It's a rainy Tuesday afternoon. School was over 4 hours ago. Maya is at the cemetery, staring in front of her while the rain is falling on the hood of her jacket. All she sees is a gravestone with the words: Campbell Saunders, January 24th, 1996 - May 8th, 2013. It has been 6 weeks since Campbell committed suicide and 3 weeks since the incident between Maya and Harry. After this event, she promised Campbell and herself to visit his grave at least once a week.
Maya eyes went to a tree in front of her that stands in the distance. She sees a man dressed all dark with sunglasses and a baseball cap behind it that she thinks she saw before..
?: THERE YOU ARE!
Maya scares and looks behind her for a second, then she looks back at the tree were the man that was behind it is gone.
Maya looks behind her again. She sees Katie in front of a red pickup that probably belongs to her sisters boyfriend.
Katie: I KNEW YOU WERE OUT HERE. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE IN THE RAIN? PLEASE COME IN THE CAR WITH JAKE AND ME BEFORE YOU GET A COLD. MOM AND I WERE SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
Maya: I CAN'T
Katie: WHY NOT?
Maya is getting tears in her eyes
Maya: I PROMISED CAM THAT I WOULD VISIT HIM EVERY WEEK, AND IM NOT BREAKING THAT PROMISE!
Katie: BUT THE WEEK ISN'T OVER YET? YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK HERE TOMORROW WHEN IT ISN'T RAINING ANYMORE. COME ON MAYA JUST STEP IN THE CAR WITH US. DON'T YOU HAVE A BAND COMPETITION NEXT WEEK WITH THAT BAND OF YOURS? WHAT WAS IT CALLED, WHISPERHUG?. YOU REALLY WANT TO SACRIFICE THE CHANCE OF WINNING BECAUSE OF A DUMB COLD?
Maya stands quiet and is thinking for a second. She totally forgot Whisperhug is competing in the Regional band competition next week.
Katie walks to Maya, hugs her, and lead her to the door of the front seat of Jake's pickup.
Maya: It's so unfair. Why did he have to leave me, his hockey team, the whole world? If only he said something so I could help him..
Maya is getting tears in her eyes while Katie closes the cardoor
Katie: You couldn't help him.
Katie hugs Maya
Katie: Nobody could. All the pressure and problems in his life… He just couldn't handle it anymore. The boy was sick..
Maya freed herself from Katie's hug
Maya: NO HE WASN'T! WHY KEEP EVERYBODY SAY THAT!? CAM WASN'T SICK!
Katie: Maya.. he was..
Maya: JUST BRING ME BACK HOME AND LEAVE ME ALONE.
Katie: Maya.. I didn't mean to..
Jake: Uhm.. Katie, Katie, I think it's better to give your sister a moment and leave her alone for a while.
Jake parked in front of the Maitlin's household. Maya storms out of the car and slams the cardoor angry behind her.
Katie: I'm so sorry for forcing you to help finding my sister. I see you tomorrow at school okay!?
Jake: Yeah, no problem!
Jakes leans forward to kiss Katie. Katie doesn't noticed and runs after Maya.
Katie: MAYA WAIT!
Jake: Okay then..
While Jake drives away Maya opens the front door and storms inside
Maya is climbing the stairs towards her room
Katie: Maya when I said sick I didn't mean…
Margaret (their mother) heard the noise and rolls from the kitchen to the hallway to see what's going on
Margaret: There you are! Where have you been? We were so worried about you. You even missed dinner. Where in the world do you think you've..
Maya: JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! BOTH OF YOU!
Maya continues climbing the stairs and walks angry towards her room
Maya's mom looks confused to Katie
Katie: There is nothing to worried about, really. It's just.. wel.. she is sad again.. you know.. about Cam.
Maya storms in her room, slams the door behind her and jumped in bed. She checked her phone. 7 missed calls and 19 missed messages. She throws her phone at the end of her bed and grabs her stuffed owl
Maya is getting tears in her eyes again
Maya: Why Cam!? Why did you have to leave me like this? After you left I feel nothing else but miserable.
