Helpless and Bitter Silence

So, today at school was nothing out of the ordinary...Is probably what you would think I am going to say, but I'm not. School today was definently out of the ordinary. First period, I had art. I was inking my eraser creation thing and I shared my ink with my friend from the other class. We were talking and it was funny when one spot on her roller would not turn blue when she rolled it in the ink. I kept messing up on all 6 of my inkings. The orange coat I did turned out perfect, I did it last week. Now today, I was barely even paying attention and I had 6 paintings, so I had 6 attempts to get one perfect. I failed every single one. Mrs. Kossal suggested that I just lightly repaint more ink on with a paintbrush, and that worked out....if I was trying to make a blob of blobbiness. Which I wasn't so...oh yeah, that failed too. So, then gym class came. We played Topple the Towers, which is a interesting version of dodgeball and I took out many people. Like it said in World of Terror, I aim as straight as a roller. Then the umpire got slammed into the back of the wall, so I aim pretty hard. I got out some of the most sporty and active boys in our gym class. Then came Religion which we had a pretty awesome class discussion, I'm not gonna lie, I actually paid attention in religion, it was awesome. Then history came along. Mr. Matthews was reviewing Darwin Bird Studies and I was completely dozed off. I hardly even tried to pay attention. Than it was lunch time and lunch rocked. Honestly. After eating, me and Riley went into the library and I got to sit in my library class seat, I sat in when Lucas rubbed my leg and all. Riley on the other side of me, not where Lucas usually was. Lucas's seat was empty, which honestly, made me kinda miss him. Then Riley's friend Layanna came and sat in Lucas's seat, on the other half of my cusion. "Hey guys!" she said. "Hi!" we replied. "I still can't believe your friends with Farkle, I will not get over that. I will probably tell you over and over" she said. We laughed. Her friend came and sat on the other side of Riley. We were all on ipads, talking. Me and Layanna were trying to figure out how to download the gmail app on her ipad. Then after lunch, we had english. English was honestly the worst class I took today. We are reading a book called Ender's Game which is a really intersting book about the future and fighting off ailens and things like that. I've always been able to set aside my thoughts and focus on the book in English class. But not today. No matter what I thought, no matter how hard I tried, I could not focus on the book. I only focus for about 2 pages out of 10 in Chapter 6 we read today. I couldn't stop thinking about...just not the book. I did the chapter questions well at the end though. Ironically, the majority of the questions were on the 2 pages I paid attention to. Coincadence, right? Nah, it's just luck. So then we had science. Science was pretty awesome. The kid beside me and the kid in front of me were all making fun of kids in our class and making up rumors about them, just by what they were doing momentarily. I said that Lucas had a medicine antibiotic problem because he was holding a medicine bottle that was his, obviously. The teacher wasn't passing anything around. Then we had our final history period of the day. It was double daddy today. Double Daddy is something Riley made up, when you have 2 history classes with Mr. Matthews in one day. So, that history class was better than the first one and definently better than English. I sometimes dozed off, like 4/10 of the time I was dozed off, but I was able to get back into focus when it came to mind. We had a discussion when our history substitute accidently blurted out the SH word. "I'm so sorry!" she called. Everyone was laughing and freaking out in a fun way. "Don't worry, these kids swear all the time!" I said. "Really Maya? Us!" one of the annoying boys said. "I hear you at your locker swearing sooo badly, you and Riley just swearing away, I have to cover my ears and try and block it out!" he cried. The sub looked at me in shock. "No! I swear, I would never! I don't!" I said laughing. It was hilarious, I loved that class when I was focused. PS. that conversation about swearing was the 4/10 of the time I was paying attention. So, then we had math it went pretty normal. At the beginning, one of the boys, the boy who accused me of swearing in history, was pretending to be the teacher and was trying to tell me what to do, but he could never pull it off, I said. He will not stop talking about how I don't do my homework. "Go to the office, Maya and you can come back when you start doing your homework" he said. "No! Your not the boss of me...and side note, I will never do my homework" I said. "I'm gonna laugh when the teacher comes in and kicks you outta his desk" I said. "How hard are you gonna laugh?" he asked. "Oh, pretty hard" I remarked. Then the teacher finally came in. "Kick him out, kick him out!" I cried pointing at him. "Get outta here!" the teacher said shoeing him off. "Hahahaha!" I laughed pointing at him. "See, told ya I'd laugh!" I smiled folding my hands on top of my desk. "Yeah sure, Maya. Be a follower, not a leader" he said sitting down. "I already follow the wrong people" I whispered to myself. "You follow the wrong people?" my math teacher asked. "Yeah, I look up to bad people" I said. "That's not good" he said and then began the math lesson. At the end of the class, I asked my friend if she would do my homework for me. "Yeah, no" she said. "I'll do your homework, Maya" said the kid who was pretending to be the teacher. "No, I know you will just put in all the wrong answers just to teach me a lesson about not doing my homework" I remarked. "I swear I won't. If I do, than you can kick me in the gutt" he said. "I don't even want to" I replied. "I'll still do it" he said. "Nah, I'll get someone else to" I said leaving. So, then after I told Riley and she told me about her rest of the day. Then we went home and ate cake! Yay! Me and Lucas didn't talk at all today. After what happened last night, him doing the Riley thing and me trying to apologize and him ignoring me and me and Farkle telling him we are not his friends on the walk to school and all. We didn't say one thing to each other today. It was kinda empty, it seemed. It was helpless and bitter silence between us. I talked to Sarah a little bit, only in Gym and history and not even that was much. So, check back on The 99 Problems of Maya Hart again soon!

