Elliot will make a late appearance
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Riley and Maya were sitting in the Bay Window, thinking.
"You got any money?" Riley asked Maya.
"I never have any money," Maya answered.
"How do we make money immediately?" Riley asked.
"What we need is a Bat Mitzvah!" Maya told her.
"Are there any special requirements?" Riley asked.
"Yeah, and I'm thinking it's gonna need to be you," Maya told her.
"Get out!" Topanga shouted and watched them from the door.
The girls turned to her.
"You guys have been sitting in that window all day. You know what's great about a window? There's a world outside. Go there," Topanga told them.
The girls looked out the window.
"It looks fakey," Maya told her.
"Get out of my house," Topanga said annoyed.
"Why don't I get a Bat Mitzvah?" Riley asked.
"What's your Hebrew name?" Topanga asked.
"Riley Matthews," Riley answered.
"There you go. What do you want a Bat Mitzvah for?" Topanga asked.
"There comes a time in a young woman's life when she just wants to sit in a room and open envelopes," Riley told her.
"Riley, do you even know what this Holy Rite of Passage is about?" Topanga asked.
"Yes. This Holy Rite of Passage is about 12 hours before you open the envelopes," Riley answered.
"What do you need money for?" Topanga asked.
"Buy stuff," Riley told her.
"Specifically? Topanga asked.
"Buy stuff for me-e-e," Riley specified.
"Money needs to be worked for. It's pretty hard to come up with a scheme when all you've got is the clothes on your back, isn't it?" Topanga pointed out and walked away.
Just then an idea popped in their heads. They looked at each other and nodded excitedly.
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Riley and Maya walked in the Demolition, a vintage clothing store with large piles of clothes.
"We'd like to sell all of our clothes, please!" Riley shouted.
Just then the store manager came from the back with a smirk on her face.
"Well, you have certainly come to the right place," she smirked at them when she picked up one of Maya's pants and examined it.
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Demolition
Maya and Riley were sent to the back of the line as there was still one more customer in the front.
"Okay, whatever she says, we're gonna triple it. We go triple, she hits us back with double, we take it and run, all right? I'm in charge here, just like I let you be in charge at the candy store, right?" Maya asked Riley.
"Right. Triple the gummies, double the jellies and pay whatever they say, because it's candy," Riley smiled.
After hearing that Maya got a little worried.
"Should we maybe wait for El? Come back with him, he could help," Maya pointed out nervously.
"El is spending the whole day with his girlfriend. I don't know when he's coming back," Riley told her.
Maya sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Only I talk," Maya told Riley again.
"I'm sure that's best," Riley nodded and smiled.
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At the front of the counter
A girl brought in a strange looking dress with a dirty peach top and greyish blue bottom made out of net.
The counter girl looked at the dress in disgust.
"Oh, honey, I feel so bad you bought that in the first place. I mean, it's not even a color," counter girl said disgusted.
The girl selling the dress looked offended.
The counter girl took out some money out of the cash register.
"Look. I could give you 10 bucks for it, 'cause maybe we'll sell it for 15. But how about I'll give you 12? 'Cause, say, the next girl who walks through the door is going to an ugly dress party, right? An optimist is what I am. So you give me that, I give you 12 bucks right now," the counter girl held her empty hand out and in the other hand she carried 12 dollars.
The girl selling her the dress still looked confused and offended.
"You give me that," the counter girl demanded.
The girl selling the dress gave it away and took the 12 dollar.
"You're welcome!" The counter girl shouted and put the ugly dress aside.
The girl selling the dress walked out.
"Your turn," the counter girl told Riley and Maya.
"Triple, double, run," Maya whispered to Riley.
"Yes, ma'am," Riley saluted.
They went to the front of the counter.
"Sup?" The counter girl greeted them.
"Sup?" Riley nodded.
"Give you 38 bucks, the whole thing right now," the counter offered.
"We'll take triple," Maya told her.
"Now you go up to 76, because that's double, and we'll take it," Riley smiled and told their entire plan.
Maya face palmed.
"38," the counter girl smiled at Riley.
"No," Riley shook her head and smiled.
