GIRL MEETS HIGH SCHOOL:
THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THIS STORY. JUST LIKE GIRL MEETS WORLD, THIS SERIES WILL BE SPLIT INTO FOUR STORIES EACH FOCUSING ON THE FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. THIS SEASON WILL HAVE 26 EPISODES WITH TWO THREE PARTERS AND ONE BIG TWO PARTER. AND JUST LIKE ANY SCHOOL YEAR IT WILL RUN FOR SEPTEMBER-MAY 19TH 2016. LIKE GIRL MEETS WORLD THIS STORY IS GOING TO GO INTO ISSUES THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FACE AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO RAISE AWARENESS TO THESE SERIOUS ISSUES HOPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE'S THE NEWEST EPISODE OF GIRL MEETS HIGH SCHOOL.
GIRL MEETS CHANGE
Shawn and Katy were currently walking through Central Park. After a very romantic horse drawn carriage ride around New York City. Shawn had this elaborate plan to ask Katie out and he prayed to God that it would work out. As they made it through the middle of the park Shawn pulled out a blindfold from his back pocket and immediately put it on Katie.
"Shawn what on earth are you doing?" Katie said shocked that he had blindfolded her.
"Oh would you relax I promise you. Your going to like this surprise." Shawn smiled to himself and he guided Katie up a really steep hill.
"Why does it feel like I'm going up a steep incline?" Katy asked laughing.
"Because you are silly." Shawn laughed as he continued to lead Katy towards his surprise. As Shawn stopped at the top of the hill he took a deep breath before he got down on one knee. "Ok you can take your blindfold off now."
Katie laughed as she took off the blindfold. But she stopped laughing once she looked down at Shawn. She gasped as she felt a fresh stream of tears make her way down her cheeks. In front of Katie was Shawn down on one knee holding what was the most gorgeous ring that she had ever laid eyes on. If that wasn't enough he had set up a picnic blanket surrounded by candles and a picnic basket laid in the middle.
"Shawn…" Katie gasped in complete shock.
"Katie you are the most amazing woman I have ever met. Before I met you I didn't think falling in love again was possible. But you and your daughter just had to waltz into my life and steal my heart. This past year and a half that we've been dating I've finally felt something that I haven't felt in almost 14 years…True love… And I thank the god's every single day for showing me that true love is actually possible and that I can fall in love again. And now…Now I don't want to spend a single minute without having that feeling. Katie you stole my heart and now you can keep it forever. I want to raise our small little family together with us taking care of Maya who I love just as much as I love you. Katy would you make me the happiest man in the entire world this evening? Will you marry me?"
"Of course I will." Katy laughed while she tried to wipe away her tears. "I love you Shawn."
"And I love you…Forever…" Shawn said getting up and pulling Katy in for a passionate kiss.
"Now hurry along and put that ring on my finger…" Katy laughed after the two of them broke apart from their intense make out session. Katy took a moment to admire the ring after Shawn had slipped it on her right hand. "Shawn this ring is beautiful. It must have cost you a fortune."
"It wasn't that expensive really." Shawn laughed.
" l love it. Thank you. " Katy said as the both of them sat down on the picnic blanket. "Now tell me. How long have you been planning on proposing to me?"
"Well I've been thinking of it for a while but not seriously until the trip to Spain. While I was there I couldn't help but think that you and Maya should have been there with me…" Shawn began as he poured two glasses of red wine. "That's when I suddenly realized that I wanted you two to be in my life permanently. " Shawn said as he handed Katy her glass of wine.
"Well I'm glad you came to your senses. I thought you were going to wait for me to propose just like when I was the first one to ask you out on a official date." Katy laughed.
"Well it wouldn't be the first time I saw a lady propose to another man. Topanga proposed to Cory during our High School graduation." Shawn laughed. "But I'm glad I beat you to it. It's only fair that I proposed since I let you ask me out on our first date."
"So what do we do now…We're engaged…But we live in separate apartments." Katy laughed.
"Well I thought about that as well. You see there is an apartment in my building that just became available and it's a lot bigger than mine. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. And I was thinking why don't we move in together? It's right near the high school and it's not too far away from Topanga's either."
"I think it will be good for us. It will give us a glimpse at what it is like once we really do get married." Katy smiled.
"You know the more that you talk about it…The more excited I get about it as well…I can't believe that I would ever get excited about marrying someone." Shawn laughed.
"I can't believe it either. I never thought I would marry after my failed relationship with Kermit. But I guess things change." Katy smiled. "And I'm glad they did."
The next morning, Maya happily ran into the Matthew's apartment. She had the biggest smile on her face and as she looked at the other occupants around the dining table she saw looks of pure terror and anxiety written all over their faces. She realized that they probably hadn't heard the news yet.
