Make it Right

C H A P T E R 2 5

Leo didn't even cry though he's feeling the pain in his knee and stomach. He's more concerned of her ma. He knew very well that he needs to get up and protect her ma, but when he opens his  eyes. He already see his ma punching the guy with no mercy while saying words he couldn't understand. This put a smile on his face, getting proud to see that his ma can beat the shit out of a guy.

"This. I. Tell. You. Asshole. Never. And. As. In. Never. Lay. Your. Hands. On. My. Dearest. Boy!" Risa said putting a punch on Greg's face in each words she said. Greg's friend didn't even bother to say and decided to stay out of trouble.

Not long after, the guards have came and separate the two, but Risa's mind was in whirlwind. She keep remembering how Leo was kicked in his stomach, like a broken tape, it keeps on replaying and she hates it. The guard couldn't do a thing and decided to call the cops. Minutes after, the cops arrived and decided to take the two into the station.

"Are you kidding me!? This bitch flirted with me and so I just take her for her offer and then she just immediately punch me in my face, ruining my handsome face!" Greg said with utmost disgust, almost yelling to the officer.

'This lying cunt' Risa almost says, but remember that Leo is still with them.

"Officer! I've already told you many times, this guys was harassing me and not just that! He kicked my dearest boy in his stomach. For petes sake he's only 4 years old!" Risa complained.

"Oh please! I didn't kicked him. He was thrown off because of how wild we are. Just look at this woman's appearance officer! She looks disheveled, which just proves that what I'm saying is true" Greg said, making an excuse.

Risa couldn't believe what she just heard and when the officer look at her and felt convinced on Greg's statement, the poor girl couldn't help but felt like wanting to puke. She felt disgusted by these men around her.

"The boy needs to go to the hospital, officer. So if you please just let us go, I would appreciate it" Risa said instead, more worried on the boy who's silent ever since they went in. Leo wants to argue with the officer and say that Greg was the bad guy but everytime he wants to say something, Greg always find a chance to give the boy a warning look. So even if Leo wanted to say something, he can't for the fear that Greg would hurt his ma again if he did. All he could do is to clench his little fist and feel so hopeless. That time, he desperately wished to grow up already and kicked Greg with no mercy.

"You can't let this bitch go, officer. She ruined my face!" Greg said making the morena let out a scoffed

"Excuse me!? You-"

"Greg!"

Risa was cut off with an all too familiar voice. 'not now please' she begged to the heavens above, but it seems like the heaven itself wants to mock her.

"Honey. Finally you're here!"

Risa looked at the brunette whom she missed so much, only to be welcomed with a slapped on her face.

"How could you!? Is this because I couldn't reciprocate your feelings so you want to jeopardize my relationship with Greg!? Ian told me everything, Risa so don't you dare lie in front of my face"

And in that moment. In that single moment. Risa lost it all. She felt like she's about to go crazy and the look in her face made Leo felt so scared and afraid, like he was about to lose his ma and he couldn't do anything but to silently sob. Risa just let out a chuckle while caressing her cheeks that had now turned red until she let out a painful laugh. She can't believe what just happened.

"I don't know who Ian is but he told you everything? What did he told you exactly? That I was willing to throw my body into your disgusting boyfriend? And what? You believed him? You who was once my best friend and you who knows me very well believed the shit that comes from your boyfriend and his friend's mouth?" Risa didn't even care if Leo was there or not, She was far too gone to care. The word 'was' and 'once' hurt  Maeve like hell but she hide it very well. She refused to believe that Greg and his friend had deceived her, but deep in her heart she knew everything's wrong but she's too stubborn to admit who's right or wrong.

"Just admit what you've done and all of this would be over" Maeve said, refusing to look at Risa's eyes.

"Your boyfriend kicked a 4 years old boy who did nothing but protect me from getting harassed! I saw red, and punch him until his face is ruined because he deserved it!" Risa said, feeling so done explaining again and again.

"Will you please just stop twisting what happened!" Maeve complained, crossing both of her arms.

Risa was done, so done. That moment, made her realize what a fool she was for falling in love with the girl.

"Oh, right you don't believe me. I'm sorry. So here's the fact, I pushed myself to your boyfriend begging him to fucked me and the boy got thrown off because we got so wild in the parking lot! That's what you want to hear right? Are you happy now?" Risa asked, looking intently at her friend. Maeve felt a sting in her heart. She badly want to cry, hearing the sound of her bestfriend's voice. She knew Risa could never do such a thing but she refused to believe her and stick to the lie everyone spit out

"Are you all happy now?" Risa added, looking at all the officers, who couldn't even look at her in the eyes now.

"Now, let me ask you a question, Maeve Sanchez. Are you even really my friend?"

Maeve couldn't answer her. It's like all the words she want to say have gone down her throat, refusing to be get out.

"I promise that even if I have a boyfriend now, I will always chose you. I will always believe you, so that no one could ever come between us and the friendship that we had." Risa said, recalling every words Maeve had said to her back then. This made Maeve widen her eyes and finally look at the morena who now look so hopeless. Maeve manage to open her mouth but still no words would come out so she closed it once again.

"I'm now setting you free, Maeve Sanchez" Risa said, with no amount of hesitation. Her eyes seems so dull and has no life in it. Her voice was laced with coldness and oh, how Maeve hate to see nor hear her like that.

"R-ri" before Maeve could call her best friend's name, she was already yank by her boyfriend outside the station. Maeve felt so wrong. Everything felt so wrong. The word free keeps replaying in her mind and she cant accept it. No way she wants Risa to set her free, that's not what she wants at all.