"38," the counter girl remained firmed and smiled.
"She's not doing this right," Riley smiled and turned to Maya
"24," the counter girl lowered her offer.
"What say we keep this between you and me?" Maya moved Riley aside.
"What say," the counter girl looked at Maya amused.
"You offered 38. It's worth double. You know it, I know it," Maya raised an eyebrow at the counter girl.
"You know it?" The counter girl turned to Riley.
"I do candy," Riley smiled.
"I had a friend like her once," the counter girl said amused.
"What happened?" Maya asked.
"One day she floated away like a balloon," the counter girl made a hand gesture with her hands.
"I hold on tight," Riley smiled.
"Will you go 42 bucks?" Maya asked.
"Will you buy this dress here?" The counter girl showed them the ugly dress the girl before them sold.
"Is that even a color?" Maya asked disgusted.
The counter girl went to Riley.
"This is the color of dreams," the counter girl told Riley.
Riley looked at the dress in awe.
"Unicorns ballet-dancing on a cloud. This is the color of a hug, if that hug was given by everybody in the world at once," the counter girl continued.
Riley's eyes widened more.
"puppies," the counter girl added.
Riley smiled.
The angels call this color imaginatia," the counter girl finished and went back to the counter.
Riley admiration for the dress increased and she turned to the front.
"Can I please talk now?" Riley asked.
"Do you have something to say that won't hurt us?" Maya asked.
"I must have that dress," Riley said determined.
"Well, at least there's nothing worse you could possibly say," Maya smiled.
The counter girl chuckled.
Riley took out a credit card out of her pocket.
"Do you take this credit card my mom gave me for emergencies with a $500 limit on it? Because I need a dress for the spring formal, and I want that one. No other one but that one. So how much for this dress of hope?" Riley asked really fast.
Maya's eyes widened and the counter girl eyed the credit hungrily.
"Riley, she's a shark. She knows you want the dress. We're not gonna be able to afford any other clothes," Maya told her.
"Well, I am shocked and offended that you think so little of me," the counter girl said in fake offense.
"Oh no," Maya sighed.
"Riley, I will let you have this dress for $50, if you say yes right this second," the counter girl told Riley.
"Y..." Riley began.
"A hundred," the counter girl shurgged.
"Maya!" Riley turned to Maya upset.
"200," the counter girl raised her offer.
"I think the numbers are going up," Riley told Maya.
"240," the counter girl raised her offer.
"I think that they are going up because they keep on going up," Riley told Maya overwhemled.
The girl kept on raising her offer as Riley continued to talk to Maya.
"...because I'm not saying yes, and they're going up and up," Riley ranted as the the price rose up
"99... Nine..." The counter girl continued.
"and up And...what is happening?" Riley asked overwhemled by the counter girl.
"300," the counter girl told with a smirk.
"Deal. 300, because it was going to be more, wasn't it?" Riley slammed her emergency credit card on the counter.
"Yeah, could have been. Yeah," the counter girl grabbed the credit card and didn't pay attention to Riley.
"Ha-ha!" Riley laughed victoriously.
"Huhh-huhh," Maya mocked her annoyingly.
The counter girl gave Riley the dress.
"Do you have any shoes that go with imaginatia?" Riley asked hopefully.
"Oh, she is just the gift that just keeps giving, isn't she?" The counter turned to Maya.
Maya nodded.
"How much for the shoes? Yes!" Riley yelled without waiting for an answer.
"I knew we hould have waited for El, I can't handle you alone," Maya sighed.
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Matthews apartment living room
Riley and Maya came back and sat on the couch hopelessly.
"My parents can never know about this," Riley told Maya.
"Can't know about what?" A voice asked.
Riley and Maya looked towards the kitchen and saw Elliot drinking juice.
Maya and Riley glanced at each other before Maya blurted out:
"We sold all of our clothes,"
Elliot stared at them for 2 seconds and started laughing.
The girls stared at him.
Elliot laughed and saw the girls weren't joining in.
"You're not laugh," Elliot said at the end of his laugh.
The girls shook their heads.
