Hey everyone this is chapter 9! I hope you enjoy and chapter 10 will probably be the last chapter in this story. I wanted to thank everyone for the amazing reviews on this story! Now on with the story.
Maya stormed down the halls looking for the demon wearing the sparkly lip gloss. All Maya wanted to do was rip Emily's head off. Everything Maya has is always destroyed and the fact that the only shred of happiness in her life was now gone, infuriated her.
"Emily!" Maya called out. "Oh there you are." Emily said ever so casually. "Why did you ask me to come here?" Maya asked. "Well it's a surprise, so walk with me." She said. "I'm not going anywhere with you until you tell me where you are taking me!" Maya yelled. "Ok we are going to the basement, there is something there I think you'll be interested in seeing." Emily said. Maya stared at Emily's green eyes, she wasn't sure if she was tricking her or not. "Are you coming or not?" Emily said starting to become impatient. "Yes, but you have to swear you aren't going to do anything." Maya said. "Swear." Emily said holding up her right hand. Maya didn't no Emily was crossing her fingers on her left hand.
They walked down flights and flights of stairs, until they finally made it to the basement. "We're here!" Emily said in a cheery tone. "Umm why does this door say do not enter?" Maya asked. "Oh I put that there, I didn't want anyone entering and seeing the thing I have down there. Maya was suspicious that the thing she had down there couldn't be good.
She slowly opened the door and let Maya go first. Maya began to sweat and her heart was pounding. "Why is it so dark in here, I can't see anything!" Maya said. "You're about to find out." Emily said as she flipped the light switch.
Sitting right before Maya's eyes was a grown man tied up. "OMG THAT'S MR. MATTHEWS!" Maya cried out. "Yea this is the thing I thought you might want to see." Emily said. "Maya please help me, I can barley breathe with all these ropes around me." Cory said as he tried to free himself from the ropes. "You did this, didn't you?" Maya said as she pushed Emily against the wall. "Wow you're a genius, aren't you!" Emily said in a sarcastic tone. "You better untie him right now!" Maya demanded. "Yea I'm not gonna do that, and if you untie him I'll make your life 100 times worse than it already is!" Emily shot back.
Maya didn't want to back down to this chick; I mean she's Maya Hart. She's supposed to be the tough girl, the girl that never backs down. And she wasn't backing down now either.
Maya pushed Emily to the ground before running over to Cory to try and untie him. "Well now you've done it Hart!" Emily said getting up from off the ground. Emily came towards Maya ad she punched her in the gut. "Maya!" Cory yelled feeling so helpless. Maya sat on the ground and held her stomach. She wanted to just give it all up and say screw it! But she knew that isn't what Maya Hart does. She picked herself off the ground and ran towards Emily. She wrapped her arms around her neck tightly, trying to choke her. Emily tried to pry Maya's arms off of her neck but it was no use. Emily pushed Maya against the brick wall and it released her hold. Emily rubbed her neck and then turned towards Maya. "Just give it up, you're never gonna win." Emily said to her. Maya felt helpless, she knew she had lost to Emily.
Maya stood on shaky legs and used every bit of strength she had left in her body. She slapped Emily across her face so hard that you could see Maya's hand print on her cheek. Maya bolted towards Cory and she began to untie the ropes.
Emily clapped her hands together slowly and walked towards Maya. "Well, well, you just don't quit do you?" Emily asked. "Maya Hart doesn't quit!" Maya replied. "I'm impressed really, I didn't think you'd actually slap me like that." Emily said. "Well I don't give up when it comes to protecting the only father I've ever had." Maya told her. Cory looked up at Maya and smiled. Maya began to blush starting to become a little embarrassed of saying that in front of him. "Wow I thought you despised him, I mean that's what Riley told me you told her." Emily replied smirking. Cory's smile began to fade as Emily uttered that. "That's not true and I know you made that up!" Maya said.
"That's what Riley told me, and she said that you only really talked to the Matthews because all of your real friends didn't have the money they had." Emily told Maya. Maya felt her cheeks burning and her eyes began to flood with tears. "You used us?" Cory asked Maya. "Mr. Matthews I promise that's not true, I-I-I love you guys. I would never take advantage of you like that!" Maya told him. "Oh and I have one more thing for you, this is for trying to free him." Emily said to Maya. She came up behind Maya and hit her with her purse. This caused Maya to crash into the brick wall and fall onto the floor. Maya's vision became blurry and the last thing she remembered before blacking out was Emily standing over her and smirking.
