Clare's POV

After talking to Darcy last night, I felt a million times better. My older sister always knew what to say. She knew what it felt like to be Drew, since she tried to kill herself once. She could explain things to me that no one else could. She could answer all my questions. Darcy reassured me that it wasn't my fault that I didn't answer the phone. It was a bad twist of fate. I needed to stop with all the "what ifs" because it wasn't doing any good. It wasn't helping Drew, it was only making me feel awful. She also told me to call her whenever I needed to talk.

Thanks to Darcy, I walked into Degrassi this morning more chipper than usual. I even rode my bike, something I haven't done in a long time. I walked through the halls with a spring in my step and a slight smile on my face. Until I saw Adam. As soon as I saw him, my mood dropped. He looked more exhausted than yesterday. He has dark circles under his eyes and he could barely stand. My heart ached as I realized that Adam couldn't turn to his older sibling to make him feel better, like I did. Adam didn't have his older sibling right now.

Alli's POV

I was walking down the aisle of the grocery store trying to fly under the radar. Today is the first day I left the house other than to go to school. I didn't want anyone seeing me. They all hate me. Who wouldn't? I did something terrible to Drew. I was a monster and everyone knew it.

I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I ran into someone. I fell to the ground on my butt. I quickly looked up and saw Fitz, the guy who pulled a knife on Eli at Vegas night. He extended his hand for me to take.

"I don't need help," I snapped as I got up on my own. I knew it was mean, but I wasn't in a good mood.

"You're Alli Bhandari right? I heard about-" I cut him off.

"Yeah. Everyone in the freaking universe heard. Back off, loser. You have no right to judge me," I sneered. "You were the one who brought a knife to school." Was it too much to ask that I leave the house and NOT find someone who knows about Drew?

"I was going to say I'm sorry that people are being mean to you. I wasn't going to judge you, but don't you dare judge me." Fitz sounded nicer than I thought he would.

"Why not? You almost stabbed Eli."

"I was never going to. But how is what I did any worse than what you did? I didn't put anyone in the hospital," he said matter-of-factly. I was burning red. How dare he? "Anyway, I thought if anyone would understand what it's like to have everyone hate you, it would be you. Whatever." He turned to walk away.

"Wait! I get it. We're both in the same boat. I'm sorry for judging you," I said, realizing Fitz was probably the only person at Degrassi that didn't hate me.

"It's okay," he said sheepishly.

"I could really use a friend," I said honestly. Fitz smiled a genuine smile.

"Me, too," he replied. I smiled back at him. Maybe things were looking up for me.

Dave's POV

I sat on the bench inside the memorial garden and picked at my lunch. The garden was empty, luckily. I've been eating lunch in here for a while now. I couldn't face the cafeteria. Sitting alone while everyone glares isn't the way I want to spend lunch period. I sighed and took a bite of my sandwich. Just as I did, the door opened and a tall brunette walked in.

"Can I sit here?" she asked.

"You want to sit near me?" I asked dumbfounded. I thought everyone at Degrassi hated me.

"What's so wrong with that? I'm Sadie, by the way," she said with a smile and an extended hand. I smiled back.

"I'm Dave. It's just that everyone in Degrassi hates me," I confessed. She looked at me.

"I don't hate people that I don't know," she said honestly.

"Do you know what I did?" I asked.

"I heard you helped Drew Torres' girlfriend cheat on him," she answered. She didn't sound disgusted. "Is it true?" I nodded. Sadie didn't leave.

"You aren't going to leave?" I asked curiously.

"No," she replied, shocking me. "I don't care about what you did. It's none of my business. Why should I hate you?" She finally took a seat next to me.

"That's really good to hear," I confessed. Sadie gave me a heart melting smile. For the first time I felt like maybe this will all blow over.