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Chapter Two - Butterflies
"Okay, so what's the surface area of the prism?" Craig asked me eagerly, making my brow furrow in concentration. Just seeing his hopeful looking face gazing at me, wanting me to answer correctly, made me think really hard until I was sure of my answer. I didn't want to disappoint him.
"Um....one hundred and forty-eight?" I asked weakly, glancing into his big hues. They were so beautiful..I shook my head. As much as I hated to admit it, I liked Craig.....I just didn't have the best luck with guys and I didn't want to ruin my blossoming friendship with him. If it hadn't been for my clumsiness I wouldn't have ever met him. Just less than two years ago, I had been hurrying too my algebra class I was already late for, and I wasn't watching where I was going. Before I knew it I ran straight into Craig, my books and papers falling everywhere. Being the gentleman he was, he helped me pick up my things and noticed my 56% on a major test. He offered me help a couple weeks later when we started talking and I admitted my math weakness. I insisted I pay him, but he refused. Eventually, though, I forced him to except fifteen dollars a day. It wasn't much, but it was the most I could force him to accept. He tutored me three days a week, ever since the end of freshman year. Before I knew it we started becoming friends, and I found myself confiding in him more and more.
"That's right!" Craig looked relieved as I smiled. "You got it right. Phew, I was getting worried there." He sat back in his seat and leaned his hands on my kitchen table.
My smile grew as I got up to get us some drinks. "I finally got a question right! Yay!" I did a little victory dance as I poured us some sodas and Craig laughed. I couldn't stop the butterflies fluttering in my stomach-I had just made Craig laugh. And it was beautiful..I wanted to make him laugh all the time...I hoped it wouldn't be a fluke. I handed Craig his glass and I sat down across from him. I glanced at the clock on the oven.
"My mom should be getting home from work soon," I said, closing my books.
"Yeah, I should get going, I mean you're getting along great." He grinned at me and I smiled back. I loved his grin-it was cute and sweet and innocent.
"You can stay if you want, you don't have to go right away. Come on, there has to be something good on T.V." I grinned as I got up from my seat and headed into the living room. Craig, to my relief, followed and I glanced at him and once again the butterflies came back as he smiled his sweet smile at me.
I plopped on the couch and Craig did the same. Flipping through the channels, I wasn't really sure what we were going to watch. I gave up and clicked it off, turning to Craig.
"So.... Craig," I said trying to make conversation. Despite my phony serious demeanor, I cracked a small smile.
"Cadence," he said nodding his head and grinning a bit too. "What's new in your life?"
I pretended to ponder the thought. "Oh, nothing. My mom is annoying the hell out of my lately, my older sister won't leave me alone, she keeps sneaking out at night and thinks I don't know...um..my younger sister is a druggie, I caught her getting high with her friends the other night...but other then that, no." I grinned. Craig looked alarmed.
"Well that's interesting," he said.
"What about you?" I asked.
"Nothing...there's a school dance in a month and everyone's making a big deal about it and it's getting so annoying."
"I know," I agreed. I was beginning to get nervous about the fall dance. What would I wear? Would someone ask me? Just then I heard the front door open and my mother, a woman in her early forties, came in. She smiled warmly at us.
"Hello dears," she said heading to the kitchen. "I'm just about to make dinner, Craig do you want to stay?"
"Um, no thanks Mrs. Corentinez, I better be going home...I'll see you tomorrow Cadence. Great job today, you're really coming along."
I couldn't help but smile...and those damn butterflies came back again. *
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short short short chapter! I know.....in the next chapter the other degrassi characters come in, like Spinner, Paige, Jimmy, JT, Manny, Toby, Emma, Marco, Ellie, maybe Liberty, some of Kendra......you know...okay well Review please!!! Thanks ;-)
and don't worry, this is mainly a OC/Craig thing, the OC being Cadence....anyways review plz!!! No harsh flamers ;-) thanx! Byebye!
