Chapter 25

Adam's Point of View

Everything was black. No light, no color, nothing. Damn it, Fitz and Owen really did it this time. I had just been walking to homeroom when those baboons ambushed me. I'd been more lost than usual today, without Fiona by my side. Sure, Eli and Clare were still at Degrassi, and so was Drew, but they…they weren't Fiona. Hanging out with her was different than hanging out with my best friend and his crush or my stepbrother.

The bell had already rang, so the hallways had been pretty empty. Or so I thought. As soon as I turned the corner, I saw them. Fitz was leaning against the right wall, Owen leaning against the lockers on left. "Hey Gracie," Fitz sneered. Every bone in my body stiffened. "Cat got your tongue, Grace?" Owen asked. Fitz and Owen had both chuckled savagely and stepped closer to me. "M-my name's Adam," was all I could think to say at the time. Owen chuckled again. "No," Fitz said in a singsong voice. My jaw had clenched. Couldn't they just leave me alone?

"Maybe we should knock some sense into her," Owen suggested. Fitz paused thoughtfully. I turned to face him, to beg him to leave me alone, but I wasn't fast enough. He pushed me back against the lockers with the force of an 18-wheeler truck. I braced for impact.

Clunk. My head smashed against the lockers and I was submerged in darkness. "Shit, bro!" Owen grunted at Fitz. "You hit a girl!" Owen exclaimed. "Yeah, but-" Fitz stammered. "Shit, it's unconscious!" Owen worried. "Let's get out of here!" Fitz replied, his voice fading off. Darkness. I was dead, I had to be. Fiona. I hadn't said goodbye. Well, I mean I did, but that was just a goodbye for now, not a goodbye forever. Stupid Fitz. Fiona would never know... Never know how important she is to me.

Streams of light came through my dark daze. "Adam?" a familiar voice asked. My eyelids fluttered open. I was in the Student Council room, with Holly J Sinclair and Sav Bhandari hunched over me. "Yo, how long was I out?" I muttered. "About 3 periods," she answered. I touched the back of my head gingerly.

"Ow," I muttered. I must've hit it pretty hard. "Fitz and Owen," Sav murmured angrily, punching his fist into his palm. Holly J rolled her eyes. "Violence doesn't solve anything," she pointed out. "Oh, I texted Fiona and told her what happened," she told me. I made a face. "What? I'd rather her find out from me than from the Anti-Grapevine," she pointed out.

"Ugh, stupid Chantay's been bragging all morning because one of her stories got picked up by TVM," Sav said, rolling his eyes. Holly J and I exchanged a glance. Fiona. It was definitely another story about her. I opened my phone quickly and called her. After 3 rings, someone picked up. "Fiona!" I yelped.

"Hello Adam." a low voice answered. I froze. Where's Fiona? Who is this? "It's Bobby. Fiona's a little busy," and with that, the line went dead. I remained frozen. My heartbeat came to a dead halt. Holly J and Sav looked at me expectantly. "What'd she say?" Holly J answered.

"Bobby Beckonridge answered," I said, just above a whisper. Holly J's eyes nearly popped out of her head. Fiona- kind, sweet Fiona- was trapped with some abusive, monstrous beast. It wasn't right. She's saved me many times; it was time for me to save her. No one is going to get a chance to hurt my Fiona. "I'm going to New York."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Omg, Adam's going to New York! It's like in Toy Story 2 when Buzz is like "We need to go to Al's Toy Barn and find Woody" and they're all like "We'll be killed!" And Buzz is like "Woody's risked his life for me, now it's time I return the favor." Yeah. Weird comparison. No, I'm not a creep that watches kids movies in their spare time; I have 3 younger sisters and 1 younger brother (and 1 older sister) so kids movies are on a lot. Anyway, on a less weird note, what did you think? Will Adam make it to New York in time? What will Bobby do to Fiona? Will Fitz and Owen ever become nice human beings? You'll have to keep reading to find out! (Though I wouldn't hold my breath on that last one. I mean, it's Fitz and Owen, I don't think they'll just wake up in the morning and decide to be better people. But hey, you never know.) Please review! I'll post Chapter 26 tonight if you do![= Thanks for reading! Xoxo, hugs and kisses, Degrassi and chocolate -C