-Chapter Twenty-
"Hey Spin, Hey Terri," said Ashley.
"Hi Ash," said Terri.
"Ashley, Craig," Spinner said, " hows it goin?"
Craig tired his best to be polite to Spinner," It's goin. How about you?"
Spinner smiled and shook his head up and down," Things are looking up Craig my man."
Craig wondered what Spinner meant by that, but he didn't think about it for too long. There were other, more important things that he needed to think about at the time.
"So then duck walks in and says, got any nails? And the clerk says, no, so the duck says then do you have any crackers??" said Sean.
Emma, Jimmy and Christie laughed at Sean's corny attempt at a joke as they were talking at the table. Christie was glancing around when she noticed Craig and Ashley talking to Spinner and Terri. Craig was wearing the hat, the one she loved so much, she wondered if he had worn it for her. It didn't seem like it was the kind of thing Ashley would go for, but then again why did Craig need to dress FOR someone. He was also wearing a gray button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, with a white shirt underneath and a pair of jeans. Christie sighed thinking about how she once had the most gorgeous guy on earth. There was one thing missing from his outfit though, she thought, but her thought was interrupted by a gasp from Emma and some yelling.
"So Ashley," said Craig," what was the pertinent information you were about to tell me having to do with Christie?"
Ashley looked frantically at Spinner whose face growled at her silently. "Uh, nothing Craig. I must've been thinking of something else."
"C'mon Ash, stop lying, if there's something going on her I need to know"
Ashley knew Spinner would murder her if she told Craig what REALLY happened between him and Christie, she also knew that she would lose Craig for good if he found out.
"No Craig really, it's..."
"Don't listen to her," Craig heard a female voice behind him. He turned around and found himself face to face with Paige Michalcuk.
"Paige, what do you think you're doing?" Spinner asked.
"For once, the right thing. I know I'm not usually one to do that, but you have to trust me on this one Craig."
"Shoot Paige," said Craig," you have my full attention."
"When I took Christie under my wing that first day back to school, I asked her what really happened on New Years Eve. She wouldn't talk and she seemed really shaken up, so I knew something was wrong. I overheard Ashley and Spinner talking later about how he was trying to force himself on Christie when you walked in. He thought he was a total genius. I should have KNOWN that it was something like that. No matter what kind of physical abuse it is, it shakes you up, I should know."
"Wha-wha-what?" stuttered Craig. "Craig, she's full of shit," chimed Ashley.
"Ashley, shut your god-damn hole okay?" yelled Craig.
"Seriously Craig, you can trust me on this one. I know I'm not a reliable source all the time, but I think you deserve to know the truth. I can't see you and Christie apart anymore, you were Degrassi's newest model couple. Everyone loved you guys, even me. I want to see you back together, and I wouldn't lie about something this serious." Said Paige.
Craig nodded, he turned to Spinner, who was still standing there with a seriously freaky look on his face.
"Oh my god," gasped Emma. Christie followed Emma's glance and saw the start of a big scene where Spinner was. The four of them, jumped up from the table, running over in time to hear..
"Yeah Mr. And Mrs. Perfect!" said Spinner "I liked her first, and if I can't have her, neither can you"
Craig had, had enough. "You asshole," he cried lunging toward Spinner and grabbing him by the shoulders. Shaking him ferociously he began yelling out numerous things.
"How dare you, how dare you do that to her. Wow, I mean just wow. I never knew someone that I THOUGHT was my friend could be such an asshole. How could you hurt her like that? How could you treat a girl that way? What kind of dumbass are you, do have know what respect is?" screamed Craig.
Everyone else just kind of stood by watching, horrified, but no one knew what to do. Just then Spinner decided to fight back and he went at Craig. After Craig dodged a few punches, and a few kicks, Spinner stopped and a sigh of relief fell over the crowd. Craig drew back just in time for Spinner to throw a clear punch right at his stomach. All the wind was knocked out of him and he fell to the ground gasping for breath.
"CRAIGGGGG!" screamed Christie. She ran over to his side and dropped to the ground. Her hand was stroking the hair on his head as she began to cry. Suddenly she stopped and looked up at Spinner who was laughing wildly.
"You bastard," she proclaimed standing up. She walked over to an un- expecting Spinner and slapped him clear across the face. Her hand made a loud smack when it collided with the skin of his cheek and left a huge, red handprint.
Everyone looked shocked, but before anyone could speak, a security guard finally found his way over to the group.
"Excuse me, but what is going on here?" he asked.
