-Chapter Fifteen-
It was Tuesday morning and Christie was getting ready to go to school. Instead of being in her usual fashionable clothes, she was outfitted in a pair of black, cotton capri's and a too big sweatshirt. Her long hair was up in a messy bun, and she didn't have the energy to put on make-up. Emma wasn't feeling well and she wasn't going to school that day, this made Christie even more nervous.
"Emma, I can't go without you. Everybody's gonna hate me because no one knows what really happened with me and Craig. What am I supposed to do?"
Emma smiled," Cocoa, don't worry. You will be fine. All you have to do is talk to Craig and things will be fine."
Christie gave Emma a quick pat on the head and went on her way to school.
She knew things were going to be tough the minute she stepped inside Degrassi. People everywhere were shooting her the dirtiest looks she had seen since she started there, but she did her best to ignore them. She saw Sean and was about to go say hi, but she noticed he was with Craig. He was with Craig, and Ashley, Craig's old girlfriend. She smiled at Sean, and he gave her a friendly nod, but she didn't stop. She finally reached her locker and was starting to open it when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around to see Ashley.
"Ashley, uh, hi."
"Don't you -hi- me, Miss Thang. What makes you THINK you can play with Craig's emotions like that?"
"Don't start. Please, you don't.."
"I don't what?" Ashley interrupted," you know what. What you have to say doesn't matter. Just save your bullshit for someone who cares, and stay away from Craig."
Ashley stormed off, meeting up with Craig. As they began to walk off, he turned and gave Christie a quick glance. Her stomach jumped and she thought he might, turn around, listen to what she had to say, but he didn't. Ashley had taken control and for this moment, Christie was completely helpless, there was no one for her to go to. Christie backed up against the locker and slid to the floor burying her head in her hands, trying to fight off tears.
"Don't worry about her," said a familiar voice," Ashley is a bitch. She's just jealous because you took Craig from her, she wants him back."
Christie looked up and saw Paige Michalchuk standing in front of her. Paige offered her hand to help Christie up and Christie grabbed it, pulling herself off the floor.
"Thanks," she said quietly.
"On the other hand, I'm really sorry to hear about you and Craig. You guys seemed so, perfect."
Christie nodded. "Well, all good things must come to an end I guess. I've got to go. Thanks tho." Christie ran off down the hall to her first class.
When Christie walked into lunch she glanced over at her usual table. Craig, Manny, and Sean were there, and normally she and Emma would be there also. It looked as tho Christie had been replaced by Ashley, and she and Craig looked like they were having fun, so she found and empty table by herself and began to eat her lunch. A few minutes later Christie felt someone's presence so she looked up to see Paige.
"Christie, why don't you come sit with me and Terri? I hate to see you here by yourself," she said with a smile. Christie smiled back and accepted Paige's invite, following her to the table where she and Terri MacGreggor were sitting.
"Hey Christie," said Terri," sorry about you and Craig."
"Oh, uh, it's fine." Said Christie.
The girls chatted a bit as they ate their lunches, but then, came the dreaded question.
"What exactly happened on New Years Eve, Christie?" Paige asked.
"Paige, I really don't want to.."
"Did Spinner have anything to do with it?"
Christie could feel her face growing hotter," I, uh, I gotta go. Thanks for lunch. Bye." She got up and walked quickly out the cafeteria doors.
Paige looked at Terri," Hmm- that was a tad suspicious," she said," maybe we need to get some information on what happened between Spinner and Miss.Goody-Goody."
Over at Craig's table, there was a similar discussion going on.
"Man, you need to talk to her okay? I can't tell you what went on, it wasn't me in there."
Craig clenched his fists," You know what Sean, go ahead and take her side. If she even cared a little bit, she would have called me yesterday, and explained things. She MUST be hiding something. If you're not going to tell me what it is, then maybe you're not the person I thought you were. C'mon Ash, let's go."
Ashley grabbed Craig's hand and the pair stormed out of the cafeteria with Sean calling after them. He sat back down frustrated, and looked at Manny.
