I take the revolting phone from Paige's hand with an eye of disgust and put it to my ear.

" What!?" I snapped,…………..silence. Okay so I didn't need to bite his head off, but after the week I had and what he did to me I think he deserved it. I try again, " Hello?" I ask slow and questioning, hiding all bits of aggravation. "Uh.. is this a bad time?" Craig asks, uncertainty in his tone.

Answer A: " Of course not Craig, this is a great time, you see my dad just beat the crap out of me, leaving me with a bunch of cuts and bruises, and I've stated cutting again. Everything is just peachy."

Answer B: " Totally ignoring question " How could you choose drugs over me!? What have I ever done to you except tell you to follow your dreams and become a rock star ? How could you choose Manny over me? I thought you already had a run with her….."rant rant rant.

I chose Answer C, " I'm fine, I just have a small migraine that's it," I told him the same thing I told Marco," What do you want?"

"I'm not going to fall for some crappy story that you probably told Marco, I know you better than that El,… but I won't push it, anyway I was calling to apologize." Craig said.

"Well I……" I started but he cut me off.

" I know I don't deserve your forgiveness," you sure don't " but El you are my best friend and I don't have too many of those. If it helps at all I'll tell you how I got so screwed up."He didn't wait for my answer, "When I started out in the music biz I had no friends and totally didn't fit in, but one night I found the whole band I was playing electric guitar for backstage snorting lines of coke. They told me it was the only thing that helped them make it big. So being the same stupid me I tried some, I immediately became addicted and totally dependent on it. After a few gigs of my own, where people, besides my friends, actually seemed to like my songs I was sure it was only the drugs that were helping me keep an audience. By the time I came for a visit I was so strung out I totally forgot it was a drug and was so sure I wasn't addicted, but after I saw how much I hurt you that night backstage, I knew it had to end. So Joey put me in rehab and I finished it. I am now the drug free goofy idiot best friend you knew a year ago."

I was slow with my reply, I was still a little mad, but I could tell from his voice that he was, my old best friend " I forgive you, but only because you actually completed rehab and stayed addiction free long enough to give me a call." I smiled, the first real smile in a long time, just now realizing my right ear had become numb from pressing the phone so hard on it.

"Thank you ,you really helped me out. Oh and Ellie I hope whatever it was that was bugging you when I first called turns out alright. Bye." And with that he hung up, and left me with a dial tone.

I hope it does to Craig, and I hope if ever do decide to tell you what happened, you can help me out as much as I did you.

I went into Paige's room and put the phone in its receiver and started to head out of the room.

"Oh, Hun perfect timing I have a question for you." said Paige as she turned around in her leather swivel chair slowly, making her resemble a mob boss, all she needed was a white long-haired cat to stroke.

"What is it Paige?" I asked with a sigh as I turned around.

"Could you possibly go home for the weekend?" she asked, "I know you just got back, but I invited Spinner over and I just thought he could possibly, just maybe stay in your room?" she finished with a pleading tone and a Paige version of puppy dog eyes.

No of course not, Spinner cannot stay in my bed and I will not go home! "Fine, but make sure I don't find any spay cheese in my room when I get back." She smiled,turned back around and typed a reply to ZeCheeseAnator or my guess, Spinner. You idiot! What were you thinking!

I headed to my room and sat on the edge of my black and red bed. Well, I can't go home that's for sure. It looks like I will be going to the only place I know is safe.

I went over to my black painted wooden desk and typed in Directions from Toronto, Ontario to Calgary, Alberta.