girl meets lilly grace reos

ch 12 Lilly meets the forgotten

'Interior. Matthews' apartment. Maya, Riley,Lilly, and Topanga are having breakfast.Riley:Why didn't you wake us? It's electives day. The earlier we sign up, the better the chance we have of getting all the good ones.Topanga:I tried to wake you two up three times each.Riley:You know I don't think you're serious until six times. You know the first three times I'm still checking for chicken pox to see if I can miss school.Maya:Hey, I tickled both of your toes.lilly:Well, that explains the Lucas dream.
Topanga:So, what electives are we hoping for? Lilly: Uncle cor's TA

Maya:We are hoping to get out of them.Riley:Actually, it's not gonna happen, sister, well Lilly's might. These are service electives. Not only do they expect us to be students, but now they want to give us jobs.Maya:How are we supposed to work and go to school at the same time?Riley:Yeah, who does that?(Lilly facepalms as cory enters the kitchen) Cory:How you doin'?Topanga:Oh, hey, honey. Where you going?Cory:I'm going to school.Topanga:Oh, whatcha gonna do there?Cory:I'm gonna work.Topanga:Wait, you're gonna go to work and school?Cory:At the same time.Topanga:Wait, but just for a couple of days, right?Cory:No, no, no. This is forever. But Topanga, surely your responsibilities are temporary, right?Topanga:Oh, no. I have to do everytime.Riley:Bravo!Maya:No more. No more.Cory & Topanga:Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.Cory:We will be here for the rest of your lives.Topanga:Have a good day, honey.Riley:I hate parent theater.lilly:Yeah, you guys did set them up pretty good.Topanga:You know, when I went to law school, I held down two part-time jobs.lilly: impressive Riley:Yeah, but now your life is a piece of cake.Maya:Would you make us cake?Topanga:Get to school.Maya:You'll be here, making cake?Topanga:(Chuckles) Hey, Riley, and lilly you can put your dishes in the dishwasher.Lilly: ok aunt panga (moves over to put her bowl in the dishwasher) Riley:Later, mom. I promise. Job and school. Job and school.Topanga:Uh, Riley you could at least put them on the-- (door closes) Counter. Okay, fine. I can finally go to work. Am I forgetting anything? Okay. (closes door only to remember something) I have another kid. (Sighs) Why did I do that? (Laughs) Auggie, baby! Come on!Then: Interior. John Quincy Adams Middle School History classroom.Cory:Who here knows about the Great Depression?Riley:I thought it was called the Grand Canyon.(lilly grunt sighs into her arms on her desks, embarrassed.)Cory:Excellent. Who here knows about the Great Depression? Maya?Maya:Nothing's gonna beat that, sir.Cory:Farkle,lilly save me.Farkle:The year was 1929, the stock market crashed, everyone lost their money and their jobs. Lilly:And the people who were comfortable were now lost and became known as...Cory:..."the Forgotten." Working class people, the heart and soul of our country, basically taken for granted in the first place, and now, discarded and forgotten.Lucas:How could that happen, sir? (Lilly turns and smiles at Lucas) Cory:It shouldn't have, Mr. Friar.Riley:But that could never happen to anyone in the Grand Canyon today, could it? Cory:I don't know, Riley. I'm sure you would never take anyone for granted, right?Riley:I would never.Cory:And do you think there's anyone who cares about you who goes underappreciated or overlooked? Riley: Maya, lilly, my life is so much better for having you in it(lilly gets up and leaves.) Cory: flower get back in here! Lilly: No! Maya to riley (at the same time as her cousin and dads argument) :I know, pumpkin. Riley:Thank you, Dad. For the first time, I've actually understood something that you've tried to teach me. Cory: Please, bell, ring. Ring! Ah-ha. (leaves the classroom) Maya: You could do that?

