Riley was lying down on the floor of the roof, trying to see if there was
any constellations she could find. Since she was outside at 4 a.m., she was
shivering. "Damn floor," she muttered. "Damn wind," she said aloud. Then a
tear came down her eye followed by many more.
* * * *
Topanga's eyes opened as she awoke from her deep sleep. She saw Calvin sleeping beside her and Shawn with his mouth wide open. She told him, Topanga thought and smiled as she looked at the couple. She yawned and gave her arms a stretch, when she noticed something was wrong.
"Where's Riley?" she asked Shawn. Angela and Shawn looked over to her and Calvin woke up from his sleep. Shawn had to think for a minute. (He touched his forehead since it hurt a little ;) ) "Um, last time I remembered, she said she was going to the bathroom, but that was over an hour ago."
Topanga slapped her face with her hand leaving a big red mark. "AND YOU ACTUALLY TRUSTED HER??" she screamed into Shawn's face. They started looking for her, in the cafeteria, bathroom, everywhere. Then Calvin stopped their search
"I think I know where she is. Ask the front desk where the roof is…"
* * * *
Riley cried. She cried, and cried, and cried. Dad and Mom was always at work, was how she remembered her childhood. Never going to her competitions. Always expecting good grades. Never caring. Calvin was her only family. He stuck by her, cheering her on. Not mom and dad.
Suddenly, she heard a voice and she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Sun not up yet?" Calvin said with a grin.
It was Calvin of course. Good old Calvin. "What now Hobbes?" Hobbes was Riley's nickname to Calvin. Like the comic. They always fought, but also did everything together and were best friends.
"I hate them Cal," she turned away "I hate them…so much."she said while Calvin saw a smoke coming from her mouth for it was so cold. Calvin nodded along with her.
"You know, I have problems too you know. You're not the only one who cares about all this…" he drifted away. "Yeah right! You're the one who gets all the good grades, the awards, and.. and.. other stuff. Mom and Dad praise you!" Riley snorted
Then Riley saw one single tear run down Calvin's cheek. Like a cold water drop falling from an icicle. "Cal, you ok?" she said while she handed him a used, wet tissue.
Calvin turned it down, and wiped away the tear. "Riley, I'm sick of you always feeling sorry for yourself. You're such a baby. Don't you know dad and mom love you? Why do you think they pay attention to you so much? They pay attention to you messing up so much that they don't even pay attention to me doing all the good stuff…."he screamed. Riley just stared at him for she had never seen him act this way before.
"All my poetries, my stories, I tried to show them, Mom and Dad, but they were always too busy. 'I'll see them later son. I promise,' they always said. Then dad got into that stupid accident…" Calvin sniffled. "I could win, the Nobel prize, and they wouldn't even notice." Riley handed him another tissue. But he just turned it down again.
* * * *
Topanga sighed and leaned against the wall. "Am I really that bad of a parent?" she asked herself. She had heard every thing her children had said on their conversation on the rooftop. Calvin and told her to stay down for a while, but she just followed silently.
It was true about what they said, about her being at work. But she never noticed. She thought her kids were happy. "Aw geez kids, I didn't mean to ignore you that much," she said to herself. Suddenly, she felt a growl to her stomach and a sick feeling, but it went away for a while.
Just then Shawn came by. "Topanga, you ok? Are you sick or something?" he sat down next to her and put his arm around her. "My kids hate me, my husband is unconscious, what could be better?" she laid her head on Shawn's shoulder. "I'm a bad mother, maybe I should just run away…" she said while closing her eyes real tight.
"Maybe, you just need to straighten things out with them," he said "Maybe, you should be talking to them, and not me." Shawn gave her his million- dollar smile. Topanga nodded and got up. She was about to go up the stairs when she turned back.
"How are you taking it 'Dad'" she laughed. Shawn smiled some more, but he still felt sick inside. I better see how they're doing, Shawn thought as he walked away. Again Topanga was about to climb the stairs to the roof but felt that sick feeling again, and had to run to the bathroom to vomit.
* * * *
Topanga came up and saw her two kids talking. She had just came from the bathroom. She didn't know what to do next. She still felt sick.
"Calvin, cheer up ok? Look, at least we still got each other…." Riley said and hugged him. "Thanks Hobbes.." he said and they laughed. Just then, they heard something and turned back to see what it was. Topanga was behind them, which startled them completely.
"MOM!!?!" Calvin screamed" What are you doing here? I mean, I asked you to wait for us downstairs while I got Riley…" he put his head down. "Did you hear?" Riley looked at her as well with bulging eyes. Topanga came and sat down between them. "You guys, if you were having trouble, why didn't you just come talk to me?"
