Chapter 1: School's in
"I hope this year doesn't totally suck like last year." Manny said as she walked the steps of Degrassi. The previous year was a disaster with the abortion and Craig and everything. She lost Emma and the whole school thinks she's a slut. She wanted to look perfect for the first day of grade 10, so she decided to wear a black mini skirt with a white plunging neckline halter and black sandals. "Here we go." She says cautiously as she walks through the doors. She got the usual sexy looks from the guys and the bitchy looks from the girls but, she was able to maintain a slight confidence. She finally reached her locker without saying hey to anyone. While putting her stuff away she heard a familiar voice say "Hey, umm Manny. How was your summer?" When she turned around it was Craig. She had not talked to him since he found out about the abortion.
Although she felt immediate sadness, she also felt immediate love. "Umm Manny, you there?" Craig said nervously. "It was o.k." she responded with her arms crossed.
"Did you do anything fun?"
Manny just kind of stood there saying nothing. To avoid the awkward silence Manny told him to have a good day and headed to her class. Getting wrapped up in all that Craig stuff again was the last thing she needed. Craig watched her walk down the hallway. He leaned against the lockers saying to himself, "That was so stupid to think that she would talk to me after everything I have done to her. I just wish she would give me a chance to prove how much I love her." Craigs summer was horrible. All he could think about was how much he missed Manny and how she did not deserve anything that she got from him. All she ever did was love him. He looked at her down the hallway once more and then went the other way.