My Dream's New Star

Hey, it's Maya and I have a major crisis. I know, I know. I know what your all thinking. "Seriously? Again?" and "She's gotta get a handle on her life" but FYI I do not need to get a handle on my life. I have great ways of handling things. Like how I can get my point across to people by just slappin' 'em straight, avoid the whole babble-babble, "I'm right, this is why I'm right, this is why your wrong" back and fourth arguement. Just slap 'em and that gets your every word across. Also, how I deal with jealousy. I handled that very well too. That happens to be out story today, so let's get on with it, shall we. No, that was not a question, it was a statement. So, last night was THE WORST NIGHT ever. Oh and also THE BEST NIGHT EVER. So, Riley was continuously on her phone and everyone got annoyed because she was basically ignoring us. So, then Lucas got mad at Farkle for not letting Riley annoy us, so he went on her side and they went up to the top bunk. So, I was once again left with Farkle. This happens often, you know, you'd think it would be just the ordinary them-go-up us-stay-down thing, but no. Riley and Lucas were doing the thing that Farkle and Riley always do, but in lower key. So basically what me and Lucas do. So, picture this. Your dream. Something you dream of everyday, something that you wait and wait for and never give up on waiting for. Then one day, it's the day it finally comes true. Everything you've ever wanted is coming true. Yay, right? Nope. Now imagine that it is still that day and your dream is coming true...but, your best friend is the one in your posistion. In your dream posistion, right where you've always wanted to be, your best friend is there instead. That is basically what it is for me. They had no idea, what I dreamt of every day and how much I longed for the moment my dreams would come true. And it did! Except, Riley was in my place. So, my dreams came true, but Riley was the one enjoying it and being the star of my dream, and I was eating my words with my mind. I mean, yeah my dreams came true, but it wasn't me, it was her. My best friend stole my dream, my everything, everything I've always wanted. Okay, so me and Farkle were together and Farkle was beyond jealous of Lucas and Riley doing that thing, he was trying to reassure himself by slapping me over and over and continuously repeating "Were okay, were okay, were okay, were okay, were okay" over and over and over again. So, then me and Farkle realized how disgusting it was to be in a bed just the two of us, no matter how far away we were. So, I grabbed a towel and wiped my arm off, which was laying on Farkle's stomach when he was slapping me over and over. He wiped off his shirt and everywhere he thought I touched. So, the Lucas kicked Riley out and Farkle being Farkle, he went and helped her. So, I was alone and this is how it ends everytime. I went and called my friend Alexis in Grade 7 and she tried to help me through it. So, then Farkle and Riley were back going all together and then you will not believe what happened next. We did basically the boys and girls challenge again. I loved it and so did Riley, but that lasted about 45 minutes. Then I tried to sleep and I couldn't and Farkle was putting Riley to sleep by gently rubbing her. So, Farkle asked me why I was sad, which I wasn't until that moment and you will not believe what happened! Oh, wait. Yes you will! Lucas pittied on...guess who? Yes, your right. Riley. Hello? Dream stealer! So, then everyone went to bed after Farkle finished putting Riley to sleep. Everyone but me fell asleep. I couldn't stop thinking of the image of Lucas and Riley up there, hearing Riley making her little girly noises and Lucas calming her down. I couldn't handle it, I couldn't handle being Kira. Kira is a girl in Austin and Ally who Austin has a crush on her and Ally but he likes Ally better and it is obviously shown and he just pretends to like Kira. Then I realized that I didn't want it to go this way. I really didn't and I thought maybe I should be the one to change that. So, I tried to apologize to Lucas, but he didn't listen to me, didn't even reply to me. So, I started crying to myself for a few minutes, he didn't listen to me which crushed me more than you'll ever know. So, I made sure nobody was awake and I started punching my arm, trying to think of the pain in my arm, rather than the pain image in my head. "Don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it" I repeated, trying to think of and feel the pain of my arm. Then I started crying and I was punching my arm, crying and crying and adventually Lucas did wake up. He didn't feel bad for me though, he got mad at me and told me to stop doing that because it was annoying. "I-I'm sorry" I said crying. When I was sure everyone fell asleep, I continued to punch my arm, didn't want no bozo scaring me and telling me to stop because my pain is annoying. So, that is how I handled the jealousy thing, I think I did a pretty good job, no? No, I know. So, I was doing that in history too, believe it or not, right at the front of the classroom and I did not get caught. Strange....Well, keep up with The 99 Problems of Maya Hart and don't forget to check back soon.

