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I walked into school the next morning feeling refined and refreshed. I had just opened my locker when I heard a very familiar squeal from behind me.
I turned around and saw my best friend Tessa running down the hallway towards me with her dark brown curls bouncing up and down and the biggest smile on her face. I sighed and smiled softly at her. She was always so happy and blissed out about this guy that she's been dating for a while now.
She never talks about him and won't say anything when I ask her. All she says is "You'll find out when you meet him" or "I don't want to spoil the surprise of how awesome and sweet he is." The only thing she let slip are his initials, EJG, that she always has written on her hand.
"Clare, Clare, Clare! Guess what!" She yelled once she finally got to my locker, her chocolate brown eyes sparkling. "What Tessa?" I asked while playfully rolling my eyes at her. She's like a big ball of energy that does the craziest things.
"So you know I have a boyfriend that goes to a different school right?" She asked while slightly jumping up and down, barely being able to contain her excitement. "Oh you mean the one you won't tell ANYTHING about?" I asked while smiling at her and grabbing my notebook for English. She blushed and lightly hit my arm.
"Whatever! And yes. Well, are you ready for this?" she paused for dramatic effect and then yelled "He's transferring here! To Degrassi! Isn't that awesome?" She asked while hugging me tightly. I just laughed and returned her hug. She let go and calmed herself down and opened her locker that just so happens to be right next to mine.
When I turned around to close my locker I felt a pair of familiar arms snake around my waist and pull me against someone else and I felt a light kiss being placed on my check. "Good morning Ms. Edwards. How are we today?" I turned around and smiled up at KC. His hazel eyes smiled down at me and he bent down to softly kiss my lips.
I kissed him back and sighed when he pulled away. "I'm good Mr. Guthrie, how are you?" I said and wrapped my arms around his neck. "I'm much better now that I get to hold you in my arms." He said making me blush slightly. "I would hate to break up this mushy love fest but I have news!" I shook my head and smiled at my best friend while she was writing her daily EJG on her hand.
"And what's this news that you have Tessa?" KC asked. "My boyfriend is transferring to Degrassi! I am so ultra-excited! I think you guys might like him. He's kind of different but he's really nice and fun and sweet and those eyes…" Tessa trailed off while thinks about her boyfriend. KC and I just laughed and I grabbed her arm.
"Come on Tessa. We have to get to class. I'm sure your day dream can wait until we get through our classes." I said playfully while linking arms with her and holding KCs hand. She scoffed and said "That's easy for you to say. You have and awesome boyfriend that you can see during AND after school. I only get to see my boyfriend a few days after school and then SOME weekends. . I envy you Clare." She said quietly.
I looked down in shame, my thoughts drifting to Eli. I do have an awesome boyfriend. KC is always so sweet to me and I'm treating him like garbage, but I just can't seem to let him go. I need him and his stability in my life.
I am officially a terrible person.
"Clare-Bear? Are you ok?" I heard Tessa ask. I looked up and faked a smile at her, hoping she wouldn't notice. Unfortunately, she can read me like a book. She shot me a 'We're-going-to-talk-about-this-later' look and then smiled at KC.
He just looked between us and shrugged. I guess he figured it was just a girl thing. Suddenly, I heard a yelp of pain that I knew all too well and my head snapped in the direction that I heard it come from. . I gasped and ran towards the seen.
Adam, one of my few good friends besides Tessa and KC, was being shoved up against the lockers by Fitz, one of Degrassi's notorious bullies. "What did you just say to me freak?" Fitz said while getting in Adam's face, his cronies standing on either side of him.
"I said that you're a jerk and to get out of my way." Adam said while he tried to squirm out of Fitz's grasp. Fitz's didn't seem to like that too much and slammed him against the again, earning a painful whimper from Adam
. "Get off of him!" I yelled while running over and trying to pull him off of Adam. One of the cronies just pushed me back towards KC.
"Hey! Don't push her you asshole!" KC said and pushed the guy. "KC, stop it!" I heard Tessa yell. Then I heard the unpleasant sound of skin hitting skin and a groan of pain.
I looked over and saw Adam crumped up on the ground holding his face and Fitz standing over him shaking his hand. "That'll teach you to back talk me little girl. Why don't you go and play with your dolls or something." Fitz laughed and walked off with his goons.
