Tell him the TRUTH!

I was out on the front balcony of the house when a man stepped off of the sidewalk and approached. "Mrs. Wagner, I'm Mr. Morton, the literature teacher from Avalon High School. I think we need to talk."

"Oh, Mr. Morton, of course I remember you. But... are you allowed to be here, considering Marco lives here?" I asked.

"The restraining order is on him, ma'am, on me. But I didn't come here to talk about Marco. I came here to talk about Will."

"Will?" I was shocked, no one, and I mean no one, had ever had a problem with Will.

"Yes, Mrs. Wagner. Will, your son," he said.

"Yes, I Know who you are talking about Mr. Morton. What is the issue."

"No, no, Mrs Wagner. Will, YOUR son. Your biological son." He said.

I need to sit. I need to sit down. How did he find out? My mind ran a mile a minute. No one was supposed to know. How?! When?!

"I don't know what your talking about," my faked calm not convincing him.

"Yes, you do. I have known for some time, that Will is, in fact, your son with Arthur Wagner and not Marco's father. They are half brothers."

Each comment hit me like bullets.

"Mrs. Wagner," he said. "You need to tell him. You need to tell Will the truth."

"Why?!" Tears ran down my face as I sniffled. "Why does he need to know?!"

"His life, and the lives of many others, depends on it. The truth must be know, Mrs. Wagner." He said.

The Modern Arthur

Considering that Meg Cabot set King Arthur's court in high school, it works fairly well. All of the drama makes more sense, except Marco's supposed murder attempt. Arthur's ideals make more sense today than they would have when the legend was started. I think that Arthur's ideals fit in today's settings because more people have a voice and issues are being acknowledged and talked about.

I feel that Will and Ellie's characters portray King Arthur's ideals and high school well because that is what we have come to expect from fictional high school settings. Drama, the geeky girl and perfect jock guy, that perfect jock guy who also defends the little guy. King Arthur's legendary court fits in with high school because they act like high schoolers, running off to do dumb shit without a care in the world of what might happen. Not to mention the love triangle that is oh so common in modern fiction.