I'm Your Reflection

So, I bet at this point, everyone wants the truth. I want the truth. I only know my truth through internal thoughts. So, I remembered back to Thurday, back to Library class, back to last night and back to sports medicine class. I had unusual thoughts and hopes in history class today. Well, so a couple nights ago, the night that Riley's uncle was coming, I was normally sitting here. Farkle and Me, and Riley and Lucas teamed up and we once again, were fighting as usual. We were on the wii and me and Riley were in the middle of a song, I don't remember what song. I suddenly felt a not-too-hard smack up against the back of my shoulder. I turned to Riley with a shocked and mad look on my face, like it was her. I was shocked that Riley would actually attack me. My mouth was dropped open, I was staring at her like she did something very wrong. "That was Lucas!" she cried. I looked over at Lucas who definently did do it. I didn't say anything, I just kept that look on my face, like I did with Riley. Then we kept on playing the wii. Honestly, I didn't even think about it really. I just thought that it was really no big deal. Then a little bit later, we were on the couch and I was sitting in my normal spot, actually where I am this very minute. So, then I said something to/about Riley. A few seconds later, I kinda remembered Lucas hitting me. I didn't put much thought into it. But then like 5 seconds later, he hit me again, harder and more meaningful, he clearly thought before he did it this time. "Yeah, okay!" I said like it wasn't a big deal. "I gotta go do something" I said getting up and going into the bathroom. Tears rushed down my face and I was crying my eyes out, how could he do that to me? I wondered. Adventually, I remembered Riley's uncle was coming and this act would not do. So, I cleaned up and went back out like it was no big deal. Then ever since, I started hitting people all the time and it just came natural and I feel like it is okay to hit people now. Truthfully, I look up to Lucas. I always felt like he was a good influence on me and I wanted to be as well-behaved as he was and I wanted to be like him, I did. So, because he hit me, ever since it just hits my mind that it is okay to hit people. Today in gym, my friend was telling the teacher her push-up score and she got one off the passing mark and she decided to cheat and give it to herself anyway. "You can't do that!" I cried, hitting her. We both started attacking each other and hitting each other. It just came natual that way. I just hit people regularly now. I look up to Lucas and if he can hit people, so can I. He taught me to be that way and I want to be like him, so if he can hit people, especially a girl, so can I. So, I just don't know why my head tells me it's okay, it just does. So, check back on The 99 Problems of Maya Hart again soon!

