Riley was the first to wake up, and the first thing she did was look over at her best friend. She could see traces of tears on her face, which surprised her. She got a little closer to see if she was just seeing things, but it was true. She slowly reached out and touched Maya's cheek.
Maya awoke suddenly, but pretty much immediately leaned into Riley's touch; closing her eyes again in contentment.
Riley smiled and nuzzled her cheek.
Maya smiled and mumbled, "Morning, Riles."
"Good morning to you too. Peaches."
Maya was a little confused as to why Riley's hand was on her cheek. "Hey, what were you doing when I was asleep?"
Riley looked away sheepishly. "I noticed that you had tears on your face, so I was just checking."
Maya was still confused. "What? But I wasn't even crying..."
Now it was Riley's turn to be confused. "You... weren't? Were you crying in your sleep or something?"
Maya thought for a moment. "I didn't have any bad dreams or anything." She reached up and touched her own cheek, and was surprised to find that there really was dried tears there. "What? I don't understand..."
Riley just shrugged it off. "Well then, it must not have been that important then."
Maya nodded, but she knew she just lied to Riley. She knew why. They were tears of pain. Her ankle was absolutely killing her. It hurt so bad, but she couldn't tell Riley that; she'll worry. She remembered her promise yesterday though. She said no more hiding pain. She decided to just admit to it. "Um...Riley?"
Riley looked at her eyes. "Yes?"
Maya gulped. "I lied, okay? It's my ankle. You accidentally kicked it when you were asleep. I... didn't want you to feel bad."
Riley's eyes widened. She felt really bad for what she had done. "I'm so sorry, Maya, I didn't mean to..."
Maya smiled warmly. "it's okay, it's not your fault."
Riley still felt really bad. She had kicked an already broken ankle, and she couldn't imagine how much that hurt. Riley tried to push that thought into the back of her mind.
Maya reached out her hand and tucked Riley's hair behind her ear; showing her that everything was fine. She then leaned forward, with a hand still on Riley's cheek, and kissed her forehead softly.
When Maya had moved back, Riley leaned forward until their foreheads were touching, then sighed.
Maya leaned into Riley's touch; still trying to show that it was alright.
Riley placed a hand on Maya's cheek and ran her fingers across it; accidentally tickling Maya.
Maya giggled, which made Riley finally smile. Everything was okay.