A/N: I felt as if this chapter was the elephant in the room. I didn't want to write it, but I needed to to be able to write the chapters I want to work on. Anyway, here it is! Hope you enjoy it
Disclaimer: Yeah I think we know this already…
Maya groaned as she heard an annoying buzz interrupt her peaceful sleep. She rolled over and placed her pillow over her head to try and block the sound. The buzzing didn't last much longer, so Maya repositioned herself into a more comfortable position and tried to fall back asleep. However, the buzzing sound returned shortly after she closed her eyes again. Maya threw her pillow onto the floor and glanced at her alarm clock. It was about half past nine, and Maya let out an irritated sigh.
Whoever woke me up this early on the start of my three day weekend must have a death wish.
She picked up her phone, expecting it to be 'the ever rising early' Farkle wanting to see if they could hang out at some point that day. But when she looked at her phone, she saw that the text messages were from Riley. A nervous pit grew inside her stomach as she sat up. She knew Riley was going to visit Lucas as soon as she woke up, which would have been a while ago if Maya knew her best friend. She desperately hoped these messages wouldn't be the bearer of bad news. But wouldn't she call if that was so? Despite this thought, the nervous feeling didn't dissipate.
With shaking hands, Maya opened the text messages.
Riley: Maya wake up!
Riley: Lucas is awake! :) :)
Maya let out an audible sigh of relief as she hopped out of bed and began to get changed. Once she looked somewhat decent, Maya headed out of the apartment and towards the hospital to see her friends.
Maya walked briskly down the wing where Lucas' room was located, and found Riley standing outside the door, grinning from ear to ear. "There a reason why you aren't in there right now?" Maya asked once she reached where her best friend was standing.
Riley nodded. "The doctor is checking Lucas over. He should be done within the next few minutes."
"You must be ecstatic right now."
"You have no idea!"
The two girls laughed as more hurried footsteps approached them. They looked up and saw Farkle practically running towards them. He tried to stop in front of them, but the smooth floor caused him to slide right by them. Once he stopped, Farkle turned back around and walked to where Maya and Riley were standing.
"How's he doing?" Farkle asked, anxious to hear any news on his best friend.
Riley sighed happily, "He's doing well."
"Do his parents know he's awake?"
She nodded. "I called them before I texted you guys. They'll be here later this afternoon."
Once Riley finished her sentence, the door opened and the doctor stepped outside of the room. "You can go back inside now, but only for a little while longer. Visiting hours are almost over."
The group thanked him and stepped inside to see a very conscious Lucas.
"Looks as if the soaring eagle is grounded for a bit," Maya teased.
Lucas rolled his eyes. No matter what the situation was, Maya couldn't help but crack a joke. "Nice to see you too, Maya," he deadpanned as his three friends came closer.
Riley sat back up on the edge of the bed and brought herself closer to Lucas. He smiled as his girlfriend cuddled up alongside of him, being careful as she did. Maya grinned as she saw this. This past week was definitely hard on Riley, and it made her happy that it was over.
"So are you going to be out of here soon?" Farkle asked.
Lucas nodded. "Tomorrow morning. They want to keep me overnight for observation."
"Understandable. You've been through a lot," Maya commented.
There was a soft knock on the door before it opened and a petite nurse stepped in. "Hey everyone, I'm sorry to say that visiting hours are over for now."
Riley, Farkle, and Maya nodded. Both Farkle and Maya said their goodbyes and headed out the door, while Riley stayed behind and gave Lucas a gentle hug and a small kiss on the cheek. "I'll be here when you get discharged tomorrow," she said while standing up.
Lucas smiled. "I look forward to it," he replied as he gazed into her eyes.
Riley returned the smile and headed out the door, eager for the next twenty four hours to pass. Just twenty four more hours and things would be mostly back to normal, she thought as she walked down the hallway, her smile growing wider by the second.
As she walked out of the hospital and down the sidewalk, Riley could hardly contain her excitement. She felt that she was going to float the rest of the way home. Some pedestrians gave her some strange looks as she walked by, but Riley didn't care. Nothing could destroy the mood she was in.
Riley reached the apartment, skipped up the stairs, opened the door, and saw her mom and Auggie sitting on the couch watching a movie. Once she closed the door, both Topanga and Auggie looked up and saw the expression on her face. Topanga paused the movie and made her way over to her daughter.
"So I take it there's really good news."
Riley nodded, the smile growing larger on her face (if that was even possible, but it sure felt like it). "Lucas woke up when I was there. He's alright! He's going to be discharged tomorrow."
Topanga enveloped Riley in a hug. "I'm so happy for you," she said.
"Thanks, Mom."
Auggie hopped over to where Riley was and tapped her arm. Riley and Topanga released from their embrace, and Riley knelt down to be closer to her brother. "Yes?"
"I'm glad Lucas is okay. I don't like seeing my sister upset."
"Thanks, Auggie," she replied, and opened her arms to offer him a hug.
Auggie grimaced slightly, but finally accepted the hug. It wasn't a long one, he made sure of that, but it was a hug. After he found his way out of the embrace, Auggie took off to his room. Cory entered the living room not too long after Auggie left, and he saw the expressions on both Topanga's and Riley's faces.
"He's okay?"
Riley nodded.
Cory stepped over to his daughter and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay now?"
Riley inhaled deeply, and for the first time since everything happened, she was able to say, "Yes, more than ever."
A/N #2: Managed to find a way to put Auggie in there. If you could leave a comment before you head out that would be great. The next chapter may take a little longer to post; I have another test tomorrow and some meetings for the next semester, but I shall do my best to squeeze in some writing time. Until next time!