Girl Meets Maya's World: Credits & Congrats

So, I just finished the final chapter of "Girl Meets Maya's World" and let me just say, it was an honor writing the story. I am so thankful I wrote it, it helped me understand and figure out more ideas of what to do with life. How I handled these situations really showed me a light I've never seen before. It helped me to realize to never hurt your friends and be there when they need you. You never know how badly you can hurt someone, really. Trust me, I would know. It helped me to realize that these are tough situations not meant to be taken lightly and abuse is something we, as American's must conquer. We let our own fear prevent us from saving the life of another. We hurt people, and it goes too far and people take this lightly. It helped me realize that we need to stand up. Stand up for what is right here in The United States of America!

BEHIND THE SCENES: BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Girl Meets Maya's World, a Girl Meets World story centered around Maya Hart, Girl Meets World's deuteragonist, as she faces one of the world's most serious problem today. Maya learns that abuse is not something to be taken lightly and it may be hard to stand up, to stick out and to not feel in danger doing so, but no matter what telling an adult is the right thing to do. Maya also learns that in every tough situation your in, you will always have a friend by your side, even if they seem to be getting in your way, they are just trying to protect you. Girl Meets Maya's World is based on a true story that is not too different from this one. This past August, Maya found her best friend in a tough situation, crying to her about abuse that was going on with her during that month. In August, Maya tried to confront Connor, Brooklyn and the rest of their group, but failed as they took her down with their words. Maya feared them and let her fears get in the way of saving her best friend, who was often coming home bruised and she now has difficult facing every-day challenges. Maya supported her friend, but didn't do very much to stop it. She now has learned, this story has taught her to always stand up for what is right and do not let your fears get in the way of what could be, saving someone's life.

CREDITED TO AND INSPIRED BY
I was inspired to write this story when my best friend found herself in a situation involving older teenagers and abuse. Riley and her situation inspired me to write this story and show the world and myself that it is not that hard to stand up. One little thing that you do, could make a big difference in someone else's life. Guarenteed. I also gives credit to my friends, Farkle and Lucas for inspiring me to show great friendship and how being there and protecting your friends is important. I wouldn't have been able to show true friendships and relationships with real suspense and true trust and care without them. I also give credit to Riley for letting me write this story, bringing the light to me, showing me how to really handle situations like this.

Thanks to everyone for reading "Girl Meets Maya's World" and I am very proud to be the author with inspiration of this story and it was a blessing writing for all of you who enjoyed it as much as I did. Thank you America!

Girl Meets Maya's World: Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Maya's Final Vision

I knew that for a fact, Riley would never tell me what Connor did to her. I knew it must've been something out of the ordinary. I mean, why Connor? Why wouldn't it be all of them doing it? I mean, why wouldn't the others do it too? Is it possible for all of them to? I kept myself up all night, asking myself such questions. I laid in my bed, which no matter how much I covered up, I was still cold. Stone cold. So, the sleep I got last night, was slim to none. When I woke up this morning, I got up to go to school. I did my morning routine as regular and made my way to school.

When I got there, Lucas came up to me. "So, you didn't show up at the subway yesterday" he said. "Huh?" I responded. "You told Riley you were going to meet me at the subway" he said. "Oh, yeah, right" I said. "I never asked you to, why'd ya tell Riley that?" he asked. "I must've said the wrong name, I meant Christy, Christy was going to meet me at the subway" I said. "Who's Christy?" he asked. "How should I know? Why ya asking me?" I responded. "Because you just said you met 'Christy' in the subway" he said. "Oh!...I did?" I responded. "Uhh...yeah!" he said. "Oh, well I meant that...Oh forget it!" I said, slamming my locker and walking to class.

I was waiting and waiting for Riley to show up, but she never did. Neither did Mr. Matthews, maybe they haven't fully recovered as I had percieved. Ms. Fernfelt had returned and was collecting our homework assignments from the day before. "Miss Hart, homework?" she asked. "Uhh, let me see, let me see...Nope!" I said. "Well, it's due today, so your getting a zero?" she assumed. "Guess it's lookin' that way, isn't it short stuff?" I responded sassily. She smirked and walked to Lucas's desk and then from the next person to the next. "Nice move, dreamer" Lucas said to me. "Dreamer? Your way off, leave the nicknames to the expert" I said turning around. "Whatever makes you happy" he said. I wanted to shutter in annoyance, but I couldn't, I was too focused on trying to figure out the puzzle of the Riley/Connor and Spike/Brooklyn thing. When school was over, I rushed to my locker and packed up as fast as I could. I knew what I had to do after school today.

