It's was a week after the car wash. It was the end of the day at Degrassi and the students were in the process of leaving school. Craig saw Spinner in the hallway.
Craig: So, What's going on between you and Manny?
Spinner: What do you mean?
Craig: I mean that I've seen the two of you get a little too close lately.
Spinner: Does that bother you?
Craig: In a way.
Spinner: It shouldn't. She's not your girlfriend.
Spinner walked away. Craig was just standing there. Pissed. He walked over to Manny's locker and saw her putting her books in her locker and taking out her bag. He walked up to her.
Craig: What's going on between you and Spinner?
Manny: We're just friends.
Craig: Really. That's not the way it looks.
Manny: Yeh. How does it look?
Craig: Like you want him. And he wants you.
Manny: Really. (Manny thought)
Craig: Well?
Manny: Well What.
Craig: Do you want him?
Manny shut her locker door. Then turned to look at Craig.
Manny: There's only one guy that I ever really wanted.
She walked away and left him standing there.
All the way home, Craig thought about what he felt. Why did he mind so much? Why did it bother him that Manny was close to Spinner? When Craig got home, Joey was in the kitchen.
Joey: Craig dinner's on the stove. Ang and I are going out to get her new shoes. We should be back by 7pm. Oh by the way, Marco called.
Craig: Ok. Thanks Joey.
Joey shut the door and Craig went upstairs to call Marco.
Craig: Dude, you call?
Marco: Yeh. Are we practicing today?
Craig: No. Tomorrow.
Marco: Good I can't get a hold of Jimmy anyway. And Spinner says he busy.
Craig: Busy with what?
Marco: I don't know. All he said was he had someone over. Wouldn't even tell me who it was.
Craig: Why would he keep Paige a secret?
Marco: (clueless) Don't know. Maybe it's not Paige. Anyway, I'll see ya tomorrow.
Craig: (thinking) Yeh…. Bye.
Craig picked up the phone again and called Spinner's house. He used the block when he called so his number would not show up.
Spinner: Hello?
Craig didn't answer. He just listened. He heard some noise in the back ground but nothing he could make out.
Spinner: Hello?
Voice from the background: Who is it?
Spinner: Don't know.
Spinner hung up the phone. Craig thought to himself.
Was that her? It did sound a little like her, but I couldn't be sure. What if it was her? She's with him right now.
Craig grabbed his jacket and reached for his bedroom door knob. Then he thought again.
What if that wasn't her. That could've been his mom or even Kendra. I'm not sure. I can't go over there, make a fool out of myself, and have it not be her.
Craig put his jacket down and dropped on his bed. He put his hands behind his head.
Craig thought to himself
What if it was her?