A/N: hey! Things start to boil up in this chapter but you'll never know unless you read on so go ahead. Enjoy! xox christie

chapter five:

Later that night after Paige got home from the mall, she just ran up to her room and cried. What Emma had said earlier that day had really bugged her.

-PAIGE'S POV-

* I am not a slut! I cant believe Emma said that to me. I mean, even if she is just a lame tree-hugger in grade 9, she still has a mouth. And if she is saying that to other people, then what would happen?! It was low of her to bring Dean into this. It's none of her buisness what happened between me and him. And that wasnt even my fault, right? ugh, whatever. I cant be letting this bother me. *

"PAIGE! Dinner!" yelled a voice from downstairs, it sounded like her father

"Fine. I'll be down in like, 5 minutes."

When Paige went downstairs, she sat down at the dinner table and started to pick at her food. She wasnt very hungry but tried to move things around to make it look like she was eating it. Her mother ignored it, knowing that she had been through a lot lately, but Mikey spoke right up.

"Paige, have you been crying?"

"...no." she responded, not making eye contact with him

"ya know, im not stupid. I know when somethings bothering my little sister. You used to pull this bullshit when you were younger too. Whenever something bothered you, you just cried forever and then stopped eating for the day. It's not healthy and you need to stop." yelled Mikey

Paige just starred at her dinner plate and listened to the sounds of him yelling at her. Her mother sighed. "Mikey, lay off of her. Shes been through too much and she doesnt need you yelling. We'll discuss this another time. Just concentrate on eating your on meal."

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RING RING RING

"h-h-ello?" said a shy voice into the telephone receiver

"hey terr? its jimmy. i just wanted to talk."

"oh hey jimmy. whats up?"

"nothing really. But what is up with you lately? It seems like somethings bothering you and you're not as cheery lately. No one else seems to have noticed but i have and i think you should tell me whats going on."

"Really?! I'm acting different? Well, I havent noticed it. If you're the only one noticing this 'strange behavior' than maybe something is wrong with you."

"Terr! I can really help you! If you would just tell me whats wrong and stop denying it..."

"Jimmy! This phone call is over! Theres nothing wrong with me and thats that! Get over it!"

Then, Terri hung up on Jimmy. But he refused to give up. He knew something was bothering her and he was determined to find out. However, maybe he should keep a low profile for a while and leave her alone. He didnt want her to be so mad at him that she wouldnt tell him whats wrong with her if things get worse for her. So, he figured that if he couldnt get through to her, then there was only one other person that might be able to. He took a deep breath and slowly dialed the number. He was scared, but didnt turn back.

"hello?" said a monochromic voice

He completely froze and didnt know what to say. Then, he took another deep breath and managed to get a few words out.

"uhm...well...i was wondering..."

"Hello? Jimmy? Is that you?"