AN: Another chapter finished! YAY. Well, I hope you like it, Sonny thanks for the great reviews! I think next chapter might be the last.but I'll start another story about Jimmy and Ashley.what do ya think?
"Manny." Craig said quietly as he saw her tear streaked face pass by him. She shot him a dirty look and tears welled up in her eyes. Craig stood there against the wall, motionless and blank. He couldn't feel anything.it was like a hole was missing. At first he was so annoyed by Manny - and now, it's like he can't live without her. **What's wrong with me!* He asked himself. **It's just a girl! I mean, it's just Manny! Why do I feel this?* At first he thought he was just feeling bad for himself, the total shock of everything.

"You broke little Miss Santos heart, eh, Craig?" Spinner came up to him after he watched Manny walk away. Just the sound of her name made Craig wince.

"Screw off, Spinner." He said as he turned away.

"Dude, what's up with you?" Spinner asked to his back, but when Craig didn't turn around he just shrugged. Craig knew he had to do something to make it up to Manny - but he wasn't sure what.

Meanwhile, Manny was boiling with anger. At first she was sad - and she still was. But what Craig had done this time wasn't a slip of words. It was something that was - or sounded like it was made to hurt her.

"Hey Manny." Toby said sympathetically once she and Emma entered Media Immersion Class. He had obviously already heard about it. "Is she okay?" He asked Emma.

"Yeah." Emma sighed. She now saw the rising anger in Manny's face and sort of smiled. **Finally Craig's gonna get what he deserves.* She thought.

The period just crept by for Manny - she kept getting annoying im's from people she hardly knew because they felt bad for her. And the people that didn't im her would sit back and snicker. Finally the bell rang and she and Emma retreated to their lockers. Once Manny opened hers, a note was neatly folded inside. She recognized Craig's writing. Trying to debate what to do with it, she saw him just around the corner. And when he looked at her, she commented to Emma,

"Hey Emma. I found this note in my locker." She said this unusually loud. "Maybe it's from CRAIG. I think I'll." She picked it up and saw the hopeful look in Craig's eyes and ripped it into pieces. She smiled a fake smile and shrugged. Then she looked over at Craig and glared.

"Good one." Emma commented. Just then Paige walked past Manny then turned around .

"Manny, hun, I heard about you and Craig. Want to comment on anything.for the gossip column of the Grapevine, perhaps?" Manny thought for a minute.

"Yeah. He was really nice.until he had that bet. He said he had it with every girl he went out with. I heard he only goes out with girls to get money.and he really likes." now Paige was listening hard. "Yes, Craig truly only likes guys." Paige was ecstatic.

"This is great, Manny! The students are just going to die over it! Thank you!" Once Paige left, Emma said

"Manny, don't you think you're taking this a little far.you know.ripping up the note is okay, but telling people Craig's gay?"

"Emma!" Manny exclaimed. "He deserves it!" She said and walked away.

M E A N W H I L E . . .

"Liberty! Liberty!" Paige was calling down the halls. (AN: okay, so Paige isn't on the Grapevine. Sue me. It fits the story.)

"Yes?" Liberty was in the computer lab adding finishing touches to the paper, due out today. (okay, so it isn't printed out the same day it's sold. But now it is.)

"Great new things for the gossip column, hun! And it's way better than how many girls Spinner can kiss in 30 seconds." Liberty gave her a questioning look. "Please!" Liberty didn't move. "Please!" She sighed. "C'mon, Liberty. Please."

"Fine, fine." Liberty shrugged. "Type it now. I'm printing it out."

Degrassi's Gossip

Okay Degrassi, new news just out today! As you might have heard, Manny Santos supposedly has dumped Craig Manning because of a bet he had with some other un-named persons. Some people have been quick to tell the Grapevine why Craig would hold a type of bet like this. As one said "It could be Manny. He did break up with her before." But others have said that Craig was always holding "kissing bets" for girls to cover up a real secret he might have. As one unnamed female has said "He only goes out with girls for the [bet] money. Craig doesn't really like girls." That's right, Craig Manning can quite possibly be gay.

"WHAT!?" Craig threw the paper down. It was now lunch and he was outside, reading the latest Grapevine.

"Whoa, dude!" Jimmy said. "You ain't gay right?" He asked Craig.

"NO!" Craig yelled. Spinner just laughed and opened his mouth to say something.

"Spinner, don't you say a word!" Spinner closed his mouth but burst out laughing.

"Aw, man, who could have done this to you?" Paige was sitting at a table a few feet away.

"Paige! How can you write this about me?" Craig yelled and dumped the remains of the paper in front of her.

"Write what, hun?"

"This!" he exclaimed. "Craig Manning can quite possibly be gay!?"

"Oh. Don't yell at me, Craig, even though you're cute when you're mad." She paused. "Manny told me this."