A/N: Wow! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Your kind words mean so much! =) You really keep me motivated. And I promise Paige isn't gonna be pregnant, that was never my intention. I can't wait until the final chapters, lol. So keep reaading and reviewing guys! mwa!
As soon as she changed out of Hazel's clothes, Paige left through the front entrance of the school. Paige hated anyone yelling at her, and she especially hated it when they were right. All she wanted to do was go home, shower/ have a bath, and have a good cry. All day her tears had threatened to spill over, and they had a few times. But overall, she had been pretty strong, and she was feeling the pressure. Her tough exterior was ready to crack. Finally she reached her home,opened the door and dropped her bag loudly on the floor.
"Hello Paigey-Poo!" Paige's brother, Mike said happily.
Ugh. She hated that stupid nickname. And why was her brother home anyway? He was never home after school.
"Hey Mikey-Asshole." she muttered under her breath. She stomped inside as loudly as she could.
"Hey sweetie, I'm gonna need you to scram. My boyfriend is coming over." (A/N: In case you don't remember, in the first season of Degrassi, Paige says she has a gay brother.)
"What? I'm not going anywhere!" Paige shouted loudly. It wasn't fair to get so angy at her brother but she had to take her anger out somehow.
"Calm down hun. I just need you to leave for a bit." Mike's eyes pleaded with Paige silently.
"Fine. How long?" Paige didn't need an argument, and maybe, just maybe she could clear her head.
"Just till like... umm.. I guess around 9?" Mike said slowly.
"Well where am I supposed to go anyway?" Paige felt her anger rising, and she tried to control herself.
"Why don't you go to Deeeeean's?" Mike said in a singsongy voice, teasing her gently.
"What? What do you know about Dean?" Paige spat out angrily.
"Whoaaa calm down! You told me all about him! How gorgeous he was, sweet, charming, older.. the whole package! You practically made me want to snag him Paige! And you asked me what you should wear to the party too. How did that go,anyway?" Mike asked, curiously.
"Um it didn't go at all." Paige started feeling more and more tense and her words got angrier and angrier.
"Aw he dissed you? Well then you deserve better. No one, and I mean NO ONE disses a Michalchuk. If you want, I'll break his kneecaps." Mike finished with a laugh.
Paige laughed distractedly, her thoughts were else where. *He did more than just diss me... and go ahead! Break his kneecaps! Can I watch?"* she thought evilly.
"Anyway.. I guess I should go so you and your boytoy can be alone. Ciao." Paige said, nearly smiling. She loved her brother, as dorky as it was.
"Bye Bye hun!" Mike called after her, cheerfully.
Paige walked outside quickly. The day had rapidly become cooler, and she shivered, wrapping her thin arms around her body. As she walked, she tried to sort out her thoughts and clear her head. Eventually she felt numb.. it wasn't much, but it was a start. Better than plagued with thoughts and memories of that one night, that had changed everything. As Paige walked by the houses, she was vaguely aware that she didn't know where she was going. Even though she had so many "friends" she couldn't think of one that she could call. Finally she sat down on a bench, by a basketball court that Spinner and Jimmy usually played at. Today it was empty, and she couldn't be happier. For a good hour she sat there, with silent tears streaming down her face. The night kept getting colder, but Paige didn't budge.
"Hey, is this seat taken?" a quiet voice asked.
Surprised, Paige turned around rapidly. It was Craig... she wasn't sure of his last name.. was it Manning? He was tall and thin, and had cute brown curly hair. He was pretty cute, but if she remembered correctly, he was always with his camera. He was slightly too geeky for her usual tastes, she usually went for the athletic types, like Spinner... or.. Dean. And look what that had gotten her. If she hadn't sworn off guys for life, Paige would definitely look into the Craig speicies.
Finally Paige replied. "Umm.. no. I was just about to leave anyway."
Craig frowned. "No, don't leave on account of me."
"Whatever." Paige said carelessly. She didn't have anywhere to go, so she'd have to suck it up for now. Once it was possible, she would make a lame excuse and book out of there.
