(A/N: Sorry it took me so long to write this chapter this has to be my least favorite episode and chapter to write in season 1. Also I'm going to try to update once every other day.)
"No no no no no!" Farkle said. Farkle clutched onto Cory's desk while Cory grabs hold of him. "Let go Farkle. It's only gym class." Dad demanded. "They throw things at me!" Farkle shouted. "Who?" Cory asked. "Maya." Farkle answered. Crashing thunder sounded. "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." Dad said. "No. That's him." I said.
"I'm still not going to write you a note for gym class Farkle. It's softball. What could possibly go wrong in softball?" Dad told Farkle. Thunder once again crashes, the lights went off and we saw a flash of thunder. When the lights came back on Farkle was on Dad's back. "Get off." Dad told him.
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We were in the gym class playing softball. I was playing first 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 Gleason said. He handed Farkle the bat and Farkle stood up. "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."You should be swinging your bat Farkle." Coach Gleason informed him. "Get in there! What are you afraid of?" Farkle whispered to the coach. "You're afraid of getting hit by the ball." The coach said, exposing what he said out loud. Once again Farkle whispered something to the coach. "You're afraid of public humiliation." The coach said, saying what Farkle whispered to him again.
"Quit your bellyaching she throws straight as a rope." The coach said to Farkle.Maya hurled the softball to the catcher so fast, it sounded like thunder. "Check, check, check her out. Check our little pitcher out." Riley cheered. "Riles?" Maya questioned. "Alright third base. I'm ready." Riley said. "What hand does this thing go on?" Riley asked. "You know what hand it goes-." Maya started. Lucas walk over to her and helped her put it on. "Oh." Maya said and I rolled my eyes. "Thanks." Riley said. "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!" The coach said. Farkle held the bat up and got ready to swing. 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. Farkle screamed as Maya throws again.
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. He's an evil genius mastermind." Lucas. 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 throw another pitch but the lights in the gymnasium suddenly turn dark. "Aw, too bad, darn, heck. See you in science suckas. And let me tell you something Maya, you ain't all that. I would've hit the next one right out of the-." Farkle started but stopped when the lights turned back on. "You look pretty." He said. "Move." Maya demanded. "I'm good right here." Farkle said. "You want to spend the rest of your life scared?" Coach asked Farkle walked over to him. "I was planning on it sir." Farkle replied. "Get in the box Farkle." Coach told him. Farkle walked over to the batter's box. Maya was about to pitch again but Lucas stopped her.
"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 shouted. "Yes." She replied. "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. "I know how to pitch to him Maya." Lucas told her. "I know what to do. Take shortstop." Lucas. Maya handed over the ball taking his position. "Okay Lucas nice and slow." Farkle told him. "How's this for slow?" Lucas asked. He threw the ball and it hit Farkle.
"Why?" Farkle said and fell down. "Hey." Lucas said. He walked over to Farkle. "You did that on purpose." Farkle said. "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. How do you feel?" Lucas asked. "I'm fine. Doesn't even hurt really." Farkle replied. "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."He said as Maya and Lucas switched places. "Farkle, Farkle, gonna sparkle." Riley chanted. Maya pitched the ball and Farkle hit it.
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Riley, Maya and I stood by our lockers as Farkle sat on Lucas's shoulders. The other students cheered him on. "Whoo! Thank you Farkle nation!" Farkle shouted. I turned to Maya and Riley.
"So Halloween sleepover at our house to do candy trades?" I asked. "Yeah, except why don't we do it at my house?" Maya asked. Thunder struck and a locker door opened revealing a witch head. Riley screamed our gym teacher came through in a pink tutu. Then I screamed.
Riley turned towards the classroom door and saw our dad, she screamed and moved over to the ledge by the stairs. "Yeah why don't you sleep at Maya's this year?" Dad 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." Dad replied. "Kayden." Riley said looking at me. "I can't either I'm the one who gets woken up to go home with you." I said.
"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 said. "Doo, doo, doo!" the gym teacher said walking past us in his tutu. Dad handed Riley and I our bags. "Riley get over this fear." Dad told her. "Because you want me to grow out of this?" Riley questioned. "Because I want to sleep." Dad and I said. We look at eachother with an eyebrow raised.
"Could you at least drive us there?" Riley asked. "To Maya's house of horrors?" he asked. There was another flash of lightning and thunder and dad was no longer there. "Funny dad." Riley said. "Dad?" Riley questioned. Maya smiled a creepy smile. "Lett's go." She said to the both of us and we followed.
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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 but was greeted back with a hiss. "I don't know how to tell you this, but your new cat's possessed." she said. "It's a ferret." 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." She said.
"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 switched pillows with Maya. "Okay Riley I'm going to turn off the lights now." Maya told her.
"No! I don't like it completely dark. I like it just a little bit light." Riley exclaimed. "No problem watch." Maya told her. She turned off the light and the shadow of a bunny appeared.. "Aw baby bunny, baby bunny growing. Maya! Kayden!" "Come here." Maya said walking over to the window and I followed. "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." she continued. Maya and I got into the bed Maya switched her and Riley's pillows. "You're house is nice and I am safe." Riley said throwing her pillow and getting into bed. "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! Kayden!" Riley screams and I open my eyes to see Maya's grandma.
"No it's me Gammy. Come on give me a hug." Maya's grandma said. "Hi Grammy Hart." Riley greeted. "How've you been?" I asked her. "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. A silhouette of the reaper appears. "Not today Sammy." The reaper moves away. "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 up a curtain over the window. Riley and I also walk towards the window. "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 talking to Maya and Dad at the same time. I walked over to her and end the call with Dad. "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 said.
"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 said to the bed and getting in. "Just shadows. Shadows are just shadows, they can't hurt me. No problem at all." Riley told herself and got back in bed.
Maya and I look towards the window and see two shadows. "Ahhh!" Maya and I screamed. "Okay." Riley said. Maya removes the curtain. "Boo!" the figures scream. Maya, Riley, and I all screamed again. "Ladies. My best friend Kayden." A familiar voice greeted us. "Farkle!" we shouted. The two figures took off their masks to revel Lucas and Farkle. "Trick or treat." Lucas said. "Why are you screaming? You scared us." Farkle told us.
"What are you guys doing here?" Maya asked. "We were passing by on our way home. We thought we'd say hi." Lucas explained. "In the middle of the night?" I asked then. "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. "Still just me." I said. "The other boys are 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 said. "See ya." Maya and I 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 all look out the window. "It's actually kind of pretty. I've never noticed that before." Maya said. "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 told me. "You mind if we stay up a little while?" she asked Maya. "Why? Are you still a little but scared?" Maya asked. "Not anymore I just want to see what happens next." Riley told her as we continued to look at the window.
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Sometimes things can seem scary but we just have to look closer and get past our fear to truly see the real beauty. -Kayden Matthews