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Near the end of Season Two of Boy Meets World

"No, Mom!" Cory said, racing up the stairs after his mother. "I'm not taking Morgan yard-saling." Yard sales were for middle-aged ladies that wanted to buy cheap potholders and nick-nacks.

"But Cory, I promised her I'd take her, and she's been looking forward to it," Mom said through her bedroom door. "And now I have to show a house, and your father is already at the grocery."

"But Mom," Cory said with a bit of a whine. Didn't she understand there were things simply unsuitable for a thirteen-year-old boy, and yard-saling was one of them?

"I'll give you some money, and you can buy something for yourself," Mom's voice said, as that were at all tempting. There wasn't going to be anything interesting for a kid his age. "And you can also hit the candy store on the way home."

At "candy store," Cory suddenly stopped. That did sound good, but was it truly enough for yard-saling with Morgan?

OOOOOOOOOOO

Somehow, between Mom's stubbornness, Morgan's pleading face, and the promise of candy, Cory found himself holding his five-year-old sister's hand as they went around the neighborhood. "That one, Cory!" she said, pulling him along. "It has a whole table full of Teddy bears."

Rolling his eyes, Cory wondered why Morgan needed any more Teddy bears when her bed was already covered with them. Still, he let her inspect each bear until she finally chose a small hand-sized white bear for ten cents.

The rest of the yard sale consisted of middle-aged lady clothing and kitchen items, just as he'd expected.

OOOOOOOOOOO

The next sale was full of nick-nacks, but it also had a doll Morgan loved. Cory hoped the candy store was well-stocked today.

OOOOOOOOOO

With his hands full of a Teddy bear, two dolls, and a plastic tiara, Cory found now found himself looking at children's books with his sister. Once again, he wondered if the candy his mother promised was truly worth it.

And then he saw it.

On the section of adult books, there was a copy of one of those Shakespeare plays Mr. Turner made them read. Cory had never understood the point of those, but he picked it up anyway.

For some reason, Topanga loved this stuff. She'd always been smart, but ever since they'd begun seventh grade, she seemed as bright as Stuart Minkus, knowing the answer to every question their teachers asked. And she'd gushed about how romantic that dippy guy from…whatever Shakespeare play that had given his girl to another man.

Would she like this one?

Cory had no idea, but the book only cost a quarter. On Monday, he'd drop by her locker and give it to her. And today, there was still enough money for Morgan's copy of Porky Little Puppy, and most of all, the candy store.

OOOOOOOOOOOO

Monday morning Cory stood near the lockers with the book, feeling like an idiot. What if Harley Keiner was nearby? Worse yet, what if Topanga thought the book was dumb, after all? He never understood what was going on in her head.

"Hi Cory," Topanga said as she walked by.

Cory watched her walk away for a moment before he took a deep breath and approached her. "I thought… you might like this," he said before he could change his mind. He handed her the book.

"Oh, Cory, this is great," she said as her eyes lit up in a way that made his heart jump.

Cory didn't understand it. He loved that they'd become friends again by the end of the sixth grade and he knew there were a lot of other girls in high school he'd love to date. But there was something about Topanga. They'd kissed a couple of times, and the more he saw that smile, the more he wanted to see it.

Seeing her smile like that today was worth more than all the candy he'd bought on Saturday.