"I'm getting a new dad!" Maya said cheerfully while the Matthews family cheered along with her.
"Finally I never thought I would see the day that my best friend would become engaged…" Cory said happily.
"Does that make Maya our cousin?" Auggie asked innocently.
"Not exactly more like an added sister." Riley laughed. "Maya I'm so happy for you. Your finally getting everything you've always wanted."
"I am aren't I?" Maya laughed. "Gosh it still hasn't sunk in that my mom is finally getting married to a decent guy."
"Well be sure to tell your mom that we are happy for her. I'm not working at Topanga's today so I won't see her probably until the weekend." Topanga said as she got up for work.
"I'll be sure to tell her Mrs. Matthews thanks." Maya said as she grabbed her backpack. "Come on Riles it's time to take on yet another day of high school." Maya sighed.
"Oh come on it isn't that bad…" Riley laughed as the two girls made their way out of the apartment building towards the subways.
"What do you mean it's not that bad the only highlight of high school is the fact that one I have lunch with you goofs today and two I have one class with you…" Maya sighed.
"Again it isn't that bad…" Riley laughed as the two of them made their way to the subway.
"Hello ladies…" Lucas greeted his two friends as he walked down to the subway with them.
"Where's the other one? Shouldn't he be with you?" Maya wondered.
"Nope Farkle had a debate team meeting he had to run before school so he's over at the school as we speak." Lucas explained.
"How has he been doing since last night?" Riley asked.
"The last time I checked he was doing OK but I haven't seen or heard from him today. He hasn't even answered any of my texts and he always answers my texts as soon as he gets them." Lucas said with a hint of worry in his voice.
"You guys are over reacting he's going to be fine. It was just one girl I'm sure he's going to find another one soon enough." Maya laughed.
"This is the first girl he was serious about Maya. It might take some time before he finds his new love interest." Lucas laughed.
"Look whatever Farkle's going through he's going to need his best friends there for him. That's all I know." Riley explained.
"And we are…" Maya stated as the three of them got onto the subway.
"Wait isn't today your first day of work?" Riley asked.
"Yup so I can't ride home with you people I'm closing up the art exhibit tonight." Maya explained.
"I'm happy you found something you love to do. Let's just hope you can keep it." Lucas joked.
"Do you seriously wanna go right now Huckleberry?" Maya said standing up while Riley simply pushed her back down into her seat. "Seriously Riles he made fun of me can't you just let me at him just this once…"
"Nope he's too pretty to look at…" Riley said not realizing what had just came out of her mouth.
"Aww you think I'm pretty to look at…" Lucas joked.
"Please don't make this more embarrassing than it already is…" Riley sighed.
"To be fair your pretty to look at too…" Lucas admitted with a smile.
"Ok this just got awkward…" Maya laughed as the three friends got off the subway and walked towards the High school
As soon as they entered the school they were greeted by several posters advertising the Freshman Dance that was going to happen Friday night in the school gym. Maya just shuddered while looking at the posters.
"Ugh why do people even bother going to those things? At least in High School they don't force you to go to them.." Maya said walking off.
"So what about you Riles you planning on going to the dance?" Lucas smirked hoping that she would say yes.
"Well if someone would ask me to the dance I would love…" Riley stopped in the doorway of their Sciece class.
"Hey what's up?" Lucas had to stop in shock when he saw Riley's desk covered in long stem roses and chocolates.
"Hey Matthews." Charlie said approaching Riley from behind. "I hope you like what I did…"
"You did this Charlie?" Riley said surprised.
"Yeah I wanted to surprise you." Charlie stated. "You know so I could ask you to the dance this Friday in a big way…"
"Well this is definitely a big way of asking…" Riley said smiling.
"So what do you say Riley? Care to accompany me to the school dance this Friday night?" Charlie asked.
Riley was shocked. She couldn't believe that Charlie was still in interested in her. Although she had hoped someone else had asked her to the dance. She sighed. Maybe his feelings for her were gone at this point.
"I would love to go with you to the dance." Riley said as she engulfed Charlie into a hug.
As Lucas watched the entire scene in front of him, he couldn't help but look on in complete shock. He should have made his move a lot more earlier. He watched heartbroken as Riley wrapped her arms around Charlie. He remembered a year ago, she had had a hard time deciding who she should take to the Semi Formal. They had all gone as friends that year, but Lucas always had that hope that she would end up going with him.
"Alright class take your seats…" Ms. Fairchild stated as everyone made their way to their assigned benches.
At the back of the class Farkle had observed the whole scene between Riley and Charlie and smiled. He thought those two were so different. Charlie was exactly like the male version of Maya but still managed to have a good heart most of the time. And Riley was…Riley… Farkle thought the two of them made a great pair. He did feel bad for Lucas though. He always thought that he would be the one to ask Riley to the dance first.
