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Oh yeah... unfortunately I'm just a fan of Degrassi and own none of it!
Ashley stood up slowly. "Wish me luck." she said grimly. Ellie and Craig looked at each other, shrugged and chorused "Good Luck!" Quickly she walked out, looking for Paige. Finally, after about 5 minutes of searching, she was ready to give up. Ashley walked into the bathroom, to touch up her make-up. To her surprise, Paige was sitting on the bathroom floor, and it looked like she was crying. Ashley felt a pang of sympathy. Even though Paige hadn't been exactly peachy this year, she still was one of Ashleys oldest friends. "Paige?" Ashley questioned, tentatively. The second Paige heard that familliar voice, she stiffened. She inhaled deeply, trying to compose herself. She wiped her eyes and tried to stop the fluttering feeling of nausea in her chest. If anyone would be able to see through her act, it would be Ashley. Finally, she turned around.
"What?" Paige said, with a lot of attitude. But she couldn't fully mask her pain, and there was a slight hint of sadness in her voice.
Ashley looked very uncomfortable. "Well..." she started, placing her arms around herself. "You've seemed really.. out of it lately.. and I thought I saw you crying.. and I.. I wanted to make sure you were okay." Ashley stammered nervously.
A flicker of pain and misery flashed across Paige's face, but she quickly replaced it with her "I'm better than everybody" look. She wanted to tell Ashley. Ashley and her hated each other as of this year. But before that, they had always been pretty close. And Ashley probably knew her better than anyone, since they grew up together. It would be so easy just to tell her. Ashley would comfort her and hug her, and assure her it wasn't her fault. Her secret ate away at her, and she had only been keeping it for two days. But it was her fault, and nothing would change that. "Look Ashley. Last time I checked we weren't friends. And in case you didn't notice, I have around 5 times the amount of friends you have, so if something was wrong I wouldn't need you anyway. So now you can run along, okay sweetie?" Paige's voice was filled with a fake sugary sweetness.
Ashley just shook her head and she walked out of the bathroom, obviously angry. The second the door closed, Paige burst into a fresh batch of tears. *Why did I have to go with Dean? Why not Spinner?* she thought sadly. She wasn't sure if the worst part was that she had hurt and ruined any of her chances with Spinner, or that none of her closest friends seemed to care about her. It was all Dean's fault she was sitting here, on the bathroom floor, sobbing. And with that thought in her mind, all she wanted was revenge.
Ashley walked back towards the cafeteria quickly and angrily. She reached her table, and she took a deep breath. "Thanks sooooo much for being so concerned about Paige, Craig! I'm sure she really appreciates it! Unfortunately, Paige is FINE and I BARELY escaped her wrath. Thanks a lot Craig."
Craig's eyes widened, but he stayed calm. "I'm sorry Ash, I really didn't mean for that to happen. But something is wrong, I know it. I just wonder what it could be..." he drifted off into thought.
Ellie sighed loudly. "Guys, calm down. It's Paige. Paige the uber bitch. I bet she just broke her nail or something. Why don't we talk about Marco and why he's avoiding me?"
Ashley mouth dropped. "He's avoiding you? Again?"
Ellie nodded. "Yep. Why else is he over there with Spinner and Jimmy?" Ellie asked, pointing out the three guys.
Ashley looked reluctant to believe Ellie. "Umm cuz they're his friends?"
Ellie scoffed. "Duuuh... but he's my boyfriend! And anyway, yesterday after...."
The rest of Ellie's words blurred in Craigs mind as he thought more about Paige. Something was definitely up. And it wasn't good. Whatever it was, Craig intended to find out.
Oh yeah... unfortunately I'm just a fan of Degrassi and own none of it!
Ashley stood up slowly. "Wish me luck." she said grimly. Ellie and Craig looked at each other, shrugged and chorused "Good Luck!" Quickly she walked out, looking for Paige. Finally, after about 5 minutes of searching, she was ready to give up. Ashley walked into the bathroom, to touch up her make-up. To her surprise, Paige was sitting on the bathroom floor, and it looked like she was crying. Ashley felt a pang of sympathy. Even though Paige hadn't been exactly peachy this year, she still was one of Ashleys oldest friends. "Paige?" Ashley questioned, tentatively. The second Paige heard that familliar voice, she stiffened. She inhaled deeply, trying to compose herself. She wiped her eyes and tried to stop the fluttering feeling of nausea in her chest. If anyone would be able to see through her act, it would be Ashley. Finally, she turned around.
"What?" Paige said, with a lot of attitude. But she couldn't fully mask her pain, and there was a slight hint of sadness in her voice.
Ashley looked very uncomfortable. "Well..." she started, placing her arms around herself. "You've seemed really.. out of it lately.. and I thought I saw you crying.. and I.. I wanted to make sure you were okay." Ashley stammered nervously.
A flicker of pain and misery flashed across Paige's face, but she quickly replaced it with her "I'm better than everybody" look. She wanted to tell Ashley. Ashley and her hated each other as of this year. But before that, they had always been pretty close. And Ashley probably knew her better than anyone, since they grew up together. It would be so easy just to tell her. Ashley would comfort her and hug her, and assure her it wasn't her fault. Her secret ate away at her, and she had only been keeping it for two days. But it was her fault, and nothing would change that. "Look Ashley. Last time I checked we weren't friends. And in case you didn't notice, I have around 5 times the amount of friends you have, so if something was wrong I wouldn't need you anyway. So now you can run along, okay sweetie?" Paige's voice was filled with a fake sugary sweetness.
Ashley just shook her head and she walked out of the bathroom, obviously angry. The second the door closed, Paige burst into a fresh batch of tears. *Why did I have to go with Dean? Why not Spinner?* she thought sadly. She wasn't sure if the worst part was that she had hurt and ruined any of her chances with Spinner, or that none of her closest friends seemed to care about her. It was all Dean's fault she was sitting here, on the bathroom floor, sobbing. And with that thought in her mind, all she wanted was revenge.
Ashley walked back towards the cafeteria quickly and angrily. She reached her table, and she took a deep breath. "Thanks sooooo much for being so concerned about Paige, Craig! I'm sure she really appreciates it! Unfortunately, Paige is FINE and I BARELY escaped her wrath. Thanks a lot Craig."
Craig's eyes widened, but he stayed calm. "I'm sorry Ash, I really didn't mean for that to happen. But something is wrong, I know it. I just wonder what it could be..." he drifted off into thought.
Ellie sighed loudly. "Guys, calm down. It's Paige. Paige the uber bitch. I bet she just broke her nail or something. Why don't we talk about Marco and why he's avoiding me?"
Ashley mouth dropped. "He's avoiding you? Again?"
Ellie nodded. "Yep. Why else is he over there with Spinner and Jimmy?" Ellie asked, pointing out the three guys.
Ashley looked reluctant to believe Ellie. "Umm cuz they're his friends?"
Ellie scoffed. "Duuuh... but he's my boyfriend! And anyway, yesterday after...."
The rest of Ellie's words blurred in Craigs mind as he thought more about Paige. Something was definitely up. And it wasn't good. Whatever it was, Craig intended to find out.