"Why aren't you laughing?" Elliot said after he cleared his throat.
After he didn't receive an answer his eyes widened.
"Are you two out of your minds?!" Elliot yelled.
"I thought of waiting for you but Riley said you were spending the day with your girlfriend," Maya rolled her eyes.
"Not the whole day!" Elliot shouted.
Elliot sighed and face palmed.
"Half a day, you two couldn't last half a day without me?" Elliot asked annoyed.
Riley gave him an innocent puppy-dog look while Maya smirked and shurgged.
"That is oddly comforting yet concerning," Elliot sighed.
He then walked to the door, opened it and turned to the girls.
"Well, come on," Elliot told them.
"Where are we going?" Riley asked.
"To fix this," Elliot told them.
And with that the trio was out the door.
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Elliot stormed into Demolition with Riley and Maya right behind.
"I heard you took advantage of my sister," Elliot glared at the counter girl.
"She's your sister?" The counter girl asked.
Elliot nodded.
"Never would have guess that, you look way to handsome to be her brother," the counter girl smirked.
"Why thank you," Elliot smirked.
"Got a girlfriend?" The counter girl asked.
"As a matter of fact I do. She's a genius," Elliot bragged.
"You're not?" The counter girl asked.
"Well...not particularly. I'm good at English. I write," Elliot told her.
"Oh so it won't last," the counter girl shrugged.
"Wh-what, do you mean," Elliot asked confused.
"You don't think she'll find someone better? A genius like herself,"the counter girl asked.
"I hope not. You think I'm gonna get dumped?" Elliot asked worried.
"Possibly, but what if I told you. I could help out," the counter girl told him.
"How?" Elliot asked.
"It's all in appearances. You don't have to be a genius, you just have to look like one," the counter girl told him.
"Elliot..." Maya said in a warning tone.
"I can't get dumped Maya," Elliot told him and then turned to the counter girl.
"Show me what you got Demolition girl," Elliot told her.
She smirked.
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Elliot ended up buying an old century outfit for $200.
They reached back to the Mathews Apartment and sat on the couch.
"You were suppose to help us!" Maya yelled.
"Don't tell mom and dad," Elliot turned to Riley.
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Cory found out.
"Are you out of your minds?!" He yelled.
Maya stood up confidently.
"Okay. We got ourselves into this. We'll get ourselves out," Maya told him
"Yeah, that's a way to go... stubborn in the face of stupid," Cory chuckled.
"It's the only road I know," Maya told him.
"There's another road," Cory told her.
"There is no other road. See?" Maya after saying the stubborn statement.
"There's another road. It lies at the corner of young and vulnerable and ask for help," Cory told her.
"I don't live there," Maya told him and then turned to the twins.
"You live there," Maya pointed to Riley.
"You visit there every now and then," Maya pointed to Elliot.
"Can you come up with something to get us out of this?" Maya asked as she sat back down on the couch.
The twins stood up and hugged Cory.
"Daddy, please help us," Riley began.
"We need you," Elliot continued.
"We made a mistake," they said in unions.
"Yeah, this is working. This will work every time with me," Cory told Maya.
"It's great. I could never say something so desperate," Maya said as she stood back up.
"You'd rather face our mother?" Riley asked.
"Topanga!" Elliot said in a terrifying tone.
There was a moment of silence, after that Maya pushed the twins aside and hugged Cory.
"Daddy, please help us. We need you. We made a mistake," Maya said in a monotone.
"Okay, okay, all right. Listen, clearly you three were taken advantage of. Now we're gonna see how Cory Matthews responds when the people he cares about are taken advantage of," Cory walked to the door and grabbed Riley's newly bought dress on the way.
"Are you ever gonna do this again?" Cory asked the trio.
"No," Riley shook her head firmly.
"Yes," Maya nodded.
"Maybe," Elliot shrugged.
"Okay, let's go anyway," Cory told them and they went out the door.
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The four went to Demolition and Cory took them to the back.
"All right, now who's talking?" Cory asked.
"You are," they said in unions.
"Who's not talking?" Cory asked.
They remained quite.