I got home and dropped off all my stuff. I grabbed a quick granola bar as a snack and locked the door tightly. For once, it didn't freeze up. I walked all the way to Brooklyn's house. I went up to the doorstep and was about to ring the bell. I was waiting for Spike to drag me away and call me crazy. But he didn't. He never showed. I never really rung the doorbell, I was just bluffing, so Spike would come out and talk to me. But he wasn't there. "I'm going to ring the doorbell to Brooklyn's house!" I yelled, hoping he would hear me. "My fingers almost on the bell!" I cried. "I am about to meet Brooklyn and her fury of abuse-ee-ness!" I cried. "Abuse-ee-ness? What a stupid word? Why did I say that?" I thought. I was waiting and waiting for Spike but he never showed up. He knows how to get ahold of me, but I don't know how to get ahold of him. Adventually, Brooklyn opened the door. I totally forgot that Spike said Brooklyn goes to Gracie's around this time. "Ahh! Eww!" Brooklyn cried. "What are you doing here, Blondie?" she asked. "I was...uhhh..." I responded, trying to think of something, I was out of ideas. "I'm waiting. If you don't have a good reason for being here, then I'm gonna..." she drifted off. "Uhhh?" I questioned. "Where'd you get that pin?" she asked, looking down at the pin Spike gave to me. "Depends, who's asking?" I responded. "Who does it look like, hun. I don't have all day to play your playground games" she said. "Well, I got it from a friend of mine" I replied. "By the name of?" she asked. "I-I...I can't remember" I said.

Brooklyn grabbed onto my shirt and twisted it, like I did to Farkle in Girl Meets Popular. "Spill it, Blondie. Or your friend gets it" she threatned. "No, not Riley!" I cried. Then suddenly, Lucas ran up to us and pulled me and Brooklyn apart. "Let her go!" he yelled. "She-She-She's gonna hurt Riley!" I cried. Lucas pulled me up to him and looked over at Brooklyn. "Do not hurt our friend" he said. "Oh, yeah. What are you gonna do if we do" she said. "No!" I cried and tried to attack Brooklyn. "Whoa, whoa, Maya!" Lucas called pulling me back. I leaned my head into him and started crying. "Where's Riley? Do you have her?" Lucas asked Brooklyn, holding me tightly. "Not now anyway" Brooklyn said. "Just leave her alone!" I cried into Lucas. Brooklyn came up to me. "Watch it, Blondie" she said. I pulled up closer to Lucas and he pulled me away from Brooklyn. "Look, we just want you to stop hurting our friend and just leave her alone. Is there anyway that is possible?" Lucas asked. "Oh my gosh! You two are almost as annoying as Riley herself, ughh!" Brooklyn cried. I looked up at Lucas with a sad look on my face. He nodded his head at me. "Okay, this is enough. You are not just attacking Riley, literally, but you are hurting Maya, her best friend. It's too much pressure for her and your hurting Riley which hurts Maya" Lucas said. My frown turned to a smile as I looked to Lucas. "Come on, Maya. Let's go" Lucas said grabbing my hand and pulling me down the steps. "Finally" Brooklyn said, making her way to Gracie's.

After Lucas took me back to my house, I got ready for bed. I called Riley and talked to her for a bit. I told her that I went to Brooklyn's house to get Spike to talk to me, but she said he's only there if he needs to be and I was fine on my own, until Lucas showed up. And who knows, maybe if he didn't I would've been history. So, after that, I decided to never go back to Brooklyn's house again. I was terrified and I didn't wanna know what happens next. So, I never really knew what happened after that. Nobody did. Only Riley knows to this day....Whatever will happen next?

THE END. 

