- Cory Matthews: My homework is going to be unbelievably late this week.
- George Feeny: Yeah, what else is new.
- Shawn Hunter: Hi, Josh. I'm Shawn. Well, this is the second time I've been in a hospital this year, and I don't really like the way the first one turned out, so I want you to listen to me. I've been out of town. See, I was in a real bad way and looking to see what's important in my life. I met a lot of people out of town looking for the same thing. And now you're in a real bad way. And I came back here 'cause I wanna tell you something: Don't go out of town. Don't go anywhere. Life is right here with these people. With your family. And my family. We got the greatest family there is, Josh. I want you to be with us so we can watch you grow and see you change and make great memories together.
- Topanga Lawrence: Cory, I feel like we're really distant.
- [the scene shows Cory sitting on the other side of the waiting room]
- Cory Matthews: Why would you say that?
- Topanga Lawrence: Because for the first time in my life, I feel like I don't know how to give you what you need.
- Cory Matthews: Why not?
- Topanga Lawrence: Because we can't go through life together if you expect me to be able to change what's real for you.
- Cory Matthews: Well, you used to be able to.
- Topanga Lawrence: We were kids! Nothing bad ever happened! The worst thing that happened was that your Pop-Tart fell on the ground.
- Cory Matthews: Mmm-hmm. And you held it up to the sky, and you said, "God made dirt. Dirt won't hurt." Right?
- Topanga Lawrence: But it was still dirty.
- Cory Matthews: Yeah, but I ate it anyway. I didn't have to, but I did because you said to. Now, I want you to make everything better, Topanga.
- Topanga Lawrence: We can't have that relationship anymore.
- Cory Matthews: Why?
- Topanga Lawrence: I'm not like that anymore.
- Cory Matthews: Why not?
- Topanga Lawrence: I don't know how to be like that anymore.
- Topanga Lawrence: Would you rather I be like the old strange Topanga?
- Cory Matthews: [Topanga makes the dance moves] No, it's not like I don't like... the new strange Topanga... I mean, it's important for us to grow, but I just... I don't wanna lose what's so special about you.
- Topanga Lawrence: You never will.
- [puts lipgloss all over her face, shaped like a heart]
- Topanga Lawrence: Because, I've made you memories. And they will always be here to remind me.
- Shawn Hunter: Use a mirror, babe.
- Cory Matthews: [to Mr. Feeny] Do I not cherish Topanga?
- George Feeny: Oh, here we go into Coryland.
- Cory Matthews: Did I not raise her and bring her into my home?
- George Feeny: Who talks like you?
- George Feeny: Topanga Lawrence is one of the best people I know.
- Cory Matthews: I know. So what's happening to her? You've known her as long as I have.
- George Feeny: She's growing up, Cory. So are you.
- Cory Matthews: Why does she have to grow now? At a time like this?
- Alan Matthews: [to the baby] Come on, kid. Let's get better and get out of here. I've got a much better place for you at home. Come on, kid.
- Amy Matthews: Joshua.
- Alan Matthews: What?
- Amy Matthews: I decided on Joshua.
- Alan Matthews: Then Joshua is his name.
- Amy Matthews: Joshua Gabriel Matthews. Gabriel means "he who God protects."
- Alan Matthews: Well, how's Joshua doing today?
- Amy Matthews: The doctor says we should talk to him. He said we should tell him who we are.
- Topanga Lawrence: Cory, this is bad. There isn't anyone who can make it better.
- Shawn Hunter: [Shawn walks through the elevator doors of the hospital] Cory!
- Cory Matthews: Shawnie!
- [they hug each other]
- Shawn Hunter: Look, everything's going to be all right.
- Cory Matthews: You think?
- Shawn Hunter: I know.
- Cory Matthews: [to Shawn] So, you're tired of tumbling, tumbleweed?
- Shawn Hunter: Yeah. There's too much going on here to be someplace else.
- Alan Matthews: Oh, Dr. Taylor.
- Dr. Taylor: Alan, Amy, I want you to meet Charlie Markman. He'll be taking over your child's case.
- Amy Matthews: Okay.
- Alan Matthews: Why aren't you...?
- Dr. Taylor: Dr. Markman is a neonatal pulmonary specialist. He has far more experience than I do and...
- Amy Matthews: So you're not going to be our doctor anymore?
- Dr. Taylor: Amy, there's really nothing more I can do. I promise you, you're in good hands.
- Alan Matthews: [to Dr. Markman] Is our baby going to die?
