Riley looked around for her parents. No sign yet. They always do this to
me, she thought. Suddenly, she saw Calvin coming through the door.
"Calvin!" Calvin saw her waving madly at him. "Where's mom and dad?" Riley
said with anger in her tone. "I don't know. Didn't they come with you?"
"They promised they would be here..." Riley put her face into her hands as she almost burst into tears. Her brother quietly patted her on the back and comforted her. "I'm sure they'll be there. You know mom and dad. We live in New York. It's like traffic central at this hour. They are probably on the road now." "Yeah, you're probably right. Thanks Calvin." Riley says as she gives her big brother a hug.
"Riley Matthews! You're up!" the sensei calls.
* * * *'
Topanga looked at the clock as she was on the road. "Shoot! I'm Late!!" she says as she beeps the horn. Yes, it was afternoon traffic in New York City as workers are heading home to their families.
Meanwhile, Cory is still at the office working on some projects he had to finish before leaving. Stacy comes into the room to bring in some files. "Here are the files Mr. Matthews." "Thanks Stacy. I am so swamped. I have a presentation to do at the meeting tomorrow." "Don't worry sir, you'll kick them so hard in the gut, they will probably promote you to president."
"OH CRAP!" Cory slaps his forehead really hard that he leaves a red mark. "Did I say something wrong Mr. Matthews?" "Oh, no Stacy. It's just that I promised to go to my daughter's karate tournament, which is probably starting right now and I totally forgot. I'll never get there in time with traffic at this hour. I guess I just can't go." "Don't worry Mr. Matthews, she'll understand."
* * * *
"WHAT, YOU JUST FORGOT ALL ABOUT ME????" Riley screamed in anger while she was talking to her parents at they're house. "Honey," Topanga said reasonably"Your father and I are reall y sorry. We were both stuck in traffic and there was just no way." Riley burst into tears and silently said "I just wanted you to be there. That's all....." then runs to her room. During all this Calvin is sitting on the couch. Cory and Topanga look at each other, then look at Calvin. "She really wanted us there didn't she?" Cory said. "Well, it was the state tournament. All she wanted was parent support you know? She won first." Calvin said looking at his parents. "We really messed up this time didn't we.." Cory said as Topanga just let out a sigh.
At 12 midnight, Topanga still lay awake, thinking about Riley. Cory however fell asleep. "Cory, I failed her. We failed her. I feel like such a bad mother." Topanga says. "Cory? Cory?" she sighs and kisses him on the cheek. She gets out of bed and walks to Riley's room. Riley is sound asleep with her pillow soaked with tears. Topanga wipes her face and puts the covers of her bed over her since she was shivering. Topanga looks at Riley for a while, then kisses her on the forehead while saying, "Goodnight, my little angel."
Two hours later, Cory wakes up. Topanga is sound asleep next to him. He gets up and goes to Riley's room. He sees her and also just looks at her for a while. Thinking about the day she was born. How he thought he was going to be the greatest father in the world. This was obviously a minor setback. "I'm sorry baby girl." he says as he kisses her on the cheek.
At 5 a.m., Riley gets up and changes into her regular clothes. She puts on a coat and goes to the kitchen. She silently makes some hot chocolate and puts it in a thermos. She walks passed Calvin's room to the stairs of the roof. Riley sits down and just waits for a while. Suddenly she is startled by a voice. "Come here often?" Calvin followed her to the roof with a coat on. "Calvin? Weren't you asleep." Calvin comes and sits down next to her. It was so cold that they could see they're breath. "I heard you walking to the stairs. You really need to keep quiet more." "Well, obviously you don't here good other days. I come here to watch the sunrise when I'm down. " Calvin sees the thermos. "Can I have some of that?" Riley pushes her brother lightly, laughs, and pours a cup for him. "You know they love you, and you know they're sorry right?" Riley looks away and stares at the sky.
"They're just never there you know?" Calvin looks at the sky along with her. "Just once, I would like them to just take time off work and just spend time with us. When we were little, Mom put us with a freakin' babysitter." Calvin nodded his head. "But I mean, they tried. You know how they are." "Yeah. It's not like I'm gonna stay mad at them forever. I'll forgive them tomorrow." Calvin laughs. "You mean today." They both laugh and look at the sky. When they do, the sun rises up.
