Chapter Twelve: Girl Meets World: Of Terror
"No no no no no!" Farkle shouted as he held on to Cory's desk while Cory tried to pull him off. "Let go Farkle." Cory demanded. "It's only gym class." "They throw things at me!" Farkle shouted. "Who?" Cory asked. "Maya." Farkle answered. We heard a clap of thunder. "I'm the pitcher." Maya stated.
"They make me stand there, in front of everybody." Farkle said. "He's the batter." Riley stated. "There's a guy behind me in a mask." Farkle said. "That's be the catcher, sir." Lucas told Cory. "And then somebody screams." Farkle continued. "That's the umpire." Cory said. "No." I corrected while giggling. "That's him."
"I'm still not going to write you a note for gym class Farkle." Cory told Farkle. "It's softball. What could possibly go wrong in softball?" There was a clap of thunder, the lights went off and we saw a flash of thunder. When the lights came back on Farkle was on Cory's back. "Get off." He told him.
We were in the gym class. I was in the outfield with my team which included Maya, Riley, and Lucas. I was playing second base, Lucas was playing shortstop, Riley was playing third base, Maya was the pitcher, and the rest of my teammates were playing the other positions.
"Batter up!" the coach announced. He handed Farkle the bat and he stood up since he was up to bat. "It's raining outside, why are we playing softball inside? We should be playing dodgeball, no! Wait, what am I talking about? Uh we should be square dancing, yeah we should be swinging our partner." Farkle said trying to get out of playing softball.
"You should be swinging your bat Farkle." The coach told him. "Get in there! What are you afraid of?" Farkle whispered something to the coach. "You're afraid of getting hit by the ball." The coach said. Once again Farkle whispered something to the coach, but I had a feeling that the coach was just going to repeat what Farkle told him. "You're afraid of public humiliation." The coach repeated, I was right.
"Quit your bellyaching she throws straight as a rope." The coach said to Farkle. I looked as Maya wound up her pitch and threw it to the catcher. She has so much force behind it that the catcher fell back into the mat. "Check, check, check her out. Check our little pitcher out." Riley cheered. "Riles?" Maya questioned. "Alright third base." Riley said as she crouched near third base. "I'm ready."
I noticed that Riley didn't have her mitt on and I saw her turn towards Lucas. "What hand does this thing go on?" Riley asked. "You know what hand it goes-." Maya stopped when she saw Lucas walk over to her and helped her put it on. "Oh." "Thanks." Riley thanked. "Yeah, okay." Lucas replied. He started to walk away when Riley smacked his butt with her mitt. Lucas turned around to look at her. "Yeah I did that." She said before turning back around.
"Why do I have to be up?" Farkle asked. "Why does anybody have to be up Farkle? Why does anybody have to be anything? Why do I have to be a gym teacher? I could be a ballerina! Doo, doo, doo! Doo, doo, doo!" The coach shouted. "Don't worry, do it. You know why? 'Cause I'm a gym teacher and you're up!"
Farkle walked over and stood in the batter's box while holding the bat up. Maya got ready to throw the ball when Farkle moved the bat back. So when Maya pitched the ball, she hit the wall near the door. "Wait can he do that?" she asked. "He's in the batter's box, ball one." Coach said.
Maya got ready to throw the ball. Farkle screamed and put the bat in front of his face. Maya threw the ball and it hit the floor and the catcher picked it up. "Ball two." The coach called out. "He's rattling my pitcher, coach. He's doing it on purpose." Lucas accused. "He's an evil genius mastermind." Coach looked at Farkle who was on his knees with the bat above his head. "Yeah I don't think he is." Coach said.
Maya was about to pitch the ball when there was lightning then thunder and the lights went off. "Aw, too bad, darn, heck. See you in science suckas." I heard Farkle say in the dark. "And let me tell you something Maya, you ain't all that. I would've hit the next one right out of the-." Farkle stopped when the lights turned back on and he was standing in front of Maya. "You look pretty." He complimented.
"Move." Maya commanded. "I'm good right here." Farkle replied. "You want to spend the rest of your life scared?" Coach asked Farkle when he walked over to him. "I was planning on it sir." Farkle replied. "Get in the box Farkle." Coach told him. Farkle walked over and stood in the batter's box. Maya was about to pitch when Lucas called out, "Time out."
"Alright you're done Maya." Lucas told her. "What?" she asked. "I'm taking you out." Lucas answered. "You're not my type." Maya retorted. "I'm taking you out of the game." Lucas told her. "What?" Maya questioned in disbelief. "Maya, Maya say goodbye-a." Riley chanted. "Riley!" Maya and I shouted. "Yes." She replied. I shook my head at her telling her to stop.
