Chapter 4 – Present Time
As the doctor opened the door to room 207 on the second floor of the hospital; my heart was still pounding. Part of me wanted to just close my eyes, but I kept telling myself "You can do this, Topanga." I couldn't even fathom the thought of Cory lying there in a hospital bed as broken as the doctor had said. As I walked in the room though, it hit me, there he was, the love of my life, looking so lifeless, as he lay in that bed. I immediately started to bawl my eyes out. It took me a minute before I got the courage to walk over to his bed, I took a hold of his unbroken arm, and I instantly started praying. After praying, I looked at his body, he was so fragile, he had casts, bandages, a brace, and cuts and bruises all over his body. Looking at his face, I saw the same person that I had seen since I was a little girl, but now this man was so broken.
(Flashback to their first kiss)
Topanga: "You did great, Cory."
Cory: "It was kind of cool staring down an angry mob. I never knew I had it in me."
Topanga: "Sometimes the reluctant warrior is the bravest warrior."
(Cory looks at Topanga really weird and like he is in shock.)
Cory: "You're not going to like kiss me now, are you?"
Topanga: "Would it be your first kiss?"
Cory: "Hey, don't come near me!"
(Cory tries to break the handcuffs off of the locker.)
Topanga: "Because, it would be interesting, if all your life, you remembered, that your first kiss happened, when you thought you looked weird, wouldn't it?"
Cory: "No, it wouldn't be interesting, get away!"
Topanga: "Because, then you'd know, it's not what you look like on the outside that matters, but the kind of person you are."
Cory: "You shouldn't kiss someone you're not married to."
Topanga: "Hmm, yeah, I would have to feel, I really knew the person, and that I liked him."
Cory: "Good!"
Topanga: "Good!"
(Topanga then shoved Cory up against the lockers and then leans in and kisses him.)
(Cory then shows a puzzled look until Topanga leaves.)
Topanga: "It was my first one too."
(End of flashback)
As I thought back to this precious, wonderful moment, I thought about all the love that we had for each other and how our lives could change within a matter of seconds. I soon, looking at Cory, started talking to him, thinking that maybe he could hear me. The only other sound in the room, were the sounds of the heart monitor beeping, and the Ventilator sounds.
I slowly whispered, "Cory, if you can hear me, please listen. You have got to make it through this, because I have no clue in my mind what or how I would do or live without you. Me and the kids extremely need you. We love you so much and the kids need their daddy there to watch them grow and meet the world. I promise you, I will not leave your side, once, the whole time you recover from the devastating accident. I love you and I always will babe. Just please, please come back to us." I then started to bawl my eyes out while laying my head on his hand.
Riley's POV – 30 minutes earlier
As soon as I got back to class, I told Maya about what Uncle John had told me, she then gave me a huge hug and told me she was sorry. As I waited on my grandparents to come and get me, all I could do was sit and think about the many memories I shared with my dad.
(Flashback to when Riley was four years old)
(Riley woke up in the middle of the night, screaming from a nightmare, it was a very stormy night also, so she ran to her parent's room, and as Cory heard her he awoke.)
Cory: "Hey pumpkin, what's wrong?"
Riley: "Daddy, I had a bad dream. Can I sleep with you and mommy tonight?"
Cory: "Why sure pumpkin. Crawl up here between mommy and daddy."
Riley: "Thank You, daddy. Goodnight, I love you."
Cory: "Goodnight, I love you too, pumpkin."
(They then drifted off to sleep, as Cory put his arm over Riley, so that she might not be so scared.)
(End of flashback)
I knew that all I could do know was hope and pray, over and over, that he was ok. At that point, I got called out of class, because my grandparents where there to get me. I hugged each of them as I got in the car, and I also noticed they had already picked Auggie up, and explained what had happened to dad.
Amy Matthews POV – Present Time
When Topanga called me I knew that something was wrong, because I could tell she was very torn up. I quickly asked "What's wrong, Topanga?"
She quickly replied "Mom, Cory's been in a car accident."
I quickly hollered at Alan and told him. So he went upstairs and started throwing some clothes in a bag, while I continued talking to Topanga.
She said "Mom, I don't know what to do, I didn't even think to stop and get the kids."
I replied "Sweetie, I just told Alan and were on our way down there as soon as he gets some clothes together, we will stop and get the kids, you just worry about When Topanga called me I knew that something was wrong, because I could tell she was very torn up. I quickly asked "What's wrong, Topanga?"
She quickly replied "Mom, Cory's been in a car accident."
I quickly hollered at Alan and told him. So he went upstairs and started throwing some clothes in a bag, while I continued talking to Topanga.
She said "Mom, I don't know what to do, I didn't even think to stop and get the kids."
I replied "Sweetie, I just told Alan and were on our way down there as soon as he gets some clothes together, we will stop and get the kids, you just worry about you and Cory, call us if anything changes before we get there."
She said "Ok, Thank You, mom. Love You."
As soon as I hung up with Topanga, we jumped in the car and headed to New York. The whole way there I was so terrified, and all I could think about was, my baby boy, the same one I had watched grow up for 35 years, was now laying in a hospital bed, so fragile, fighting for his life. As soon as we picked Auggie up, we explained what had happened, and then headed to pick Riley up. When Riley climbed in the car, Auggie immediately laid his head over on Riley's shoulder, and she then placed her arm around him, and started patting his shoulder. I knew they were both terrified, along with Alan and, I felt so terrible that they had to go through this, but I knew the only thing we could do at the time was hope and pray that Cory would be ok.