(A/N: another long wait for an update, i'm sorry guys! but i went to the
Degrassi VIP thing last weekend so things were pretty crazy for me. anyway,
here's my update...)
Emma pushed the elevator button repeatedly. "Come on, come ON!" But before she knew it, Manny was already standing behind her. "What is it, Em?" Emma ignored her and just sighed as she stared at the elevator.
"Just tell me what's going on, I have a right to know."
Emma was disgusted. She faced Manny and said, "YOU have a right to know? Know what? You don't even know what you're talking about!"
"Well, I do know that something is bugging you –"
"Oh, thank you Captain Obvious, let me think about it for a second. Oh yeah! My friend was hit by a car last night immediately after me telling him I wasn't gonna be his friend anymore, I haven't gotten any sleep, you've been drinking, Chris hates me, and –"
"Chris?! So that's what this is about?"
"It's about more than that, I –"
"Look, Em, why won't you just let me help? I talked to Sean last night and –"
"Sean?! You talked...to Sean?" Emma asked surprised as she calmed down.
Manny realized she shouldn't have said that. "Um..." she stammered, "Well, yeah..."
"About what? What did he say?"
"He said – I, I don't know, I was too sick to remember."
Emma heard the elevator make a 'ding' sound. Aggravated, she shook her head at Manny and turned to step into the elevator. Manny couldn't believe this. "Emma?! Where are you going?" But the door had already closed. Angrily, Manny folded her arms and leaned against the wall next to the elevator door. She felt like she was going to cry. But she was interrupted by the elevator 'ding' again. Shocked, she turned and saw Emma holding her finger on the 'door open' button. Manny was speechless. She just stared at Emma standing there alone in the elevator. Afraid to speak, Emma came out of the elevator and approached Manny. "I'm sorry you were sick." she said softly.
Manny didn't know what to say. "What?"
Emma regained the confidence to say it once again. "I said I'm sorry you felt bad. I'm sorry I was so hard on you, it's just..." she began. "It's just, I can't afford to lose you now like I did with JT."
Manny's stomach churned. Those words made her feel really terrible. "He hasn't been lost, yet."
"But...the last words I said to him...I just can't believe it. It's completely stressing me out."
Not knowing what to say, Manny just spoke all she could say. "I'm sorry, Em."
Emma took a deep breath and let it out. "Me too."
With that, the two girls began to walk down the hallway, heading back over to the waiting room.
Meanwhile, Paige was sitting in her room, flipping through a magazine. However, she wasn't even concentrating on the articles. She was just passing the time until Spinner would pick her up so they could go see JT. But Paige couldn't stop having flashbacks from the previous night. She couldn't believe what she had done. As a matter of fact, she refused to believe it. 'Why was I so out of it? I don't remember drinking or anything. That guy came over and offered the beer but...I didn't take it. Did I? No, I went over to get a soda. That's safe. Oh, god, I'll never figure this out. I can't even remember what I did last night other than just talking to Jimmy...and Hazel I think.' At this point, Paige wanted to cry, and she almost did. But she stopped herself for Dylan who had just let himself in. "Thanks for knocking." she said as she wiped her eyes.
"Sorry. I, uh, just was letting you know that I'm heading over to the mall, and, I'll take you to get lunch or something if you want."
"No, thank you."
"Come on, I know my real sister doesn't pass up free trips to shop."
"I'm not going, Dylan. You know I don't want to."
Dylan sighed and sat down on the bed. "I know. Just trying to cheer you up."
"Thanks, it didn't work."
"Okay, Paige, I know you feel bad about what happened, but I'm sure he's going to be okay."
"No, he's not."
"You're just saying that because you're all down on yourself."
"I hit him hard a with a minivan, Dylan! What don't you get?!"
Dylan could tell there was nothing he could really say to make Paige feel better at this point. So he just patted her shoulder a little and said, "I'll let you know when Spinner gets here, alright?" On that note, he left the room, leaving a very sad Paige depressed in her many, many thoughts.