Maya woke up a while later tied up in a chair just like Cory. She felt her forehead and could feel a huge bruise on it. The ropes were wrapped so tight around her she could barley breathe. "What happened?" Maya asked as she rubbed her eyes. She and Cory were facing back to back so Maya couldn't see him. "Well after you blacked out, she took your bag and jacket; she stomped on your phone and broke it. Then she tied you up and told me to sit tight cause we'd be here a while." Cory told her. "Ugh." Maya groaned. "Look Mr. Matthews I promise I never said those things, she made it up. I love you guys, and I love… you. You're the only real father I've ever had and if I lost you I wouldn't have anyone. You're the reason I even come to school. I hate to admit it but I actually like your class. So please believe that I would never say those mean things about you, Riley, Auggie, and Mrs. Matthews." Maya told him. Cory smiled to himself and was very touched with what Maya had just told him. "I believe you, and I knew you liked my class!" Cory said to her. "Thank you so much! And if you tell anyone I like learning I will kill you!" Maya said. "My lips are sealed." he replied. "Good, now how are we gonna get outta here." Maya asked. "I have no idea." He replied.
"Maybe if we yell really loud someone will hear us?" Maya suggested. "Nah that won't work these walls are sound proof." Cory told her. They sat in silence for a bit, trying to think of a way out of the basement.
Topanga was beginning to worry about Cory. It was 9:40 P.M. and he still wasn't home. She had tried calling him and texting but he didn't respond. As Topanga played with her hair nervously on the couch, Riley came down the stairs. "Hey I'm gonna go meet Emily at the mall." Riley said as she headed towards the door. "You're not going anywhere with Emily, it's 10:00 P.M." Topanga told her. "But mom, that's not fair." Riley whined. "Life isn't fair and I'm going to the school to look for your dad. He hasn't called me and hasn't answered any of my texts." Topanga told her. "So you need to stay here and watch your brother." Topanga said as she grabbed her keys off of the table. "Mom I'm sure he's just grading papers or something." Riley said. "I don't think so." Topanga said as she headed out of the door.
Riley immediately grabbed her phone and texted Emily to come over. Emily didn't answer. It made Riley feel more nervous every minute she didn't reply. Emily did say she was staying after school to take care of something. And she hadn't talked to her dad all day. Riley began to think about all of the things her dad had been trying to tell her family for the past two weeks. Emily this and Emily that. Then she thought about the horrid things that had been happening to Cory ever since Emily moved here. Riley dropped her iPhone on the hardwood floor and screamed "Oh my god, Emily has him!" Riley felt like she couldn't breathe. She had been hanging out with this girl for two weeks straight. She could have really hurt Cory and Riley would have never known it was her.
Riley picked up her phone and dialed 911. She then took Auggie to Ava's house before she ran to the school.
Topanga was shaking from head to toe. She was worried sick about Cory. Topanga quickly got out of her BMW and ran inside of the building. "Cory!" she called out. There was no reply. Topanga ran to his classroom to find that all of the lights were on and there were no papers on his desk. "Cory?" Topanga said as she entered the room. She heard a buzzing noise towards the front of the room. Topanga bent down and picked up the object. It was Emily's iPhone 6; she had just received a message from Riley.
Riley: It was you! You're the one that got my dad sick, you're the one who broke his hand, and you're the one who almost ruined my parent's relationship. I should have known it was you this whole time. How could I have been so stupid! And you ruined my friendship with Maya. But you aren't going to get away this, that's one thing I'm sure of!
Topanga's blue eyes widened as she read this text. Had this 13 year old girl done this stuff to her husband? Was Cory telling the truth when he said that Emily had done all of this stuff to him? Topanga had to find him, who knows what could be happening to him right now. Topanga decided she would look throughout the school before calling the cops.
"We're going to die in here!" Maya said. "We aren't going to die in here we are going to get out." Cory assured her. "Yea and my mom and dad are going to get back together." Maya said sarcastically. "And how can you be so sure we are going to get out of here?" Maya asked. "I've seen this in a movie before, the two victims are tied up in the deserted place and when all hope seems lost, someone comes to rescue them!" Cory told her. "Are you psycho?! This isn't a movie, this is real life you idiot!" Maya yelled. "Well one time when I was in high school, Topanga was gonna move away and Shawn told me that she wouldn't because in every TV show the girl never moves away. And she didn't!" Cory told her. "That doesn't count and that only happened because you two are weird and that would only happen to you guys!" Maya told him. "We are not weird, we're in love!" Cory replied. "If you say so…" Maya said.
