A/N: continuation of the previous chapter...
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POV: Alex

Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi or any of its characters, just this fic.

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Chapter 28: Easy Way Out

What did I think about Jay?
He 'was' nice to me;
That I'd noticed…Did I like him?
I didn't 'dislike' him…
That was for sure.
And whatever Amy had told me
Were the only facts I had.

I was starting to feel uneasy …
I had just lost all my appetite.
If I didn't know any better,
I would've said that I was a little scared …
But exactly of what?
I had no idea.

My stomach was all in knots inside…
I regretted agreeing to meet Jay after school…
If only Amy had told me this earlier…
But now…
I didn't have much choice but to wait it out.

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I had MI after lunch…
I went in…
Ellie was sitting near the entrance today.
I pulled the seat beside her,
and threw myself on the chair…
causing Ellie to look at me.

"Are you okay?"

Ellie looked surprised to see me this way

"Yeah"

"You don't look so good…"

she searched my face for some clue.

"I don't feel good either"

I'd said honestly…
Regretting my answer as
I heard her next question

"Why, what's wrong?"

Her concern had changed into worry
And I wasn't prepared to give her an answer…
Since even I didn't know what was wrong with me…

"Nothing… just personal stuff"

Ellie wasn't the type who poked into other people's personal matters…
I had figured that much out about her in the past few weeks…
So saying its personal was
…The easiest way out.

"Well, if I can do anything for you,
Just let me know…
Okay?"

"Yeah"

I'd nodded.

Just then I saw 'the populars' entering the class…
And they were coming directly towards us…
The sidekick who was in front…
Had shifted herself to the very end of the line,
Giving the Princess the lead…

They could not have chosen a worst time to do
Whatever it was they were coming here to do…
I was so not in the mood for a confrontation right now.

"Hey Ellie…
Please do you and 'your friend'
mind moving to the back seats…"

She had stated her reason for talking to us,
Pointing at the back.

There was no arrogance in her voice…
Which was unusual…
but today was an unusual day to say the least…

"Listen Paige…
We've been through this before…
Mr. Simpson lets us sit wherever we want…
on first come basis."

Ellie had stated in a matter of fact way.
I, meanwhile, had tried not to get involved in this conversation…
I even focused at kids coming thru the door while they were talking.
Their friend Marco had joined them now
and was staring at us as well.

"Listen…Ellie and Alex...
We just want three seats together for me, Marco and Hazel…"

There was an empty seat beside me for one of them and two seats at the backside.
For some reason,
These three couldn't have separated for this one hour.

The princess was trying to reason with us today?
Why,
I couldn't tell.
But I really wasn't in the mood to accept this offer,
Nor was I in the mood to discuss this any further.

"We're not moving"

I had said harshly and loudly than I wanted to,
Looking at straight at her…
In order to deliver the message that way…
If she'd missed it when I said it…
Ignoring the pleading eyes of the Princess.

She didn't argue,
Just held Hazel's hand and dispersed towards the empty seats
At the back of the room.
Leaving Marco to take the seat next to me.

"That was easy…"

Said Ellie looking at me with a surprise…
I thought the same but didn't say anything.

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I had skimmed thru all my classes after lunch.
I wasn't able to concentrate in math either,
A class I'd enjoyed until now…

I couldn't wait for school to be over today…
But scared at the same time…
For when it'd be over…
If that made any sense?
I knew something wasn't right …
But I didn't know what it was…

I had put my hood up
And had waited for the chemistry class to be over.
It was a relief that Ellie was there with me…
To alert me if the teacher was looking.

There's a saying that

'One does not make friends,
One recognizes them.'

Soon the chemistry class was over…
And it was the end of the school day…

Ellie: So you're gonna walk home with me?

Me: No, I have to take care of something…

Ellie: but you're not feeling so good...
Can't it wait?
Whatever it is that you're doing…

Me: Don't worry
I'll be okay.

Ellie: Call me when you get home…
Okay?

Me: will do.

Ellie left looking me strangely with worried eyes.
She waved goodbye at me as she reached the end of the hallway.

I went to wait by my locker.
I was still not feeling good.

Jay and Towerz showed up as planned
Exactly 15 min after the school was over.

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