(A/N: hope that wasn't too boring, please review and i'll update sooner!)
Emma pushed the elevator button repeatedly. "Come on, come ON!" But before she knew it, Manny was already standing behind her. "What is it, Em?" Emma ignored her and just sighed as she stared at the elevator.
"Just tell me what's going on, I have a right to know."
Emma was disgusted. She faced Manny and said, "YOU have a right to know? Know what? You don't even know what you're talking about!"
"Well, I do know that something is bugging you –"
"Oh, thank you Captain Obvious, let me think about it for a second. Oh yeah! My friend was hit by a car last night immediately after me telling him I wasn't gonna be his friend anymore, I haven't gotten any sleep, you've been drinking, Chris hates me, and –"
"Chris?! So that's what this is about?"
"It's about more than that, I –"
"Look, Em, why won't you just let me help? I talked to Sean last night and –"
"Sean?! You talked...to Sean?" Emma asked surprised as she calmed down.
Manny realized she shouldn't have said that. "Um..." she stammered, "Well, yeah..."
"About what? What did he say?"
"He said – I, I don't know, I was too sick to remember."
Emma heard the elevator make a 'ding' sound. Aggravated, she shook her head at Manny and turned to step into the elevator. Manny couldn't believe this. "Emma?! Where are you going?" But the door had already closed. Angrily, Manny folded her arms and leaned against the wall next to the elevator door. She felt like she was going to cry. But she was interrupted by the elevator 'ding' again. Shocked, she turned and saw Emma holding her finger on the 'door open' button. Manny was speechless. She just stared at Emma standing there alone in the elevator. Afraid to speak, Emma came out of the elevator and approached Manny. "I'm sorry you were sick." she said softly.
Manny didn't know what to say. "What?"
Emma regained the confidence to say it once again. "I said I'm sorry you felt bad. I'm sorry I was so hard on you, it's just..." she began. "It's just, I can't afford to lose you now like I did with JT."
Manny's stomach churned. Those words made her feel really terrible. "He hasn't been lost, yet."
"But...the last words I said to him...I just can't believe it. It's completely stressing me out."
Not knowing what to say, Manny just spoke all she could say. "I'm sorry, Em."
Emma took a deep breath and let it out. "Me too."
With that, the two girls began to walk down the hallway, heading back over to the waiting room.
Meanwhile, Paige was sitting in her room, flipping through a magazine. However, she wasn't even concentrating on the articles. She was just passing the time until Spinner would pick her up so they could go see JT. But Paige couldn't stop having flashbacks from the previous night. She couldn't believe what she had done. As a matter of fact, she refused to believe it. 'Why was I so out of it? I don't remember drinking or anything. That guy came over and offered the beer but...I didn't take it. Did I? No, I went over to get a soda. That's safe. Oh, god, I'll never figure this out. I can't even remember what I did last night other than just talking to Jimmy...and Hazel I think.' At this point, Paige wanted to cry, and she almost did. But she stopped herself for Dylan who had just let himself in. "Thanks for knocking." she said as she wiped her eyes.
"Sorry. I, uh, just was letting you know that I'm heading over to the mall, and, I'll take you to get lunch or something if you want."
"No, thank you."
"Come on, I know my real sister doesn't pass up free trips to shop."
"I'm not going, Dylan. You know I don't want to."
Dylan sighed and sat down on the bed. "I know. Just trying to cheer you up."
"Thanks, it didn't work."
"Okay, Paige, I know you feel bad about what happened, but I'm sure he's going to be okay."
"No, he's not."
"You're just saying that because you're all down on yourself."
"I hit him hard a with a minivan, Dylan! What don't you get?!"
Dylan could tell there was nothing he could really say to make Paige feel better at this point. So he just patted her shoulder a little and said, "I'll let you know when Spinner gets here, alright?" On that note, he left the room, leaving a very sad Paige depressed in her many, many thoughts.
(A/N: hope that wasn't too boring, please review and i'll update sooner!)