I guess you could call this a "Mary Sue" story. Whatever. Besides the
"Mary Sue" charactor, all the other ones are the property of Degrassi.
Although I don't know why I should even say that, they wouldn't sue me
for writing a fanfiction story, right?
On with it:
Part One:
One morning, Joey, Craig, and Angela were having a quick breakfast before
they all went their separate ways: Craig to Degrassi Community School,
Angela to Toronto West Elementary, and Joey to Jeremiah Motors. They were
in a hurry that morning: the power had gone out the night before while they'd
slept, making their alarm clocks useless.
When the phone rang, they were putting on their coats (it was a bitterly
cold day). "They'll leave a message, Ang," Joey said when Angela went to go
pick it up. "Let's go."
"Hi, this is the Jeremiah residence. If you want to leave a message for
Joey, Angela, or Craig, leave a message after the beep," Joey's pre-recorded
voice said. (BEEP).
"Mr. Jeremiah, this is Cybil Lawson at the foster care agency. Good news:
you've got your license. Just give me a ring after you-"
Joey forgot that they were late as he ran back to get the phone. "Sorry,
I'm here."
"Oh, Mr. Jeremiah! How are you?"
"Just fine. I got the license?"
"Yes you did, and they already have a foster child waiting for you."
Joey was very excited: ever since Craig's dad died, he'd wanted to get a
foster care license to help other kids in Craig's situation, who weren't as
lucky to have family to take care of them.
"Well, can we work this out later? We're all in a hurry..."
"Of course. Call me when you can. Have a good day."
"You too, Ms. Lawson." Joey got off the phone. "YESSSSSSS."
They all got into the car. After Joey had dropped off Angela, Craig asked:
"Foster care license?"
"Yeah," Joey said. "I wanted to keep it a secret, just in case it didn't work
out." He was surprised it did, since he was a single parent.
"Joey, you already have two kids to take care of," Craig pointed out. Joey
couldn't help being disapointed. "I thought you'd like this idea. Not as many
kids are as lucky as you..." He trailed off, not wanted to say any more about
it and upset Craig.
When he dropped him off at Degrassi, he said: "Craig, just try to keep an
open mind about this."
"I guess." And Craig walked away.
Craig found Sean at his locker. "Dude, what's up?" Sean asked, seeing that Craig
was upset.
"Joey's a foster parent."
"Oh, that's cool."
"No, it's not." Craig sighed. "I mean, he's already got me and Angela to
worry about. Why does he need more kids?"
"I don't think it's a bad idea," Sean said. "I mean, my parents have threatened
to put me in "the system" before. If it weren't for Tracker, I probably would
be. If I ended up with a guy like Joey...well, I'd be lucky."
"There's the word again," Craig said bitterly.
"Huh?"
"Nothing." Craig sighed again. "I'm gonna go find Ash. See you later, man."
And he took off to find his girlfriend.
Ashley was talking to Ellie by her locker, and smiled when her boyfriend
came over. "Hey," she said, hugging him. She got a good look at his face. "What's
the matter?"
"Nothing," he lied. He couldn't tell her. She'll think I'm selfish, he thought.
He knew that's what he was being: selfish.
But he couldn't help it.
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"Mary Sue" charactor, all the other ones are the property of Degrassi.
Although I don't know why I should even say that, they wouldn't sue me
for writing a fanfiction story, right?
On with it:
Part One:
One morning, Joey, Craig, and Angela were having a quick breakfast before
they all went their separate ways: Craig to Degrassi Community School,
Angela to Toronto West Elementary, and Joey to Jeremiah Motors. They were
in a hurry that morning: the power had gone out the night before while they'd
slept, making their alarm clocks useless.
When the phone rang, they were putting on their coats (it was a bitterly
cold day). "They'll leave a message, Ang," Joey said when Angela went to go
pick it up. "Let's go."
"Hi, this is the Jeremiah residence. If you want to leave a message for
Joey, Angela, or Craig, leave a message after the beep," Joey's pre-recorded
voice said. (BEEP).
"Mr. Jeremiah, this is Cybil Lawson at the foster care agency. Good news:
you've got your license. Just give me a ring after you-"
Joey forgot that they were late as he ran back to get the phone. "Sorry,
I'm here."
"Oh, Mr. Jeremiah! How are you?"
"Just fine. I got the license?"
"Yes you did, and they already have a foster child waiting for you."
Joey was very excited: ever since Craig's dad died, he'd wanted to get a
foster care license to help other kids in Craig's situation, who weren't as
lucky to have family to take care of them.
"Well, can we work this out later? We're all in a hurry..."
"Of course. Call me when you can. Have a good day."
"You too, Ms. Lawson." Joey got off the phone. "YESSSSSSS."
They all got into the car. After Joey had dropped off Angela, Craig asked:
"Foster care license?"
"Yeah," Joey said. "I wanted to keep it a secret, just in case it didn't work
out." He was surprised it did, since he was a single parent.
"Joey, you already have two kids to take care of," Craig pointed out. Joey
couldn't help being disapointed. "I thought you'd like this idea. Not as many
kids are as lucky as you..." He trailed off, not wanted to say any more about
it and upset Craig.
When he dropped him off at Degrassi, he said: "Craig, just try to keep an
open mind about this."
"I guess." And Craig walked away.
Craig found Sean at his locker. "Dude, what's up?" Sean asked, seeing that Craig
was upset.
"Joey's a foster parent."
"Oh, that's cool."
"No, it's not." Craig sighed. "I mean, he's already got me and Angela to
worry about. Why does he need more kids?"
"I don't think it's a bad idea," Sean said. "I mean, my parents have threatened
to put me in "the system" before. If it weren't for Tracker, I probably would
be. If I ended up with a guy like Joey...well, I'd be lucky."
"There's the word again," Craig said bitterly.
"Huh?"
"Nothing." Craig sighed again. "I'm gonna go find Ash. See you later, man."
And he took off to find his girlfriend.
Ashley was talking to Ellie by her locker, and smiled when her boyfriend
came over. "Hey," she said, hugging him. She got a good look at his face. "What's
the matter?"
"Nothing," he lied. He couldn't tell her. She'll think I'm selfish, he thought.
He knew that's what he was being: selfish.
But he couldn't help it.
Please read and review! Thanks.