"What?" "I need to ask your permission for something." "Whatever you want." "Aw, ever since we were little kids, you would always say, "Whatever you want,"" "even before you knew what it was." "You got a good thing going here, kid." "Don't blow it." "Maya, you don't know what you're getting yourself into." "Remember when I first asked you if you wanted to be friends?" "Did I take it on?" "Am I still here?" "You can't just say yes this time." "This one's different." "Whatever you want." " I want to completely redo..." " Your hair." "You want to change my hair?" "I think you could try something once." "I don't want to change my hair." " I gotta look at that every day." " You change your hair." "Stop being ridiculous!" "I want to completely redo..." "The way you dress!" "You don't like me at all, do you?" "You're my favorite person in the world." "I wouldn't change a thing about you." "I want to tear down the bay window." "You shut your face." "It's time." "What's the matter with you?" " We're changing." " We're not." "Maya, the most important things in our lives are changing." "The bay window is one of the most important things in our lives." "It's changing with us." "It's time." "Riley, look at me." "Some things mean too much to us to ever change." "I don't want this place to ever change." "Look at me and tell me you understand that." "Maya, it's time." "No." "You don't have my permission for this." "This place has always been my sanctuary from the storm." "Maya, we're doing it." "It never mattered what was going on outside these windows." "When I sit here with you, I'm safe." "We're not changing that." "You looking forward to high school?" "We still don't know that's gonna happen!" "Maya, it's going to happen." "You stink at change, and I want to hit the ground running from the very first day." "I stink at change?" "Remember when you were afraid that Lucas was changing?" "Remember, you said, "Change fills my pockets with pennies of uncertainty."" " You stink at change." " Yes, but I've changed." "Maya, it's a natural part of growing up." "We're changing whether you like it or not." "Not." "Okay?" "You know what's natural?" "The way the sun comes in through these windows and the pillows are warm when you put your head on them, or... how the moon glows off of the curtain and we don't care that it's the middle of the night" "because we're here, and we're safe, and we're protected." "And we're doing it." "Or how Farkle comes in through the window all our lives and says, "Ladies!"" "I don't want that to ever change." "Hey." "Why do things change, Farkle?" "Because things grow." "Did you know that every seven years, your body grows a whole new set of cells?" "Every seven years, it's like you're a whole new person." "Mr. Norton taught us that in Science." "Yeah?" "Well, I'm exactly the same as I was when I was seven, and I'll be exactly the same when I'm..." "Do it." "21." "See, the difference between you at seven and now is that at seven, you just met me, and now, you've learned to use me." "I know a good thing when I see it." "You've been growing ever since we met." "Yeah." "Farkle, I hope we can say that you've grown into a handsome young man without embarrassing you." "Uh... no, you can't." "Look at him, Riles." "Remember the little boy he was?" "Remember the first day we met him?" "Hmph." "Do I remember?" "He saved my life, Maya." "He saved my life twice, and you didn't even save it once." "You have to wift your head, Wiwey." "Lift your head, Riley." "You have to lift your head." "Lift your head." "Ladies!" "What's the matter with her?" "All you have to do is lift your head." "Why do people like this game?" "They say come up when you get an apple, but what if you don't get an apple?" "What are you supposed to do?" "You're supposed to lift your head." "You saved my life." "How can I repay you?" "I know!" "Apples!" "She a lotta work." "I am not a smart person." "That's why you can both use a friend like me." "Why?" "Because I promise to love you both the same." "But what if you love one of us more?" "What if you marry one of us?" "Both of you the same." "What's your name?" "If I tell you, don't laugh." "We would never." "Farkle." "I wanna laugh, but I promised!" "What's your last name?" "I don't wanna tell ya." "Why does Dracula wear turtlenecks?" "Because I'm scared of vampires." "They bite your neck." "But you are a vampire!" "My mind is very fancy." "Feel free to use me as you see fit." "And I always have." "Your costume was a bag." "I couldn't