Riley still had not looked at Ben and Ben could see the tears that were in his eyes and refusing to fall. He didn't move not knowing what to do.
"Hey Riley can I asked you a question?" Ben asked a little uneasily. When Riley nodded still not looking at him he asked, "What happened to your father?" Ben saw Riley stiffen and wished that he had not asked the question.
"He was sent to prison for ten years. And now I don't know where he is or what he does." Riley said and this time he let the tears fall down.
"Riley what happened after the police came in?" Ben asked he needed to know in order to help his friend.
"They help me out I was not. . .breathing and they had to sent me to the hospital. . .i was there for three months recovering and after that I was sent to a boys home until I was 18. . ." All that had happened to Riley. . .his best friend and he had never know about it, then it hit him why had Riley been sent to a boys home when he had his mom.
"Riley. . ." He tried again, "Riley. . .where was your mom?" Ben asked and that what brought Riley over the edge. Riley started sobbing and Ben did the only thing he could think of he took Riley in his arms. He could feel the pain of so many years coming out so he just held on and let the storm pass, between the sobbing and tears he heard Riley saying
"She killed herself. . .well that what the police thinks but I know that he killed her because he told me that he had done it." He said after many tries and even then it was hard to understand him but Ben got it.
They stayed in each other arms for a while and then Riley moved out of Ben's arms and looked down at his hand where the scar was still showing after so many years. He knows that however hard he can try to forget it, he knows that those painful weeks will always be in his memory because of this scar on his hand that will maybe fade but never really go away.
"Hey you alright?" Ben asked and he knew it was a stupid question and then seeing that Riley didn't need to talk about this again he asked, "You wanna go back inside and get some dessert I think Abigail made your favorite." With a small smile Riley got up and walk with Ben to the house. He knew that it was not the end but he also knew that he could make it with his friends help.
As Riley and Ben walked to the house little, but did they know that soon their life would become a struggle for their life. . .because he is still out their but waiting for the right time.
I'm so sorry that I waited so long to update but I was too busy to do it, hope you like it sorry it's so short