Like Father, Like Son
Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter after an exhausting few days at work! So I finally get the chance to update! Alright guys so I know I left you guys with a bombshell last chapter in Cory getting shot and now we will see how Cory is doing.
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Girl Meets World. I'm not getting paid by the writers to write stuff like this (but I wish I was) Sadly they wouldn't let stuff like this air because it's Disney!
Chloe waited at the end of the alley for the ambulance to arrive, she felt so guilty about what happened feeling that this was all her fault that her father shot the legendary principal: Cory Matthews. Billy came running out of the front door to investigate the gun shot that was heard throughout the alley. "Chloe are you ok? Where's Riley her dad?" Billy asked worried about them.
"Riley's in the alley with Mr. Matthews...This is all my fault!" Chloe answered Billy before slowly breaking down and beginning to sob and sniffle.
"Chloe, what happened?" Billy took Chloe by her shoulders as he asked her the question trying to hold on to her.
"Mr. Matthews has been shot by my own father!" Chloe answered before crashing her head onto his shoulder. The truth flashed before Billy's eyes as he looked at her in disbelief! Billy has been around for Charlie almost everyday for the last month and recognized his behavior began to improve but why now did he suddenly change so quickly?
"Chloe, where is Charlie right now?" Billy wanted to know for her safety.
"I don't know, he ran out the other end of the alley! I can't forgive myself...This is all my fault if Mr. Matthews dies!" Chloe kept blaming herself for the events that had occurred. "I want to forget this all ever happened." Chloe told him now beginning to feel numb.
"Chloe, I need you to wait for the ambulance, I now need to know where Riley and Mr. Matthews are." Billy wanted to know trying to get it out of Chloe as he looked down the alley and saw Riley on her knees.
"Chloe, stay right here, I'll be back." Billy told her slightly raising his voice holding her shoulders. Chloe nodded still crying from all the guilt as Billy rushed towards Riley and a slowly dying Cory Matthews.
"Oh shit!" Billy exclaimed holding his hands on the top of his head in shock. A man he has known since he was 12 years old had been shot.
"Riley, did you guys call 911?" Billy asked Riley as he placed his right hand on Riley's left shoulder.
"Yeah, Chloe did. I'm jsut waiting for the ambuance to arrive now." Riley answered him as she kept holding on to him as Mr. Matthews was having difficulty staying awake.
"Hey Mr. Matthews! I need you to stay awake for us ok?" Billy raised his voice trying to get Cory to hear him but Cory was still losing blood. Seconds felt like minutes and minutes felt like hours. As each second passed by, Cory was walking closer and closer to death.
"C'mon Dad, we all need you! You still have to teach us all something about life!" Riley begged her father knowing that he always enjoyed teaching. Finally the sound of sirens began to reach their ears! The ambulance was nearby as Cory was still groaning in pain.
"Mrs. Frair! The ambulance are here!" Chloe announed to them as the EMTs rushed to them with a stretcher. They placed a board and slipped the board under Cory's back at the count of three they lifted the orange board and placed him on a stretcher.
"Are you his daughter?" An EMT asked Riley.
"Yes." Riley answered.
"Ok you ride with us!" An EMT told her getting ready to move out.
"But what about her? She's only 14!" Riley exclaimed not wanting to leave Chloe behind.
"Riley don't worry I got her, we'll meet you at St. Vincent's Hospital!" Billy told Riley doing her best to reassure her.
"Ok, take my dad's car. And stick right behind us!" Riley pulled out Cory's keys and handed them to Billy as he took Chloe and ran to get into Cory's car. Riley went inside the ambulance with the EMTs and her dying father feeling as if this would be his final moments on the earth.
