Chapter 3 – The Worst Moment

Riley's POV- Present Time

As I walked into History Class, there was no sign of my dad, who is always at work unless a family emergency or he's extremely sick. That whole day I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. I started to get really worried when I noticed he wasn't there, it wasn't like him to miss. Maya walked in and asked me "Hey Riles, where's your dad?"

I said "I have no clue; he was fine this morning when he woke up."

I started to ask the sub if I could go to the restroom; I figured once I got in there I would call mom and see if she knew where dad was, but before I could even get a word out, Uncle John walked into the classroom. He looked straight at me and said "Riley, I need you to come with me."

I said "Ok!"

He walked me to the counselor's office; the counselor wasn't even in there. He told me to have a seat on the couch, so I listened.

I asked him "What's wrong Uncle John?"

He replied with "Riley, this will be hard to hear, but your mom called and said your father had been involved in a car accident, she didn't tell me anything else, except that your grandparents were on their way from Philadelphia and are going to pick you up when they get here. You can stay in here until they get here, or you can go back to class, it's which ever you think."

I felt tears start to run down my face, when Uncle John told me that dad had been in a car accident, my heart dropped, all I could think about was what if he isn't ok. I looked at Uncle John and said "I should go back to class."

He said "Are you sure? I've let the counselor know, and I f you get there and decide differently, you can come back up here."

I said "Thanks Uncle John, but I'm ok, I'll be fine."

As I walked back to class all I could think about was how mom was holding up at the hospital.

Topanga's POV – Present Time

As the doctor walked toward me I felt my legs shaking more and more. All I wanted was for that doctor to tell me that Cory was going to be fine.

(Flashback to when Riley was born)-

Cory: "She's beautiful"

Topanga: "Yeah, she is"

Cory was holding the newborn in his hands, she was asleep, while Cory was rocking her in the chair right by Topanga's bedside. Topanga always knew she loved Cory more than anything in the world, she never though her love for him could grow more, until she saw him holding their child in his hands.

Real World – Present Time

Doctor: "Mrs. Matthews?"

Topanga: "Yes, How's my husband?"

Doctor: "Maam, Your husband did come through surgery ok, but he is in a very major critical condition. We were able to repair his lung and reduce the swelling on his brain, but he also several other problems. His right leg and left arm are broken, along with his back and fourteen ribs. He has a messed up left knee, and he also had damage to his spleen that couldn't be fixed so we had to take it out. Now anything could still happen, I won't tell you that he will be fine because there is still a good chance that he may not make it through the night, however, he is stable for the time being. Also, even if he does wake up, he may have significant brain damage.

Topanga: "Ok, so when can I see him?"

Doctor: "I can take you back there right now, but I just want to forewarn you that he is hooked up to a lot of machines. You name it; he's probably hooked up to it. We do have him hooked up to a ventilator because of the condition he's in.

Topanga: "Ok, thank you, I would like to go see him now."

Doctor: "Ok, Maam, follow me."

As we walked down the hallway of the ICU Unit, my heart was pounding, and I knew that what I was about to see would not be pretty.