"What do you think you're doing?" Maya asked Lucas. "You haven't thrown a strike. I think Farkle's in your head kid." Lucas answered. "But he's a wah! Wah! Flah!" Maya said doing what Farkle was doing. "I know how to pitch to him Maya." Lucas told her. "I know what to do. Take shortstop." Lucas held out his mitt so Maya could give him the ball. Maya reluctantly handed over the ball before moving to the shortstop position. "Okay Lucas nice and slow." Farkle told him. "How's this for slow?" Lucas asked. He threw the ball and it ended up hitting Farkle.
"Why?" Farkle said as he fell down. "Hey." Lucas said as he walked over to Farkle. "You did that on purpose." Farkle stated. "Yeah I did." Lucas replied. "Why would you do that?" Farkle asked. "I did it for you Farkle." Lucas answered. "You threw that as hard as you could?" Farkle asked. "Pretty much." Lucas answered. "How do you feel?" "I'm fine." Farkle answered. "Doesn't even hurt really." "Right." Lucas said. "Huh, thanks a lot." Farkle thanked. "Anytime." Lucas replied.
"Trick or treat tonight?" Lucas asked. "Absolutely." Farkle replied. "You got hit, get to take your base Farkle." The coach told Farkle. "Don't want it coach. You," Farkle said pointing at Maya, "bring it." Maya and Lucas switched places. "Farkle, Farkle, gonna sparkle." Riley chanted. Maya pitched the ball and Farkle hit it.
As I stood in the hallway with Maya and Riley by our lockers, Lucas came by with Farkle on his shoulder and other kids behind him. "Whoo! Thank you Farkle nation!" Farkle shouted. I turned to look at Maya and Riley.
"So Halloween sleepover at my house to do candy trades?" Riley asked. "Yeah, except why don't we do it at my house?" Maya suggested. There was thunder and a locker opened to show a witches head. Riley screamed and moved over by me when our gym teacher came by wearing a pink tutu.
Riley turned towards the classroom door and saw her dad, she screamed and moved over to the ledge by the stairs. "Yeah why don't you sleep at Maya's this year?" Cory asked. "Because we've already agreed to have it in my room every single year forever." Riley answered. "Why are you so afraid to sleep over at Maya's house?" I asked. "I'm not." Riley retorted. "You've never made it through a whole night there." Maya told her. "Tell her that's not true dad." Riley said. "I can't honey I'm the one who has to get up in the middle of the night and get you when you secretly call me." Cory replied. "Caroline." Riley said looking at me. "No, because I'm the other one who gets waken up in the middle of the night to go home with you." I retorted.
"I wake up every morning and you're not there. It makes me feel bad." Maya told her. "I would never make you feel bad." Riley told her. "Then I want you to stay one night, all night, tonight." Maya declared as we walked closer to Riley. "Doo, doo, doo!" the gym teacher shouted as he walked past us still in the tutu. Cory handed Riley and I our bags. "Riley get over this fear." Cory told her. "Because you want me to grow out of this?" Riley questioned. "Because I want to sleep." Cory corrected. "Me too." I added.
"Could you at least drive us there?" Riley asked referring to me and her. "To Maya's house of horrors?" he questioned terrified and I shook my head at him. There was another flash of lightning with thunder that caused the lights to flash on and off. "Funny dad." Riley said, but Corry wasn't standing there. "Dad?" Riley questioned. Maya had a creepy smile on her face. "Lett's go." She said to the both of us and we followed her.
Riley, Maya, and I were in Maya's room, we were all in our pajamas. We were all fine, well except for Riley who was crouched up against Maya's chester drawers. "Alright, how's it going so far?" Maya asked. "It's good." Riley answered standing up. "I'm good. A little bit noisy." "Different part of town." I told her. "What's that? What's that? What's that?" Riley asked pointing at the ferret. "That's Ginger." Maya answered picking up the ferret.
"Hi Ginger, I'm Riley." Riley greeted when Maya put Ginger closer to her face, Ginger hissed at Riley. "I don't know how to tell you this, but your new cat's possessed." "It's a ferret." Maya and I corrected. "I don't know how to tell you this, but your new cat's a ferret." Riley said. Maya handed Riley Ginger and Riley put Ginger on the pillows. "Here you are Ginger."
"I wouldn't do that." Maya told her. "Does he let you know when he needs to pee?" Riley asked. "That's why I wouldn't do that." Maya answered. "Oh I get it now." Riley said. Ginger went down into the bed and Maya pulled him out. "Okay bye bye Ginger." Maya said. I saw Riley change the pillows around on the bed. "Okay Riley I'm going to turn off the lights now." Maya told her.
