Natural Disaster
Disclaimer: I don't own Girl Meets World. Just the plot in here. Don't own You Don't Sound Like You by Lee Brice. I just own this sad, tragic plot. 3
Summary: Based off the song "You don't sound like you" by Lee Brice. AU. Ever since Riley began dating Tyler McDonald, things have been different. The dark-haired boy had always given Lucas bad vibes, but he ignored it to keep Riley happy. In a late night phone call, Lucas wonders how happy Riley really is. Warning: Implied Abuse.
Third Person POV
Girl, I'm glad you called, first heard you talk
It took me a second cause I couldn't hear your drawl
And that don't sound like you
No, that don't sound like you
Riley picked up the phone, laying on the bed of her college dorm room, her eyes still red from crying. She brushed her bangs out of her face before quietly answering.
"Hello?" It sounded small, like a question.
"Riley! I've missed you so much. Why haven't you called?"
"I'm sorry," she apologized softly. She closed her eyes, almost expecting a lecture.
"Don't be sorry."
I know it's been a while, I don't mean to pry
But when I asked you if you're happy I didn't hear a smile
And that don't sound like you
Nah, that ain't the girl I knew you always sounded like
"What made you call?"
"I missed your voice, Riles. Are you happy in Florida?"
"Of course," she lied, fake-cheery. "The weather is so great."
"I thought you liked snow."
"I learned to live without it," Riley told him, beginning to feel uncomfortable in the conversation. She shifted on the bed.
Truck tires on a gravel road
Laughing at the world, blasting my radio
Cannon ball splashing in the water
Doing whatever whenever you wanted
What did he do?
'Cause you don't sound like you anymore
"Are you sure you're okay?" Lucas asked. He couldn't hide the doubt in his voice. He had never felt easy when Riley went to Florida. Her parents, though, had been thrilled.
"Of course."
Your pretty brown hair, you always loved it
Guess he didn't like it so you just cut it
And that don't sound like you
Nah, that ain't the girl I knew you always sounded like
As she talked, Riley played with the ends of her short hair, remembering when the hair dresser had cut it.
"I'd kill to have hair like this, honey," the girl had observed. Riley had nodded as the subject was mostly dropped.
"Maya said she's coming down there in a week or two," Lucas informed her.
"I gotta go," Riley said hurriedly, heading heavy footsteps down the hall.
"What- Why?"
Truck tires on a gravel road
Laughing at the world, blasting my radio
Cannon ball splashing in the water
Doing whatever whenever you wanted
What did he do?
'Cause baby you don't sound like you anymore
Oh, anymore
When Riley hung up was when Tyler began to scream. She flinched at the sound of his voice. She hated the rage. She shouldn't have been so stupid. She deserved it. It was her fault. The words barely registered to Riley.
"Who was that?" He sneered. "I can't believe you would cheat on me!" He started calling her every name in the book. She felt so small with him towering over her.
Lucas called back, worried, just to hear the dial and Riley's quick voice saying dully, "You know what to do. Leave a message at the beep."
That town, that job, that guy
You can leave them behind, girl, you know you're better than that
If you wanna come back, you can come back
Baby, come back to
Tyler was madder than Riley had ever seen him. She could smell the whiskey on his breath.
"I'm sorry!"
Bang! Bang!
Truck tires on a gravel road
Laughing at the world, blasting my radio
Cannon ball splashing in the water
Doing whatever whenever you wanted
What did he do?
'Cause you don't sound like you
Gimme the girl I knew
'Cause you don't sound like you anymore
Mmm, anymore
The ambulance pulled up to the dorm room and rushed inside to Riley's room number. Farther up north, life moved on, oblivious.
Innocence was blissful. Riley's innocence had been stripped from her years ago.
Girl, I'm glad you called, first heard you talk
Took me a second 'cause I couldn't hear your drawl
"I love you, baby. Always."
A/N: Continue?
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~ Alee XxX