Maya's POV:
Friday November 21, 2014 5:33 P.M.
When Riley came back into the class room I could see the hurt in her eyes as well as Mr. Matthews. I could see Riley quietly crying into her book so I figured that her dad probably found out about the makeup. When the bell rang Riley was the first one to leave as I was walking out I could have sworn I saw a tear rolling down Mr. Matthews cheek. I've never, ever seen him cry before so whatever Riley had said to him must have really hurt his feelings. The rest of the school day Riley pretty much ignored me and cried. It wasn't like her to cry in public with all these people around. When the final bell rang Riley walked up to me. Hey maya... I don't think today is a good day to come over to my house so I'm just gonna walk home alone if that's ok. I wasn't really surprised that Riley had said this considering the way she had been acting all day. So I just decided to go along with it. It's cool not a big deal riles. JeI said. See you later k? Text me. I said as I was walking out the school doors. It was poring down rain an luckily I had an umbrella. I ran all the way to the subway station and hopped on the train just as it was leaving. I actually was really upset that I was going home. I haven't told riley but my mom left for Texas almost 3 months ago without me. About a year ago she met some guy on an online chat room and has been talking with him ever since. So 4 months ago he proposed to her and she accepted. I wasactually looking forward to have a real father in my life. I mean Mr. Matthews treats me like his own daughter but I want a real father that will be with me all the time. When my moms fiancé-Rick- found out that she had a kid he was going to call off the engagement. But since my mom wanted a husband so bad she agreed to leave for Texas without me so that they could be married. My mom told me that I could stay here by myself and gammy will stop by every once in a while to check up on me. She also told me that I could just get the matthews to feed me and stuff if I wanted something that actually tasted good. with that she left and I only hear from her sometimes. She says that she doesn't know when she's coming back and that it could be a while. So everyday I go home to an empty apartment all day every day. So for the last 3 months I've just been going home with Riley but today I wouldn't be. When the train came to my stop I walked to my apartment building which was no where near as nice as Riley's. Mine didn't even have an elevator so I had to walk 2 flights of stairs to get to my apartment. When I finally made it there I unlocked the front door and walked inside. I plopped my bag onto the floor and sat in the living room all alone and just cried. I know that you think I maya hart is a strong, tuff, rebellious girl but in reality I'm just a girl whose broken inside. I haven't cried I a while but since I'm here alone by myself, I decided to let it all out. After a little while I got up and wiped my eyes with my sleeve and went to the kitchen to try and find something to eat. The only thing I could find that I could actually stomach down was a granola bar from the cabinet. I threw it on the table and went to the fridge and grabbed a Pepsi. While I was eating I texted Riley. A few minutes passed and she still never responded. I decided to just brush it off. I looked at the clock and it said it was 3:54 I decided since there was nothing else to do I would just take a nap. When I woke up I read my phone and I noticed that Riley had never answered me. So I grabbed my bag, coat, and umbrella and I headed towards Riley's apartment. I decided to go up the fire escape this time assuming she would be in her room. Well I was right when I finally got up there I saw Riley siting I front of her door quietly sobbing. I could here her mom knocking on the door. When Riley didn't respond to her mom I asked if she would come with me. She nodded and got up from her spot on the floor and grabbed her jacket and bookbag and she followed me out the window. When we made our way down the fire escape I opened my umbrella and Riley and I started walking and talking. She told me all about what happened with her parents and that's why she was crying. Maya it looks like you've been crying too, did something happen between you and your mom? I wasn't gonna tell Riley the truth about my mom and the whole situation so I just lied and said that my eyes had been watering because I was tired. Thankfully she just believed me. As we started to talk more the wind and rain got really heavy and thunder and lightning filled the sky. The wind was so strong that it blew my umbrella away. I could tell Riley was starting to get scared but I acted pretty calm through the whole thing. The thunder and lighting were getting stronger and then the lighting came out of the sky and was inches from hitting Riley and I. I pushed Riley out of the way causing both of us to tumble down a hill. I could see blood coming from my arm but I fought through it. I dragged both of us into an abandoned warehouse. I fell backwards and my eyes were getting heavy. After that my vision started to get blurry and then I was out like a light.
hey everyone I hope you enjoyed chapter 2 about Maya. I thought that it was important that i tell why Maya came to pick up Riley. What do you think about her mom leaving? Chapter 3 will be shorter than the first 2 chapters just because of who it's told by. Remember to please review!