"If you heard what we were talking about, you would know." Riley muttered and put a frown on her face, "Maybe because you were never there…"Topanga looked at them. "I'll admit that, but seriously, just come and get my attention." She said with a stern voice.
"I know I've been busy with work and all, but I have all the time in the world for you guys because I love you. You guys are my babies." She smiled. They smiled too. "I love you to mom," they both said. Then at the same time, "Ginks! Double Ginks! Infinity Ginks! 123 Magic Blackout" then they all laughed again.
But then Topanga frowned. "Riley, I've been to see your teacher last month, and she says that you've been skipping school twice a month…" Riley hesitated. "Um…um… shy do we have to talk about that now… he he… I mean, it's Christmas.. you know… he… um…"
Just then the sun came up, and it started to snow.
* * * *
Shawn saw Angela , just sitting by Troy, who was still sleeping. That's my boy, he thought. Then Troy shivered. Angela was about to put her coat on him but Shawn stopped her. Shawn took off his leather jacket and put it on Troy. Shawn kissed him forehead and Troy stopped shivering.
"Angela," he asked "What are we going to do now. I mean now that I know about Troy, I certainly can't stay away from him. I mean, he's my son." Shawn smiled at the fact that he was actually a father. My son, he repeated in his head. Angela smiled a tiny smile and had a face like she was hiding the greatest secret in the world.
"Shawn, I think I have another Christmas present in store for you." She laughed. Shawn's eyes widened. "We don't have another baby, do we?" (you can just hear the laughter in the background) Shawn asked with a tiny grin on his face.
"Shawn, I'm moving to New York. My boss promoted me to a job that I couldn't turn down. I move next month. I mean, I didn't even know that it took place in New York until a few days ago."
Shawn held her hand. "I guess it was just….just…" he looked up at the ceiling and then back to her, "fate…." He said and they kissed.
A/N: Hey! I'm really sorry I didn't get an update to you peoples sooner. Freaking internet really is screwed up. Well here is the one and only tenth chapter! I never knew it would last this long. Thanks all of you for your great reviews. There are only a few chapters left. A special thanks to Fran Regent about the great comments. And no Bobi, I didn't die, but I wish I did. More chapters to come!!! ( I hope you like what's happening to Shawn and Angela but I'm not giving anything away about the end!) (Wow this is the longest chapter and A/N I've ever written!)
* * * *
Topanga's eyes opened as she awoke from her deep sleep. She saw Calvin sleeping beside her and Shawn with his mouth wide open. She told him, Topanga thought and smiled as she looked at the couple. She yawned and gave her arms a stretch, when she noticed something was wrong.
"Where's Riley?" she asked Shawn. Angela and Shawn looked over to her and Calvin woke up from his sleep. Shawn had to think for a minute. (He touched his forehead since it hurt a little ;) ) "Um, last time I remembered, she said she was going to the bathroom, but that was over an hour ago."
Topanga slapped her face with her hand leaving a big red mark. "AND YOU ACTUALLY TRUSTED HER??" she screamed into Shawn's face. They started looking for her, in the cafeteria, bathroom, everywhere. Then Calvin stopped their search
"I think I know where she is. Ask the front desk where the roof is…"
* * * *
Riley cried. She cried, and cried, and cried. Dad and Mom was always at work, was how she remembered her childhood. Never going to her competitions. Always expecting good grades. Never caring. Calvin was her only family. He stuck by her, cheering her on. Not mom and dad.
Suddenly, she heard a voice and she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Sun not up yet?" Calvin said with a grin.
It was Calvin of course. Good old Calvin. "What now Hobbes?" Hobbes was Riley's nickname to Calvin. Like the comic. They always fought, but also did everything together and were best friends.
"I hate them Cal," she turned away "I hate them…so much."she said while Calvin saw a smoke coming from her mouth for it was so cold. Calvin nodded along with her.
"You know, I have problems too you know. You're not the only one who cares about all this…" he drifted away. "Yeah right! You're the one who gets all the good grades, the awards, and.. and.. other stuff. Mom and Dad praise you!" Riley snorted
Then Riley saw one single tear run down Calvin's cheek. Like a cold water drop falling from an icicle. "Cal, you ok?" she said while she handed him a used, wet tissue.
Calvin turned it down, and wiped away the tear. "Riley, I'm sick of you always feeling sorry for yourself. You're such a baby. Don't you know dad and mom love you? Why do you think they pay attention to you so much? They pay attention to you messing up so much that they don't even pay attention to me doing all the good stuff…."he screamed. Riley just stared at him for she had never seen him act this way before.
