"I'm tellin' ya, Shawn," Cory said excitedly as he spread a white, rocket ship-printed sheet over a small card table, "This is goin' ta be big! We're going to be famous."
"I dunno." Shawn looked apprehensive as he let a large cardboard box drop onto the table that shook under the force. "I mean, are we really going to get customers with Eric promoting our stuff?"
At that moment, there was commotion in the hall that was filled with students making their way to the cafeteria. At the center of the ruckus was, none other than Cory's brother, Eric, swaggering proudly and wearing a pair Ray Ban rip-offs. He waved at everyone he passed and flashed them a cheesy, meg-watt grin.
Cory's jaw dropped when he saw Eric and Shawn simply shook his head.
"Speak of the devil," Shawn muttered under his breath and proceeded to unpack his box.
"Yeah, well, I don't think we have a choice now," Cory replied, dumbstruck by his brother's arrogance. He wondered if asking Eric to get involved was such a good idea after all.
Eric took his time reaching Cory and Shawn. He acknowledged them with a nod of his head.
"Knock it off, Eric," Cory said pulling the sunglasses off of his brother's face.
"Hey!" Eric cried in protest, drawing the attention of a few students. "Give me those!"
The brothers tussled briefly before Eric snatched the glasses from Cory. With an offended shrug of his shoulders, he returned the shades to their place on his face.
"Oh, fine," Cory huffed. "Be that way."
While Eric settled down nearby, Shawn stood back and admired his handiwork. He had stacked the small jars that contained their product into a tidy pyramid.
"Nice job," Cory nodded in admiration. Shawn smiled in satisfaction.
"That means there's just one thing left..." Cory pulled a large cardboard canvas from underneath the table and set it up in front of the display of jars.
On the board, in bold green block print, was written:
HAVE A BIG DATE?
IS YOUR FACE SCARIER THAN FREDDY KRUEGER'S?
CORY AND SHAWN'S MIRACLE SOAP
WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR FACIAL WOES.
GUARANTEED TO WORK OR YOUR MONEY BACK
$5 A JAR
TRY IT TODAY
ENDORSED BY ERIC MATTHEWS- SENIOR
"Well," Shawn said, clapping his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Look's like we're open for business."
"Yep," Cory agreed as they admired what they had done. "There's only one thing that can stop us now."
The boys looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
"Feeny!"
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"I just can't believe this," Jonathan exclaimed as he and Audrey wove their way through the mass of students.
"What?" Audrey tossed a long lock of hair over her shoulder.
"That you can walk the streets of New York, alone, after dark, and yet be afraid to eat in the cafeteria."
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Autumn in Philadelphia Trilogy
FanfictionTwenty years ago, Shawn Hunter had the opportunity to have the kind of family Cory Matthews had, but a jealous ex-girlfriend of his foster father destroyed that chance. After 17 years on the run, he has a chance for that happy ending again. But he i...