"Well done. Now let's watch what happens when someone who knows his way around the block come ridin' to the rescue of you threes damsels in distress," Cory said determined.
"I'm not a damsel," Elliot told him.
Cory eyed him up and down.
"In those clothes you are," Cory told him.
Elliot rolled his eyes.
They walked up to the counter.
"All right, who is the big, bad sales girl who took advantage of my little damsels?" Cory asked as he slammed the dress on the counter.
"I don't know. Who is the hip, handsome young guy who seems way too cool to be their Dad?" The counter asked with a smirk.
Cory blushed.
"Oh no," Elliot sighed.
"What?" Cory asked while blushing.
"I'm sorry. I just mean, how are you possibly not made up in euro retro with accents of Timberlake, since you have matching bodies?" The counter smirked.
Cory got excited.
"I don't know. I am Timberlake! You know how many times I've driven past his billboard and thought, 'it's me!'," Cory shouted.
Elliot rolled his eyes.
"But no one's ever said it out loud before but you," Cory told the counter girl.
"And now that I've said it?" The counter girl asked.
"It feels right. Come on, let's dress me up," Cory said excited.
The counter girl took him to all the clothes.
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Matthews Apartment
They came back home. Cory now looked like a budget Justin Timberlake. Maya face palmed the whole way home. Once they entered Cory awkwardly smiled trying to play off as 'innocent.
"Okay, a lot of bad stuff went down in the last hour," Cory admitted.
"What is wrong with you people?!" Maya shouted.
"The only good thing that came out of this is that I'm bringing sexy back," Cory told them.
Elliot rolled his eyes.
"Mom's gonna know," Riley told Cory.
"She'll never know. I'm only wearing this with Shawn," Cory said as he fixed his tiny Jacket.
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Topanga found out. Her eyes started twitching in anger.
"Are you out of your...Minds?!" Topanga shouted at the end.
Everyone winced at her tone.
Cory quietly stood up and stood next to his wife
"Minds?" He tried to copy her.
The kids stared at him questioningly.
"You," Topanga glared at him.
"Yeah, okay," Cory sighed.
He tried to sit down but struggled.
"Elliot, a little help?" Cory asked.
Elliot put pressure on his father's shoulders and helped him sit down.
"Okay, I am going to give you one opportunity to tell me how it is possible that you spent, what, 80?" Topanga asked.
The kids winced, scared.
"90 dollars between the three of you?!" Topanga asked raising her voice.
The kids winced harder.
"Okay, this is gonna be really bad," Cory whispered to his kids.
"How much was that dress?" Topanga asked her daughter.
"50, 100, 299, nine, up, nine, up, nine, up, 300!" Riley yelled.
"Riley, the credit card was for emergencies. I made that very clear.When is buying a dress ever an emergency?" Topanga asked sternly.
"When... You... have sold the rest of your clothes," Riley said softly.
"Elliot!" Topanga turned to her son.
"$200 for Riley's sparkly shoes and $200, for what I'm wearing. I just didn't want to get dumped," Elliot sighed.
I can't get my heart broken again... Elliot thought.
"Maya," Topanga turned to their blonde friend.
"I got beat, okay? Demolition girl's better than me, okay? I mean, she's a pro. She even took advantage of El. I was shocked!We all know Riley's a chump!" Maya yelled.
"Hey!" Riley said offended.
"There's an astronaut riding a horse," Maya told her.
Riley ended up smiling and forgetting about their argument.
"But this salesgirl's the greatest scam artist I've ever seen," Maya turned to Topanga.
"Cory?" Topanga turned to husband.
"I'm still not convinced this outfit isn't working for me," Cory told her.
"Let me assure you," Topanga told him with a 'sweet' smile.
"Well, then there's $1200 I'm never getting back!" Cory shouted.
After a second he realised his mistake of revealing the price.
Topanga was left so shocked that he mouth felt open.
Cory tried to repeatdly close it but it kept opening in shock.
"I think we broke mom," Elliot whispered to the girls.
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Demolition
he counter girl was discussing prices with a woman trying to sell her clothes.
Topanga walked up to the women.
