Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi, or Canada for that matter.
Introduction
Ellie slowly crept into the bathroom, trying her best to appear unnoticed. She quickly opened the nearest stall, slamming it shut with the same energy. She cleared her throat, proceeded to open her backpack and reached for her case of sharp emotion-killers. She opened the case then released her sharpest knife from the pouch and pulled up her sleeve. She gritted her teeth and held her breath. The knife slowly made it's way to her skin. The brisk touch to her arm caused Ellie's eyes to water. She scraped it across the width of her arm while the blood trickled down her skin. Then ashamed of her action, she quickly pulled a stream of toilet paper from the dispenser and wiped off the knife and her arm. She sat on the toilet seat, afraid to move then threw away the bloody tissue in the stall's trash can.
" Why am I doing this over a stupid boy?" she whispered with frustration.
Ellie wished she had never attended those stupid group sessions with him. She tried to deny that she liked him but Marco made it obvious that she did. She wanted to give him everything, but he didn't want it. Now she was cowering in her pain and had just performed the one thing that made it all go away. She didn't want to go back to class and see him, but she knew she had to.
" You can't run away from everything, Ellie." she told her self. Then she grabbed her things and walked out of the stall, ready to face her fears.