have never seen Lucas THIS mad.
Lucas' POV
Seriously!? They want to be a jerk to Zay? This isn't cool with me. Maya got mad and left, Riley looked at me for a moment and followed her. I sat down I sighed, this was not what I expected this to be like.
Physical therapy never seemed like such a big struggle when you heard about it, but when you did it was pure torture. I was always sore afterwards and I could barely move. Zay would come over after I got home and talked to me about school; it kept my mind off of the pain. "You alright dude?" he asked as he watched me groan in pain trying to sit up in bed. "Yeah… just pain…"