Chapter 10

Hey faithful readers here is an Ellie chapter hope you like it. Like we stated before with us being out of school now, we should have a little more time to update our story more often. So here you are enjoy

Ellie was currently sitting in chemistry class next to her new friend Marco learning about the difference between an acid and gas while working on a formula for the lab that was given to them as class work. Back at her old school in Florida, they had already went over this lesson, although she did know what the hell they were talking about then, but now she was starting to get it. Ms. Hotsalackos is a good teacher; her method of teaching makes it fun to learn which makes it so easy to understand the lesson. Ellie thought, I wonder what other teachers she would have that would make school fun for her. She wondered when Marco interrupted her thoughts.

"Hey Elle you ok? You look pretty spaced out." Marco asked

"Huh?" Ellie said shaking her head "Oh yeah I'm cool just thinking. Nothing major."

Whatcha thinking about?" Marco asked.

"Nothing really, just how much Degrassi is so different from my old school back in Florida, in a good way of course. I mean it's my first day here and I already liked it a whole lot better. Like in the first hour I was here I've already met someone nice enough to talk to me and become my friend."

Marco smiled and then asked in a bewildered voice. "Wait, are you telling me that at your last school you didn't have not one friend?"

Ellie nodded and said, "Not one, they all thought I was the freak in school ever since middle school," adding the next chemical into the beaker that was above the lit Bunsen burner.

"Wow. Are people in America so close-minded that they reject you based on how you look? Without getting to know you they just ridicule you not even bothering to try?" Marco finished still a little shocked that someone as nice as Ellie Nash would be rejected by everyone in school from the time she was in middle school up until she left her last school only about two weeks ago.

"Oh that's only the half of it, before they do that they stereotype you, which they use as a categorizing mechanism to decide who is accepted and who is rejected and then they use that stereotype they label you as, to help them come up with cruel material and evil ways to ridicule you." She finished with a light smirk.

Marco couldn't believe what he was hearing and Ellie could tell by the look of uttered shock written all over his face and asked, "Wait, are you telling me stereotyping and bullying don't happen here?" Taking notes in her notebook on the reaction of the chemicals through her safety glasses given to help protect the student's eyes.

"No of course it does. I mean ridicule, rejection, and bullying is a world-renowned problem I just never met someone who's experienced it in a different country, It really shows how different life really is in other parts of the world no matter how far or close those parts are. I also have never met anyone who's been through it all their life. I really only knew to an extent, how bad that problem could be in other parts of the world, I mean of course I did know it was terrible with all the self-harm it causes to the victims of it, which just sickens me. I'm sorry you had to go through it for so long," Marco rambled looking straight at through the pair of safety goggles perched on his nose.

Ellie exchanged a look and smiled at Marco and said, "It's ok. I'm in a new country, at a new school; I get a fresh start here. And I can tell it's already better than my life in Florida. I made a friend my first day here that's already an improvement from my life in the U.S."

Marco smiled "I guess your right. And now with me as your friend you won't have to go through things alone anymore, because, well you'll have me to lean on when you need a shoulder or a hand, I will never let you down. And I will always be there for you when ever you need me to be." After Marco finished his beautiful oath of words about always being a friend to her, he went back to the task at hand.

Ellie smiled at his bent head and thought he really is a nice guy, I mean he barely met me and just became my friend an hour ago, but after that heartfelt speech he made about being there for me I now consider him not just my very first true friend, but my very first my new best friend as well she thought going back to work as well. Before Ellie knew it class was over and Ms. H was giving out the very first of many homework assignments of the semester, or in Ellie's case very first of many assignments as a Degrassi student.

When the end of class bell signaled, Marco cleaned the workstation they used for the next class, while Ellie washed out the materials that the next set of students were going to need for the lab and set them neatly back on by the Bunsen burner. When she finished she realized Marco was patiently waiting for her by the door, as to both not keep him waiting and not to make them both tardy for their next class of the day, Ellie quickly packed up her things and rushed toward the door. When she reached it she noticed that Marco had started a conversation with another student coming in the class. This student was a girl with curly brown hair and blue eyes. She's really pretty. Ellie thought, looking at the nameless girl standing before her talking animatedly with Marco. After a laugh coming from the girl, she turned her face toward Ellie finally taking in the presence of the newcomer and smiled.

Marco, noticing the gesture turned finally noticing Ellie there, he decided to take the liberty to introduce the two girls to one another. "Oh Ellie this my friend Fiona, Fi this is my new friend Ellie, she's new here."

"Hi Ellie. It's nice to meet you. Welcome to Degrassi," Fiona said smiling while shaking Ellie's hand.

"Thanks. Nice to meet you too Fiona," Ellie replied return the gestures.

"So where you from?" Fiona asked.

"She's from The States," Marco answered.

"Florida to be exact," Ellie finished with another smile.

"No way, really what a coincidence I'm from The States too," Fiona replied with a huge smile.

"Really, Where you from?" Ellie asked.

"New York. I moved here with last year with my family," Fiona answered.

"Oh that's cool." Ellie commented.

"Yup I love it there. Don't get me wrong Degrassi is my home, but nothing beats the fast city life of the Big Apple that is New York." Fiona finished Ellie laughed and nodded in understanding. "Well it was great meeting you Ellie, but I better get in there before Ms.H gives me detention for not being in class before the bell rings. You guys should get going to or you'll end up with detention as well." With that being said, Fiona proceeded into the room.

Marco looked at his schedule and said, "Shit. I'm sorry Ellie, but I have English next and it's all the way on the other end of the school. With us spending so much time talking with Fi, if I wanna make to class on time I gotta go now. I'm sorry I gotta leave you."

"Oh don't worry about it." Ellie said with the wave of a hand. "I'm sure if you point the way toward French room that I could find it on my own."

"Down the hall make a left, up the stairs, down the hall as soon as you're up there and you should find it. Well I gotta run." Marco said running in the opposite direction Ellie was going. "SORRY AGAIN! GOOD LUCK FINDING YOUR CLASSES! I'LL SEE YOU LATER!" Marco shouted down the hall to Ellie.

"THANKS! SEE YOU! Ellie shouted back before Marco disappeared in the sea of students rushing to class as well.

After losing Marco in the crowd, Ellie turned in the direction Marco said her destination was in, and with a huff was off in search of the room that held her next class in, hoping she would find it with no trouble at all.

Ellie meets Fiona and Marco made a promise to Ellie that he'll always be there for her. So there it is, Chapter 10 hope you liked as much as I, ROckY roXY liked writing it. Please review and tell us what you think square1994 and I love reading them. Also check out ROckY roXY's new story Degrassi Drama City and tell her what you think.

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