"If I'm you, I leave right now while I still have the clothes on my back," Topanga told her.
The woman cusiously eyed the counter girl and left the store.
"You just inhibited trade. I could have you arrested," the counter girl told Topanga
"Please try. Topanga Matthews. I'm a partner at Elliot, Brown & Montgomery," Topanga introduced herself.
"This could be fun," the counter girl smirked.
"Oh, it will be. What's your name?" Topanga asked.
"Aubrey Macavoy," the counter girl introduced herself.
"Well, Aubrey, according to Municipal Statute CP 64... 'CP' standing for consumer protection," Topanga informed.
Aubrey nodded as if she already knew that.
"One has seven days for merchandise return and full refund. This statute covers everybody, including my innocent, trusting daughter, my love sick puppy-dog son and my husband the dope," Topanga told her.
"He's cute," Aubrey remarked.
"Thanks. How long did it take you to stuff him into that t-shirt?" Topanga asked.
"I'm never doing that again," Aubrey said disgusted.
"See, the thing about the law is, it protects the naive and simple from criminals who hide behind a sales counter," Topanga told her.
"All right, you're just upset about my taking advantage of your children," Aubrey repiled.
"No, I'm still talking about my husband," Topanga told her.
Aubrey chuckled.
"For my children, I'm coming after you personally," Topanga told her.
"Turn your head slightly to the right," Aubrey told her.
"It's not gonna work on me," Topanga told her.
"I just want you to see the sign," Aubrey told her.
Topanga did as told and saw a sign that said 'No refunds, returns or Exchange on used merchandise.'
"It's all used merchandise," Aubrey told her.
"The sign's too small and can be easily missed, your honor. Please prosecute the offender to the full extent of the law," Topanga replied professtionally.
"Hold up, your honor. Turn your head slightly to the left," Aubrey told her.
Topanga did as told and saw a sign that said 'Please pay close attention to the sign in the counter'.
"Will you look at that?" Topanga remarked.
"See, my favorite municipal code is 424... 'no one shall prevent a store merchant from the active pursuit of commerce according to law,' which I make sure I stay just under the radar of," Aubrey told her.
Topanga looked impressed.
Aubrey left the counter.
"Nice playing with ya," Aubrey told Topanga before she began folding clothes.
"You know, you'd make a pretty good lawyer if you weren't such a little criminal," Topanga told her as she began folder clothes with Aubrey.
Aubrey eyed her suspiciously.
"How do you live with yourself?" Topanga asked.
"Like this. I'm gonna own this store one day. And when I do, I'm gonna hire someone just like your children's friend to be the next me. I think she's got potential, don't you?" Aubrey asked.
"Maya? No, Maya will never be like you," Topanga said confidently.
"Think so?" Aubrey asked.
"No. She's got my kids as a good influences I want to speak to your manager," Topanga said sternly.
Aubrey was left shocked, quickly recovered and went behind the counter.
"You know what? I can do better than that. How about I bring the owners out here?" Aubrey suggested.
Topanga nodded.
"Ron! Hillary!" Aubrey called the owners.
"What happened to you? Didn't you have any good influences growing up?" Topanga asked.
Aubrey was caught off guard and didn't know what to say.
Just then the owners came from the back.
"Yeah, I had these two right here. Ron, Hillary, the nice lawyer lady has a complaint about how I took advantage of her husband and children," Aubrey told them.
"How much advantage?" Hillary asked.
"$1900," Topanga told them.
"Nice," Hillary remarked as both her and Ron smirked.
"No, I don't think you understand," Topanga shook her head.
"Let me see if I do. Your children comes in, eyes the size of saucers, looking for quick, easy money. We buy their clothes for cheap, we sell them our clothes for not cheap, which keeps our clothes cool in all the saucer eyes of the current generation," Ron concluded.
Topanga was caught off guard and then cleared her throat to compose herself.
"Actually it was my daughter and her friend. my son tried to get their money back," Topanga corrected him.
"And he ended up buying something too?" Ron asked, knowing the answer.
Topanga nodded, shocked.
Ron nodded as he continued to smirk.
