Exhilaration | Shawn Hunter [Boy Meets World]

Truth and Consequences

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AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE BOTTOM, PLEASE READ.

I boredly watched Cory and Shawn's report. "Next, we meet our own cafeteria lady. The ever-cheerful Bertha Von Bulow. Bertha, of course, the former nanny to the Gorbachev family, now prepares delectable Russian treats here at John Adams High. Her specialty? Red Square Jell-O," Cory ranted as Shawn recorded the lunch lady.

Shawn turned the camera on a couple of girls by the vending machine. "Hey, girls. Want to be in pictures?"

I threw a paperball at Shawn who was sleeping, but flinched.

"Shawn, we're slicing Jell-O here." The camera was turned back on Cory who bit into Jell-O. "Mm-mm. Freedom never tasted so good."

Mr. Williams shut off the TV before looking to the boys. "Hunter. Matthews. Wake up. We gotta watch your report, you gotta watch it."

"But it stinks," Shawn groaned, waking up.

"Maybe Mr. Williams doesn't know it stinks," Cory muttered, waking up as well.

"Oh, he knows," Mr. Williams replied.

"Well, I for one think the students have a right to know how their food is prepared. Cory did an excellent report," Topy spoke.

I nod. "What she said," I spoke. "Shawn needs a little bit of work, but did great."

"You two are an item, right?" He looked at Cory and Topy who nodded. Then to me and Shawn. "You guys too?"

"Oh yeah," Shawn answered while I nodded.

"Matthews, Hunter, you got yourselfs good women. But the assignment was to find me a news story. Now, how is Jell-O news?" Mr. Williams asked.

"When it's used for evil," Shawn came up with.

"People, in my years as a news producer I learned two things, right? You gotta tell the truth, and make it interesting. You gotta find a grabber. Now, you two keep that in mind as you redo your assignment."

"Redo? Oh, come on, Mr. Williams. Everybody knows media arts is supposed to be an easy A," Shawn said.

Cory nudged Shawn. "Maybe he doesn't know that."

"Oh, he knows. People, we go on the air in four days. There's no reason why we can't have a great broadcast," Mr. Williams told them.

"Mr. Williams, it's just public access. I mean, we're on after the origami lady," Cory replied.

"Actually, she's amazing," I tell him.

"Yeah. She can fold up her body and make herself into a ship," Topy added.

"Ain't nothing wrong with that," Shawn smirked. I flicked the back of his head. "Ow! Kidding."

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