"No!" Riley shouted. "I don't like it completely dark. I like it just a little bit light." "No problem watch." Maya told her. She turned off the light and there was a shadow of a bunny surrounded by red light. "Aw baby bunny, baby bunny growing." Riley stated as the bunt got bigger. "Maya! Caroline!" "Come here." We said walking over to the window. "They opened a new bunny mart across the street." Maya informed her. "Oh." Riley said. "All you're seeing is the shadow on the neon sign were the bunny gets bigger and bigger." I explained. "Oh." Riley repeated.
"Can we go to sleep now?" Maya asked. "Yeah." Riley answered. Maya and I walked over to the bed. "It's just shadows, shadows can't hurt me." Maya and I got into the bed, I took my slippers off and Maya switched her and Riley's pillows. "You're house is nice and I am safe." Riley got in the bed and took of her slippers off, threw her pillow off the bed, and laid down. "I'll be okay, Imma be okay. Imma be okay. Something else is here, something else is here. Goodbye Riley. Goodbye Riley. It's gonna eat me, now. Maya! Caroline!" We heard Riley scream and I opened my eyes to see Maya's grandma standing over Riley.
"No it's me Gammy. Come on give me a hug." Maya's grandma said. "Hi Grammy Hart." Riley greeted. "How've you been?" "Oh, I'm still kicking Ry Ry. The old grim reaper has to move a lot fast to catch up with me." Grammy Hart explained. "Not today Sammy." "Maybe if I didn't see the shadows I might be able to go to sleep." Riley told Maya.
"Fine anything to get you to sleep." Maya replied. Maya got out of the bed and put a sheet over the window. Riley also got out of the bed. "You know Maya, if it be easier for you I could always call my father and save me daddy she has scary bunnies." Riley said half talking to Maya the other half talking to her dad. I walked over to her and took away her phone. "No you're gonna make it through the night." I told her. "You're gonna stay at my house and you're gonna be comfortable." Maya added.
"I don't understand because I really like it during the day." Riley told us. "So as long as this curtain is up." Maya said. "I'll be okay, promise." Riley told us. "Good." Maya and I said walking over and getting back into her bed. "Just shadows. Shadows are just shadows, they can't hurt me. No problem at all." Riley told herself before she got back into the bed.
I turned towards the window and see two shadows appear in the window. "Ahhh!" Maya and I screamed. "Okay." Riley said. She turned and we all screamed at the top of our lungs. Riley turned on the lights as Maya removed the sheets. "Boo!" one of them screamed. We screamed again when we saw the scary faces. "Ladies." A familiar voice greeted us. "Farkle!" we shouted. The two people took their masks off to reveal an amused Farkle and Lucas. "Trick or treat." Lucas said. "Why are you screaming? You scared us." Farkle told us.
"What are you guys doing here?" Maya and I asked. "We were passing by on our way home. We thought we'd say hi." Lucas explained. "In the middle of the night?" Riley questioned. "It's a quarter after seven." Lucas told her, Riley sighed. "Then why'd you have me go to sleep Maya?" Riley asked. "Trying to put us out of our misery." Maya explained.
"What are you scared of Riley?" Lucas asked. "It's great out here." "Nothing to be scared of." Farkle added. "I hear boys. You got boys in here?" Grammy Hart asked walking into the room. "They're outside." Maya told her. "Oh hiya boys." Grammy Hart greeted. "Scary old lady." Farkle stated. "Farkle." She said. "Come on Lucas, what to know how to attract older ladies?" Farkle asked. "No." Lucas answered.
"Bye guys." Riley and I said. "See ya." Maya said. "You know what?" Riley asked. "What?" Maya questioned. "You don't actually need to cover the window." Riley told her. "Why not?" Maya asked. "I was actually scared of Farkle until he took his mask off and when he did it was just Farkle." Riley explained. "Yeah Farkle's not scary at all." Maya told her. "No and neither is your neighborhood." Riley replied. "Once you take its mask off."
We walked over to Maya's window to look out at her neighborhood. Maya turned the lights off and we looked out her window. "It's actually kind of pretty. I've never noticed that before." Maya stated. "Yeah I like your house Maya." Riley told her. "Thank you Riley that makes me happy." Maya replied. "Good." Riley said. "So you want to go to sleep now?" I asked. "In a little bit." She answered. "You mind if we stay up a little while?" she asked Maya. "Why? Are you still a little but scared?" Maya teased. "Not anymore I just want to see what happens next." Riley told her as we continued to look at the window.