"All my poetries, my stories, I tried to show them, Mom and Dad, but they were always too busy. 'I'll see them later son. I promise,' they always said. Then dad got into that stupid accident…" Calvin sniffled. "I could win, the Nobel prize, and they wouldn't even notice." Riley handed him another tissue. But he just turned it down again.
* * * *
Topanga sighed and leaned against the wall. "Am I really that bad of a parent?" she asked herself. She had heard every thing her children had said on their conversation on the rooftop. Calvin and told her to stay down for a while, but she just followed silently.
It was true about what they said, about her being at work. But she never noticed. She thought her kids were happy. "Aw geez kids, I didn't mean to ignore you that much," she said to herself. Suddenly, she felt a growl to her stomach and a sick feeling, but it went away for a while.
Just then Shawn came by. "Topanga, you ok? Are you sick or something?" he sat down next to her and put his arm around her. "My kids hate me, my husband is unconscious, what could be better?" she laid her head on Shawn's shoulder. "I'm a bad mother, maybe I should just run away…" she said while closing her eyes real tight.
"Maybe, you just need to straighten things out with them," he said "Maybe, you should be talking to them, and not me." Shawn gave her his million- dollar smile. Topanga nodded and got up. She was about to go up the stairs when she turned back.
"How are you taking it 'Dad'" she laughed. Shawn smiled some more, but he still felt sick inside. I better see how they're doing, Shawn thought as he walked away. Again Topanga was about to climb the stairs to the roof but felt that sick feeling again, and had to run to the bathroom to vomit.
* * * *
Topanga came up and saw her two kids talking. She had just came from the bathroom. She didn't know what to do next. She still felt sick.
"Calvin, cheer up ok? Look, at least we still got each other…." Riley said and hugged him. "Thanks Hobbes.." he said and they laughed. Just then, they heard something and turned back to see what it was. Topanga was behind them, which startled them completely.
"MOM!!?!" Calvin screamed" What are you doing here? I mean, I asked you to wait for us downstairs while I got Riley…" he put his head down. "Did you hear?" Riley looked at her as well with bulging eyes. Topanga came and sat down between them. "You guys, if you were having trouble, why didn't you just come talk to me?"
"If you heard what we were talking about, you would know." Riley muttered and put a frown on her face, "Maybe because you were never there…"Topanga looked at them. "I'll admit that, but seriously, just come and get my attention." She said with a stern voice.
"I know I've been busy with work and all, but I have all the time in the world for you guys because I love you. You guys are my babies." She smiled. They smiled too. "I love you to mom," they both said. Then at the same time, "Ginks! Double Ginks! Infinity Ginks! 123 Magic Blackout" then they all laughed again.
But then Topanga frowned. "Riley, I've been to see your teacher last month, and she says that you've been skipping school twice a month…" Riley hesitated. "Um…um… shy do we have to talk about that now… he he… I mean, it's Christmas.. you know… he… um…"
Just then the sun came up, and it started to snow.
* * * *
Shawn saw Angela , just sitting by Troy, who was still sleeping. That's my boy, he thought. Then Troy shivered. Angela was about to put her coat on him but Shawn stopped her. Shawn took off his leather jacket and put it on Troy. Shawn kissed him forehead and Troy stopped shivering.
"Angela," he asked "What are we going to do now. I mean now that I know about Troy, I certainly can't stay away from him. I mean, he's my son." Shawn smiled at the fact that he was actually a father. My son, he repeated in his head. Angela smiled a tiny smile and had a face like she was hiding the greatest secret in the world.
"Shawn, I think I have another Christmas present in store for you." She laughed. Shawn's eyes widened. "We don't have another baby, do we?" (you can just hear the laughter in the background) Shawn asked with a tiny grin on his face.
"Shawn, I'm moving to New York. My boss promoted me to a job that I couldn't turn down. I move next month. I mean, I didn't even know that it took place in New York until a few days ago."
Shawn held her hand. "I guess it was just….just…" he looked up at the ceiling and then back to her, "fate…." He said and they kissed.
A/N: Hey! I'm really sorry I didn't get an update to you peoples sooner. Freaking internet really is screwed up. Well here is the one and only tenth chapter! I never knew it would last this long. Thanks all of you for your great reviews. There are only a few chapters left. A special thanks to Fran Regent about the great comments. And no Bobi, I didn't die, but I wish I did. More chapters to come!!! ( I hope you like what's happening to Shawn and Angela but I'm not giving anything away about the end!) (Wow this is the longest chapter and A/N I've ever written!)