Interior. John Quincy Adams Middle School Cafeteria. Riley: I wonder what electives we're gonna get. I hope we get good ones. Lilly: I already got uncle Cor's TA like I wanted. Maya: Why do they call them "electives" if they make us do them? Riley:I don't know. And why do they call it shop class? That was the biggest disappointment of my little life. (receives mashed potatoes from Geralyn Thompson, the lunch lady) Yum, blob. Maya: All right, no blob for me, please. Not because it's not good, only because there's no taste and no flavor. (receives lunch) Okay. Lilly: good morning Mrs. Thompson. (holds up her breakfast club lunch box) Geralyn:You know I made that myself, morning Lilly. Riley: What is it? Geralyn: I call it..."Tuesday."Riley: But it's Thursday. Geralyn: Mm-hmm. (gets a roll thrown at her) No throwing rolls! Lilly: can I have that?(Geralyn hands her the roll that was thrown at her.)Riley:(to Maya and Lilly, of Geralyn) Well, she's in a good mood today. Maya: That's the happiest I've seen her. Look, I don't care what electives we get, just as long as we don't end up in--Farkle:Dun-dun-dun! Maya:--cafeteria duty. Riley &; Maya:(Shudder) (Lilly facepalms at her best friend, and cousin's actions.)Cory:Good afternoon, Geralyn. Oh, mashed potatoes.Geralyn:I put a little extra love in there for you today.Cory:I know you did. (begins eating while still in line)Geralyn:No eating in line, Matthews.Cory:Oh, you're tough. I sure wouldn't want to be one of the kids who gets you for an elective.Geralyn:(Laughing)Cory:(looks at Lucas, Farkle, Maya, and Riley) Do you guys ever actually eat the food?(looks at Lilly) good job making your own lunch again flower. All but Lilly: No. Maya: Hey, how do you guys actually make this thing erupt? Farkle: Maya, don't! She's gonna blow! (Lucas and Farkle's mashed potato volcano erupts gravy all over Lilly's half eaten sandwich) Lilly: you guys destroyed my lunch you imbociles! Riley: Why do they build their villages so close? Why? (Bell rings) Cory: Hey, hey, hey. Where are you guys going? Lilly your job as TA starts now, you might want to see this. What's the rush? Geralyn, Janitor Harley, can you come over here for a minute? So, you guys don't think you should have to clean any of this up? Geralyn, do you think they realize when they waste their food like this it makes you feel bad?Geralyn:I feel BAD! Cory:And Janitor Harley, do you think they realize when they make a mess in the cafeteria, it makes you feel bad?Janitor Harley: I actually feel I deserve what I get. But I have all kinds of different issues. Lilly mumbles: same Cory: You know, in just a few minutes you guys played with your food and you left a mess without any regard or respect for anyone else. Maya: It's not just us.Cory: I know. And you're the good ones. I'm gonna go ahead and assign you your electives now. Girls except lils, your electives will be, and I don't think anybody saw this one coming...Riley:Oh, no. Cory:...cafeteria duty.Geralyn: How ya doin'?Maya:I've been better.Farkle:Wow. Lucas:That's the worst elective in the school besides janitorial services. (Harley comes to Lucas and Farkle) Oh.Janitor Harley:How you doin', boys I own? Meet Mr. Mop. And his pal, Mr. Bucket. First, you'll clean Mr. Mess in the cafeteria. Then I'll introduce you to the always delightful Mr. Vomit.Farkle:Thank you, but I have enough friends.Interior. Matthews' apartment. Topanga comes in with bags of groceries with Lilly, and Riley and Maya are resting on the sofa.Topanga:(scoffs) Oh, hey girls. Would you like to help us with the groceries, please? Riley:We worked all day for 45 minutes. Maya:Could you rub my back?Topanga:Oh, sure Maya. I would love to rub your back. Just right after I bring in all the rest of the groceries by myself withLilly and then cook dinner for the entire family again with Lilly. Maya:Okay, hurry up.Topanga:(notices Riley still hasn't cleared the table from earlier this morning) Riley, I asked you to clear off the table this morning.Riley:Mom, you are not being very sympathetic to us.Maya:We worked.Riley:In a kitchen.Maya:45 minutes.Riley:In a row.Maya:Rub my back.Riley:I'll do it.Maya:No. When you do it, it's like spiders poking at me.Riley:But that's my spider move.Maya:Ew.Topanga:(Sighs) Girls, could you please help us bring in the rest of the groceries? Other people had a hard day, too.Riley:Yes, Farkle and Lucas had to clean.Maya:45 minutes.Riley:In a row.Topanga:Wow, I had no idea. Poor, poor kids. We'll just go get the rest of the groceries by ourselves.Riley:It's us.Both:(Sighs) Interior. Matthews' apartment. Riley's bedroom. Lilly, Maya and Riley are sitting in the bay window the latter both still in their cafeteria clothes. Riley:Whoa. Maya:Yeah. Riley:Geralyn is really good at her job.