"What are we going to do?"
It was Tuesday morning and Christie was getting ready to go to school. Instead of being in her usual fashionable clothes, she was outfitted in a pair of black, cotton capri's and a too big sweatshirt. Her long hair was up in a messy bun, and she didn't have the energy to put on make-up. Emma wasn't feeling well and she wasn't going to school that day, this made Christie even more nervous.
"Emma, I can't go without you. Everybody's gonna hate me because no one knows what really happened with me and Craig. What am I supposed to do?"
Emma smiled," Cocoa, don't worry. You will be fine. All you have to do is talk to Craig and things will be fine."
Christie gave Emma a quick pat on the head and went on her way to school.
She knew things were going to be tough the minute she stepped inside Degrassi. People everywhere were shooting her the dirtiest looks she had seen since she started there, but she did her best to ignore them. She saw Sean and was about to go say hi, but she noticed he was with Craig. He was with Craig, and Ashley, Craig's old girlfriend. She smiled at Sean, and he gave her a friendly nod, but she didn't stop. She finally reached her locker and was starting to open it when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around to see Ashley.
"Ashley, uh, hi."
"Don't you -hi- me, Miss Thang. What makes you THINK you can play with Craig's emotions like that?"
"Don't start. Please, you don't.."
"I don't what?" Ashley interrupted," you know what. What you have to say doesn't matter. Just save your bullshit for someone who cares, and stay away from Craig."
Ashley stormed off, meeting up with Craig. As they began to walk off, he turned and gave Christie a quick glance. Her stomach jumped and she thought he might, turn around, listen to what she had to say, but he didn't. Ashley had taken control and for this moment, Christie was completely helpless, there was no one for her to go to. Christie backed up against the locker and slid to the floor burying her head in her hands, trying to fight off tears.
"Don't worry about her," said a familiar voice," Ashley is a bitch. She's just jealous because you took Craig from her, she wants him back."
Christie looked up and saw Paige Michalchuk standing in front of her. Paige offered her hand to help Christie up and Christie grabbed it, pulling herself off the floor.
"Thanks," she said quietly.
"On the other hand, I'm really sorry to hear about you and Craig. You guys seemed so, perfect."
Christie nodded. "Well, all good things must come to an end I guess. I've got to go. Thanks tho." Christie ran off down the hall to her first class.
When Christie walked into lunch she glanced over at her usual table. Craig, Manny, and Sean were there, and normally she and Emma would be there also. It looked as tho Christie had been replaced by Ashley, and she and Craig looked like they were having fun, so she found and empty table by herself and began to eat her lunch. A few minutes later Christie felt someone's presence so she looked up to see Paige.
"Christie, why don't you come sit with me and Terri? I hate to see you here by yourself," she said with a smile. Christie smiled back and accepted Paige's invite, following her to the table where she and Terri MacGreggor were sitting.
"Hey Christie," said Terri," sorry about you and Craig."
"Oh, uh, it's fine." Said Christie.
The girls chatted a bit as they ate their lunches, but then, came the dreaded question.
"What exactly happened on New Years Eve, Christie?" Paige asked.
"Paige, I really don't want to.."
"Did Spinner have anything to do with it?"
Christie could feel her face growing hotter," I, uh, I gotta go. Thanks for lunch. Bye." She got up and walked quickly out the cafeteria doors.
Paige looked at Terri," Hmm- that was a tad suspicious," she said," maybe we need to get some information on what happened between Spinner and Miss.Goody-Goody."
Over at Craig's table, there was a similar discussion going on.
"Man, you need to talk to her okay? I can't tell you what went on, it wasn't me in there."
Craig clenched his fists," You know what Sean, go ahead and take her side. If she even cared a little bit, she would have called me yesterday, and explained things. She MUST be hiding something. If you're not going to tell me what it is, then maybe you're not the person I thought you were. C'mon Ash, let's go."
Ashley grabbed Craig's hand and the pair stormed out of the cafeteria with Sean calling after them. He sat back down frustrated, and looked at Manny.
"What are we going to do?"