"These people are terrible. Do your parents know you work in a place like this?" Topanga asked Aubrey.
"Mom, Dad, I work in a place like this," Aubrey told Ron and Hillary.
The small family hugged.
Topanga mouth fell open, she tried to closing it but kept opening due to shock.
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Matthew's Apartment
Riley's room
Bay Window
Maya and Riley were both very upset.
"We've lost," Maya said angrily.
"She beat us," Riley said mad.
"We got crushed," Maya added in the same angry tone.
"I don't like it very much," Riley added in the same upset tone.
"Have I let you down?" Maya asked Riley softly.
"No, peaches. How could you ever let me down?" Riley asked softly.
"What kind of a bad influence am I on you if I let another bad influence be a better bad influence than me in your eyes?" Maya asked softly as she looked away.
"Hey. I will never have a better worse influence than you," Riley said softly as she made Maya look at her by grabbing her chin.
"Thanks. You will always be my favorite chump," Maya told her as she put her head on Riley's shoulder.
"Thanks," Riley smiled.
Riley's eyes widened as she realised something.
"Would I still be your favorite even if I wasn't a chump?" Riley asked.
"You will always be my favorite, no matter what you are," Maya smiled.
"Okay, good," Riley smiled.
Maya sat back up.
"Because I may have to not be a chump for a minute," Riley told her.
Maya's eyes widened.
"But then you will again?" Maya asked worried.
"I know you secretly like it," Riley smiled.
"I do," Maya nodded.
"So what's the plan?" A voice came from the door.
The girl turned to the sound and saw Elliot leaning against the door.
Riley just smiled at him.
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Demolition
Aubrey was sorting out clothes when the phone rang and she put it on speaker.
"Demolition. All sales final," she answered it.
"You the pretty little redhead with the jazz singer voice?" Said a woman on the phone.
"Yeah, this is...
Boo-dop, bee-deep, bah-dop, bah-dop
Aubrey.
She sang.
"You bought a uniquely colorful dress yesterday from my daughter. Paid a fair price, I'm sure," the woman told her sternly.
"All sales final," Aubrey told her.
'Well, that's a shame, because the dress is an heirloom. Been in my family for generations. I must have it back. I would pay you... $2500 for it," the woman told her.
This intrigued Aubrey.
"$4000, and it's yours," Aubrey told her with a smirk on her face.
The woman laughed on the phone.
"Aren't you a savvy little businesswoman? I don't like you at all," the woman told her.
"Yeah, I get that a lot," Aubrey shurgged.
She then picked up the phone and turned it off speaker.
"Look, I'll have to get the dress back here, 'cause it's at the cleaner's," she cleverly lied.
"If I'm paying $4,000, you have it back at the store by 5:00 today," the woman said sternly.
"It'll be here...Really look forward to meeting you," Aubrey smirked.
"Mm-hmm, the feeling is mutual, I'm sure," the woman remarked.
And the call ended.
Aubrey looked through her box of cards and took out a Topanga lawyer card, with her contact number on it.
Aubrey began dialing the number.
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Demolition
The Matthews and Maya walked into the store and went to the counter.
"So you had a change of heart?" Topanga asked suspiciously.
"What can I say? You affected me. If you don't want the dress, the right thing to do is to cancel the charge," Aubrey told her.
"So we'll give you the dress and you'll credit the card?" Topanga asked.
Riley haded her the credit card.
"$300 for the dress," Aubrey took the credit card and began canceling the charge.
"And $200 for the shoes," Riley put the shoes on the counter.
"Wait a minute," Aubrey began.
"$200 for what Elliot bought," Riley said as Elliot put his clothes on the counter.
"And $1200 for my father's stuff," Riley said as she took Cory's clothes and put it on the counter.
"No, we're just talking about the dress," Aubrey told her.
"No, you're just talking about the dress. I'm talking about we also get our clothes back," Riley said in a sweet yet stern voice.
"Well, what's gotten into you?" Aubrey asked impressed.
"What has gotten into you?" Maya asked alarmed.
"Okay, I don't see the t-shirt here," Aubrey said as she looked through Cory's stuff.
