A/N Hey guys. So I just thought that I would let you guys know that I'm not gonna be updating this weekend cause I have to go to my sisters soccer tournament. However, I will be working on the next chapters over the weekend and I will be posting them next week.

Chapter 2:

Lucas' POV

When I heard what Mr. Mathews said I went into complete and utter shock. This couldn't be happening. It had to be some joke. It had to be some kind of sick joke. "What?" I asked.

"I'm sorry Lucas." Mr. Mathews said. "He's gone."

When I heard that, I was completely overwhelmed with emotions. "No!" I shouted. "This can't be real. This has to be some kind of joke." I started to cry. Everyone was looking at me, somewhat shocked. It was as if they didn't expect me to react like this. But I guess they expected me to be strong and not freak out, and to be able to control my emotions. I put my hands over my eyes and slid them down over my face, and tried my best to stop crying.

"I'm so sorry Lucas." Maya said. How could this be happening? My son, gone?

"My boy." I said in a faint voice. "Gone."

"Lucas." Riley said. "I promise you, everything is going to be ok."

"How can everything be ok Riley?" I asked. "AJ's gone."

Riley looked to her parents and Farkle and Maya and asked, "Can you guys give us a minute?" Mrs. Mathews just nodded, and then I watched as they left the room. Maya, being the last one to leave the room looked back at me before she went through the door way and gave me a sympathetic look.

"Riley, what are we going to do?" I asked her.

"I don't know." She replied. I was a little surprised. Usually Riley knew exactly what to do.

"I don't know how were going to recover from this." I honestly had no idea. This just felt like to much to bare

"Neither do I." Riley said. "But we will. Because we have each other." I didn't know what to say about that. On the one hand, she was right. We did have each other to help each other. But on the other hand, how do you get over the death of your child.

"It just hurts so much." I said, now starting to cry once again. Riley wrapped her arms around me and replied.

"I know." We just sat there in each other's arms for a minute or so before I said.

"I just feel like this is my fault." When Riley heard this she said in a surprised voice,

"Lucas Joseph Friar! This is not your fault!"

"But if I had dropped AJ off on time he we would have gotten hit by that car, and AJ would still be here." I argued. But Riley would listen.

"I wanna make one thing clear to you. This is not your fault." She seemed somewhat mad now. "This was because of the other driver. It's not your fault. It's not my fault."

"I think I need to be alone." I said.

"Ok." She replied. "I'll be down the hall if you need me." She then stood up and exited the room. I admit I was a bit surprised that she left without me having to persuade her. But I was also glad that I was alone. I just couldn't believe my son was gone. Why would this happen to me. Out of all the people in the world, why me? At this point I was angry, as well as, sad. It just angered me that one of the things I cared about, most in this world was taken from me from a drunk driver. My thoughts were interrupted when one of the nurses walked into my room.

"I see you're awake." She said in a somewhat perky voice. I didn't say anything. I didn't wanna be awake. I didn't even wanna be alive. Once she finished writing something on her clipboard she turned to me and said, "Um, I heard about what happened to your kid. I'm sorry. Are you going to be alright?"

"I don't know." I replied.

"Well if you need anything, just ask." She said, and then left.

A minutes or two later Riley walked in to the room and said, "I just spoke with the nurse and she said that you can leave tomorrow." I think she was trying to be brave and not cry, but I could tell by the tear stains on her cheeks that she had been crying. After a second or so I saw tears beginning to well up in her eyes and soon she was crying. She sat up and pulled her into my arms and held her close to me while she cried. "I miss him so much." She cried.

"So do I Riles. So do I."

A/N I hope you guys like the second chapter and I hope you guys think Lucas' reaction was realistic. If not let me know and I'll see if I can change it. As always, feel free to rate, follow and favorite.