World Meets Scarlett-Anne

Farkle Meets Scarlett

"Hello, you see me twice a week, once a year, but never in a day. What am I?"

"The letter "e,"''Scarlett looks over her shoulder and grins. "You have to try harder than that Farkle."

"Tanto tempore sumere conantur," he responds. (I'll have to try harder next time.)

She reaches out and pokes him in the cheek. "Idem experiri vos accipere possis. Quam velis esse dementis exsequi volo," (You can try, but you will only receive the same result. Than you would be insane.)

"Yeah but..." he trails off eyes.

"Hm?" Confused Scarlett turns to where he was looking just in time to see Riley sniff her brother. She turns back to Farkle. "Explain."

"Even my mind can't compute that."

The school bell rings, and the two of them head for the history classroom. It didn't take long for everybody to arrive and Cory began his lecture a cell phone in his hand.

"You guys don't connect with each other. It's like you can't exist without these. You use emoticons rather than emotions. You're an unfeeling generation of zombies," Riley and Maya lean over each other mimicking zombies. "Stop eating her." at that moment a student walks into the class late. "You're late, Miss Myzell."

"My fish died," she responds her voice flat.

Cory turns back to the class. "You see? This is what I'm talking about. Miss Myzell has clearly suffered a tragic loss. Yet, she does not seem in touch with her actual emotions!"

Myzell frowns. "Excuse me? I am crying my eyes out. I'm gonna have to leave class early." she makes an about-face and leaves the class, the door closing after her.

"Oh, she actually made it out the door this time," Cory says in surprise.

Myzell returned a look of shock on her face. "I actually made it out the door this time!"

"Dad, adjust and deal," Riley tells him. "Cell phones have been around for, like, ever."

"It'll amaze you to know that there was a whole world before you and cell phones," Cory retorts.

"And it'll amaze you to know that I have 394 friends here," Riley responds.

"And I'm amazed that you believe that," Cory turns to the board and draw a line across the chalkboard. "This is a timeline of all human existence. Starting here," he points at the start of the timeline. "is everyone who ever lived, laughed, loved, and understood the value of life. The cellphone era, which begins right around here," he draws a line almost at the end of the timeline. "pretty much destroys all of that. Way to go, you."

Scarlett surprised a yawn. This was getting boring when were they actually going to start class.

Lucas raises his hand. "Sir, if I may take a different position?"

Cory nods. "Yeah, save me, Mr. Friar. Do I go too far?"

"Always, sir," Lucas tells him. "I understand your point, but I use my phone to video chat with my old friends and to find out what's going on in Texas."

"Yeah. How else can he keep tabs on all the hoedowns and cattle pageants?" Maya jokes.

Scarlett shares a look with her brother. "Hoedowns and cattle pageants," she mouths at him.

He shrugs. "Go with it," he mouths back.

"Maya!" Riley scolds her friend.

"It's okay, Riley. I'm unaffected by Maya's views of country life. As my Uncle Buster always says, "Be like an eagle and soar above the mockingbird."" Lucas tells the girls.