Falling Slowly (A GMW Fanfic)

16-Tears and Goodbyes

Lucas' POV

"Riley Matthews will be sentenced with 10 years for the murder of Don Matthews." 

It replays in my head over and over. My princess. She's gone. 

The doors flip open and close as I stare at them. Everyone in the room is in shock. I have tears streaming down my face, and I see Maya bawling her eyes out. She gets up, and storms over to the judge. 

"You! You put my best friend in jail! I won't see her for ten years?! TEN YEARS?! You took her away from her family! For something that was self defense! SHE WAS PROTECTING HERSELF FROM BEING KILLED! How could you?! She's only 16! She won't go to college with any of us! Do you know what you've done to her family?! It's broken now! I'M BROKEN EVEN MORE NOW BECAUSE YOU TOOK HER AWAY! I won't see her again until we're 26?! What the hell is wrong with you?! You are so disgusting! Why? Why would you do that?! SHE WAS SIX! YOU TOOK MY BEST FRIEND AWAY FROM ME YOU BAS-" I pull her away before she could do anymore damage. 

"Maya! We are going to get her back! We are going to find a way. Some way. We will get her back. I promise!" She cries, and I hand her off to Farkle, who comforts her. Cory and Topanga are crying also. How are we gonna tell Auggie? 

"Your honor? Will we see her again before, you, you know, take her away?" I can't hold back the tears, so they just flow down my cheeks. 

The judge nods. "Yes. You all will be able to say goodbye one last time before she goes." 

"Wait-where is she going?!" Maya asks.

"That is confidential." 

"You son of a-" I have to hold Maya back before she kills the judge. 

"Maya, we are going to see her again. One time. But we will get her out." I tell her. 

She can't even nod. 

I can't even stand. Once I know that everyone has left the room, I fall to my knees and cry. That's all I can do right now. My hands bury my face, and I just cry for a good hour. 

---------------------------------------------------------

Riley's POV

They put me in a room with only a hole in the wall letting in light. It has bars so that I can't escape. I cry a day and all night. 

Ten years.

No dad. 

No mom.

No Auggie.

No Farkle.

No Lucas.

No Maya.

No one and nothing. For ten years. 

Then the door cracks open. It's a guard. 

"Okay, your family and friends are going to visit you one by one. They each get ten minutes." Then he walks out. 

First, it was dad. 

"Daddy!" I run towards him and hug him tightly. He holds me tighter. 

"Listen, Riley. We are going to get you out of here. No matter what. We will get you out. No matter what okay?" I nod, and we hug for a good five minutes. 

"Oh, Riley. Here." He unclasps his watch from his wrist to my wrist. "Remember that I will pray for you each night and that every morning, you will be my first thought, okay? I love you, Riley. Stay safe. We will get you out of here. I love you." We hug, and then the guard comes in. 

"I love you, Riley. Remember." 

"I love you, Daddy." I say as the door closes. Tears pour down my face.