"So.. um.. are you okay? You just seemed kinda distracted today..." Craig said slowly, watching Paige's face carefully.
Her heart thudded loudly, but still she managed to give Craig a death glare. It wasn't her best glare, but it was sufficient.
"I know we don't really know each other or anything.. so it's none of my business. Sorry." Craig looked defeated and his gaze wavered towards the floor.
Paige bit her lip. "Um.. it's ok." she said quietly. She kicked at the dirt underneath her feet, and neither of them said anything. They lasped into an uncomfortable silence, and Paige was just about to leave, when Craig spoke.
"So, what are you doing here anyway?"
Paige's first instict told her to shoot back with *I should ask you the same question* but she bit her tongue. "Well, I was sexiled. My older brother wanted to have some fun, so I'm out here till at least nine." she answered truthfully.
Just then, there was a sharp gust of cold wind, and Paige shivered loudly, her teeth chattered.
"Umm it's really cold out... I understand if you don't want to.. but you can come to my house if you want.." Craig asked, cautiously.
Now Paige definitely didn't know what to do. It was like there were two Paige's both pulling her in different directions.
*Paige A: Just go! It's freezing! It's not like you have anywhere else to go! Besides, Craig is kinda cute, and he's not like Dean. At all. He's a nice guy.
Paige B: Yeah, a nice guy. That's what you thought Dean was. Craig could easily rape you too.*
Paige decided to go with Paige B. Better safe then sorry, right? But then there was another gust of cold wind, and thunder rumbled in the clouds above. Heavy drops of rain fell from the sky.
"Alright, fine." she said, instantly regretting her decision. Craig's face broke into a wide smile.
"Follow me! And hurry, we're gonna get soaked!" Craig yelled, already running off. Sighing, Paige ran after him, scared.
(A/N: NO PAIGE AND CRAIG ARE NOT GONNA GET TOGETHER! Haha I just wanted to clear that up. Anyway... I hope you enjoyed the chapter.. and the next one should come by the end of the week! Keep reading and reviewing!)
As soon as she changed out of Hazel's clothes, Paige left through the front entrance of the school. Paige hated anyone yelling at her, and she especially hated it when they were right. All she wanted to do was go home, shower/ have a bath, and have a good cry. All day her tears had threatened to spill over, and they had a few times. But overall, she had been pretty strong, and she was feeling the pressure. Her tough exterior was ready to crack. Finally she reached her home,opened the door and dropped her bag loudly on the floor.
"Hello Paigey-Poo!" Paige's brother, Mike said happily.
Ugh. She hated that stupid nickname. And why was her brother home anyway? He was never home after school.
"Hey Mikey-Asshole." she muttered under her breath. She stomped inside as loudly as she could.
"Hey sweetie, I'm gonna need you to scram. My boyfriend is coming over." (A/N: In case you don't remember, in the first season of Degrassi, Paige says she has a gay brother.)
"What? I'm not going anywhere!" Paige shouted loudly. It wasn't fair to get so angy at her brother but she had to take her anger out somehow.
"Calm down hun. I just need you to leave for a bit." Mike's eyes pleaded with Paige silently.
"Fine. How long?" Paige didn't need an argument, and maybe, just maybe she could clear her head.
"Just till like... umm.. I guess around 9?" Mike said slowly.
"Well where am I supposed to go anyway?" Paige felt her anger rising, and she tried to control herself.
"Why don't you go to Deeeeean's?" Mike said in a singsongy voice, teasing her gently.
"What? What do you know about Dean?" Paige spat out angrily.
"Whoaaa calm down! You told me all about him! How gorgeous he was, sweet, charming, older.. the whole package! You practically made me want to snag him Paige! And you asked me what you should wear to the party too. How did that go,anyway?" Mike asked, curiously.
"Um it didn't go at all." Paige started feeling more and more tense and her words got angrier and angrier.
