I don't own Degrassi, or anything related to it.

Chapter 3

I knew what she wanted to know.

Who was I? Why was Eli so worried about me? Why did we hug?

She's worried. I can see it in her face.

After our little talk, Eli walked me to my next class.

"So what brings you to Degrassi?" He asked trying not to pry too much.

"My dad got transferred." I tried not to look to sad but it was hard.

"Really? So our dad's will be working together again! Cool, bet my mom will be excited to see your mom, the two of them will probably go insane to see each other." He said trying to act all cool, but he didn't know.

"Eli, your mom's going to be far from excited." I looked down.

"Why?" He looked confused. But as much as it pained me to say this, not much for him but for me, I had to tell him; after all we will always be best friends.

"My mom died." I looked away. I didn't want to see his face. Ever since we were little, our families have been so close. Eli and I were like attached at the hip all the time.

"When?" he asked.

"A couple of months ago."

"How are you and your dad holding up?"

I didn't want him to know that I couldn't bare the fact that she was gone. My mom helped me through everything. When Eli left, she was there. She was always there.

"I can't lie to you, its not easy, but I think the move will help a lot."

We got to my classroom. Eli hugged me once again, but this time, I saw her, she was coming around the corner. Her face. She was upset that once again, her boyfriend was with some other girl. A girl she knew nothing about.

After class, I was walking to my locker, when I saw her by my locker. She was waiting for me.

"Can I help you?" I asked, trying not to sound rude.

"Yes, who are you? And why are you all over Eli?"

Oh dear goodness.

"Look, let's just say Eli and I have known each other for a long time."

"And what makes you think that gives you the right to be all over him?"

I just looked down; I didn't want to tell her.

She just looked at me confused.

"Look, I don't know who you are, but I've been pushed aside from boyfriends before. And I'm not letting that happen with Eli." She looked like she was going to cry.

"Listen, I'm . . uhh,"

"She's my cousin." Eli approached from behind.

What was he saying?

He looked at me, as if asking me to go along.

"Yeahh, we're cousins, practically almost siblings." I laughed quietly.

"Ohh." I saw the embarrassment in her face.

"I have to go." I waved and walked off.

I guess I'm just not that important for him to tell his own girlfriend about me.

I got home to find Eli's parents in my living room.

Eli's mom on the couch crying.

I guess my dad told her.

I tried to sneak upstairs into my room.

Luckily, no one ever did notice me walk in.

I was finally in a place where I could just concentrate on me, and how I can make it through high school without any drama.

*Knock Knock*

Wonder who that was?

"Come in!" I yelled from my closet

The door open, and to my surprise it was Eli.

"What are you doing here?" I tried not to sound too happy. I didn't want him to think I had feelings for him.

"I didn't want to be home alone." He looked at me with that smile he always had. He walked around, and noticed all the pictures I had of all our old friends. And then he stopped, and saw one of the oldest pictures I had. The one of Eli and me playing in the park.

"You still have this?"

"Yeahh, it was one of the best days ever." I looked at him, and went back to unpacking.

"Why did you tell her I was your cousin?" I blurted it out, I couldn't help it, I needed to know; it hurt inside.

"I couldn't tell her the truth." He couldn't even look me in the eye.

I didn't say anything. I couldn't say anything. The truth is I still loved him. And the fact that she's in his life now. It kills me.

I kept unpacking trying to forget that he was in my room. I needed to clear my mind of everything.

He walked up to me and started helping me unpack.

I didn't even want to see his face.

Looking at him gave me butterflies in my stomach.

'It's okay Caroline, just unpack, and then maybe go for a walk.' I thought to myself.

Before I knew it, the box was empty.

"Well, I think I'm going to go for a walk." I told him.

"I'll go with you."

'NOOOOO' I kept yelling to myself.

"Uh, yeahh sure." I couldn't say no, at least not to him.