Authors Note: Stay tuned for more chapters. There are going to be alot since I have alot of details.
"They promised they would be here..." Riley put her face into her hands as she almost burst into tears. Her brother quietly patted her on the back and comforted her. "I'm sure they'll be there. You know mom and dad. We live in New York. It's like traffic central at this hour. They are probably on the road now." "Yeah, you're probably right. Thanks Calvin." Riley says as she gives her big brother a hug.
"Riley Matthews! You're up!" the sensei calls.
* * * *'
Topanga looked at the clock as she was on the road. "Shoot! I'm Late!!" she says as she beeps the horn. Yes, it was afternoon traffic in New York City as workers are heading home to their families.
Meanwhile, Cory is still at the office working on some projects he had to finish before leaving. Stacy comes into the room to bring in some files. "Here are the files Mr. Matthews." "Thanks Stacy. I am so swamped. I have a presentation to do at the meeting tomorrow." "Don't worry sir, you'll kick them so hard in the gut, they will probably promote you to president."
"OH CRAP!" Cory slaps his forehead really hard that he leaves a red mark. "Did I say something wrong Mr. Matthews?" "Oh, no Stacy. It's just that I promised to go to my daughter's karate tournament, which is probably starting right now and I totally forgot. I'll never get there in time with traffic at this hour. I guess I just can't go." "Don't worry Mr. Matthews, she'll understand."
* * * *
"WHAT, YOU JUST FORGOT ALL ABOUT ME????" Riley screamed in anger while she was talking to her parents at they're house. "Honey," Topanga said reasonably"Your father and I are reall y sorry. We were both stuck in traffic and there was just no way." Riley burst into tears and silently said "I just wanted you to be there. That's all....." then runs to her room. During all this Calvin is sitting on the couch. Cory and Topanga look at each other, then look at Calvin. "She really wanted us there didn't she?" Cory said. "Well, it was the state tournament. All she wanted was parent support you know? She won first." Calvin said looking at his parents. "We really messed up this time didn't we.." Cory said as Topanga just let out a sigh.
At 12 midnight, Topanga still lay awake, thinking about Riley. Cory however fell asleep. "Cory, I failed her. We failed her. I feel like such a bad mother." Topanga says. "Cory? Cory?" she sighs and kisses him on the cheek. She gets out of bed and walks to Riley's room. Riley is sound asleep with her pillow soaked with tears. Topanga wipes her face and puts the covers of her bed over her since she was shivering. Topanga looks at Riley for a while, then kisses her on the forehead while saying, "Goodnight, my little angel."
Two hours later, Cory wakes up. Topanga is sound asleep next to him. He gets up and goes to Riley's room. He sees her and also just looks at her for a while. Thinking about the day she was born. How he thought he was going to be the greatest father in the world. This was obviously a minor setback. "I'm sorry baby girl." he says as he kisses her on the cheek.
At 5 a.m., Riley gets up and changes into her regular clothes. She puts on a coat and goes to the kitchen. She silently makes some hot chocolate and puts it in a thermos. She walks passed Calvin's room to the stairs of the roof. Riley sits down and just waits for a while. Suddenly she is startled by a voice. "Come here often?" Calvin followed her to the roof with a coat on. "Calvin? Weren't you asleep." Calvin comes and sits down next to her. It was so cold that they could see they're breath. "I heard you walking to the stairs. You really need to keep quiet more." "Well, obviously you don't here good other days. I come here to watch the sunrise when I'm down. " Calvin sees the thermos. "Can I have some of that?" Riley pushes her brother lightly, laughs, and pours a cup for him. "You know they love you, and you know they're sorry right?" Riley looks away and stares at the sky.
"They're just never there you know?" Calvin looks at the sky along with her. "Just once, I would like them to just take time off work and just spend time with us. When we were little, Mom put us with a freakin' babysitter." Calvin nodded his head. "But I mean, they tried. You know how they are." "Yeah. It's not like I'm gonna stay mad at them forever. I'll forgive them tomorrow." Calvin laughs. "You mean today." They both laugh and look at the sky. When they do, the sun rises up.
Authors Note: Stay tuned for more chapters. There are going to be alot since I have alot of details.