Riley did the same thing to Maya's other bruise; lightly touching it to see how much it still hurt.

Maya didn't wince as badly as she did with the other one, which was definitely a good thing.

Riley stopped checking Maya bruises and looked up at her.

Maya looked back, still with slight pain behind her eyes.

Riley's heart was hurting. It looked like everything was painful, and she was sure Maya could confirm that. She touched Maya's cheek and Maya leaned into it. She then placed her other hand on Maya's other cheek and held her face in her hands.

Maya melted at her touch. They stayed that way for a while; not wanting it to stop.

Riley scooted forward and kissed her forehead lightly, then asked, "How bad did it hurt when it was first inflicted?"

Maya attempted to look away, but Riley was still holding her in place. "So bad, Riley. It hurt so bad," Maya choked out finally.

Riley's eyes began to water.

Maya never admits that she was in pain unless it was really bad. Maya looked back at Riley's eyes and realized how much this was affecting her. She raised one hand to Riley's face and gently strokes her cheek.

Riley let her guard down, and started to cry freely.

Now it was Maya's turn to be concerned. "Why are you crying, Riles? You're ok, you're not hurt."

Riley looked up and said, "I can't stand seeing you hurt! I wished it was me!"

Maya's face softened. Riley was just worried about her. "It okay, Riles, I can handle it," Maya soothed, being strong for her friend.

Suddenly, Cory came in through the front door. He immediately saw Maya's ankle and yelled, "Maya! How did you break your ankle!?"

Riley looked at Cory. "it's broken?"

Cory nodded. "It definitely is broken."

Riley and Maya looked at each other; both surprised and worried.

Maya put her head in her hands. "This can't be happening!"

Cory brought both girls to the hospital. Before he took them inside, however, he said, "Maya, they most likely will have to do surgery to fix your ankle, so don't be scared."

Maya nodded and mindlessly grabbed Riley's hand.

Riley squeezed her hand gently. The three got out of the car and went inside. Riley helped Maya keep off of her foot as much as possible. They got some help and they took Maya up to a room where they could check her ankle.

The doctor confirmed that it was, indeed, broken.

Maya pretty much did nothing but look at the floor.

Riley was concerned about her well-being, so she kept asking the doctors a lot of questions. They were going to have to do surgery to fix her ankle, and she was going to need crutches for a bit, but Maya was going to be fine.

The doctors kindly asked Riley and Cory to leave, so they can do the surgery.

Maya suddenly called out, "Wait! Gimme a sec, I need to talk to Riley."

The doctors nodded and left for a moment in order to give the two a little privacy.

Maya took both of Riley's hands and held them. She then leaned forward and kissed her forehead softly. "Don't worry about me, Riles, I'll be okay," she told her gently.

Riley was skeptical, but she nodded.

Maya kissed her forehead again and said, "I'm ready."

Riley stood up and went and told the doctors that Maya was ready now.

Riley stayed out in the waiting room with Cory but was pacing and her hands were fidgeting.

Cory was trying to calm her down, but there was no use.

After what seemed like forever, they finally came back with the results of the procedure. "She fine," the doctor stated, "she's asleep right now, but you can go and see her if you want."

Never had Riley ran that fast. She burst through the door, startling Maya; waking her up.

Maya immediately smiled at Riley when she saw that it was her.

Riley jumped on her and hugged her.

Maya yelped and shoved Riley off.

Riley stood back a little. She had forgotten about Maya's other injuries.

Maya smiled warmly and opened her arms to let Riley hug her again.

Riley jumped into her arms, being careful about her injuries this time. "How was it? Does it still hurt? Can you walk?"

Maya laughed, "too many questions, Riley. It was fine, It does still hurt, but not as much, and I can walk, but with crutches."

Riley hugged her again. "I'm just glad you're feeling better."