Girl Meets Maya's World: Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Unexplained Circumstances

"But what did Connor do?" I asked. It went silent...."Riley?" I said. "Yeah..." she said. "What did Connor do?" I asked. "It doesn't matter" she said. "It doesn't matter? I am all against 'It doesn't matter' Riley" I said. "It actually does matter, it's the most important thing in the world" I added. "Well, not to me" she said. I knew that Riley was attacked and all, I just didn't really know any details at all, well they didn't exploid them on the news and how else would I know? I know just as much as anyone else...I think.

"Riley, your not gonna tell me?" I asked, assuring the conversation. "Nope" she said. I sighed, "Okay, but your coming to school tomorrow, or what?" I asked. "I don't know" she said. "Bye" I replied. I was just about to walk out the door, "Brooklyn did it to Spike when he was in my posistion" she said. I turned around, slowly with a shocked look on my face. "Excuse me?" I replied, slowly walking over to her. "She did it to Spike when he was 12" she said. "S-She did what to Spike?" I asked. "And why was it Brooklyn, isn't Connor like the leader or something?" I added. "Because it would be weird if Connor did it to Spike, that'd just be wrong" she said. "How so?" I asked. "The same gender? Gross" she said. I made a strange awkwarded out look. "Gross? So, it's not gross if the opposite sex does it?" I asked, trying to put this puzzle together. "Not as gross anyway" she said. I sat there, not responding, but thinking. I don't do that often, but I kinda needed to at this point. "Okay, so your not gonna tell me?" I asked. "Duh" she replied. "Well, then I know who will" I thought. "I've gotta get going" I added, walking towards the door. "Where to?" she asked. "Since when do you have something to do?" she added. "Umm, Lucas told me to meet him at the subway" I said. "Oh, well have fun on your date with Lucas" she said. "Huh? I'm sorry, what?" I turned around. I honestly did not hear what she said. "I said have fun with Lucas" she said, with a guilty smile on her face. "Yeah? Will do....?" I said, confused. I walked out and waved goodbye to the rest of the family. This is a mystery that I have to uncover.

What could've Connor did to Riley? What could've Brooklyn did to Spike? If Riley won't tell me, I just know who might....

Girl Meets Maya's World: Chapter 10

Chapter 10: I'm Not a Little Girl

When I got home, I rushed in everything I was doing, waiting and waiting for the right time to call Lucas and tell him what happened today. I ate dinner as fast as I could, when my mother walked into the house. "Hey, Maya. You home?" she called. "In here!" I called putting my dishes into the dishwasher. "Hey, I'm going for another shift at 11 tonight, you'll be here by yourself, is that okay?" she asked. "Yeah, that's fine" I agreed. My mother looked down at my pin on my jacket. "Where'd you get that beautiful pin?" she asked glancing at it. "Oh, just a friend" I answered, holding it in my fingers, looking down at it only once.

My mom patted my head and made her way upstairs. I slowly turned around after her head pat and looked at her with a confused/annoyed look. I placed myself on the couch and started thinking about the danger Riley could be in. Then I looked down at Spike's pin to reassure myself. I decided I wasn't going to just sit around all night. I haven't actually been able to see Riley, face-to-face in what seemed like months, but was only a week or two. I decided to go over to the Matthews Residents and see my best friend for once. It was way before my mom left for The Nighthawk Diner, that I made my way to Riley's house. When I got there, I knocked on the door, instead of buzzing in, it seemed like the right thing to do. Mrs. Matthews answered the door. "Hello, Maya" she said. "Hi, Mrs. Matthews is Riley home?" I asked. "Yes of course, she's still recovering, but come on in" she said moving so I could step in. "Maya!"Auggie called, running at me and then hugging me tightly. "Whoa, what's up little man?" I asked bending down at him. "Your here" he smiled. "Yeah, of course I am, why wouldn't I be?" I asked. "Because your never are anymore" he said. Mrs. Matthews stretched her lips out, looking at me. I think I must've done something wrong. "Oh, I'm sorry about that. Things with your sister are just trying to get through my head ya know" I said, rubbing Auggie's head. Auggie's facial expressions were sad. His smile turned to a frown and I didn't know why. "I'm sorry" I said. He hugged me, I could feel his cold tears dropping on my shirt. I was bent down on one knee this whole time, to reach his height. When we pulled out, he held his little hands on my shoulders and his face was wet and red, but he had a big smile across his face. I laughed quietly and smiled back at him. "We can play together, but you should go see Riley first" Auggie suggested. "Yeah, okay!" I smiled rubbing his little head. I stood up and walked to Mr. Matthews.