Inside the Ambulance, Riley could only look at her father who was fighting for his life. She was doing everything she could to stay strong for him even as a 35 year old mother, it was very difficult to see her father in his current state, seeing him struggling to remain awake seeing his eyes fluttering as she could only watch and allow the EMTs work on her father as she began to pray that he would be ok. They arrived at St. Vincent's about 5 minutes later which thankfully was very close. They rushed him inside the Emergency Room as Riley was told to stay in the waiting room. Soon she saw Chloe and Billy as Chloe rushed to Riley in her tears.
"I'm so sorry Mrs. Friar, this is all my fault!" Chloe begged Riley for forgiveness.
"It's ok Chloe, this isn't your fault...All we can do now is hope and pray that my dad gets out of this ok? There is nothing more we can do besides having faith and beliving in him." Riley told Chloe wanting her to remain optimistic remembering Topanga tell her stories about her father's willpower when she was still a child. Riley had to call everyone and tell them what was going on. It wasn't too long when everyone made it to the hospital. From Maya to Sarah, everyone showed up especially a certain someone.
"I'm coming Cor!" Shawn rushed through everyone running to be by the side of his best friend leaving Katy in the dust.
"Uncle Shawn! There's nothing you can do, he's being operated on!" Riley held her Uncle holding him back as Shawn was tired and running out of breath from running.
"So you're telling me I can't barge in there right now?" Shawn asked in between in breaths as his chest rose up and fell due to his running.
"You can't even if you wanted to Shawn!" Katy answered him finally catching up to him.
"But...But...Cory needs me!" Shawn protested wanting to see his best friend.
"Unbelieveable! They really should be married to each other!" Katy said in shock groaned as Topanga could nod her head agreeing with her who was with Aaron, Troy and, Natalie. Katy could only console Shawn at this point. Riley looked and finally saw Chloe in Aaron's arms. Chloe's boyfriend: Chris wasn't around. She wanted to go over there and help her but knows that she needs to let her tears out. She has seen the worst in her biological father. But now with this incident occurring, she knew the police would come for them to talk to them.
"Riles, can we talk for a second?" Maya whispered in Riley's ear. Riley nodded as the two best friends walked for a bit where it was only them.
"Riley, I don't know how your dad was shot and why he got shot but you do realize that seeing Charlie was a bad idea right?" Maya asked Riley concerned about Charlie possibly being in Chloe's life.
"Maya...I know what you're thinking and you're thinking if I used Chloe's current last name right? Don't worry! Charlie doesn't know where they live nor their current last names. I think now was a good idea that they changed their last names...I shouldn't have brought Chloe to Charlie..." Riley began to ramble on before Maya waved her hands in front of Riley in disbelief.
"Riley, I know he's a bad guy but I have to do this...Charlie Gardner! Cheese Souffle!" Maya happily said sounding like a 1950's character in the video of etiquette they saw back in Grade 8.
"Really..." Riley looked at her best friend sarcastically. "Even after all these years you still do that?" Riley asked Maya but Maya shrugged her shoulders.
"But the main point is this, you're gonna have to tell Lucas this and Lord knows what he'll be thinking when he hears this!" Maya told Riley as Riley began to grow concerned about a future possible confrontation between Charlie and Lucas. This would be their first time seeing each other since High School.
"I really hope Lucas doesn't hunt him down! If Lucas doesn try to hunt down Chalie and do what I think he'll do, he'll at least get suspended by the NBA and maybe even banned from playing another game!" Riley feared knowing how tough the NBA has gotten over the last few years with their athletes not behaving off the court with the best example being his teammate: Travis Cooper once even getting suspended 20 games for getting into a bar fight while in Houston after he broke a man's jaw and used a beer bottle as a weapon smashing it over someone's head.
"Look Riles, either way he has to know. He'll connect the dots sooner or later and besides, he and Zay are flying back tomorrow! If I were you, tell him as soon as he's on the bus!" Maya told Riley as they know his game started almost an hour and a half ago.
"I guess, you're right but for now…Let them focus on work, our focus needs to be here for my dad." Riley declared as the two made their way back and rejoined everyone.
