A/N: Hey guys, thank you so, so, so much for all the kind feedback for last chapter, I can't believe this story is going so amazing! I'm going to give credit to AwesomeWriter2013 for some of the ideas used in this chapter, she private messaged me her ideas and I immediately loved them and asked for her permission which she accepted kindly. I think this chapter was my favorite, I found it simple to write and very fun, I hope you all enjoy it. So anyway without further ado, on with the story!
However, it's too late to hide, Cory and Shawn open the door.
Cory and Shawn, both look shocked, I understand why Cory's shocked but I don't understand why Shawn is, especially since we've never met before and shouldn't he be greeting Riley instead of me?
"Maya?" Shawn asks, grinning.
"How do you know me?" I ask, confused.
"Umm, Maya, it's a long story," Shawn replies.
"Well, I've got plenty of time," I answer, showing him a seat he can sit on Riley's bed.
"Okay, but don't blame me if you suddenly fall asleep, your mother and I married 2 months before you were born and you see we weren't working out, my high school love Angela moved to New York, I had moved on from her but your mother kept thinking I was cheating on her, she got really angry and even slapped me hard on the cheek so I slapped her painfully back, I regretted it, I couldn't believe I had done that, it just wasn't me to do that and I left, I realized with your mother, she made me go mental and it was better if I just left her, Angela and I moved to Europe together and are now engaged, since about 3 years but have never gotten the time to work when we want to get married, wanting it to be the best day of our lives," Shawn explains.
I burst into tears, they're rolling down my cheeks.
"You left me! You forgot all about me! You forgot that I was going to be born, you didn't even bother to make it to my birth! Because you're careless and selfish!" I scream.
"Maya, calm down!" Cory instructs.
"No it's fine, I deserve it, she's right," Shawn adds,
"A good thing, I'm moving, meaning I'll never have to see your face ever again! My horrid mother, who never pays attention to me, who slaps me hard if I am rude to her, is nicer than you because at least she took care of me all these years unlike you!" I shout, my throat aching from the screaming and crying.
"What? You're moving? Maya, don't think I…," Shawn answers.
"I don't want to hear it, get out of my life!" I shriek, getting out of Riley's window and back up to my room.
I couldn't believe what had just happened to me, it was too shocking to recap, my dad left me, just because of him thinking he was mental around my mum, that can't be the real reason, I bet you he was cheating on my mother. If he was a good father, he'd send letters to me at least or birthday money, when he doesn't even know my birthday, if he missed my birth that's okay, I don't mind him sending me a present at the wrong birthday, it shows he cares about me enough to send me something, I've never gotten a single letter from him, he never sends money to help my mum, I can't believe I'm saying this but I actually am on my mum's side.
I see Riley coming up to my window, knocking on it, I open it.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"Didn't you want a proper goodbye from me since we might not see each other again?" Riley replies.
I hug her softly.
"Thanks Riley," I answer.
My mum then walks in.
"What the hell is Riley doing here? I told you, you won't see her again! Maya, don't you care about family, more than friendship?!" my mum shouts.
Honestly, I didn't because my family isn't a proper family.
"No I don't, mum! Because neither have you or dad have been there for me!" I scream.
"You take that back, I have taken care of you and you never thank me with a single thank you and I'm always there for you," my mum answers.
"Oh yeah, when's my birthday?" I ask.
"Uh…um January 1st?" my mum replies.
"WRONG! And when was the last time you provided me breakfast?" I reply.
"Do not talk to me like that, young lady, I have to work multiples shifts for you and I to live, you do not realize how hard my life is, go to your room and think about what you've done!" my mum screams.
"I'm in my room," I say.
"Shut up, miss know it all," my mum responds, slapping me hard, bloods drips down my cheek.
Out of nowhere, Shawn suddenly pops in and takes a picture of my bruised face, why would he do that? To post it on Instagram to get likes and followers?
"You do not treat our daughter like that!" Shawn demands.
"Shawn?" my mum questions.
"Yep, I've missed too many years with Maya but she's still meeting the world and I want to accompany her on her journey and now that I'm here, you can't take her away!" Shawn shouts.
"Yes I can and I will, I'm the one that has taken care of her and we've managed to survive without you so leave our lives alone, and plus Maya would have to agree about you suddenly appearing in her life after years," my mum answers.
"I'm pretty sure if I'm here, she'd be much happier because I'm a fun person, ask Cory or even Riley and I would make sure you wouldn't abuse her," Shawn replies.
I smile at that, maybe Shawn wasn't so bad, I guess he is a little like me when he was my age, that's what Cory always says.
He even by mistake calls me Shawn by mistake, though I don't get mad, there friendship is just Riley and I's which is an awesome type of friendship.
"Stop lying! I would never even lay a finger on my precious daughter!" my mum lies.
I raise an eyebrow that was a complete lie.
"Oh yeah, what's this?" Shawn asks, showing her a picture of my bleeding cheek which had now dried off and my face full of bruises.
"Maya, you told me you fell on the pavement and hurt yourself that was a lie?" Riley replies.
