Chapter 42

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Maya woke up and immediately knew what the date was.
January, 16.
Also known as her birthday.
She was now seventeen years old and had no possible idea how she was going to survive any of the challenges that the day would bring her.
She just knew that she couldn't sit around doing nothing any longer.
The past week since she went to the doctor she has been taking it easy but today she has to get a few things done.
She quickly got dressed and went in front.

She looked around not finding what she was hoping for

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She looked around not finding what she was hoping for.
Josh was already gone but she didn't expect anything different.
She didn't tell him what the date was and with good reason as well.
She wanted him to go on like nothing was wrong but it didn't seem like that at that exact moment.
Maya scrolled through her Instagram while she just drank a mug of tea and felt warm from all of the wonderful things she had received from random people she doesn't even know.

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"What are you doing today?" Joseph asked as he and Sofia joined Josh.
"Nothing. Studying," Josh said and Sofia looked at Joseph.
"It's her birthday," Sofia said.
"What?"
"It's Maya's birthday today. Her Instagram is exploding. How don't you know?" Sofia asked and Josh pulled out his phone as it rang.

"Riley? Everything okay?"
"I can't get a hold of Maya. Do you know where she is?" Riley asked.
"No. Why are you trying to call her?" Josh asked.
"She's turning seventeen today, Josh," Riley said.
"Then I'll go congratulate her. If I see her I'll tell her to call you. I have to go. I have class. See you."

"My niece and it really is her birthday. How on earth didn't she tell me this?" Josh asked.
"Maybe she doesn't like them," Joseph said.
"Maybe it's because my sister-in-law used to do that kind of thing. Okay, I have to head to class and then straight to the shops. This year I'm gonna make a tradition of it to do something for her. This is one of many to come," Josh said and was off.

"Hey guys. Welcome back to my channel. As most of you know the sixteenth is my birthday and today I thought of doing a highly requisted video. A lot of you have asked for a video that I have never done. You have heard it and it doesn't require any words. So with no further due, here it is. Here is my brand new song, No Words."

"No words, no words, no words
When everything's quiet
Nothing on the tip of your tongue
But a beautiful silence
And it lets me know
That even in the madness
When everything just seems to go wrong
Take a beautiful silence
'Cause it lets me know
Ribs are a cage of a wild heart
I can hear your heart beating in the bars
Beating in the bars, beating in the bars
Ribs are a cage of a wild heart
I can hear your heart beating in the bars
Beating in the bars, beating in the bars
When everything is up and down
Up and down, up and down
And the world is trying to beat you down
Beat you down, beat you down
No, no, no words
We could keep it quiet
Leave it on the tip of your tongue
When everything is up and down
Up and down, up and down
No, no, no words
When I'm in the darkness
The dawn is having you by my side
'Cause you leave me speechless
And it lets me know
When nobody can hear us
I'll tell you everything with my eyes
'Cause you leave me speechless
And I think you know
When everything is up and down
Up and down, up and down
And the world is trying to beat you down
Beat you down, beat you down
No, no, no words
We could keep it quiet
Leave it on the tip of your tongue
When everything is up and down
Up and down, up and down
No, no, no words
No words, no words, no words
We need
No words, no words, no words
Hear me
No words, no words, no words
Baby
No words, no words, no words
(No, no, no)
(All we need is no words)
(No, no, no)
When everything is up and down
Up and down, up and down
And the world is trying to beat you down
Beat you down, beat you down
No, no, no words
We could keep it quiet
Leave it on the tip of your tongue
When everything is up and down
Up and down, up and down
No, no, no words
No words, no words, no words
We need
No words, no words, no words
Hear me
No words, no words, no words
Baby
No words, no words, no words
Ribs are a cage of a wild heart
I can hear your heart beating in the bars
Beating in the bars, beating in the bars
No, no, no words
Ribs are a cage of a wild heart
I can hear your heart beating in the bars
Beating in the bars, beating in the bars
No, no, no words
Baby
No words, no words, no words."

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