"Excuse me…" A young female said walking through the door.
"Yes…" Ms. Fairchild said.
"I'm a new student here…" She explained.
"Oh all right. You can sit beside Farkle he's in the last chair near the back…" She explained.
"Hi I'm Farkle…" Farkle smiled as she the new student went to go sit behind him.
"Nice to meet you…My name's Heather." She said as she extended her hand.
"You new to the city?" Farkle whispered as Ms. Fairchild continued on.
"You could say that. I'm new to America all together…I'm actually originally from Spain…" She explained.
"Which would explain your thick Spanish accent." Farkle laughed.
"No way…I actually find it quite intriguing…" Farkle smiled.
"Thanks…You're the first person to say that…" Heather laughed.
Farkle didn't know what was going on, but for some reason he felt that he was going to be OK. He felt that he was starting to fall in love with Heather and he wasn't sure if that was normal to fall for someone so quickly after being turned down just a short 24 hours ago. He wasn't the only one who had major issues in the love department. Lucas had been quiet for most of the day and that had bothered Riley. Lucas and Riley were normally talking all the time in between getting to classes. Riley and Lucas were finally alone on the subway over to Topanga's so Riley took her chance and was going to ask Lucas what was bothering him.
"Lucas are you doing OK? You've been really quiet for most of the day today…" Riley said concerned.
"It's about what Charlie did this morning in Science class…I'm just shocked he asked you…" Lucas sighed.
"I know it was a surprise to me too… I mean I didn't even know he felt that way about me." Riley laughed.
"I'm just sort of bummed…I guess…I was looking forward to having the evening with all of my friends…" Lucas lied as he tried his true intentions as to why he was mad.
"We can still hang out at the dance. You guys are just going to have share me with Charlie." Riley laughed.
"Just don't be a stranger…" Lucas laughed.
"Hey you can't get rid of me even if you tried…" Riley laughed. "Your stuck with me for life."
"I actually wouldn't mind that." Lucas smiled as he grabbed Riley's hand as the two of them walked off the subway towards Topanga's.
The two friends walked into Topaga's and were surprised to find Farkle and Heather laughing together in a booth near the back of the bakery. The two of them just had to shake their heads. It seems that Farkle had figured out his feelings…Or at least was open to the opportunity. As Riley and Lucas made their way to a booth near the window a question was still bothering Lucas.
"Hey Riles?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah?" Riley replied as she absentmindedly took her French homework out of her messenger bag.
"Your mom and dad had the most epic love story right?" Lucas wondered.
"I don't know about epic.." Riley laughed. "But it was a pretty sweet story. They were a match made in heaven."
"How did they know they were in love?" Lucas wondered.
"Well they started off as friends actually…The best of friends… And then from what I've heard things just fell into place and they slowly began to fall in love."
"Do you think the two of us are going to find a love story as good as theirs?" Lucas asked.
"I hope we do…" Riley sighed. "It would be good to know that you have a soul mate for life." Riley smiled.
Lucas smiled as he took one look at Riley. He knew right then and there that he had found his soul mate and he would wait as long as it took for Riley Matthews to fall in love with him. He knew that her and Charlie were just a silly crush and they would never be more than that. But if God forbid they ever did get together, he knew in his heart that in time…In time Riley was going to come to her senses and be with the person she had loved since that fateful day two years ago on the New York City subway.
The night of the Freshman dance had finally arrived. The gang plus Charlie had walked into the auditorium to find it decorated with classic Disney characters and unforgettable scenes from Disney movies. Probably the most memorable was set in the middle of the dance floor. They had recreated the balcony in Beauty and The Beast and there were already several freshman dancing.
"Well let's get groovin'" Maya said as she danced away from the group.
"You guys go ahead me and Heather are going to take photos in the photo booth." Farkle said as he took Heather's hand and walked away from the remaining trio.
"And then there were three…" Charlie laughed.
"Why don't the two of you enjoy your evening. But I do want to dance with my best friend later on if that's OK with you…" Lucas blurted out.
"It's perfectly fine…" Charlie laughed. "Come on Riles. I have to ask you something…"
"What did you want to ask me?" Riley asked.
"Well I've been meaning to ask you this ever since I first laid eyes on you in third grade? Remember when Maya pushed me off of the tree because I was apparently sitting on "her branch"?"
"I still don't think she's fully forgiven you for that…" Riley laughed.
"Anyways back to my point…" Charlie laughed. "Ever since then I've always wanted to ask you out…So what do you say Matthew? Care to give us a chance?"
"Charlie…Look… My last relationship was also my first and shortest relationship. I don't know if I'm ready to be in a relationship again."