I nod, tears dripping my face, thinking of the hurtful memories, lately I've been crying too much, haven't I? I wish everything would go back to normal, although I doubt that will happen.
Normal doesn't last forever, I don't think I've ever been normal in the first place really, although my life's never been this complicated.
"Umm, she fell on the pavement," my mum mumbles.
"Really? Huh, can't wait to show the court the video I got," Shawn answers.
"Don't! Please, I'll be thrown in jail, Maya, you wouldn't want that would you? Losing your kind and loving mommy," my mum replies.
She is acting like I'm still a baby, I thought of what would happen if she's thrown in jail, it wouldn't be that different since she's never home anyway but wouldn't it be mean to throw your own mother who's stomach you were in for nine months and who fed you when you were a baby and provided you with a home?
"Shawn, I mean dad, I think you're going too far, I don't want to see mom in jail," I begin.
"See!" my mum exclaims, hugging me tight, it's like she's breaking my bones.
"BUT, I don't want to move," I continue.
"Excuse me! No way is that happening, I want you with me, it's London, any person would want to go there!" my mum exclaims.
"Maybe, I'm not that person, I wouldn't want to go anywhere without Riley and I'm sure she feels the same way," I answer.
"She's right, I do," Riley agrees, we hug each other and don't let go.
"Cory and I had that friendship, we still do I guess. And Katy Hart, I know we didn't work out but that doesn't mean you can separate me from my own daughter," Shawn explains.
"Nonsense! I can and will, I never want to see you ever again, Maya, you're coming with me, your father is waiting for you in the car!" my mum demands, tugging me.
I stay where I am, not wanting to go with my mum.
"No mom, my father is right next to me and I'm staying with him until you decide to stay here," I comment.
My mum gasps.
"How could you betray your own mother?!" my mum screams.
"How about we take this matter into court?" Shawn asks, folding his arms, more serious than ever.
"Sure, I'll have plenty to tell them, especially on how you left your own daughter before she was born!" my mum shouts and leaves the room, furious.
Shawn bites his lip, he looks frightened on what's going to happen but he tries to reassure me everything will be okay.
"So Maya, how about we head back to Riley's apartment and we won't worry about the court thing, although your mother has a very good lawyer," Shawn says.
"Well, you have a better lawyer, my mum," Riley tells.
We return back to Riley's apartment.
"That took really long guys, what happened?" Cory asks.
Shawn explains to Cory what happens since Riley and I go and head to her room.
After 20 minutes of explaining, Cory, Topanga and Shawn walk in. Auggie's in bed, fast asleep so he isn't here.
"Maya, why didn't you tell us about this before?" Topanga asks.
I shrug my shoulders.
"Well, Shawn is really lucky that I'm a lawyer and that he's one of my best friends because I'm very expensive to hire but since he's one of my best friends, I'll be his lawyer for free, especially since it's for you and Riley," Topanga explains.
I grin widely and I hug Topanga, Cory and Riley. I walk up to Shawn.
"You've missed a lot of my life and I know you'd lost a lot of you and your parents' time, so I'd hope you know how I feel and I'm hoping that you'll be there for me from now on," I tell Shawn.
"I will, of course I will, you were just like me, how about after school tomorrow, all of us, with Auggie if he wants go to an amusement park, it's on me, I'm paying for it," Shawn suggests.
"Sure!" we all say in union apart from Shawn.
"Well guys, its 8 now so Maya and Riley, in half an hour I expect you to be in bed, Shawn, Topanga let's actually have a proper conversation and reunite properly," Cory instructs, we nod in agreement.
Shawn, Topanga and Cory leave the room, leaving Riley and I alone.
"Maya, how could you not have told me about this? I would have helped you earlier, I just don't understand, I thought we had no secrets from each other," Riley says, looking a little angry.
"Well, now we don't, I think I should go upstairs to my room, forgot to close the window and I need to get my clothes," I explain.
Riley nods and I go upstairs, I hear a frightening noise, on my bedroom wall it's spray painted TRAITOR and my room's in a huge mess, my bed's upside down there are plenty of rude words on my wall, my closet is on the ground, crumbled to pieces, my window's glass has a huge crack, it looks like it's about to break, my wooden floorboard also had cracks, I run away scared to death.
"Maya? Maya? What happened?!" Riley asks, concerned.
"My room… it's in a huge mess and someone spray painted TRAITOR on my bedroom wall, I didn't get anything because I was way too scared although I was used to being alone it was still scary," I explain, goose bumps all over me and I kept shaking in fright.
"Don't worry Maya it's okay, you're hear now," Riley replies, comforting me.
"Thanks Riley, it's just lately my life's been horrible, before today I was always alone, by myself," I thank.
"You were never alone, I was always and am still by your side," Riley responds, her hand on my shoulder.
A/N: So that was the fourth chapter, please don't think this story will now be predictable and boring, trust me it's still going to be exciting and dramatic. Thanks for reading and reviews are very much appreciated. :)