Maya grabs her phone again and listens to some sad music until she finally falls in sleep
?: Maya..? Maya..? Honey?
Maya shoots awake. Seeing It's her mom who's waking her up
Maya looks to her phone, it's 06:31
Margaret: I know you didn't felt.. great yesterday. Katie already explained me and I respect your feelings. But it's time for you to wake up, have some breakfast, and get to school.
Maya: I don't want to.
Margaret: And I don't want to buy grocery every 3 days but I also have to that and you know why? Because it's a part of life. Well that, and because I have 2 very hungry teenagers living with me under the same roof that eat non-stop.
Maya: Well.. at least you only have to go like two times a week, not 5.
Margaret chuckles
Margaret: You get my point smart mount, now get dressed.
Maya arrived on school just in time and is opening her locker to get her french books for the first class of the day. She doesn't feel that great but thanks to her mom better then before
?: THERE SHE IS!
Maya looks to the right of her and sees how Tori and Tristan a running up to her.
Tori: Where have you been? I messaged you, I faceranged you, I even called you, but no response? Did something happened to you?
Maya: No, nothing happen to me, don't worry. I was yesterday just for a long time at the cemetery..
Tristan: The cemetery? But why? To see Cam's gravestone?
Maya: No Trist, to see his deep brown eyes by digging up his body.
Maya slams her locker closed and walks towards her first class. Tori and Tristan follows her.
Tristan: Waw.. Someone here is cranky..
Tori: Maya. You know Tristan didn't mean it like that he just was wonder..
Maya stops walking and listening for a second and stares in front of her. In the distance she sees the back of a dark dressed guy with a baseball cap.
Tori: Maya? Are you even list…
Maya: Do you guys see him?
Tristan: See who..?
Maya: That guy there hanging against those lockers. Wearing that black sweater and baseball cap that's talking with those other gothic kids? Or am I just crazy and Imagining it like on TV or something?
Tori: Uhm.. nope, we can see him. Why? You know him?
Maya: Actually I wanted to ask you guys the same question..
Tristan: Nope, never seen him before.
Tori: Me neither. I think he's new here. Should we welcome him..?
Tristan: Idk.. he kinda looks like a gothic.. emo… vampire kid.., or however you say it these days.
Tori: Tristan! Not nice. If he is new here he probably don't have lot of friends yet. And everybody deserves at least one good friend like we all have. I think we should head over to him and say hello. I can tell by his length that he is probably in the same grade as w..
Maya: HEY YOU!
The mysterious person looks behind him and stares right in Maya eyes with his sunglasses.
Maya: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME!?
The mysterious person walks to the end of the corner of the hallway and makes a run for it.
Maya: HEY WAIT!
Maya runs after him followed by Tori and Tristan.
Tori: MAYA!
Tristan: WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
Maya takes the same corner and runs straight forwards until she stops at a crossing and lost him. Tristan and Tori also stop
Tristan: W-why did you do that?
Tori: yeah.. w-where was that g-good for?
Maya: That guy you two just saw..
Tristan: You mean the one you chased?
Maya: Yeah, I saw him several times before looking at me. At school, at lunch, yesterday at the graveyard..
Tristan: So.. he is like.. stalking you?
Tori: Oehhh, maybe you got an admirer!
Tristan: Or a serial killer…
Tori hits Tristan in his back
Tori: Trist! Not funny.
The school-bell rings
Tori: well.. that's the bell. Let's get to hell, aka France.
Tristan: TER-RI-BLE! (with a France accent).
Maya keeps starring in front for her for 5 seconds, but decided to follow Tori and Tristan to their first class of the day.
The mysterious guy keeps running and looking behind him until he crashed against a blonde girl with coffee in her hand that spilled it all over him.
?: OMG I'M SO SORRY!
The blonde girl was none other then Jenna Middleton. who was late for her class because she went to grab some coffee with her best friend Alli
Mysterious guy: It's okay. I just..
