3rd Person POV:
Cory is teaching class. "Somebody read that." He says while pointing to a quote on the board.
""History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." Winston Churchill." Lucas reads
"And he did. Who's gonna write their own history here? What is history? I keep forgetting."
"History is time passing." Riley says
"Oh, yeah? How much time? Someone once said, "100 years from now, all new people.""
"100 years." Maya said
"Wrong."
"You set me up."
"When should you guys begin to make your own history?"
"Right now." Ryan and Riley say
"Good. So, today we're talking about Winston Churchill. When the new people come, how do you want them talking about you?"
"Nicely?" Riley says questioning
"How long do we have before history makes its decision about us?" Maya asks
"What if they're writing it down now?" Farkle adds
"Doesn't matter. Chapter one: Introduction. Please read." Cory says
"There is a comfort in knowing that history is fixed. You can no sooner change history than you can change the nine planets in our solar system from Mercury to Pluto." Brandon reads from the book.
"Oh..." All the students besides Riley say in recognition.
"What?" Riley asks
"Nice job, Mr. Matthews." Lucas says
"Yeah that was pretty clever Matthews." Ryan says
"What'd he do?" Riley asks
"He just showed us history books can be wrong." Brandon says
"You can change history." Lucas adds
"I don't get it." Riley says
"How can she not know?" Lucas asks
"Look at the bird!" Maya says pointing to a corner of the room. Riley looks for the bird. Maya then turns to Lucas, Brandon, and I and whispers "She doesn't know because she has us."
"The Riley committee." Farkle adds in the same voice.
"The committee exists to keep certain information away from Riley." Maya says
"Like what?" Brandon asks
"Everything, really." Farkle says
"Listen, this committee can't protect her for the rest of her life. She's getting too smart." Cory says in the same whisper as the rest of them.
"She's looking for a bird." Brandon and Ryan deadpan.
"Well, someone's gotta tell her." Cory says
"You do it." Maya tells him and Cory immediately shakes his head.
"Nah... You do it!" He says back to her.
"Hi, sweetie." Maya says to Riley
"Peaches." Riley responds
"See, we've all been protecting you from something. You know Pluto?"
"Pluto? I love Pluto. Everybody knows that. Pluto's a little cutie-pie. The smallest planet with the biggest heart. I love Pluto so much, I would kiss it on the face." Riley says and Brandon and Ryan look at each other a little weirded out.
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The Girl with the Camera (Joshua Matthews Story)
FanfictionMaya was heading home one night when she bumps into a girl. That girl being Ryan James. Armed with an oversized leather jacket and a camera, Ryan decides to walk Maya home to make sure she is safe. Ryan shows up in Cory's class on the first day of 7...
