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Chapter 1

Every day at 7 am.

She expects me to be there at 7 am.

We ride the subway to school, have every class together, ride back to her house on the subway and spend the rest of the evening sitting at the bay window in her room.

Riley.

My best friend. My soul sister. The one person that can center me. The one person that can keep me from doing things I shouldn't.

The person I will miss the most.

18 hours earlier

"Come on Riles, it's not like we can't watch Hocus Pocus another time!" I say as Riley and I walk toward her house from the subway. We had just been shopping for our Halloween costumes and now we were ready for food.

"But Maya! You promised! You haven't spent a night at my house in weeks and I miss you!" Riley is right about that. I have had to stay home more now that my mom let Colin move in. Mom decided that I should stay home more so that I could get to know him. She said that I should spend more time with my 'real' family, not with my bratty friend and her stuck up parents. Mom has always been jealous of the Matthews because I spend so much time with them, sometimes even on holidays, if she lets me.

"I know, I miss you to Riley. I do. It's just that, well I have all those chores to do and Colin will be home in a little bit. I don't want my mom to get mad and ground me." Riley just stairs at me before slumping her shoulders in defeat. It's not a lie, but not exactly the whole truth. Colin will be home, but I don't really have any chores that I have to do. I just know that if I'm not home soon I will be in major trouble.

Colin is controlling. Well, controlling may be an understatement. He is obsessive, abusive, demeaning and very scary. He was great at first. He would take mom and I out to the movies, or we would spend time playing board games but that didn't last long. Once he moved in he changed, he started hitting my mom, calling her names and became very possessive of me. He told my mo that if she didn't work double shifts every day to provide for him he would make sure to have me taken away from her. He said that he would prove that she was an unfit mother.

As I make it to my apartment I can hear the TV blaring and know that I did not beat Colin home. I sigh and prepare for the yelling that will come, for the questions and acquisitions that he will make.

I slip of the friendship ring that riley gave me for my birthday and slid it into my backpack before I open the door.

"Maya! Is that you? Where have you been?!" he yells as I walk through the apartment door. "You were with her again weren't you? What did I tell you about spending too much time with Riley? How many times do I have to punish you before you get it through that damned head of yours?!"

I lower my head knowing not to speak. He is not done talking and has not given me permission to speak. Things will only be worse if I fight back.

"What? Nothing to say? Maybe you were out with that boy, what's his name? Lucas! That's right, you were out with Lucas. You were off messing around with him weren't you, you little slut!" Colin is standing now. At 6'3'' and muscular he towers over me and I can feel myself slinking backward. "Answer me you whore!"

"No, I swear I was not with Lucas, Riley and I went to the Halloween store for costumes. I'm sorry I am late, the subway had a delay. I was trying to get here on time I really didn't mean to disobey you! Please I won't do It again" by the time I am don't explaining Colin has me backed against the kitchen counter and Colin is staring down at me, I can see the anger in his eyes.

"Get in the room and prepare for your punishment" he yells as he grabs my arm and pulls me out of the kitchen.

"Please, I'm sorry, I'll come straight home from now on! Please not again!" I beg. When Colin moved in he took over the whole house. He emptied out my bedroom and turned it into the "punishment room." He got rid of everything including all of my art supplies and creations, even my bed. Now when I sleep I have sleep in my mom's room on the floor, with Colin asleep in the bed, naked most nights. I shiver at the thought of sleep.

"Now you ungrateful brat! Keep fighting and you will receive more punishment!" he yells as he grabs me by the hair. I drop my backpack and reach up wrapping my hands around his wrist. He drags me to the room by my hair and I struggle to stay standing the whole time.

As he pulls me through the door I know that I am in a lot of trouble this time. He has not been this angry with me, ever. He yanks me one last time and I am on the floor at his feet. I can hear the jingle of his belt as he unbuckles it and slides it out of his belt loops. I scoot backwards trying to get away. I have heard him beat my mom. Even seen it once but he has never used anything other than his hand on me.

"Stand up and face the wall! NOW!" Colin yells as her steps toward me. I scramble to me feet and put my has out trying to keep him distanced some. He steps toward me again and I am backed into the wall.

"I'm sorry Colin, Please, IM SORRY!" I sob as he swings down the belt, I can feel the sting as it wraps around my left arm.

"Argghh!" I gasp at the pain

" I said face the wall!" he yeas as her forces me to turn around and then holds me there by the back of my neck. He is so strong that I can't fight him off of me. As I am pushing against the wall with my hands he is pushing me back into it. I feel his boot come between my feet to spread them and then he growls in my ear "Hold still"

I can feel his breath by my neck and I squeeze my eyes shut to block it all out. I stop fighting not only because I know it is useless but also out of exhaustion. He backs away some and loosens his grip on my neck but does not let go. The only things that can be heard are my sobs and his angered breathing. It feels like an eternity before he moves again, then I feel it. His weight shifts and the belt comes whistling through the air.

I scram and he pushes into my neck again."Shut up!" and again the belt comes crashing down on my back. Two, three, four times. My knees start to feel weak and the only thing holding me upright is Colin's hand on my neck. He lets go and I crumple to the floor in a ball facing the wall, sobbing and gasping in pain. He swings the belt down on me one last time and it wraps around my whole left side.

"Next time you are late I'm not stopping at 5" he says as he walks out of the room. I can feel my whole body shaking and I know that I should get out of this room but I can't find the strength to move. I hear my phone go off with a text that I can only guess is from Riley just as I slip into unconsciousness

Peaches I'm worried about you… you haven't been yourself lately.. My mom is bringing me over so we can talk… She is worried too….

A/N: there you have it folks… chapter 1 is here… chapter 2 is in the works… Feel free to read my other fic as well if I get enough interest I may continue it….