Chris walked through the party crowd with many thoughts running
through his mind. He had no idea what to think of this. He didn't know
whether or not he should believe Emma. It did seem pretty crazy. 'What
could have Sean done that was so bad, his gang would want to kill him?
That's the thing. He probably didn't do anything. That's why Em wouldn't
tell me what it was. Since when does she keep promises for Sean? And why
does she want to help him? Why would she warn him?' But Chris' thoughts
were interrupted when he noticed Manny walking toward him. "Heeyy, Chris.
Got sick of Emma? What, was she talking too much about the whales?"
"No...she's fine."
"Well, okay then maybe I can talk to you about something. You know, like, have you ever been so mad at someone you want to kill them?"
"Uh, I don't know."
"Yeah, that's me and a CERTAIN SOMEBODY." Manny giggled. She turned her head toward some grade tens. Chris looked too and saw them. "Craig? Woah, look, Manny, I know you're having some problems with him now but –"
"But nothing. He's wasted soooo much of my time. First in grade eight, I actually thought he wanted to dance with me, Molly Ringwald..." (A/N: remember, that's who she dressed up as at the 80's dance)
"What?"
"...and then he takes me over to the carnival. God, I hate those stupid balloons and clowns."
"Manny –"
"'Oh Manny, it's not the locker, it's YOU!' "she continued, mocking Craig. "Those were the last words he said to me before this year. MY year."
"What year?"
"Oh, you didn't even notice the metamorphosis, 'cause you weren't here." Manny's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh, can you believe that?"
"What?"
"Gosh, the only time I use wonderful big words like that is when I'm not at school. If only Hatzilakos could see me now..."
'I can imagine.' Chris thought as he sighed to himself. "Alright, Manny, I've gotta be going."
"You know, I'm gonna tell him off."
"Who?"
"You know who." Manny said as she began to walk over to the grade tens. Chris watched and muttered to himself, "Ohh, man."
'Watch out, Craig...' he thought.
Meanwhile, JT and Paige were returning from getting their drinks. They passed by Chris and noticed Manny yelling some nonsense at Craig. "Ugh, can't I get any freakin' silence around here?! Something's ALWAYS happening!" Paige said angrily.
JT ignored Paige and carefully watched Manny. 'What's going on with her tonight?' he wondered. "Why is she acting so...out of it?" he asked Paige without thinking.
"Oh, it's just another one of her tantrums. Yup, all Craig."
Suddenly, Manny threw something down at the floor which made a loud shattering sound. But JT couldn't tell what it was. Immediately after, Manny covered her mouth with one hand and held her stomach with the other. She quickly ran out of the room. Most of the group around Craig was staring at him. Embarrassed, he picked up whatever it was that Manny threw. Right as Manny passed by JT, he quickly asked, "Manny, are you okay? What's going on?"
"Leave me alone, JT!" she yelled as she ran by.
JT stood in shock. He was so worried, he had no idea what was happening. This party was falling apart.
Emma saw the entire thing from the corner. With a huge sigh, she slowly walked over to the refreshment table. But once she got there, she noticed something. There was a small bag behind one of the bottled sodas. Emma leaned over the food and carefully picked it up. It was the drugs Sully had brought earlier. Emma froze, still concentrating on the bag. But her thoughts were interrupted by a voice. "Emma?! Are those your's?!"
It was JT. Emma stammered. "Oh, no, no. JT, these aren't –"
"Why do you have drugs? Are you insane?!"
"No! I –"
Suddenly, JT thought of something. Emma stopped and watched him. "What? What?!"
"That's what's wrong with Manny, isn't it?" he thought out loud.
"Wh – what?"
"You gave her drugs, just to get back at her, didn't you?!"
"WHAT? No! JT, I swear to god –"
"Just...forget it. Everyone's screwing me over tonight."
Emma's heart dropped. She couldn't lose JT. He was one of her best friends. But it was too late. JT couldn't even think. As he walked away, he had just lost himself already. Something deep down told him that Emma wasn't to take the blame for anything. He knew he wasn't thinking straight. But he just didn't know what to do anymore.
(A/N: dun, dun, dun. There's more to come, but you must review!)
"No...she's fine."
"Well, okay then maybe I can talk to you about something. You know, like, have you ever been so mad at someone you want to kill them?"
"Uh, I don't know."
"Yeah, that's me and a CERTAIN SOMEBODY." Manny giggled. She turned her head toward some grade tens. Chris looked too and saw them. "Craig? Woah, look, Manny, I know you're having some problems with him now but –"
"But nothing. He's wasted soooo much of my time. First in grade eight, I actually thought he wanted to dance with me, Molly Ringwald..." (A/N: remember, that's who she dressed up as at the 80's dance)
"What?"
"...and then he takes me over to the carnival. God, I hate those stupid balloons and clowns."
"Manny –"
"'Oh Manny, it's not the locker, it's YOU!' "she continued, mocking Craig. "Those were the last words he said to me before this year. MY year."
"What year?"
"Oh, you didn't even notice the metamorphosis, 'cause you weren't here." Manny's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh, can you believe that?"
"What?"
"Gosh, the only time I use wonderful big words like that is when I'm not at school. If only Hatzilakos could see me now..."
'I can imagine.' Chris thought as he sighed to himself. "Alright, Manny, I've gotta be going."
"You know, I'm gonna tell him off."
"Who?"
"You know who." Manny said as she began to walk over to the grade tens. Chris watched and muttered to himself, "Ohh, man."
'Watch out, Craig...' he thought.
Meanwhile, JT and Paige were returning from getting their drinks. They passed by Chris and noticed Manny yelling some nonsense at Craig. "Ugh, can't I get any freakin' silence around here?! Something's ALWAYS happening!" Paige said angrily.
JT ignored Paige and carefully watched Manny. 'What's going on with her tonight?' he wondered. "Why is she acting so...out of it?" he asked Paige without thinking.
"Oh, it's just another one of her tantrums. Yup, all Craig."
Suddenly, Manny threw something down at the floor which made a loud shattering sound. But JT couldn't tell what it was. Immediately after, Manny covered her mouth with one hand and held her stomach with the other. She quickly ran out of the room. Most of the group around Craig was staring at him. Embarrassed, he picked up whatever it was that Manny threw. Right as Manny passed by JT, he quickly asked, "Manny, are you okay? What's going on?"
"Leave me alone, JT!" she yelled as she ran by.
JT stood in shock. He was so worried, he had no idea what was happening. This party was falling apart.
Emma saw the entire thing from the corner. With a huge sigh, she slowly walked over to the refreshment table. But once she got there, she noticed something. There was a small bag behind one of the bottled sodas. Emma leaned over the food and carefully picked it up. It was the drugs Sully had brought earlier. Emma froze, still concentrating on the bag. But her thoughts were interrupted by a voice. "Emma?! Are those your's?!"
It was JT. Emma stammered. "Oh, no, no. JT, these aren't –"
"Why do you have drugs? Are you insane?!"
"No! I –"
Suddenly, JT thought of something. Emma stopped and watched him. "What? What?!"
"That's what's wrong with Manny, isn't it?" he thought out loud.
"Wh – what?"
"You gave her drugs, just to get back at her, didn't you?!"
"WHAT? No! JT, I swear to god –"
"Just...forget it. Everyone's screwing me over tonight."
Emma's heart dropped. She couldn't lose JT. He was one of her best friends. But it was too late. JT couldn't even think. As he walked away, he had just lost himself already. Something deep down told him that Emma wasn't to take the blame for anything. He knew he wasn't thinking straight. But he just didn't know what to do anymore.
(A/N: dun, dun, dun. There's more to come, but you must review!)