afford a costume." "I wad a different bag every year." "Look how much Farkle's changed." "It's nothing to be afraid of." "Maya, we're changing the bay window." "Why can't you just change your hair?" "You're changing the bay window?" "Oh, look what you did." "You made Hee-Haw show up out of nowhere." "Lucas, how does this affect you?" "You didn't grow up with us." "Yeah, I didn't have to." "I know this place has a lot of meaning to you." "That makes it a special place to me, because both of you are special to me in... whatever way you'll eventually tell me." "High school's coming up." "We're changing." "Look around, guys." "This is a... a little girl's window." "It needs to change with us." "Hey, Huckleberry, it might've been okay to have known you as long as we've known Farkle." "Yeah, being friends with you guys has changed me in the best possible ways." "I wish I could have always had that." "We could do it." "I say we've known you since you were a little kid." "Well, how do you do that?" "A musical number." "No!" " Why?" " Why?" "Will you please be kind?" "Riley, have some dignity, woman." "Farkle!" "Wait, why am I not little like you guys?" "This is how you've always been." "Hey!" "Giddy up, Huckleberry!" "Maya, you can't just jump on me." "Riley..." " Whee!" " Okay." "No." "Maya, nothing's forever." "We can't be seven years old our whole lives." " Why can't we?" " I like remembering who we were." "I was nothing like that." "I was a little boy just like all of my friends." "Look." "I have a picture." "Huh." "It's time to forget about the past." "Why do we have to?" "Huh." "Maya, what's important now is, "Who are we going to be?"" "What happens to who we were?" "Hey, guys, something's seriously wrong." "You are never touching this bay window." "How could you let them do this?" "We didn't." "What did you guys do?" "Riley, this is your favorite place in the world." "I'm just a teenage girl rearranging her room a lot." "Uh-huh." "What's really happening?" "Just because we're going to high school, she thinks we should destroy our childhood." "Okay, you know, this raises an interesting question." "Who here knows..." "Stop." "Stop what?" "You were about to teach us something, weren't you?" "No..." " Sure, you were." " It's the weekend and you can't stop." "Bring it, Hambone." "You need help, Matthews." "You're not allowed to teach us anything today." "I wasn't gonna teach you anything..." "Yay!" "...because you already know this one." "Yay!" "The truth is, people get comfortable with what's familiar." "Yeah, and when you get too comfortable, you don't allow yourself room to grow." "The worst thing you can do is fold your arms and refuse to accept what's gonna come anyway." "Yeah." "Hey, Riley, is that my Boot?" "Can I please have that back?" "No." "Honey, it's totally okay that you want to create space for new memories." "Let's just keep the old memories somewhere safe." "You may decide that you want to visit them again later." "Fine." "You see, Maya?" "One of us is completely okay with making room for the new." "Okay." "You guys are laughing." "Yeah." "Is it because I'm so right that it's funny?" "No." "Oh." "Then why are you laughing?" "It's just a little memory that we've put away." "Yeah." "Let's take it out and visit." "Why are you doing this?" "Am I not good enough?" "You're okay." "Topanga!" "I like the way things is." "Why do we need another baby?" "We just need Mommy, Daddy, Riley, Maya." "I lost her." "Only I could lose a pregnant Topanga." "Of course." "Pregnant Topanga's in the car already." "Don't move, girls." "Mrs. Svorski's on her way up." "All right!" "We all got things going on!" "You're gonna be a big sister." "Why does everything have to change?" "Why do I have to share my parents?" "You're gonna have a little brother or sister, Riley." "You family loves each other." "You're very lucky." "What's the matter, Maya?" "We don't know where my daddy is." "Yeah, that's the day I decided that change wasn't such a good thing." "Sometimes it is, Maya." " I don't want to go to high school." " Why not?" "We've always been together." "What if something changes?" "What if something happens?" "People drift apart in high school." "Maya, how could that even possibly happen?" "How could it possibly happen that the bay window would change?" "How could it possibly happen that people just..." "leave?" "Maya, sometimes change is good." "It leads to... a wonderful growing up." "Don't you want to be big girls?" "No." "This was the first place that I ever