So I am a terrible person making everyone wait so long for chapter 10. I just went on a small break and I have done a lot of thinking on what to do with chapter 10.

So, with that being said, here is my apology chapter: Chapter 10 "Quiet"

"Oh my god no!" Cory yelled as loud as he could, after returning to his house, finding Shawn tied up, and learning his son had been kidnapped.

"Cory, I am so sorry," Shawn said, with tears forming in his eyes. He feels like he has never done anything right, and this just adds to the list of things he has done wrong.

"It's not your fault. It's Seth's. I am going to find that b**** and beat his f****** a**," Cory said, not knowing what possessed him to cuss like that. He wasn't a cusser, what was he thinking.

"How's Riley?" Shawn asked, and Cory sat down on the couch.

"She has just been quiet, different, I just can't believe it. Why does bad things have to happen to good people Shawn, mainly someone like Riley?" Cory said, and Shawn stared at Cory. He has once wondered why the things that happened in his life had happened. His mother never there, his father leaving him and then dying. He then remembered something that his old teacher, Mr. Turner told him.

"Cory, it's because there are things outside of this universe, that honestly want to bring you hell. It is your responsibility to choose how to fight those things," Shawn said, as Cory leaned back on the couch.

"It was much easier being in 6th grade, huh?" Cory asked, and Shawn laughed.

"Yeah, it definitely was."

It had been 2 weeks since Auggie was kidnapped, and out of all the Matthews, Riley was the one taking it the hardest. Feeny was buried, and the plan was to have a memorial service for him the next week, and Riley also blamed herself. She was set to return to school the following Monday, but Cory wasn't sure if she was ready, mainly because she wouldn't talk to no one, even Maya. Cory walked into Riley's room, and saw her laying down on her bed.

"Riley?" Cory said, hoping she would answer, she just continued to stare off in the distance. Cory sighed heavily, and laid down on the bed beside her, before wrapping his arm around her and smiled after she begin to snuggle with him.

"I really need to talk to him," Riley thought to herself, but then there was a voice, a voice that she wished she didn't know, that took over her head.

"The sooner you talk, the sooner you die," the voice, Seth's voice said, and Riley tensed up.

"Maybe it will be worth it," Riley thought, before her dad's voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Riley, please talk to me," Cory said, and Riley looked at her father. She really loved him, she just didn't want him to get hurt. That's why she wouldn't talk to him.

"No," Riley said, as the guilt was eating her alive.

"If you won't talk to him, will you talk to me?" a voice said, and Riley looked up, to see her best friend, Maya.

"I'm going to leave," Cory said, as he stood up, walked over to Maya, and whispered in her ear, "Please get her to talk."

"I will Mr. Matthews," Maya said, as Cory smiled, and left. Then, Maya looked over at her broken best friend, "Well this is going to be different," Maya mumbled, before sitting on Riley's bed.

So I am stopping there, mainly cause I need to get a new chapter up. Next chapter will be calm, then the whole story gets chaotic.

Thanks for reading! Hopefully I can update regularly again!