Just Between You and Me

WiltedRose,

You've been emailing me for two weeks. I just want to know who you are. I know you say you can't tell me, but please, I really just wanna know you're name. Or how you look. Just give me a hint.

Craig

Manny rolled her eyes. Craig had been practically begging her to tell

him what her name was.

OverXposed,

Roses are red

My toenails are blue

You already know this

But I like you

I've told you once

I've told you twice

I can't tell you my name

I'm tired of being nice

Midnight black

Is the color of my hair

Don't ask for my name again

Please I swear

I'll tell you in time

Just wait and see

But for now

Let's just keep this between you and me

-WR

Manny reread her awesome email and pressed send. She looked at theclock in her room.

"7:45! I'm gonna be late!" She rushed downstairs and out the door. She could hear her mother yelling at her, but she didn't care, she couldn't be late again!

Manny was super lucky that her school wasn't that far from her house. She entered the building and ran up the hall to Ms. Kwan's classroom. Ms. Kwan was waiting for her at the door.

"Ms. Kwan, I'm so sorry. I lost track of time at breakfast and"

"Ms. Santos, calm down, you're not late. In fact, you're 10 minutes early. I was just waiting for you. I need to have a little chat with you, privately." She took Manny by the shoulder and walked away from the classroom door.

"Manny, your test grades are amazing. You've never gotten anything lower than an A- in my class. And the poem you gave me was wonderful. I've talked it over with Mr. Raditch, and I've showed him your test scores and poem, and he agrees that you should try my grade 10 class for a couple of weeks." Manny stood opened-mouthed, shock at what Ms. Kwan had just told her.

"I always thought my grades were okay in your class, but good enough to actually upgrade me?"

"Just in English. You have true talent, and I want to see how you would manage in my grade 10 English."

"That is sooo cool! What time should I be here?"

"We've switched your study period and English." Manny nodded and skipped down the hallway to the library.

Don't be nervous, you know a lot of people in grade 10. Paige, and

Hazel, and Craig! Calm down! Manny stood in the doorway of Ms. Kwan's classroom. Most of the students were already sitting down.

"Ms. Santos, nice to see you. Come in." Ms. Kwan said. Manny nodded

nervously and walked to the front of the classroom.

"Students, this is Ms. Santos, from grade nine. Her excellent test scores has gotten her upgraded to 10th grade English for a short period of time to see how well she'd do. I want you to all be civil to her. You can sit behind Mr. Manning." Manny took a deep breath and walked towards Craig.

Calm down, calm down, calm down.

"So, you're in grade 10 English!! That is so cool!" Emma squealed at lunch.

"Just for a little while. It is cool though; I could have sworn Ms. Kwan was going to give me a detention for being late, but she told me I had amazing test scores!"

"How do you get upgraded, when I'm positively the smartest student at Degrassi Community School?" Liberty asked.

"Stop being jealous Liberty, Manny just has a way with words." Liberty rolled her eyes.

"I'd like to see how great she is in English." Liberty muttered.

"Shut-up, Liberty, don't be such a bit--"

"Hey, Manny." Manny stopped mid-sentence to find Craig Manning standing next to her.

"Uh, hi Craig."

"Hey, could I talk to you for a moment." She nodded. She followed Craig a couple of tables away.

"What's up?" She asked.

"Well, I never knew how good you were in English. But, I was wondering if you could help me out. I've been talking to this girl online, and she keeps emailing me in... well poems, I was wondering if you could translate."

Manny thought for a moment. Translate my own poems...well, it wouldn't be difficult.

"Okay, I'll try, do you have one?" She asked. Like I don't already know what they say.

"Yeah, more like all. I love the way she writes, I just wish she'd tell me her name." He gave her one of the emails.

" The way your hair bounces when you walk

That cute little way you talk

Don't be scared, I'm not trying to stalk

I'll tell you who I might be

But for now let's keep this between you and me. Deep."

"How did you do that?" Craig asked.

"Do what?"

"You like memorized the poem. You weren't even looking at the paper." Oops, stupid mistake, stupid, stupid, mistake!

"Oh, I read fast. Well, gotta go, my lunch is getting cold." Manny gave Craig his email back and ran back to her table. Craig scratched his head.

"But, she was eating a sandwich."