"Hey, Mr. Matthews" I said placing myself beside him. He looked at me sadly and then faced forwards again. "Mr. Matthews, I'm so so sorry for not coming in sooner, I just thought you and Riley needed your space to recover and didn't want me getting all in your business" I said. He looked at me, tears rolling down his cheeks. "Maya, your apart of this family and we need you to be here for us and we want to be there for you during hard times like this" Mr. Matthews said. "I'm so sorry" I said. "It's okay, Maya. I know you meant no harm. But Riley needs you more right now, more than I do" he said, motioning to Riley's room. "Yeah, okay" I said standing up and walking over to the hallway by Riley's room.

The door was shut and I looked at it. "I remember when it was so brightning and gave me happiness, not fear" I thought. I knocked on the door and then opened it. "Maya" I called, like I was buzzing in. "Come on up" Riley replied, laying on her bed, smiling. I walked in and sat on the edge of her bed. Her face had bruises on it and her left eye was black. I looked around and the majority of the spots on her were covered in blood, or bruisings. "I'm sorry I didn't come sooner, or even call in the least" I apologized immediately. "That's okay" she replied in a trembly voice. "I was just so shocked and it bit me like...Kiwi did to me 6 times" I laughed. "He's doing good" Riley said glancing at Kiwi's cage. "The very day at school, the principal announced all Grade 7 classes to stay in homeroom and not go to Period 1. She came in and told us what happened and that the student was you and it hit me like a boulder. Me, Farkle and Lucas were all devistated and we went home that day because we couldn't stand being at school, with this news just broken to us" I said. "Oh" she said. "I cried for hours on end, I cried for like probably 80% of that day" I added. "Did she tell you?" I asked. "Who? Tell me what?" she asked. "Brooklyn, did she tell you I came that night, to rescue you?" I asked. "Yeah, her and Connor did. They made me think that they were holding you hostage" she said. "Oh, wow" I replied. "Yeah, and then she said that you got out" Riley added.  "Yeah, I did. They weren't gonna hold me hostage anyway" I said. "What's that pin?" Riley asked pointing to Spike's pin. "Oh, interesting story, actually" I said. Riley looked at me like she was waiting to hear it. "Well, I was going to Brooklyn's house, earlier today to give her a piece of my mind and well, I was just about to ring the doorbell when I found myself being yanked down her driveway and slammed into the side of her house" I explained. "What!? Who did that?" she asked. "They meant no harm, it was, you won't believe this" I said. "Who, who was it?" she asked. "Spike" I responded, ever so softly. "Spike? What, really!?" she asked happily. "Yeah, he told me to not go back to Brooklyn's and he gave me this pin and said I will always be undefeatable with it" I said. "Oh, yay! I can't believe he came back" she said. "Yeah, he just wants to help other kids get out of the situation you are in and he was in" I added. "Oh" she said. "Yeah and the best part is he told me not to worry and he is going to try and help you out" I told her. "Yay! I feel a bit better now...only emotionally though" she sighed. "Yeah, I know. I tried to help, but Lucas was being overprotective and wouldn't let me go too far" I said. "Typical Lucas, huh?" Riley asked. "Yeah, I know that" I replied. "Your too young to go through this" I said. Riley's smiled faded like a rainbow. "Your just a little girl--" she cut me off right then. "I'm not a little girl, Maya" she said. "Yes, you are, your 12" I said. "Yeah, but I'm not a little girl anymore" she said. "Am I a little girl?" I asked. "Yeah, you still are, but I'm not" she said. "How, I'm older than you. I turned 12 before you" I said. "Yeah, but your still a little girl, I'm not" she said. "How is that possible?" I asked. "Did Connor do that to you? Make you grow up too fast?" she asked. "What?" I asked. "Did he?" she repeated. "No, of course not" I replied. "Well then your still a little girl" she said. "But what did Connor do?" I asked. It went silent.