"Ok then, what about Chloe? How do you think she feels right now?" Maya asked keeping her voice down as she grinding her teeth together hoping Riley knows what she meant.
"I know she feels guilty for what happened Maya, but I know that Sarah and especially Aaron will be there to support her." Riley said knowing how his son acts around Chloe as they looked towards them where Chloe has since sat down leaning her head on Aaron's shoulder while Aaron was doing everything he could to comfort her as he was stroking the side of her head.
Time began to pass by as everyone began to grow more worried about Cory.
"What's taking them so long? It shouldn't take this long?" Chloe asked the group angry at how long the procedure was taking.
"Chloe, please calm down. We're all worried about this but this is something we need to have patience with, we all know Mr. Matthews is a fighter and when it comes to fighting for his family, he's probably as strong as Hercules!" Anthony said trying to calm down to frightened brunette.
"How can I?! This was my idea! I wanted to see him! If it wasn't for me, Mr. Matthews wouldn't be fighting for his life right now and he wouldn't be in the operating room…There is nobody to blame but me." Chloe wallowed in self-pity as Sarah held onto her.
"Look baby girl, sometimes we learn when we go through the toughest times in our lives, those are our greatest lessons so we don't mess up next time and we can learn from it and move on." Sarah told Chloe as she embraced her daughter. Chloe had never been in this situation before seeing someone fight for their life and seeing someone get shot. She had seen it many times on TV watching CSI but has never faced the possibility of people she knows dying in person.
"Look Chloe, my grandfather is tough than this he may not look like it but he has a champion's willpower. That's what I admire about him the most even though he lacks the physical strength." Aaron told Chloe trying to comfort her. After another half hour of waiting, a nurse emerged from the emergency room. Looking she had been exhausted and without proper sleep in the last four days, the nurse almost dragged her feet as she walked towards them.
"Riley Friar?" The Nurse looking like she was in her early 30s, pale looking female asked wanting to properly identify Riley.
"Yes?" Riley stood up holding her hands together with her mother standing right beside her.
"I'm Taylor, we just finished operating on your father. He's gonna be fine he just needs to be on placebos for about two months." Taylor informed Riley as everyone sighed with relief.
"Why does he need to be on placebos?" Topanga asked Taylor.
"Yeah, about that… He thinks he has gone to heaven and demanding to go back to see his wife's booty." Taylor told everyone as Riley's eyes shot wide open and looked at her mom.
"Mom! What's going on when we're not around?" Riley exclaimed wanting to know.
"Hey, we're freaks that've loved each other since we were two years old!" Topanga told Riley as an adult image of her parents making love to each other ruined Riley's mind.
"OH DEAR GOD! MOM!" Riley screamed covering her ears wishing she hadn't heard that.
"But Matthews is stable right?" Maya asked holding onto Farkle's hand.
"And can we see him?" Auggie asked walking towards them with Ava shortly behind him.
"Sure. Just letting you know though…He's pretty crazy." Taylor said giving them a warning as they all laughed it off as they have all seen Cory act in more crazier scenarios like Lucas wanting to ask Riley out on her first date. Taylor escorted them to Cory's room where they were relieved to see that Cory was fine and acting like his normal self.
"Hey honey!" Cory greeted his wife with a smile with a mischievous grin.
"Hey sweetie!" Topanga quickly kissed her long time husband.
"So, Topanga you think when nobody is around we can get a little frisky?" Cory asked his wife in a flirtatious voice.
"Dad! Not in front of the kids! I don't want you to influence Troy like that!" Riley exclaimed telling her father as she held Troy near her.
"Oh c'mon! Please between me and Shawn, I'm pretty sure I'm the better role model!" Cory bluffed wanting Riley to relax.
"I'm pretty sure Uncle Shawn is! Unlike you, I haven't seen Uncle Shawn freak out when his kids go out on dates." Riley mentioned as she looked towards her Uncle who wasn't with Katy but was sweet talking with another nurse.