Riley finally made it to the school; she had been running for what felt like forever. She saw her mom's car parked in the parking lot, so she knew that she was inside. Riley ran up the cement stairs and pushed open the double doors of the school.
She ran up and down every hall at the school calling out her dad's name, but no answer ever came. As she was running she bumped into her mom. "Riley what are you doing here; you're supposed to be watching Auggie!" Topanga said. "I dropped him off at Ava's because I found out that Emily has him!" Riley told Topanga. "I know I saw the text you sent Emily, I went into your fathers classroom and I found her phone on the floor." Topanga said as she held up the phone. "That must be why she didn't answer, do you think I could have gotten this all wrong and called the police for nothing?" Riley panicked. "Riley why did you call the police, I told you to only do that if you have my permission!" Topanga replied. "I know I'm sorry, but I panicked I didn't know what to do." Riley replied. "Well even if Emily didn't do it you dad is still missing so we would need the cops one way or another." Topanga told her.
"Do you think he's in the school?" Riley asked. "I just have this feeling that he is, you know." Topanga said. "Yea me too, but I've checked everywhere, even in the boys bathroom!" Riley said as she shivered. "Well there is one place we haven't checked." Riley said. "Where?" Topanga asked. "The basement." She replied. Ever since Riley started attending this school she's always heard stories about how the basement is haunted. So she vowed that she wouldn't ever go down there, but if it mean she would find her dad it was worth it. "Oh yea I forgot this school had a basement." Topanga said. "Ok well let's go." Riley said as she and her mom started for the long dark hallway.
Riley and Topanga finally made it to the hallway to a door that was labeled do not enter. "I could have sworn this is where the basement was!" Riley said to her mother. "Yea, maybe we were wrong. But that doesn't matter I think we should check in here anyways." Topanga said. "I don't know I mean it says don't enter." Riley replied. "Riles we have to, or else we may not ever find your dad!" Topanga told her. "Ok, but I better not get into trouble for this!" Riley told her.
Topanga gently turned the knob and opened the door. Riley turned on the flashlight on her phone so they could see as they made their way down the staircase.
When they reached the bottom, Topanga flickered on the light switch to find Cory and Maya tied up in chairs with cuts and bruises all over them. "Cory, Maya!" Topanga yelled as she ran towards them. "I told you she would save us!" Cory beamed as Topanga united the ropes. "Whatever." Maya replied. "Maya I am so sorry; I should have never called off our friendship. None of this would have happened to you." Riley said as she untied the ropes. "It's ok; if I were you I would have been mad too!" Maya said as she rubbed her wrists. "So do you wanna be friends again?" Riley asked. "Best friends." Maya said as she and Riley leaned in for a tight embrace.
"Cory honey, I'm so sorry I didn't believe you when you told me all of that stuff." Topanga said as she untied the ropes around his ankles. "Yea well maybe if you had none of this would have ever happened." Cory said as he stood up. Cory stretched his arms and then looked at Topanga. "Is there any way you can forgive me?" Topanga asked. "I don't know…" Cory said as he shifted his eyes to the left. Topanga pulled Cory close to her and she kissed his lips passionately until they needed air to breathe. "Whoa." Cory said as was still in a daze from the kiss he had just received. "How about now." Topanga said as she stroked her thumb across Cory's cut lip. He nodded his head and they kissed again.
Maya and Riley turned their heads towards them. "Look you two; you can do that later in your room when we don't have to watch." Maya said. Cory and Topanga laughed and they turned their heads to Maya and Riley who were making gagging noises at the moment. "Just for that comment we'll tell you when we are gonna do it, so all kinds of images can flood your mind." Cory said as he smirked at Maya. "Eww you two are gross, we don't need any more curly headed weirdoes running around this city!" Maya said as she pretended to barf. "Enough, hasn't anyone noticed Emily's not here!" Riley commented. "Oh yea, how are we gonna find her now?" Topanga asked. "I dunno?" Riley said.
So even though Topanga and Riley found Cory and Maya, they still need to find the person behind this all, but they had no idea on where to start looking.
So this was chapter 9! I hope you all enjoyed it and remember to review! Girl meets the letter will come out right after this story is finished so styed tuned! until next time :)