"Lucas. Man you don't have to do this" Zay said trying to reason with him. Lucas is in his room packing his clothes.

"I have to, Zay. My farther hurt Maya!. I can't stay here and do nothing. In fact I shouldn't even be talking to you because you kept this from me. THe biggest most important thing like this you kept from me!." Lucas angrily grabbed another shirt and put it in his suit case. Zay took some clothes and threw it out.

"Zay!" Lucas looked at him angry and put the clothes back. Zay threw it back out.

"Zay, stop it" Lucas grabbed the clothes and put it back in the suitcase once more. Zay threw it back it out the suit case.

"Zay, do that again I swear." Lucas said through grit teeth. Zay hesitated before grabbing some other stuff that were in the suit case and threw it back out.

"Zay..." Lucas walked towards him, his hand balled into a fist.

"Lucas! Lucas!, Hear me out!. How the hell are you going to get to Texas?" Zay asked.

"With a plane how else?" Lucas replied with an obvious tone. Zay rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, but with what money?!, You said you're saving up for college!. You're not about to buy a plane ticket for-" Zay's eyes averted to inside the suitcase. He looked stunned.

"Lucas..." Zay reached into the suitcase to grab the item. Lucas swatted his hand away.

"It's nothing don't worry about it" Lucas said rather quickly.

"Lucas..." Zay repeated slowly.

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"Lucas... Are you ok buddy?" Zay asked trying to put his hand on Lucas' shoulder.

Lucas' expression darkened. He looked at the three with hooded eyes.

"Zay...I'm going to Texas". Zay and Farkle looked at Lucas wide eyed.

"What do you mean you're going to Texas!?" Farkle asked incredulously.

"I honestly saw that coming and I barely know this guy" Owen said boredly, leaning against the locker.

"Ok what is going on! Seriously" Farkle shouted angrily confused.

Lucas grit his teeth, looking directly at Farkle.

"You want to know what's going on, Farkle? Well, my farther abused Maya and her mother!. That's what's been going on!" Lucas shouted at him. Farkle's face faltered. He's trying to grasp this while situation but the whole image is just playing over in his mind.

"What?..." The four boys turned their gaze to Riley. She stood there looking at them with furrowed eyebrows.

"Please tell me he's lying" Riley said slowly looking at them helplessly.

"Zay?...Owen?... Lucas?" she looked at him. She could tell through his eyes that he was telling the truth.

The bell rung. It took a while for everyone to move from where they were. Riley shook her head, refusing to believe this.

"I...I don't get it. How could your father have done this, Lucas!" Riley yelled at him.

"You can't blame this on me Riley!, I know just as much as you! If anything you should be mad at Zay. He's the one who kept this from us!" Lucas told her.

"Ok but if you guys would just listen to me. I have a perfectly good reason wh-"

"Shut your mouth, Babineaux!" Riley glared him. Zay put his hands up in defense backing up into the locker. "I'm going to class. We'll talk about this later" She walked off to class. Farkle following behind her.

"Are you really going to Texas, Lucas?" Zay asked hoping for him to say no.

"Zay. I think it'd be best if you didn't talk to me." Lucas said before heading off to his class.

Zay stood there at the locker while everyone walked off. Save for owen.

"For what it's worth... you still got me pal." Owen pat his back and smiled brightly. Zay rolled his eyes and walked off.

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"Lucas what are you doing with this!" Zay pulled out a small pistol out of his suitcase. Lucas quickly grabbed it out of his hand before he accidentally pulled the trigger.

"be careful with that!, You might pull the trigger."

"You're telling me to be careful with that!?" Zay looked at him incredulously. "You're the one with the gun. Is that what you're gonna do Lucas!?, Huh?. Kill your father!?"

"I have to, he raped Maya's mother, he raped Vannesa, he raped Bella!" The tears stinging his eyes as he remembered Bella. His younger sister hadn't lived long being that their father was drunk and had raped her. Lucas will never forget Bella and he will never forget the day he walked into her room only to find her...

"Lucas you're going to go to jail!. Killing your father won't solve anything except put you in jail for 20 years!" Zay shouted uneasy.

"You won't even get passed the airport with a gun in your suitcase!"

Lucas packed their discarded clothes on the ground back into his suitcase. Making sure he has everything, before zipping up the luggage.

"Well Zay, you're not gonna stop me from goin'." Lucas looked at him. This dude's really serious, Zay though to himself.

Zay shook his head.

"If I can't get you to change your mind than I know who will" he said before rushing out Lucas' room and out the house.

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May's bakery wasn't so busy today. Maya sat by one of the window seats. Drawing the view she was getting through the window. Taking a few sips of her tea every once in a while.

"MAYA!" Riley shouted as soon as she entered the bakery. Maya sighed, there goes my peace and quiet. Riley stood in front of her, arms crossed, her eyebrow raised high. Who was she kidding she couldn't even keep that stance. Riley held onto the table with one hand and the other grasping her chest, trying to catch her breath.