thought was safe." "Even if my whole world changed, this place never would." "Then we'll put it back." "We'll put it back, Maya." "Riles, I know it's not just the bay window we're saying goodbye to." "It's us, right?" "You think you're gonna say goodbye to us?" "Maya, we're not going anywhere." "Not in high school, not any time." "It's always gonna be us." "Very good." "That's it?" "Yeah." "That's what you wanted us to learn?" " Leave me alone." " It's his day off." "Maya, we're never leaving." "No matter where we go, we're never leaving." "And Farkle told us that he'd always love us equally no matter what." "I'm as good as my promise." "Lucas?" "Right here." "Maya... high school's just the next place." "Your safe place is us." "Your safe place is me." "And I'm yours." "From the day we met." "Sup?" "Are you a stranger?" "Yeah." "Are you a stranger coming through my window?" " Yeah." " Then..." "I'm running away from home." "I saw your curtains and your pillows, I heard you singing..." "I like singing better than yelling." "Please don't yell." "Who was yelling?" "My mommy and daddy." "Why?" "'Cause they always are." "What do you do here?" "I sit here and I hope." "For what?" "For someone to come in and sit with me." "Are you her?" "What's your name?" "I'm Riley." "Hi, Riley." "I'm Maya Penelope Hart." "Hi, Maya." "Are we friends forever?" "Whatever you want." "I wanna call you Peaches." "Now that we're best friends forever, we should get a few things straight." " Like what?" " I'm a lot of trouble." "I'm gonna be the dangerous one." "I am." "Okay." "You have a baby monitor." "What are you doing, Riley?" "Ju..." "Just sitting here talking to myself." "Okay, honey." "Have fun." "That was fun." "We're just gettin' started." "Yeah." "I feel guilty." "I'm gonna go tell him." "Oh, boy, am I gonna be good for you." "And I will sprinkle you with goodness." "Whatever you want." "Can we be like this forever?" "Well, don't you think someday we'll have to grow up?" "How will we know when that is?" "It's now." "Hi." "Who are you?" "I'm Maya Penelope Hart." "But that's me." "Yeah." "You're me?" "Yeah." "Prove it." "Sometimes when you sit on the toilet, you like to put the lid on your back and pretend you're a turtle named Mr. Shellington." "Are you me?" "Yeah, I am." "Prove it." "Well, I don't have to." "You believe everything." "It's us." " It is?" " Yeah." "Our daddy's gone." "Yeah." "Is everything gonna be okay?" "Just stay close to this one and we'll be fine." "Why are you here with us?" "Um... because we wanted to visit you and spend some time with you before things change." "You're gonna change?" "Yeah, that's what happens." "But we wanted to thank you guys for being who we were." "What happens to us?" "You stay with us." "You're a part of us always." "Do we have to grow up and change?" "Well, we're doing a pretty okay job so far... and we get to grow up into whoever's the next us." "Whether we like it or not." "Do we have good friends?" "Oh, we have the best friends." "Good." "So, who are we going to be?" "What?" "When we grow up more." "I wanna see 'em!" "Bring 'em in here!" "Well, we can't, um... 'cause we actually don't know who we're gonna be yet." "But we look forward to meeting them someday." "And you'll tell them all about us, Peaches?" "We won't have to." "You'll be there." "Okay." "So, we decided to change the bay window?" "Yeah." "Well, we can't wait to see what you do with the place." "There's a gallery in SoHo and they want to show my stuff." "I'll come to your opening." " It starts at 10:00." " It starts at 10:00?" "Riley, they want to make me an artist in residence." "I found an apartment in SoHo." "But the farthest we've ever been apart is like... this much." "When are we gonna see each other?" "All the time." "Well, I'm disgusted." "Now what do we do?" "Now we leave this place, Maya." "How do we do that?" "All of our memories are here." "We take them with us." "Look at them." "Can you see them?" "How would I do that?" "All you have to do is lift your head." "You think they know we're here?" "They know." "They won't forget about us, will they?" "Are we always going to be with them?" "So... goodbye, this room." "Thanks for everything." "Out the window the way I came in?" "Don't big girls go out the door?" "Yeah, they do." "Are you comin'?" "Comin'?" "Ready for this change, Maya?" "Whatever you want." "I can't wait to see what's next." "I hope it's good." "Promise me we'll always be together." "We will always be together." "Then it's good."