"Hey Spin, Hey Terri," said Ashley.
"Hi Ash," said Terri.
"Ashley, Craig," Spinner said, " hows it goin?"
Craig tired his best to be polite to Spinner," It's goin. How about you?"
Spinner smiled and shook his head up and down," Things are looking up Craig my man."
Craig wondered what Spinner meant by that, but he didn't think about it for too long. There were other, more important things that he needed to think about at the time.
"So then duck walks in and says, got any nails? And the clerk says, no, so the duck says then do you have any crackers??" said Sean.
Emma, Jimmy and Christie laughed at Sean's corny attempt at a joke as they were talking at the table. Christie was glancing around when she noticed Craig and Ashley talking to Spinner and Terri. Craig was wearing the hat, the one she loved so much, she wondered if he had worn it for her. It didn't seem like it was the kind of thing Ashley would go for, but then again why did Craig need to dress FOR someone. He was also wearing a gray button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, with a white shirt underneath and a pair of jeans. Christie sighed thinking about how she once had the most gorgeous guy on earth. There was one thing missing from his outfit though, she thought, but her thought was interrupted by a gasp from Emma and some yelling.
"So Ashley," said Craig," what was the pertinent information you were about to tell me having to do with Christie?"
Ashley looked frantically at Spinner whose face growled at her silently. "Uh, nothing Craig. I must've been thinking of something else."
"C'mon Ash, stop lying, if there's something going on her I need to know"
Ashley knew Spinner would murder her if she told Craig what REALLY happened between him and Christie, she also knew that she would lose Craig for good if he found out.
"No Craig really, it's..."
"Don't listen to her," Craig heard a female voice behind him. He turned around and found himself face to face with Paige Michalcuk.
"Paige, what do you think you're doing?" Spinner asked.
"For once, the right thing. I know I'm not usually one to do that, but you have to trust me on this one Craig."
"Shoot Paige," said Craig," you have my full attention."
"When I took Christie under my wing that first day back to school, I asked her what really happened on New Years Eve. She wouldn't talk and she seemed really shaken up, so I knew something was wrong. I overheard Ashley and Spinner talking later about how he was trying to force himself on Christie when you walked in. He thought he was a total genius. I should have KNOWN that it was something like that. No matter what kind of physical abuse it is, it shakes you up, I should know."
"Wha-wha-what?" stuttered Craig. "Craig, she's full of shit," chimed Ashley.
"Ashley, shut your god-damn hole okay?" yelled Craig.
"Seriously Craig, you can trust me on this one. I know I'm not a reliable source all the time, but I think you deserve to know the truth. I can't see you and Christie apart anymore, you were Degrassi's newest model couple. Everyone loved you guys, even me. I want to see you back together, and I wouldn't lie about something this serious." Said Paige.
Craig nodded, he turned to Spinner, who was still standing there with a seriously freaky look on his face.
"Oh my god," gasped Emma. Christie followed Emma's glance and saw the start of a big scene where Spinner was. The four of them, jumped up from the table, running over in time to hear..
"Yeah Mr. And Mrs. Perfect!" said Spinner "I liked her first, and if I can't have her, neither can you"
Craig had, had enough. "You asshole," he cried lunging toward Spinner and grabbing him by the shoulders. Shaking him ferociously he began yelling out numerous things.
"How dare you, how dare you do that to her. Wow, I mean just wow. I never knew someone that I THOUGHT was my friend could be such an asshole. How could you hurt her like that? How could you treat a girl that way? What kind of dumbass are you, do have know what respect is?" screamed Craig.
Everyone else just kind of stood by watching, horrified, but no one knew what to do. Just then Spinner decided to fight back and he went at Craig. After Craig dodged a few punches, and a few kicks, Spinner stopped and a sigh of relief fell over the crowd. Craig drew back just in time for Spinner to throw a clear punch right at his stomach. All the wind was knocked out of him and he fell to the ground gasping for breath.
"CRAIGGGGG!" screamed Christie. She ran over to his side and dropped to the ground. Her hand was stroking the hair on his head as she began to cry. Suddenly she stopped and looked up at Spinner who was laughing wildly.
"You bastard," she proclaimed standing up. She walked over to an un- expecting Spinner and slapped him clear across the face. Her hand made a loud smack when it collided with the skin of his cheek and left a huge, red handprint.
Everyone looked shocked, but before anyone could speak, a security guard finally found his way over to the group.
"Excuse me, but what is going on here?" he asked.