Maya:We are not good at Geralyn's job.

Lilly: you are not. Riley:Yeah.
Maya:Whoa.
Interior. John Quincy Adams Middle School. History class. Riley, Maya, Farkle and Lucas recap their electives to the class while lilly sits at her uncle's desk
Riley:In 1929, our country fell apart. Not only because the economy suffered, but because we neglected the working class people who served us with pride and dignity.Maya:And because we never cared enough to get to know them, they were easily taken for granted and became "the forgotten." (points to Geralyn) Can anybody tell us who this is? Sarah:The lunchroom lady.Cory:I think she has a name. Geralyn:I do. Three Taco Sarah.(lilly snorts) Riley:This is Geralyn Thompson. And she knows all of your names. She's worked at this school for 20 years, and I can tell you that her job is not easy.
Maya:Because she has over 1,000 children and when you feed 1,000 children, you have to make sure it's something that everybody can eat.
Riley:And even if she would like to spice things up a bit, she knows not to. Because it's what's right for everyone. She takes pride in her work, her kitchen, her cooking, and us. Maya:And I'm proud that I was able to stand in her shoes for a day. This lady right here does it everyday... for us. Riley:Geralyn. Remember that name. Whatever we end up doing in life, we have to do it with the same pride and enthusiasm as her.
Cory: Boys. Farkle: We've seen things. Lucas: You don't know, man. You weren't there. Janitor Harley:They went in as boys, they came out as I don't know. I don't know what they are now. Lucas:We'd be lying to you if we told you janitorial services was our first pick. But I wouldn't trade this experience for a trip to the moon. Farkle:That was an elective? Lucas:Janitor Harley is a good man. You have no idea what he goes through for you. Farkle:You may not even notice that he's there. But I promise you this, you would notice if he wasn't there.Lucas:The clean tables, the immaculate classrooms, the shiny floors; they don't magically happen. They take a ninja. Janitor Harley: Ninja. Cory:People who go through things for you, people who pour their heart and souls into their jobs because they care should be valued and embraced. You should look them in the eye and say "thank you."Lucas & Farkle:Thank you. Riley & Maya:Thank you. Geralyn:(scoffs) I appreciate that. (giggles) Lilly: thank you uncle Cor
Interior. Matthews' Apartment. Topanga returns from work and Riley takes her briefcase and her and lillys coats Topanga: Thank you. Riley: I peeled potatoes for one day and I almost died. I love you guys. Topanga: I love you, too. Lilly: me too cus (Riley gives Topanga a back rub) Ooh! Spiders. What is this for? Riley: I get up in the morning, you're  both already up. I go to sleep, you're both still up. There's food on the table, clean clothes. You mom, take us where we need to go. You have a job and you still make time to take care of me, Lilly and Auggie. And I know now, that may not be so easy. So, if I've forgotten to say thank you to you both, I'm saying it now. Thank you.Topanga and Lilly:Oh.Riley:Oh, and you too, Dad. Cory: Oh. Interior. John Quincy Adams Middle School Cafeteria.Riley:(receives lunch) Thank you. How are you today, Geralyn?Geralyn:I'm fine, Riley. Thanks for asking.All:Stop it.Janitor Harley:I got this.Farkle:No.Lucas:We got this. (as Lucas throws away lunch, a kid throws a banana peel on the floor) Hey, you missed.Cory:You know, it's a funny thing about teachers, people don't often realize that without the lesson, without the education, no one would learn anything at all. There would be no growth, no progress. There would be no doctors, or lawyers, or anything at all, really. In fact, when you think about it, teachers are the foundation of our whole country-- our whole world. Teachers should be appreciated and never forgotten. (realizes that the cafeteria is empty and he,lilly, and Harley are the only ones in the room) Lilly: I appreciate you uncle Cor.Janitor Harley:I appreciate you too, Baboon. Now, get out of here so I can go home.Cory:Yeah, okay. (Leaves with lilly)