"What are you doing here Maya? Don't you have any dignity" she asked
"No... Its not what you think" Maya tried to explain, then she realised why she should even be explaining after all this wasn't Ariana's home, she just got up, gently placing Adrian on his pillow then she made her way to leave, Ariana stepped in front of her refusing to let her pass.
"Won't you explain what you were doing with my fiancé" she asked with a smug look
"No" Maya said curtly, she could see how Ariana's face quickly changed
"You really are shameless Miss Summer" She stated
"Well at least I'm not the one who got myself engaged to a guy who doesn't like me" Maya challenged, she wasn't going to back down
"You don't want to make me your enemy Maya, because I can ruin your life with just a snap of my finger" Ariana threatened as she took gradual steps toward Maya, but Maya wasn't intimidated
"I would love to see you try Ariana" sha said and with that she left.
Ariana was left standing rooted at the spot, as much as she hated to admit it but Maya wasn't scared of her, in fact she felt a little scared of Maya but she would never admit it.
Maya rushed down the stares, hse quickly got outside she just couldn't believe she had stood up to Ariana, she just took slow but steady steps till she got to an ice cream shop, she decided to have some ice cream to cool off before heading home.
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The next day at school, Maya was really tired she had been avoiding almost everybody including Kelly, Maya could sense it, she knew hse had just started a war and she couldn't back out of it. Just then someone approached her, it was a male student.
"Hello, Miss Summer I was asked to deliver a message, someone had asked to meet you at the female restroom" the guy said and just immediately he left, Maya wasn't even able to ask who it was.
Maya hesitated for a second, her mind warned her not to go, but she also thought that the restroom was an open place and nothing would happen to her, so she decided to go meet whoever it was.
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After two classes that day, in which Maya had attended none, Kelly got worried she knew Maya was in school but she hadn't seen her since morning, at first she had thought Maya might be with Xavier, but now she had to ask to be certain.
"Hii" Kelly said as she approached Xavier she was having sweaty palms, super nervous, ever since he told her he liked Maya, she just couldn't come around and plus he was with Adrian, Kelly wasn't scared of Adrian but like others she respected him and kept her distance
"Look who it is, I thought you have been avoiding me Kelly" he said with his usual smile
"Of course not" Kelly said with an awkward laugh
"Thank goodness, I can't let my crush best friend be avoiding me, who Is going to help me out then" he whispered with a laugh he had no idea what his words were doing to her, she felt suffocated
"Why do you like her?" Kelly found herself asking, she wanted to know what Maya had that she didn't
"Honestly Kelly, I don't know why, but I really like Maya" he said, Kelly looked into his eyes and that was the moment she realised she had no hope or any chance with him, she had to just give it up, her childhood crush
Meanwhile Adrian just stood there absent minded he wondered why Xavier never told him he liked Maya, but instead told Kelly
"Speaking of which, have you seen Maya since today?" she asked
"What? No wasn't she in class" He said sounding alerted
"I spoke to her over the phone this morning she said she was down the hall approaching the classroom, that was it Xavier, I haven't seen or heard from her since then" She explained, Xavier was instantly worried he quickly turned facing Adrian with an unpleasant look.
"What did you do this time, do you ever get bored of useless games like this Adrian?" Xavier asked
"What the hell Xavier? I have no idea where your little girl is" he replied, Adrian was also confused he wouldn't blame anyone for suspecting him but he knew he didn't do it, in fact he might seem to have lost interest in bullying her.
"Then where exactly is she" Xavier asked worriedly
"How would I know, maybe she wants to be alone.... Don't ask me any more" he said and with that he just left, he didn't care, he didn't want to care but deep down he knew if Maya was in any sort of danger, it wasn't him then that means someone else is after her, and it bothered him a little but as usual he won't even admit it to himself.
"I've been calling her Xavier, I think we should let the school principal know she is missing" Kelly suggested
"You're right, let's go" he agreed, just when both of them was about heading to the principal's office they sighted Maya coming towards them, they rushed over to her
"Are you okay, where have you been" Kelly asked with worry on her face
"I'm fine, I just have a split headache, I've already met the school nurse" Maya said assuring them
"Where you with the nurse since morning? Maya we were worried" Xavier said with a calm voice yet laced with worry
"I have no idea what happened..... I think I had a black out" Maya said as she tries to recall what happened
"What do you mean" Kelly asked, that was when Maya started explaining to them, how she had gone to the restroom earlier to see whoever it was that was calling her, before she got to the restroom, along the corridor it felt like someone was with her and the next thing she knew she had just woken up in the theatre room.
What Maya didn't know was someone had intoxicated and knocked her out and had infarct done worse, Maya had absolutely no idea the kind of battle she was about to go into.