A/N: Hello, me again. Sorry about the last chapter. It was really short.
Anyway, this one, I promise, will be longer. Anyway, don't own the degrassi
folks. Ps-I'm continuing with the same act cuz the last one was so short.
Act VI
Scene I Continued
Setting: Nurse Tripper watches J.T. intently. J.T. keeps looking at the ground.
Nurse Tripper: 'The boy knows something.' Ahem. J.T., you okay?
J.T.: Oh, uh, yeah. I was just gonna go back to the cafeteria. I feel much better now. (Nervous smile.) So, uh- the kid with the asthma attack, he's okay, right?
Nurse Tripper: Yeah. He's fine. You might know him- Marco Del Rossi? (He casually puts his hand on J.T.'s shoulder. J.T. trembles slightly.)
J.T.: Yeah.........He's a grade ten, right? (Nurse Tripper nods.)
Nurse Tripper: ... So, listen, about what we were discussing before, what do you think?
J.T.: It's uh, great. Really great. Can't wait for that.
Nurse Tripper: What's the matter J.T., you're acting so jumpy. You don't still feel sick, do you?
J.T.: (suddenly serious) No, no. I'm not. I'm just...(stalling) well, it's a big step, don't you think?
Nurse Tripper: (considers this) ...Yeah, I suppose you might feel that way. But, don't you want it, J.T.? I mean, you said yourself that you were interested in me. (His grip on J.T.'s shoulder tightens.) Why not give us a try? (J.T. feels his cheeks begin to get hot. He looks down the hall, trying to avoid Nurse Tripper's eyes.)
J.T.: Principal Radditch is coming this way. (Nurse Tripper lets go of his grip on J.T. He turns to face the approaching Radditch and Marco)
Principal Radditch: Nurse Tripper, you need to call Marco's parents and have them pick him up. Marco's still feeling a little faint.
(Nurse Tripper nods and starts to speak with Mr. Radditch. J.T.'s face starts to get red as he feels the tears getting nearer. Marco mouths "What's wrong?" but J.T. cannot find the words to answer. He takes several steps away from the scene, hoping no one but Marco will notice him leave. Once he's reached halfway down the hall, J.T. turns on the ball of his foot and runs away.)
Switch Scene.
Setting: J.T. kept running, his feet not wanting to stop. It was only when he found his way to the emergency stairwell, that he finally sat down. Once he did, however, he couldn't hold back his tears any longer. For the first time since he'd entered Degrassi, J.T. would cry. He dropped his arms onto his knees, bent his head and let it all out- his fear, his anticipation, his aggression, his confusion, and his sadness. "It's all my fault. I went looking for it. I wanted him to do it." These words plagued his head for a long time.
End Scene. Act VII
Scene I
Setting: J.T. made his way up the steps to Toby's house that day after school. He hadn't spoken to his friends since before lunch and he was beginning to get a little anxious. In truth, he was avoiding them. After all, what could he say? "Hey guys, guess what. The school nurse is stalking you!"?...J.T. motioned to ring the doorbell, but it swung open before he even got there.
Emma: J.T.
J.T.: Emma:
Emma: Everyone's waiting.
J.T.: 'Be cool. Don't get emotional. Just get right to the point.' Yeah okay. (J.T. and Emma walk over to the living room where Toby, Manny, and Sean are waiting.)
Sean: Hey, man, so how did it go?
J.T.: 'Be cool. Be cool.' Great. I totally got him.
Emma: So he made a move-
Toby: On tape?
J.T.: Yup, he asked me out.
Manny: Wow, that's disturbing. (She gives J.T. a sympathetic frown. J.T. ignores it.)
J.T.: I know, and that's not all. I even got evidence.
Emma: Seriously? What is it?
J.T.: (J.T. reaches into his bag and pulls out the notebooks, the pack of pictures, and keys. He's about to give them around, but hesitates.)... Maybe I shouldn't.
Manny: Why? We can take it.
J.T.: Sure you can take it. It doesn't pertain to you.
Toby: What are you getting at, J.T.?
J.T.: (Sighs and with a pained expression, opens the notebook reading "Grade 9". He flips some pages and then hands the notebook over to Toby. He reads it and as his eyes race across the page, Toby's face becomes more and more troubled.)
Emma: What is it?
Toby: (Reading aloud.) "Toby Isaacs: Intelligent computer geek type. Has a girlfriend. Too curious, asks too many questions. Not interested. Not a possibility." (Toby shuts the book and shoves it over to Sean. He sinks back in the couch, crosses his arms, and says nothing. Sean sits next to him staring at the book.)
J.T.: Go ahead, look. (Sean slowly turns the pages and then stops ubruptly.)
Manny: What does it say?
Sean: (Reading aloud) "Sean Cameron: Troubled boy. Left back one year. Very quiet, might be easy to influence. Slight possibility." Sean slammed the book shut and stares at it. What the fuck is this? How does he know all that stuff?
J.T.: He watches us. (Everyone's attentions turn to J.T.)
Emma: What? (J.T. picks up the pack of pictures and hands them to Emma.)