Chapter Two - Butterflies
"Okay, so what's the surface area of the prism?" Craig asked me eagerly, making my brow furrow in concentration. Just seeing his hopeful looking face gazing at me, wanting me to answer correctly, made me think really hard until I was sure of my answer. I didn't want to disappoint him.
"Um....one hundred and forty-eight?" I asked weakly, glancing into his big hues. They were so beautiful..I shook my head. As much as I hated to admit it, I liked Craig.....I just didn't have the best luck with guys and I didn't want to ruin my blossoming friendship with him. If it hadn't been for my clumsiness I wouldn't have ever met him. Just less than two years ago, I had been hurrying too my algebra class I was already late for, and I wasn't watching where I was going. Before I knew it I ran straight into Craig, my books and papers falling everywhere. Being the gentleman he was, he helped me pick up my things and noticed my 56% on a major test. He offered me help a couple weeks later when we started talking and I admitted my math weakness. I insisted I pay him, but he refused. Eventually, though, I forced him to except fifteen dollars a day. It wasn't much, but it was the most I could force him to accept. He tutored me three days a week, ever since the end of freshman year. Before I knew it we started becoming friends, and I found myself confiding in him more and more.
"That's right!" Craig looked relieved as I smiled. "You got it right. Phew, I was getting worried there." He sat back in his seat and leaned his hands on my kitchen table.
My smile grew as I got up to get us some drinks. "I finally got a question right! Yay!" I did a little victory dance as I poured us some sodas and Craig laughed. I couldn't stop the butterflies fluttering in my stomach-I had just made Craig laugh. And it was beautiful..I wanted to make him laugh all the time...I hoped it wouldn't be a fluke. I handed Craig his glass and I sat down across from him. I glanced at the clock on the oven.
"My mom should be getting home from work soon," I said, closing my books.
"Yeah, I should get going, I mean you're getting along great." He grinned at me and I smiled back. I loved his grin-it was cute and sweet and innocent.
"You can stay if you want, you don't have to go right away. Come on, there has to be something good on T.V." I grinned as I got up from my seat and headed into the living room. Craig, to my relief, followed and I glanced at him and once again the butterflies came back as he smiled his sweet smile at me.
I plopped on the couch and Craig did the same. Flipping through the channels, I wasn't really sure what we were going to watch. I gave up and clicked it off, turning to Craig.
"So.... Craig," I said trying to make conversation. Despite my phony serious demeanor, I cracked a small smile.
"Cadence," he said nodding his head and grinning a bit too. "What's new in your life?"
I pretended to ponder the thought. "Oh, nothing. My mom is annoying the hell out of my lately, my older sister won't leave me alone, she keeps sneaking out at night and thinks I don't know...um..my younger sister is a druggie, I caught her getting high with her friends the other night...but other then that, no." I grinned. Craig looked alarmed.
"Well that's interesting," he said.
"What about you?" I asked.
"Nothing...there's a school dance in a month and everyone's making a big deal about it and it's getting so annoying."
"I know," I agreed. I was beginning to get nervous about the fall dance. What would I wear? Would someone ask me? Just then I heard the front door open and my mother, a woman in her early forties, came in. She smiled warmly at us.
"Hello dears," she said heading to the kitchen. "I'm just about to make dinner, Craig do you want to stay?"
"Um, no thanks Mrs. Corentinez, I better be going home...I'll see you tomorrow Cadence. Great job today, you're really coming along."
I couldn't help but smile...and those damn butterflies came back again. *
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short short short chapter! I know.....in the next chapter the other degrassi characters come in, like Spinner, Paige, Jimmy, JT, Manny, Toby, Emma, Marco, Ellie, maybe Liberty, some of Kendra......you know...okay well Review please!!! Thanks ;-)
and don't worry, this is mainly a OC/Craig thing, the OC being Cadence....anyways review plz!!! No harsh flamers ;-) thanx! Byebye!