- Amy Matthews: No.
- Dr. Markman: I don't know.
- Alan Matthews: You don't know?
- Dr. Markman: He has a respiratory infection because the early loss of amniotic fluid compromised his sterile environment.
- Amy Matthews: So when can we take him home?
- Dr. Markman: We're going to administer a course of antibiotics over the next ten days.
- Amy Matthews: And then we can take him home?
- Dr. Markman: And then we'll see where we are.
- Cory Matthews: You know, I think everything's going to be okay.
- Topanga Lawrence: I hope so.
- Cory Matthews: What do you mean you hope so? You think something bad's gonna happen?
- Topanga Lawrence: Something bad has already happened.
- Cory Matthews: I know. I just I want you to make everything better.
- Topanga Lawrence: How do I do that?
- Cory Matthews: Just be here with me.
- Topanga Lawrence: I'm sitting right next to you.
- Cory Matthews: I know, but I don't feel like you are. Now, I want us to be Cory and Topanga again because then everything is okay.
- Topanga Lawrence: [to Cory] How does holding your hand make everything okay?
- Cory Matthews: I just want us to be the way we used to be. You know, Valentine's Day used to be such a big deal to you.
- Topanga Lawrence: What does Valentine's Day have to do with this?
- Cory Matthews: And I was the one who didn't want to hold hands, but you were the one who said that holding hands is like touching souls.
- Topanga Lawrence: How do you remember that? I said that years ago when I was a child.
- Cory Matthews: I remember everything you said because it was important to me. Why don't you say stuff like that anymore?
- Topanga Lawrence: Cory, look around you. Do you recognize where you are?
- Cory Matthews: Take my hand.
- Topanga Lawrence: We're in the hospital. This is real. The reality is that your little brother is back there fighting for his life.
- Cory Matthews: No. Reality is this hand.
- Topanga Lawrence: I don't like it when you use us to hide from the rest of life, Cory.
- Cory Matthews: I don't like it that you're not Topanga anymore.
- Topanga Lawrence: [about the Matthews' baby] I'm really scared, Angela. I feel so bad for everybody.
- Angela Moore: How's Cory handling it?
- Topanga Lawrence: He's not. He's not even dealing with it. All he can talk about is holding hands and making everything go away like just because we're together, we're automatically protected from life. What is that? We're not kids anymore, Angela.
- Angela Moore: No, you're not. You're handling it very maturely.
- Topanga Lawrence: Thank you.
- Angela Moore: It's not a compliment.
- Topanga Lawrence: Angela, I'm not twelve anymore and when I was, I was like the strangest kid in the universe.
- Angela Moore: Oh, well, you still got some strange in you.
- Topanga Lawrence: You know, I remember this one time, I was trying to help Cory with this poem we had for school, not just the words of it, but the essence behind it. I went over to his house. He read the poem, and I danced all around his kitchen and I put lipstick all over my face.
- Angela Moore: And why do we remember that story so well?
- Topanga Lawrence: Because I always thought that was the moment he fell in love with me. Boy, you know, he always used to be the one bringing me back to reality. I don't know what happened to him.
- Angela Moore: Oh, honey, you did. You're the greatest influence in his life, Topanga. He needs you to take his hand, dance around him, help him through what's going on right now. Baby, without you, all he has is reality.
- Alan Matthews: [to the baby] Hey, Joshua. I'm your father and I love you. And I want you to get better and get out of here.
- Topanga Lawrence: [to Shawn about Cory] Will you please talk to him? I can't get through to him right now. You're his best friend. He'll listen to you.
- Shawn Hunter: Okay, let me handle this. Man, are we going to have fun with this kid.
- Cory Matthews: The kid's going to be our slave.
- Shawn Hunter: Oh, I'm going to teach him everything I know.
- Cory Matthews: Then I'll bail him out of jail.
- Cory Matthews: Hey, Mr. Feeny, I think you're going to have another Matthews to teach.
- Shawn Hunter: Maybe he'll have a kid like me to sit next to.
- Cory Matthews: He won't have to.
- Shawn Hunter: Why not?
- Cory Matthews: You'll still be there.
- [he and Shawn laugh]
- Cory Matthews: Hi, Josh. I'm Cory. You have to get better, okay? I always wanted a little brother. This is Topanga. She's going to be your sister.
- Topanga Lawrence: Hey, Josh. Look, you got to let the medicine get you better, okay? You've got a lot of people who really love you. Please get better, Josh.