"I can't get it off. It's part of my body now," Cory told her.
Just then Evelyn Rand came into the store.
"How are y'all doing?" She asked as she entered.
The Matthews and Maya all looked at Riley impressed.
Evelyn chuckled as she came down the steps.
"It's 5:00. You got my dress?" She asked Aubrey.
"Hey, aren't you Evelyn Rand?" Aubrey asked with a smirk on her face.
"Yeah, you got my dress?" Evelyn asked.
"Hey, aren't you, like, a billionaire?" Aubrey asked excited.
"Yeah, just like one. You got my dress?" Evelyn asked running out patience.
Aubrey looked at Riley.
"Not her dress. It's still..." Riley began.
"Deal," Aubrey cut her off.
Aubrey began canceling all the charges.
"Shoes, your father's and brother's stuff, and the dress Now you guys get all of your old stuff, and we are done with each other," Aubrey gave them back the credit card once all the charges were canceled.
Riley handed her the dress.
Maya and Riley began grabbing their old clothes.
"Yeah, I got your dress. You got my $5,000?" Aubrey asked with a smirk.
"$4,000, wasn't it?" Evelyn asked.
"It was before you were Evelyn rand. Now you are. Now it's five," Aubrey smirked.
Evelyn laughed and went to Riley and Maya.
"Ooh, you're right. She's a real hoot," Evelyn Rand turned Riley.
"Wait, wait, you know her?" Aubrey asked, caught off gaurd.
"These two? Oh, yeah. They're my old pals," Evelyn smiled.
"You did this?" Maya asked Riley, shocked.
"I might have made a little phone call, yeah," Riley smirked.
"A pretty good scam for a chump," Maya smirked.
"Well, I have the best possible bad influence, don't I?" Riley asked with a smile on her face.
"You did great," Maya told her.
"Oh, it ain't over yet," Riley smirked and turned to Evelyn, who nodded.
"What's her name again?" Elliot whispered to his mom.
"Aubrey," Topanga whispered.
"I'm scared for Aubrey," Elliot whispered at his mom, who nodded in response.
"I'd like to speak to the owners, please," Evelyn walked to the counter and told Aubrey.
"I don't see where that's..." Aubrey began.
"Owners, please!" Evelyn shouted.
Just then the owners came from the back.
"What is going on out here?" Hillary asked.
"All sales final," Ron added.
Hillary gasped as soon as she saw who was on the counter.
"Aren't you Evelyn billionaire?" She asked shocked.
Yeah. How much do you want for this whole place?" Evelyn asked.
"Oh, this place is not for sale," Aubrey told her.
"Oh, that's cute. You believe there's a thing not for sale, you savvy little businesswoman," Evelyn laughed.
Maya and Riley shared a glance.
"Well, you know what I'm gonna do? I'm just gonna write a number on this little piece of paper, and we're just gonna see what's for sale," Evelyn said ash see grabbed a piece of paper, pen, and began writing.
Hillary walked to her husband
"No matter what number she writes, do not react," Ron told her.
"Have I ever reacted?" Hillary asked.
"Not to me," Ron remarked.
"It doesn't matter what number you write, because this place is all going to be mine someday. Right?" Aubery told Evelyn and turned to her parents.
Evelyn showed them the piece of paper.
Ron and Hillary saw and got excited.
"Right, except..." Ron began.
"It's not our place anymore," Hillary said excited.
The two laughed excited Evelyn smiled and them and then dropped her act.
"You are terrible people," Evelyn told them as she ripped the piece of paper
"Wait, so you're not buying the store?" Ron asked disappointed.
"Please, I got closets bigger than this," Evelyn scoffed.
"You guys would have just sold me out," Aubrey sighed.
"I think we're all disappointed here," Ron snapped.
Hillary nodded with a frown.
"Back to work, dear," she patted Aubrey, sadly.
They left and Aubrey sighed as she grabbed the dress.
"You know, the dress really does brings out your eyes," Aubrey told Evelyn.
Evelyn glared at her.
"Not those eye," Aubrey remarked.
"Look at me," Evelyn told her.
Aubrey did as told her.