"Aw he dissed you? Well then you deserve better. No one, and I mean NO ONE disses a Michalchuk. If you want, I'll break his kneecaps." Mike finished with a laugh.
Paige laughed distractedly, her thoughts were else where. *He did more than just diss me... and go ahead! Break his kneecaps! Can I watch?"* she thought evilly.
"Anyway.. I guess I should go so you and your boytoy can be alone. Ciao." Paige said, nearly smiling. She loved her brother, as dorky as it was.
"Bye Bye hun!" Mike called after her, cheerfully.
Paige walked outside quickly. The day had rapidly become cooler, and she shivered, wrapping her thin arms around her body. As she walked, she tried to sort out her thoughts and clear her head. Eventually she felt numb.. it wasn't much, but it was a start. Better than plagued with thoughts and memories of that one night, that had changed everything. As Paige walked by the houses, she was vaguely aware that she didn't know where she was going. Even though she had so many "friends" she couldn't think of one that she could call. Finally she sat down on a bench, by a basketball court that Spinner and Jimmy usually played at. Today it was empty, and she couldn't be happier. For a good hour she sat there, with silent tears streaming down her face. The night kept getting colder, but Paige didn't budge.
"Hey, is this seat taken?" a quiet voice asked.
Surprised, Paige turned around rapidly. It was Craig... she wasn't sure of his last name.. was it Manning? He was tall and thin, and had cute brown curly hair. He was pretty cute, but if she remembered correctly, he was always with his camera. He was slightly too geeky for her usual tastes, she usually went for the athletic types, like Spinner... or.. Dean. And look what that had gotten her. If she hadn't sworn off guys for life, Paige would definitely look into the Craig speicies.
Finally Paige replied. "Umm.. no. I was just about to leave anyway."
Craig frowned. "No, don't leave on account of me."
"Whatever." Paige said carelessly. She didn't have anywhere to go, so she'd have to suck it up for now. Once it was possible, she would make a lame excuse and book out of there.
"So.. um.. are you okay? You just seemed kinda distracted today..." Craig said slowly, watching Paige's face carefully.
Her heart thudded loudly, but still she managed to give Craig a death glare. It wasn't her best glare, but it was sufficient.
"I know we don't really know each other or anything.. so it's none of my business. Sorry." Craig looked defeated and his gaze wavered towards the floor.
Paige bit her lip. "Um.. it's ok." she said quietly. She kicked at the dirt underneath her feet, and neither of them said anything. They lasped into an uncomfortable silence, and Paige was just about to leave, when Craig spoke.
"So, what are you doing here anyway?"
Paige's first instict told her to shoot back with *I should ask you the same question* but she bit her tongue. "Well, I was sexiled. My older brother wanted to have some fun, so I'm out here till at least nine." she answered truthfully.
Just then, there was a sharp gust of cold wind, and Paige shivered loudly, her teeth chattered.
"Umm it's really cold out... I understand if you don't want to.. but you can come to my house if you want.." Craig asked, cautiously.
Now Paige definitely didn't know what to do. It was like there were two Paige's both pulling her in different directions.
*Paige A: Just go! It's freezing! It's not like you have anywhere else to go! Besides, Craig is kinda cute, and he's not like Dean. At all. He's a nice guy.
Paige B: Yeah, a nice guy. That's what you thought Dean was. Craig could easily rape you too.*
Paige decided to go with Paige B. Better safe then sorry, right? But then there was another gust of cold wind, and thunder rumbled in the clouds above. Heavy drops of rain fell from the sky.
"Alright, fine." she said, instantly regretting her decision. Craig's face broke into a wide smile.
"Follow me! And hurry, we're gonna get soaked!" Craig yelled, already running off. Sighing, Paige ran after him, scared.
(A/N: NO PAIGE AND CRAIG ARE NOT GONNA GET TOGETHER! Haha I just wanted to clear that up. Anyway... I hope you enjoyed the chapter.. and the next one should come by the end of the week! Keep reading and reviewing!)