Jenna: No, it's not okay. I have made this mess on your shirt so of course I also have to fix it? Plus this will be a perfect excuse to be late for English.
Mysterious guy: Really sweet of you.. but i really have to..
Jenna: Luckily for you I have my hairdryer in my purse. So I can get rid of that stain in no time, just follow me.
Jenna: Alli why don't you already go to class I'll catch you there.
Alli: Okay then.. Have fun you 2?
Alli walks to her class while Jenna drags the mysterious guy to the girls restroom.
Mysterious guy: uuhm.. I don't know if I..
Jenna: Don't worry, It's not a problem you're in the girls restroom for like 2 minutes, I won't tell anyone.
Jenna plugged her hairdryer in the socket.
Mysterious guy: Uuhm.. that wasn't really what I mean.. I just have to..
Jenna: Just hold your shirt in front of you oke? It will dry in no time.
The mysterious guy holds his shirt in front of him
Mysterious guy: You don't have to do this, really. I'm okay with it. Just let me leave so that I..
Jenna: You know, this is actually have to thank you. This will be a great excuse to come in late for class.
Mysterious guy: You don't understand I really need to..
Jenna: OH, WAIT! Your cap and sunglasses!
Mysterious guy: Yeah..? What about them!?
Jenna: Oh nothing, it's just.. let me take them of otherwise I will blew them away with this thing.
Jenna tries to grab the sunglasses and cap of the mysterious guy which ends in a struggle
Mysterious guy: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? YOU CAN'T..
Jenna: WHATS YOUR PROBLEM!? I DON'T SEE ANY..
Jenna managed to take of his cap and sunglasses but realizes she also ripped of his wig and looks at was she's holding
Jenna: OH MY GOD, I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR HAI.. wait a minute. This is a wig. Why on earth would you wear..
Before finishing her sentence she looks in the eyes of the mysterious guy, realizing it's none other then Campbell Saunders, the sophomore that committed suicide 6 weeks ago.
She keeps starring in his eyes for 10 seconds before saying anything.
Jenna: Aren't you.. that guy that was found dead in the greenhouse… Campbell Saunders.. right?
Cam: Yes, that's me but..
Jenna: You aren't dead...
Cam: True but I..
Jenna: You lied to everyone.
Cam: Wait, I can explain.
Jenna: Explain? Explain what? Except you rise from the dead or something what I doubt, You faked you being.. dead. And wears for some reason a black wig?
Cam: You wouldn't understand…
Jenna: True, and I guess the rest of Degrassi also won't understand when I tell them that..
Cam: NO, YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE!
Jenna: Why not? Do you even know how many people you've hurt by faking your dead!?
Cam: Iknow, but it was for my own pro..
Jenna: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. IT WAS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. WASN'T THAT BLOND GIRL WITH GLASSES THAT SPOKE AT YOUR FUNERAL YOUR GIRLFRIEND? OR EX-GIRLFRIEND. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW SHE MUST HAVE FELT THAT THE ONE AND ONLY THING SHE TRULY LOVES IS TAKEN AWAY FROM HER? I BET SHE WAS DEVASTATING WHEN SHE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD, BUT HERE YOU ARE, LIVING YOUR LIFE!
Cam get tears in his eyes
Cam: Please I beg you! Don't tell anyone and especially not Maya I know I messed up, but please!
Jenna: Give me one good reason?
Cam: I.. I.. can't explain it to you.. right now. Please if you knew, you would understand.
Jenna: hmm.. okay, I'll give you 2 days to tell me why you did it, but only because I'm nice and in a good mood. But if your reason doesn't make sense of you don't tell it at all, Friday will everyone know that you're not really dead.
Campbell hugs Jenna
Cam: Thank you! Thank you so much, what's your name by the way?
Jenna pulls Campbell off her
Jenna: Jenna. But I really have to leave for class now. Remember, 2 days or else..
Jenna closes the restroom door behind her. Campbell checks himself in the mirror, fixing his wig, cap and glasses before leaving the girls restroom thinking about what to do next..
To be Continued..