"I'm not buying anything you're selling, and neither will anybody else, except the kids you're taking advantage of," Evelyn told her.
"Yeah," Cory nodded.
"And dopes," Topanga added.
"Yeah," Cory nodded.
"Wake up. Be better than what you are," Evelyn lectured her.
"How'd you get to be who you are?" Aubrey asked.
"By knowing what goes around comes around, and that all sales are definitely not final," Evelyn told her.
Aubrey looked down, ashamed.
"And the most important thing... I got friends who I can depend on and who can depend on me," she said as she walked up to Riley and Maya and put her arms around them.
They smiled at her.
"My little dollies, you call me anytime you want, and you keep on being who you are," Evelyn told them and walked away.
"Are we still who we are?" Maya asked.
"You're not such a bad influence," Riley smiled at them.
"Thanks. You're not such a chump," May told her.
"Thanks," Riley smiled.
Elliot walked up them.
"I discovered, I'm an idiot," Elliot spoke up.
"No, you just have a good heart," Riley told him.
"Too good," Maya added with smile.
Elliot smiled back at them.
Maya then saw something in the counter display.
"There's an astronaut on a horse," Maya told them.
Elliot looked where Maya looked.
"Oh my God," he gapsed.
"I don't fall for that anymore," Riley told them.
Maya turned Riley around, who smiled when she saw the toy.
"Do you see it, too?" Riley asked her brother and best friend.
They nodded and Riley went back to smiling big.
"It's beautiful," Maya smiled.
Elliot them decided something.
"We must have it," he announced.
The trio walked up to the counter.
"How much is it?" Elliot asked.
Aubrey took the you out.
"Well, this is one of a kind," Aubrey told them.
Riley just stared at her with hope in her eyes.
"And so are you. It's yours," Aubrey gave the toy to Riley with a smile.
Riley smiled and the trio left.
Cory and Topanga stayed behind but once Aubrey gave them a reassuring nod they left too.
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Matthews Apartment
Riley, Maya and Topanga were folding clothes on the couch.
On the kitchen table Auggie was colouring with Cory and Elliot was writing a new chapter of his book.
There a knock on the door. Topanga went to answer with a questionable look on her face. Aubrey was on the other side.
Riley and Maya shared a glance.
"You really think I could become a good lawyer?" Aubrey asked while fidgeting with her fingers, nervously.
"You've got skills," Topanga told her a d she took her hand.
Aubrey walked inside.
"But you use your skills against people," Topanga told her as the door shut.
Topanga then linked arms with Aubrey.
"I use my skills to help people have a voice. You want to be a good lawyer, first you gotta be a good person. Do you want to be a good person?" Topanga asked.
"How would I do that?" Aubrey asked in a vulenrable voice.
"Well, first you find a friend like her, and never let her float away," Maya spoke up as she pointed to Riley.
The two girls held hands as Aubrey sat on the couch and began folding clothes.
"Can we talk about it? I could maybe use some new influences," Aubrey told them.
"Oh, we have a great place to talk," Riley smiled.
"Yeah. And we can stay there as long as you want," Topanga told her as all the girls went to the bay window in Riley's room.
Elliot, Cory and Auggie were left in the kitchen.
"Auggie, do you think that look worked for me?" Cory asked, insecure.
"Yes, Mr. Timberlake," Auggie said in a tired voice and then put his head down.
Cory smiled, satisfied.
Elliot chuckled.
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Chapter 21: Summer Lesson- Don't Wear your Heart On Your Seleve!
You never expect to learn something over the summer but I did!
I learn that I wear my heart my selves. I always have. Whether that be declaring my love for The One that Got Away, showing everyone how protective I am of My Sunshine and all my other friends or not wanting to get my heartbroken again; I have a very vulnerable person who sometimes shows it to the wrong people.
This time Demolition Girl took advantage of me. She eventually learned to right her wrongs but not everyone will in life.
Sure everyone else learn the importance of kindness and honestly in work today but I learned that in order to get through life I need to be more careful.
What do you think?
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Sorry for any errors...
Also I really wish actual billionaires were as kind as Evelyn Rand!