"We aren't rushing things Matthews. Why don't we take things one step at a time? And see how it goes? All I'm asking for is one date Riley. One date…And if you want to walk out after that I will totally understand…"
"I think I can handle one decent date with you…" Riley laughed.
"How about Monday night at Ricci's?" Charlie asked.
"You know my favorite pizza place?" Riley asked confused.
"Wait that's your favorite pizza place? That's my favorite pizza place too…I was planning to bring us there so I can introduce you to the best pizza the city's gotta offer but I guess half of my work is done." Charlie laughed.
"Well if it's worth anything I am definitely looking forward to Monday night then…" Riley smiled.
"Then so am I…" Charlie smiled as he pulled Riley in for a hug. "Thanks for giving me a chance Matthews…"
About twenty minutes later Charlie had gone off to say hello to his other friends while Riley had made her way towards the table where Lucas was chatting with Maya. Lucas smiled as he saw Riley approach him. She looked like an angel as she made her way towards the table.
"So…How did that dance go?" Maya questioned.
The DJ at that point had switched the songs to one of Riley and Lucas' favorite Disney songs I see The Light. It was yet again another thing that those two had in common.
"It went surprisingly well…Now I believe I did promise someone else a dance tonight…" Riley smiled towards Lucas.
"I believe you did…" Lucas said extending his hand as they made their way to the middle of the dance floor once again.
"Charlie asked me out earlier today…" Riley said as the both of them swayed to their favorite Disney song.
"And what did you say?" Lucas whispered.
"I agreed to go on one date with him…If it doesn't work out he agreed that I could end our dating life." Riley explained.
"I'm happy for you Riles…" Lucas whispered back trying his best to hide the anger and jealousy in his voice.
"Are you OK with this?" Riley asked.
"I am…But just promise me one thing…Promise me your always going to be there for me…This country boy would be pretty lost in the big city without his city girl…"
"Lucas I'm always going to be here for you no matter what…" Riley said as she leaned up and kissed Lucas' cheek.
Lucas smiled as he brought Riley closer to him. He was so glad to have this beautiful girl in his life. He didn't know what he did to deserve her, but he was thankful each and every day for her. And there was no way that he was going to let her out of his life…Ever…
The four friends were now lounging in the Matthew's living room after the dance. The best friends had decided to sleep over for the night after the dance. They were currently waiting for Maya to get back from her apartment. She had gone two blocks over to pick up some pajamas. Farkle had a smile plastered on his face ever since he had gotten to the apartment.
"OK what's up with the smile Farkle?" Riley laughed while the three of them were currently digging into a tub of cookie dough ice cream.
"I just had a really great time with Heather tonight…She's different…Fun to be around…Should I really be feeling this way I mean it's only been a week since Smackle stomped on my heart and now Heather comes into the picture and it seems that she's sewing it all back together…" Farkle explained.
"Well Farkle that's up to you…Only you can decide if your ready to let Heather be a part of your life in a more significant way." Riley commented.
"That's the thing Riley… I'm not so sure how I feel right now…My feeling s are all jumbled up and I have no idea how to put them all together…" Farkle sighed. "Is that normal?"
"It's a part of growing up Farkle of course it's normal." Cory said as he laid a bowl of popcorn on the table for the group. "I had those same exact feelings growing up…"
"So how did you get through it?" Farkle asked.
"Instead of looking for the most reasonable answers let the answers come to you. You'll be surprised that the answers you were always looking for were right in front of you most of the time." Cory said heading off to bed.
"That was probably one of the deepest lessons my dad's ever taught us…" Riley laughed.
"But it does make a lot of sense though…" Lucas added. "Sometimes we always try to find the best answers…Some questions just need time to be answered I guess."
Farkle sighed as he was more confused than ever before. He knew he had feelings for both Smackle and Heather. But he wasn't sure what to make of his
feelings as of yet. The truth was, he was horrified of being hurt yet again.
Maya had just walked out of her apartment with her backpack filled with clothes. She had seen her mom and Shawn sitting together on a couch drinking a glass of red wine and just enjoying each others company. Maya was glad that her mom had finally found someone who could actually make her happy. As Maya turned the corner she saw a man that she hadn't seen in 10 years. Ever since he had given up on them. Maya began to walk away from the coffee shop as quick as she could hoping that he didn't notice her.
"Maya?" He asked in pure shock.
"Hello…Dad…" Maya said turning around to face the one and only Kermit Clutterbucket.
To Be Continued.
Next week- Girl Meets Insecurities:
When Lucas is told that he is too skinny to be on the football team, he has serious insecurities about his body image.
Riley & Charlie have their first date
Maya and Katy confront Kermit.