Exhilaration | Shawn Hunter [Boy Meets World]

It's a Wonderful Night

At school, me and Shawn approach our usual table which Cory was at.

"Tonight is going to be the best night of our lives," Shawn said.

"Mom and Dad gone," Cory grinned.

"Your brother date," I add.

"Who's left in charge?" Cory asked. "Judy queen of zits."

"We'll tell her she's looking especially broken out this evening," Shawn said.

"So she'll spend all night in the bathroom squeezing her face."

"Leaving us free to watch..." Shawn pulled out a VHS tape. 

"Barney Salutes the Alphabet?" I read, confused.

"That's just the box. It's parent camouflage. Outside, a happy purple sock. Inside," he pulled the case off. "The guts are flying."

My eyes widen as Cory says, "Whoa! I'm blowing Up Your Head Part 6: Stumpy's Revenge."

"Wait, I thought Stumpy died in Part 5," I say.

"Well, that's why he wants revenge," Shawn answers.

"Cool," me and Cory reply.

***

At Cory's house, the next night, Mr. Feeny was babysitting and knowing him, he would disapprove of us watching I'm Blowing Your Head Up so I switched the TV when he was having a tea party with Morgan to some nature stuff.

"So all previous theories of the migratory pattern of the Arctic caribou are shattered by the startling discovery that not one, but two arctic caribou here where there were previously not one, but none..."

Once Mr. Feeny gave us the okay sign and walked to the kitchen, Cory changed it to the movie.

ALL right, college girl in the shower kiss your head goodbye," Stumpy said.

"No! Stumpy! No!" the college girl begged.

Kablam! Head is blown up.

"Why did Stumpy just blow up her head?" Cory asked.

"Well, that's a tough one, Cor. Stumpy's a pretty complex guy," Shawn answered.

"Oh," I mutter, changing the channel when I saw Mr. Feeny.

"Here we are..." he said to Morgan, giving her the cake she wanted.

"After the infant caribou is delivered, the mother licks it free of the birth fluids," the narrator said on TV causing all of us to look away. 

"Ew!" we all said.

"Oh, buck up. You're watching the glorious tapestry of nature," Mr. Feeny spoke before going back to Morgan.

Cory switched the TV back. 

"All right, buxom night nurse. Say hasta La vista to your head."

"No.Stumpy! Not the crossbow! No!" she screamed as the arrow pinned her head to the wall.

"Ooh, later nurse," I chuckle.

"Ooh, she blowed up real good," Cory nudged us. "Bean dip?"

"Don't mind if I do," I grin, dipping my chip in. 

"Wonder if Eric's having as good a time as we are," Shawn said.

"Are you kidding? Having fun is what he's best at," Cory replied.

***

Eric got in trouble so Mr. Feeny had all of us squeeze in the car so we could help the car out of the impound. Once we got home, me, Cory and Shawn rushed to the couch to finish Stumpy's Revenge. 

I tuned out Mr. Feeny yelling at Eric, barely noticing as he walked up to us. "I don't suppose your parents have any Maalox in the house, do they?" I just shook my head, eyes glued to the TV. And he noticed because he asked, "What are you watching?" 

We all snapped out of it. "Uh uh it's caribou migrating and licking their babies," Cory replied before shaking my arm. "Where's the remote? Where's the remote?"

"I don't know," I answer, searching the couch and nudging Shawn to help. We were too late because Mr. Feeny already grabbed the remote.

"All right, fun-loving stewardess coffee, tea or bazooka shell?" Stumpy said on TV.

"Uh coffee?" she answered. "No!"

Then, boom. Her head blew up.

"Why did that man just blow up her head?" Mr. Feeny points to the TV.

"Uh, it's nature," I tried to lie. 

"It's human nature," Shawn added.

"A rich tapestry of exploding heads," Cory said and I face-palmed.

"That is cheap garbage," Mr. Feeny said before walking over to the VCR.

"Wait. What are you doing?" Shawn asked as we all stood up because we knew this VCR.

"No, Mr. Feeny. Our machine's kind of tricky and-" Cory objected, before any of us could reach it, Mr. Feeny already took the VCR out, ripping the tape out. "No!"

Mr. Feeny pointed to the tape. "This is rated R." 

"Yeah, R for wrecked," Shawn said.

"Now Shawn's gonna have to pay for it," Cory sighed.

"Shawn?" I ask, raising my eyebrows. 

"Hey, he rented it."

***

Then, the Matthews's returned. "George, you're not supposed to be here. What's wrong?" Mrs. Matthews asked.

"The babysitter canceled. I'm doing my best to fill in," Mr. Feeny replied.

"He killed our tape," Cory raised Stumpy's Revenge causing me and Shawn to give him looks.

"What tape?" Mr. Matthews approached.

"Good move," Shawn complained.

"Genius," I scoff.

Cory his the tape behind a pillow. "Uh, tape? There is no tape. Did I say tape?" Cory looked to us. "What was I thinking?"

"You were thinking 'Good night, Shawn, good night, Betty," Shawn answered as we both stood up and headed for the door.

"Guys, you cannot leave me here with this tape," Cory said.

I laughed while Shawn said, "See how little you know me?"

Then, we left.

***

Hi!

I'm sorry it's short, there isn't much going on in this chapter.