Falling Slowly (A GMW Fanfic)

15-Fear of Crimes

Riley's POV

Missy trial is tomorrow, and I'm very nervous. What if she isn't sent to jail? What will she do then? I shake it off, and head to bed. 

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I wake up to my phone blaring, 'The Monster' by Rihanna and Eminem. I brush my teeth and get dressed, with my mom's help. It's been a week, and I'm still in pain a lot. I apply makeup, but not enough to cover up my bruises, and soon to be scars. Just so that the judges see what she did to me. 

I wear a black skater dress, with combat boots, and my hair down, naturally. 

I grab my phone, and head out the door with my parents and Maya. Uncle Josh is watching Auggie. 

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"And do you have any proof for what she did to Miss Riley Matthews?" the judge asks, my mom, who is my lawyer. That's how I know that we're gonna get her in jail. My mom's a shark. 

"Yes. I have a video taken by a hidden camera the day that Miss Missy Bradford put a gun to Riley and Cory Matthews' heads." she played the video, and the replay brought tears to my eyes. 

"Oh, didn't know she had a gun, huh? Well, say goodbye to your precious Riley." 

 "Peaches open your eyes."

"MISSY DON'T! WHAT DID SHE EVER DO TO YOU?!" 

 "I won't hurt them if you're dead."

"I love you, Peaches." 

"I love you, Lucas." 

 "Dominate the world, Farkle."

"I love you, daddy." 

Gun shot. Maya pulls me out of the way.

 "DAD!"

"TELL THEM, or I'll shoot." 

 "Riley, it's okay."

"Let him go!"

"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?!" 

 "DO YOU WANT ME TO SHOOT HIM?!"

"MY ORIGINAL PARENTS!"

That's when I stop listening. It shows me jumping on her back and throwing the gun to Maya. Then we cut it off once Missy is taken away. 

I look down, tears falling from my cheeks. Don't worry, Riley, you'll be able to see everyone once this is over. I tell myself. I sigh and look over at Missy. She's looking down in shame. 

"Well, I've seen enough! Missy Bradford will be sentenced 4 years in federal prison for attempted murder and assault." The judge bangs his gavel, and I know that we won. I smile and look back at my friends. They're smiling, too. I wave, and they wave back. 

As they take Missy away, she yells something that I wish she didn't. 

"Shouldn't she be with me?! She killed her own parents! All the proof you need is that video! Take her, too! She's actually from Europe, she's not even a legal U.S. citizen! Take her with me!" She yells, making my heart drop. 

"What?!" I whisper yell. I look back to Maya, Farkle, and Lucas, and their eyes are wide. So are mom's. And if her eyes are wide, then I'm done. 

"Miss, Matthews, is this true?" the judge asks. 

I'm just in shock. Could I actually go to prison for this? I step up to the table. Thank god Missy is gone. 

"Yes." I nod. "But, I am a U.S. citizen. I have a U.S. passport and everything." 

"And, Cory and Topanga Matthews are not your birth parents?" I shake my head. "No, your honor. They adopted me when I was 8."

"What happened to your birth parents?" the judge asks. 

I start to break down. "I-I s-shot t-them." I stutter. 

"Why?" 

"Because they were abusing me! They hurt me! They starved me! They were going to shoot me! So, I found a gun next to me, and shot my dad before he could shoot me." I cry. 

"What about your birth mother?" 

"My dad shot her before I could get to him. She was actually kind to me. She gave me leftover food that she could had herself. She was there to protect me. She actually died taking a bullet for me." I could feel the tears streaming down like a river. 

"What did your dad do to you and your mother?" the judge asks. 

I fall to my knees as memories play back. 

"Miss Matthews. Please answer the question. What did your father do to you and your mother?" the judge asks sternly. 

I got up and wipe my tears, and look back to see that mom, dad, Farkle, Maya, and Lucas have moved closer. 

"Miss Matthews."

I turned around and took a deep breath. 

"My birth father hit me with anything that was around. That's why my mother never wanted to have anything sharp around me. He abused us. He raped us." I say the last part quietly, and mom gasps because she's the only one that heard it. I've never told anyone this. 

"Miss Matthews, please repeat that last part."

"He..." I turned around, tears flowing out of my face. I turned to face the judge. "He...raped my mother and I multiple times. It started when I was five, and I didn't shoot him until I was seven. Every night he would slap me, then rape me. I didn't know what he was doing because, I was only five. Every...single...night..." I cried and fell to my knees. I hear Maya cry, and Lucas run towards me. 

He hugs me, and I sob. "Riles, it's okay." I hear him say. 

I hear the judge pound their gavel on the desk. 

"Riley Matthews will be sentenced to prison for ten years for the murder of Don Matthews." she bangs her gavel again, and it's over. 

I look at the judge, stunned. "What?!" I cry. 

"What?!" Lucas

"What?!" Farkle. 

"What the f-" Maya's cut off by dad. 

"What?!" Dad.

"What?! It was her self defense! Your honor! She didn't have another choice. And she was six! That was ten years ago!" Mom. 

Lucas holds me as I cry, and suddenly, I feel someone pulling me away. I look up, and see two guards. 

"Wait-no! Please! No! Let me see them! No!" I scream as they drag me. 

"My baby!" Dad.

"My daughter!" Mom.

"My smiley Riley." Farkle.

"My princess." Lucas.

"...Peaches..." Maya. 

They were all in tears. And so was I. 

"Let me see them! Let me see them! LET ME SEE THEM!" I screamed, but it was like they were ignoring me. 

The doors opened, and closed. 

And that was the last time that I saw my family. 

A/N

DAMNNN

So that happened.

Good luck with this cliff hanger, guys. There are many more to come.

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