"Maya-"

"What you're talking to me now?" Maya snorted, keeping her gaze on her sketch.

"Why didn't you tell me Lucas's father abused you and your mother" Riley asked distraughtly.

Maya dropped her pencil and looked up at Riley stunned. "H-how'd you find out" there goes the plan to tell them later. Or them at one point. Maybe next year.

"It doesn't matter how!, What matters is why you would keep this from me. How could you keep this from me. We're best friends, Maya we are supposed to tell each other everything" Riley said taking a seat in front of Maya.

"Well maybe I don't want to tell each other everything" Maya averted her gaze from Riley to the window.

"Jesus Christ Maya!, Stop being so...So-"

"So what, Riley?" Maya yelled, turning back to Riley.

"So irritating! So childish! I'm trying to be a good best friend and help you but you're being stubborn." Riley yelled back.

May walked over to the two a little worried. They were causing a scene and her few customers were giving them strange looks.

"Girls are you ok?" May asked trying to calm the two down.

"No"

"Yes" They responded at the same time.

"Ok ok, one at a time now, Riley you said no, so what's the problem." May put her hands on her hips.

"Maya didn't tell me that Lucas' father abused her and her mother"

The more Riley thought about it in her head, the more weird it sounded when it came out. Her face filled with confusion while she was still upset with the fact that Maya didn't tell her.

"Why should I need to, it's my business!" Maya glared at Riley.

"So I can help you Maya!, Can you not see how big of a problem this is!?"

"Well you're making it a bigger problem!"

"Ok ok ok girls, calm down. You're making a big scene" May said looking around every once in a while to see who's watching.

The door then suddenly opens and an out of breath Zay is now standing in front of the three.

"Maya...We...Have...a...problem" Zay says in between breaths. His hands on his knees. Damn I haven't ran this fast since I chased Riley for eating my cookie, Zay thought.

"What is it?" Maya's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Zay finally caught his breath and stood up straight. He looked around and seen that everybody was already watching the scene at hand.

"Not here, Come outside." He said as they left through the door knowing they'd follow him. Maya and Riley looked at each other confused.

"Aunt May I'll see you later this sounds urgent." Maya said before getting up from the booth, kissing her on the cheek and heading out. Riley following behind. Outside Zay was pacing back and forth, wringing his hands in nervousness.

"Zay what's wro-" Maya started as she opened the door.

"Lucas said he's going to Texas, I tried to talk him out of it but he won't listen. I didn't think it was too much of a problem until I saw the hand gun in his suit case."

"What!" Riley shouted incredulously.

"What is he doing with a gun!"

"I don't know, to kill his father or something!?" He said, but he was hoping that wasn't the case. Maya pulled Zay by his shirt and yanked him so that he was right in front of her.

"Where is he" Maya demanded arching her eyebrow. He wasn't gonna lie, whenever Maya got like this it kinda made him scared.

"When I left, He was still at the house. I kinda stalled and took most of his clothes out of his suitcase." Zay said. He was having a hard time breathing with how tight Maya gripped his clothes. She let go of his shirt.

"Riley, Zay, we're going to Lucas' house" Maya finalized and the two nodded at her willing and determined.

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Knock knock

Mrs. Friar got up from her comfy couch. Checking the window first before opening the door.

"Hi Mrs. Friar is Lucas home?" Riley asked politely.

"Oh sorry, he just left. Said he was goin' to a friend's. Uhmm... What's his name...Caden" She replied.

"What do you need him for?"

"Uhm...Well ya see" Zay hesitated.

"We're all going bowling and we were coming here to pick him up." Maya chimed in. "Thanks anyway, Mrs. Friar" the three left and Mrs. Friar closed the door. She couldn't help but think that they were lying, knowing exactly what they were up to. But she left them alone.

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"Zay, do you know where this Caden boy lives." Riley asked.

"Noooo, I have no idea where he lives." Zay responded sarcastically. Riley pouted.

"Maya, how are we going to find out where Caden lives" Zay and Maya looked at Riley with a straight face. Zay shook his head, taking out his phone and calling Caden.

"Yo Caden, is Lucas at your house?...No?...". Riley and Maya looked at each other nervously.

"He's at the Airport!...When did he leave?!...WHAT!..."

"What did he say?" Riley asked.

"SHHHHHHHH" Zay covered Riley's lips.

"Damn it! Thanks man. I'll talk to you later." Zay hung up before looking at the two sad eyed.

"Well?" Riley questioned.

"Oh you heard what I said." Zay replied.

"Well how far is the airport." Maya asked.

"Bout 5 blocks away from here" Zay said.

"Fuck" Maya shook her head. "The things I do for Ranger Rick" She cringed. She regretted saying that.

"Maya..." Riley started.

"Shut up I know what I said. C'mon were gonna go catch a taxi."