BEST FRIENDS BROTHER | Maya Hart

Girl Meets the Truth

Aiden and Mason sit in the audience, watching the middle schools production of 'Romeo & Juliet'. Aiden was a bit upset because of all people that could've been cast as Romeo and Juliet it just had to be Lucas and Riley.

"Eyes, look your last" Lucas says as Romeo, looks at Riley, lying down. "Arms, take your last embrace. And, lips, oh, you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss." Aiden looks away, not wanting to watch his little sister and Lucas kiss. Suddenly he hears Farkles voice.

"Back off!" To be honest, Aiden would much rather Farkle kiss Riley, he trusts him more than he trusts Lucas.

"What meanest thou? Spear carrier... who havest no lines." Aiden and Mason stifle a laugh at Lucas' attempt to stay in character.

"You tried to kiss my woman. This I cannot allow. Prepare to die!" Farkle holds up his spear.

"Farkle, what are you doing? It's "Romeo and Juliet."" Lucas breaks character.

"Well, now it's "Romeo and Juliet and Farkle." I play Farkle." Aiden and Mason share a look of amusement.

"Dude, I'm supposed to kiss the girl. Shakespeare said." Lucas complains.

"Who thinks the spear carrier should finally get to kiss Juliet?" Farkle asks the audience as Aiden stands up cheering, as does Maya.

"Yeah, you kiss that girl, you crazy spear carrier." Maya cheers. Aiden whistles before Mason pulls him to sit back down.

"Hark! You cometh uppeth here and getteth kissed too." Farkle points his spear at the youngest Hart.

"Thank you, thank you. You're too kind, seriously." Maya say as the crowd, minus Aiden and Mason, cheer. She walks up to the stage and talks to Riley "How you doing?"

"I just don't understand how we end up in situations like this." Riley responds.

Aiden and Mason stand with their siblings as the actors walk into the hallway, each getting a round of applause.

"Thank you. Thank you, Farkle Nation!" Farkle exclaims loudly as he enters, the crowds applase stops.

"Farkle, come here." Aiden and Maya call out in unison. 

"Maya, Aiden, don't. He thinks he was good." Riley tries to tell them. Even Mason, who always tries to be respectful, thinks they should tell Farkle he was bad, respectfully, of course.

"Yeah, I'm gonna fix that." Maya tells her best friend.

"But you can't tell him the truth. You'll crush him." Riley tries again, not wanting Farkle to be upset.

"Oh, I can tell him the truth. It's you who can't tell him the truth because you're afraid." Maya tells her. Both her brother and the older Matthews nod in agreement.

"I'm not afraid. I'm nice." Riley says simply.

"You're saying I'm not nice?" Aiden and Maya speak in unison again, causing the Matthews boy to look at her. "Stop saying the same thing as me" Maya sticks her tongue out, Aiden does the same.

"No, I'm afraid to say that." Riley interrupts.

"Tell him the truth. You know Farkle. You know what will happen if you don't." Maya speaks as Farkle walks over.

"Farkle. You were so-- What are the best words?" Riley pauses to think.

"He killed the play. Those are the words. Those are the only words. You killed the play. Tell him." Maya says quickly as Mason quickly agrees with his sister.