"So, maybe when you get off work, we can talk about you doing some procedures on me." Shawn grinned still being the ladies' man he was back in High School and in College until Katy walked up to Shawn and pulled him by his ear to a chair near Cory's bed and sat him down showing her dominant side. The apple certainly didn't fall far from the tree as Riley looked towards her Son who was now talking to a younger nurse!
"I think I may have died and gone to heaven, if I did, I feel great that God welcomed me to Heaven with a beautiful angel like you!" John used one of his cheesy pick-up lines on a nurse who looked his age.
"Yeah, I'm too old for you kid!" The younger nurse told him as she talked away as John looked shocked that she saw right through him! He tried to chase her but her sister: Maya was there to stop him as she got John in a head lock and using all of her strength in her short body, she walked her brother to a chair beside his father.
"Ok yeah you're the better role model." Riley pouted in defeat.
"But I still get to see some touchy tonight yes?" Cory grinned at his wife.
"Ya. But don't you ever scare me like that ever again ok?" Topanga told her husband as she cupped her cheeks kissing him as she too was worried.
"Riley Friar?" A mysterious voice called her name as Riley turned around.
"Yes?" Riley answered as she saw two members of the NYPD at the door.
"Could you and Chloe Carpenter come with us to the station, we need to ask you two some questions." An officer asked Riley as she then turned to look at Chloe who looked nervous and likely feeling like she was in trouble.
"Sure I'll come. Sarah, is it ok if I bring her with me?" Riley agreed to go before asking Sarah's permission.
"Just bring her back to me ok?" Sarah demanded.
"Don't worry, I will. Nothing bad will happen to her." Riley promised Sarah as Riley took Chloe as they went with the Police Officers.
Author's Note: YAAAY! Cory lives! Nobody is gonna cry in their sleep tonight! However, you guys will in the future, the question is...Who will die? Riley and Chloe are heading for the Police Headquarters to be questions, how will Riley and especially Chloe handle their interviews? Next Time on Like Father, Like Son: Riley and Chloe are interviewed by Police, How will they do and will Chloe be able to rat out her father after wanting to forget the incident ever occurred? Find out next time on Like Father, Like Son. Please review, fav, and follow the story and holy cow I am very thankful to all of you for your continuous support! I am happy that you guys enjoy it and especially the shock treatment I gave you and now your hearts can take a breather. Sorry I haven't updated since last time and for those of you wondering, I was busy at work and also dealing with some stuff like applying to University and getting more information about the program I'm planning to apply to also hoping I get into the program! I'll see you guys next chapter and for now, it's my favorite part!
Let's Talk!
4ne1: Thank you very much and this whole thing wouldn't happened if you hadn't mentioned it to me months ago so I say it goes back to you and I should be the one thanking you :)
Anne Ominous: Well you got your wish and I hope you enjoyed the chapter and your sleep knowing he lives!
KaSaw: And he does live but since everyone wanted him to live...Someone else has to take his spot to die.
BreakawayKing57: I'm actually from a city near Toronto but I did do some research about New York and no lies I have been to Manhattan but for a visit when I was about 12 years old.
Guest That Hates Me (allegedly): I hope you don't hate me anymore since now he's alive and is wanting a little something something ;) However because he lives, someone else has to die! Originally I was thinking he was going to die but for reason why I told 4ne1 that I'll let him live is beyond me. 4ne1 was shocked that I wanted him to die but then for some reason I decided to let him live so thank 4ne1 that Cory gets to live.
Michaela: So now that he lives, someone else has to die! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I also hope you continue to enjoy this and maybe hate me when a certain person will die.
Rucas4Life: You gotta admit though, what he said to Chloe was ice cold! His heart must've taken a trip to Antarctica or something because it looks like he isn't changing anytime soon.
James Stryker: Glad you didn't see it coming and how about that he lives! Guess he was lucky then huh? I can't wait for the newest chapter of both Juliet's World and Her Protector! Keep up the amazing work on your end. Cheers! :)