Falling Slowly (A GMW Fanfic)

13-Fear of the Truth

Lucas' POV

"Riles?"

"I love you, Lucas." It echoes in my head. 

I see her flash before my eyes. Everything that I've ever done with her. Her falling into my lap. That night at the library. Riding on a white horse. Asking for her father's blessing. Our first date. Everything since we met replays in my head. 

"I love you, Lucas." 

I look up, expecting to see, my princess lying on the ground, dead. But, I don't see anyone next to Missy. And Maya's not next to me, either. 

Maya's POV

"I love you, Peaches."  

Oh hell no! She is not dying today! 

Before I knew it, I was on the ground, Riley next to me. I look at her, my eyes wide. She does the same. 

"Maya, what just happened?" she asks slowly. 

"I knocked you down, out of the way. You were not going to die today!" I say, hugging her as tightly as I can. 

"Thank god, because I didn't want to die today!" she exclaimed, hugging me back. We smiled 

"Oh, and ow!" she sits up and grabs her side. 

I sit next to her. "Hey, it was either die, or be in pain. I didn't have much time to think!" I say, shrugging. 

"Riles?" I hear Lucas' voice. He runs over, and hugs her, while I sit awkwardly. A hint of jealousy stabs my side, but I brush it off again. 

Riley's POV

I was completely expecting a bullet to go straight through my head. It's worth it if it means that they never have to see her again. I close my eyes, getting the last look at my best friend, my boyfriend, my weirdo, and my father.

Then, I fall. My eyes are wide, and I turn to see Maya, her eyes wide, too. She smiles and we hug. 

But my whole body is in so much pain right now. "Oh, and ow!" I say, grabbing m side, because everywhere hurt and I can't grab everywhere. "Hey, it was either die, or be in pain. You didn't give me that much time to think!" Maya shrugs, and I roll my eyes. 

"Riles?" I hear Lucas' voice, and I see him running over. "Riles!" he hugs me tight, and I ignore the pain. 

"So, that doesn't hurt?" Maya says sarcastically. 

"Yeah, but I'm just ignoring it." I say. smiling. 

"Oh, sorry." Lucas shoots back. 

"It's fine." I laugh. Farkle comes over, and air hugs me. I laugh. 

"Dad!" I say, and turn around, only to find Missy, with her gun to my dad's head. I gasp. 

"DAD!" I scream and start to go over to Missy, but she stops me. 

"Don't move, Matthews! Or I'll shoot your precious daddy." she snarls. I back up, but not to where I'm with the others. I stay closer. 

"Or, wait! Should I even say daddy?" she smirks. 

"Missy, he's done nothing to you. Let him go!" I scream. 

"Riley, how does she know?" dad asks. 

"I was trying to survive when she attacked me, so of course I was going to!" I say, tears forming in my eyes. 

"Oh, you guys look confused!" she motions to Lucas, Farkle, and Maya. "Maybe you should explain, Riley." I turn to find my friends looking really confused. 

"Not the point, Missy! Let him go!" Lucas says. 

"Tell them." she taunts.

"Missy, let Mr. M go!" Maya shouts.

"Tell them!" 

"Missy, stop! We've all had enough of you! Let him go!" Farkle yells. 

"TELL THEM, or I'll shoot." I freeze.

I turn back to my dad, who is shaking his head, no. "Riley, it's not worth it. I've lived my life. You haven't." he said. Tears stream down my face. I turn back to my friends, who all are looking at Mr. M. I turn back around to find Missy. 

"Missy, I will tell them, if you let him go." I sternly say. 

"Tell them, or he dies." 

"Riley, it's okay." 

"Let him go!" 

"Tell them!" 

"It's okay." 

"LET HIM GO!"

"TELL THEM!" 

"FINE! HE'S NOT MY REAL DAD, BUT HE FEELS LIKE IT! HE TREATS ME LIKE HIS OWN! AND I LOVE HIM FOR THAT! OKAY, YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED?!" Tears stream down my face like a river. 

My dad just looks down. 

"Tell them the rest!" 

"There is no more!" 

"Yes, there is. I know there is."

"No there's not!" 

"I'll shoot!"

I stiffen. 

"FINE! I'M NOT FROM NEW YORK, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND, BUT THERE I LIVED IN A PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING WAS RUN DOWN AND HARD. I WAS 6, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I STOLE THINGS, YES, BUT I WAS STARVING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY PARENTS DIDN'T WANT ME. SO, I FLED TO THE U.S. WHERE I GOT A NEW LIFE WITH A NEW FAMILY BECAUSE THEY ACCEPTED ME AND KNEW THAT I WOULD CHANGE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED, BECAUSE THEY WERE TRUSTING OF ME. THEY KNEW THAT I WOULD CHANGE, AND I DID." 

It had finally came out. My biggest secret. 

Well, second biggest. 

"There, you happy?!" I screamed, looking at Missy. Then I turned back to my friends. They looked shocked. 

"Who'd you kill?" Missy said sternly. I looked down. 

"HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL OF THIS?!" I screamed. 

"The internet goes way back, and you can find the weirdest things there." she smiled. 

I just looked down. 

"Who did you kill?!" she said slowly. Dad's eyes widen. He already knows. 

"Well?!" 

Silence. 

"DO YOU WANT ME TO SHOOT HIM?!" 

"MY ORIGINAL PARENTS!" Everyone freezes. I look down.

"I killed my birth parents." 

A/N

OH SNAP

RILEY ON CRACK

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