Tessa rushed over to Adam and I ran over to KC, who had apparently been punched in the stomach whenever Adam was hit in the face. "Oh my god KC. Are you ok? You didn't have to do that you know." I said softly while he held his stomach.
He looked up at me through his bangs and smiled. "Yes I did. He pushed you and I wasn't going to let him get away with that." He said and winked. I just rolled my eyes and went to go check on Adam.
He was sitting against the lockers, holding his face in his hands. I leaned against the lockers and slid down them until I was sitting next to him. "Hey." I said quietly, trying to get his attention. He moved his hands and look at me with his lost and broken blue eyes.
"Hey." He said softly, his voice full of pain. I could tell the pain wasn't just from the punch that Fitz gave him; it was from the words that he had said. Adam is an FTM, Female-to-Male Transgender, and he struggles with it constantly.
People aren't always as accepting as KC, Tessa, and I are. He gets bullied a lot because of it and, no matter how hard to pretend like it doesn't; it hurts him that he can't just be himself. I reached out and pulled him into a hug.
He hugged me back tightly and I could tell he was trying so hard not to cry. I rubbed my hand up and down his back trying to sooth him. He's reaching his breaking point and I have no idea how to help him. He pulled back and smiled at me and sniffled.
"Thanks Clare. I needed that." He said while looking behind me. I hadn't even realized that Tessa wasn't there until I saw her running down the hallway with a pack of ice in her hand. He knelt down next to Adam and placed it on his check where Fitz had punched him.
He smiled gratefully at her and took the ice pack in his own hand. "Thanks Tess." He said. She shook her head and smiled. "No problem. It was the least I could do. How you holding up kid?" She asked. He just shrugged his shoulders and sighed. KC walked over and extended his hand to help me up; Tessa did the same for Adam.
"We should head to class before we're REALLY late." KC said while he grabbed my hand and smiled. I turned around and smiled at Tessa who was hugging Adam tightly. "I'll see you guys at lunch ok?" They smiled softly and nodded. With that, KC and left Adam and Tessa in the hallway and we headed off to class.
Tessa and I walked out of our history class together and went to go meet the boys for lunch outside at the benches in front of the school. When we walked out the doors we saw Adam and KC already sitting at a table across from each other and talking animatedly about some class project that had to do that they thought was stupid.
"Hey boy's. Fancy meeting you here." Tessa said when she took a seat next to Adam. He rolled his eyes and she playfully punched his arm. I sat down next to KC and he put his arm around my shoulder while kissing me on the check.
"Hello beautiful. How're your classes today?" He asked with that handsome smile of his. "Surprisingly dull so far." I answered honestly. School is normally exciting for me because I love to learn new things but today just seemed kind of, dreary. It might have been because of my not so innocent encounter with Eli last night but I didn't really want to dwell on that wit KC right next to me.
"Well aren't you guys just so cute? Barf." Tessa said sarcastically. I threw my balled up napkin at her and she laughed. "Ha Ha, you're so funny Tess. You're going to be acting the same way once your boyfriend transfers." I said and she blushed.
"Your boyfriend is transferring here? Why wasn't I informed about this?" Adam asked. Tessa winced a little and said "Sorry Adam. I was going to happen but then the little . . . incident happened earlier and I forgot to tell you." Adam frowned at the memory and absent-mindedly rubbed his check where Fitz had punched him.
Right then, Tessa's phone went off and she got all excited and pulled it out of her pocket. "Let me guess, its mystery boyfriend?" Adam asked. Tessa just stuck her tongue out at him and answered her phone.
"Hello? ... Oh hey! ... I'm good, mainly excited to see you. … Wait, what do you me- … I thought you weren't starting till next we- … so you're starting today? … Wait, where are you? … What do you mean you're out in front of the school? … I'm sitting out here and I don't see you. … You're in your car? … But I don't see Mo-." Tessa turned around just as a very familiar hearse pulled up in front of the school.
My heart seemed to stop beating once I saw him step out of the car and smile as Tessa jumped up out of her seat and fling herself into his arms. Tessa's boyfriend, my best friend's boyfriend, is Eli. The very guy I'm cheating on my boyfriend with.
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