Girl Meets Plus One || BOOK 2

We Meet Legacies and Mysteries

TWO DAYS TO GRADUATION

"Legacy," Mr. Matthews started off one of the very last lessons he would ever teach us with one word, he looked to Farkle's desk, seeing a farm animal portraying his doppelganger, "Why is Farkle a goose?"

"That's the Einstein Academy goose," I pointed out bluntly.

"Oh, of course, the Einstein Academy goose," he sighed sarcastically, "Why is it on Farkle's desk?"

"Einstein captured Farkle," Maya said leaning back.

"It was their end of the year prank," Lucas added.

"So, since they took our mascot we took theirs and now we're even," his daughter explained.

"Farkle's not a mascot," Cory chuckled.

"What would you call him?" the blonde asked with a slight eye roll.

The teacher ignored her question, looking to Lucas, "Where's Zay? They got Zay, too?"

"Zay's in Texas. He's at Vanessa's spring formal. He agreed to go with her before he was with Smackle," Lucas said. I grinned evilly.

"VANESSA!" I shouted as the dark-skinned boy would have if he'd been present.

"The gentleman move," Maya nodded.

"And from Zay? Who knew?" Riley giggled.

Cory put his hands on his desk, "All right, guys. Listen up. It's your last week of school. This is my last chance to teach you something."

"Do you have more to teach us?" Maya asked. I looked to her.

"Maya he's a teacher, he always has more," I replied.

"I have so much more I wanna teach you," he stole glances at all of us, "So much more. I mean, you guys are gonna be leaving this place. What will you be leaving behind? What is your legacy? I wanna talk about just what you've gotten from this place, but what you've given."

"He's right," Maya seemed sincere, before a devilish grin washed across the rebellious girl's face, "We still haven't thought of our class prank! I was thinking we could let all of the air out of school. Everybody would just be like..." she makes a fake choking noise before chuckling, "Yeah, that'd be hilarious."

Farkle walked into the classroom in an angry huff, "I'll tell you what's hilarious: nobody saved me! Why did nobody save me?"

"Farkle, we looked for you for a whole five minutes, and then we took the goose," Riley explained as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"He's the new you," Maya added.

"Donnie Barnes," Lucas said in a deep voice.

"Regular goose," I finished in a cool tone.

"I'd see that movie," Cory said.

"Oh, please. Farkle cannot be replaced by a goose. Farkle is unique and one of a kind," the genius rolled his eyes, before bending down to the level the goose sat at atop his desk, "Hah!" he shouted one of his classic catchphrases, causing the barn animal to honk in his face, "You don't know me," Farkle glared, before sitting down.

THE MATTHEWS APARTMENT

Topanga wiped Auggie's mouth, he'd spilled a little bit of cheese sauce on his chin. I chuckled and just kept eating. My mom was working a few extra shifts, but in return, she was gonna be there the night of graduation to see me. I stood, putting my plate and utensils in the sink.

"Thanks for making dinner Topanga," I said to the preoccupied mother. She looked over at me and shook her head.

"Idina you're practically family, you're welcome anytime," she replied.