J.T.: He takes pictures of us while we're out in the schoolyard and analyzes our lives. (Emma flips through the pictures and passes them around.)
Manny: There's everyone here. (Flips through photos as she speaks.) Craig, Sean, Marco, even Jimmy! (She stares at a particular photo.) Why are their heads circled? She holds up a picture of Sean, Marco, and Jimmy playing basketball. Sean and Marco's heads are circled in red marker. Everyone looks at J.T.)
J.T.: 'Don't ask me this. It's hard enough to think, let alone explain.'... It means they are possible kids for Nurse Tripper. If you check, the kids with their heads circled are marked as possibilities in the books. (His voice cracks.)
Emma: That's seriously demented.
J.T.: 'You're telling me? I'm only one of his potential victims.'... I know.
Manny: Hey, look at this one. (She holds up another picture. Sean looks at it.)
Sean: Hey, that's Craig. (He grabs the picture and looks at it. It's a photo of Craig taking a picture with his camera. His head is circled.)
J.T.: Read the back. (Sean turns the picture over and reads aloud.)
Sean: "The boy with the camera will never know that there's a camera on him too." (Sean tosses the picture back at Manny, obviously distressed by it.) Look, can we just stop looking at this. We already know the guy's a goddamn pervert. Do we have to keep going over it?
J.T.: 'Oh thank God. Always rely on Sean to get you out of uncomfortable situations.'... Yeah, I've had enough of this stuff for an entire lifetime. I just want it all to be over.
Emma: So, you're gonna tell Mr. Radditch, then? I mean, after all, this guy is harassing you and I mean, with all these books...( Her voice trails off. Everyone turns to J.T.)
J.T.: (He frowns) 'Shit, what am I going to do? Before, I wanted nothing more than for everyone to believe me. But now, that it's happened, I just wish I was wrong and didn't know anything again.'
End Scene.
That's it. I can proudly say, it was a long chapter- at least for me. Anyway, tell me what you think and I'll write more soon.
Act VI
Scene I Continued
Setting: Nurse Tripper watches J.T. intently. J.T. keeps looking at the ground.
Nurse Tripper: 'The boy knows something.' Ahem. J.T., you okay?
J.T.: Oh, uh, yeah. I was just gonna go back to the cafeteria. I feel much better now. (Nervous smile.) So, uh- the kid with the asthma attack, he's okay, right?
Nurse Tripper: Yeah. He's fine. You might know him- Marco Del Rossi? (He casually puts his hand on J.T.'s shoulder. J.T. trembles slightly.)
J.T.: Yeah.........He's a grade ten, right? (Nurse Tripper nods.)
Nurse Tripper: ... So, listen, about what we were discussing before, what do you think?
J.T.: It's uh, great. Really great. Can't wait for that.
Nurse Tripper: What's the matter J.T., you're acting so jumpy. You don't still feel sick, do you?
J.T.: (suddenly serious) No, no. I'm not. I'm just...(stalling) well, it's a big step, don't you think?
Nurse Tripper: (considers this) ...Yeah, I suppose you might feel that way. But, don't you want it, J.T.? I mean, you said yourself that you were interested in me. (His grip on J.T.'s shoulder tightens.) Why not give us a try? (J.T. feels his cheeks begin to get hot. He looks down the hall, trying to avoid Nurse Tripper's eyes.)
J.T.: Principal Radditch is coming this way. (Nurse Tripper lets go of his grip on J.T. He turns to face the approaching Radditch and Marco)
Principal Radditch: Nurse Tripper, you need to call Marco's parents and have them pick him up. Marco's still feeling a little faint.
(Nurse Tripper nods and starts to speak with Mr. Radditch. J.T.'s face starts to get red as he feels the tears getting nearer. Marco mouths "What's wrong?" but J.T. cannot find the words to answer. He takes several steps away from the scene, hoping no one but Marco will notice him leave. Once he's reached halfway down the hall, J.T. turns on the ball of his foot and runs away.)
Switch Scene.
Setting: J.T. kept running, his feet not wanting to stop. It was only when he found his way to the emergency stairwell, that he finally sat down. Once he did, however, he couldn't hold back his tears any longer. For the first time since he'd entered Degrassi, J.T. would cry. He dropped his arms onto his knees, bent his head and let it all out- his fear, his anticipation, his aggression, his confusion, and his sadness. "It's all my fault. I went looking for it. I wanted him to do it." These words plagued his head for a long time.
End Scene. Act VII
Scene I
Setting: J.T. made his way up the steps to Toby's house that day after school. He hadn't spoken to his friends since before lunch and he was beginning to get a little anxious. In truth, he was avoiding them. After all, what could he say? "Hey guys, guess what. The school nurse is stalking you!"?...J.T. motioned to ring the doorbell, but it swung open before he even got there.
Emma: J.T.
J.T.: Emma:
Emma: Everyone's waiting.
J.T.: 'Be cool. Don't get emotional. Just get right to the point.' Yeah okay. (J.T. and Emma walk over to the living room where Toby, Manny, and Sean are waiting.)
Sean: Hey, man, so how did it go?
J.T.: 'Be cool. Be cool.' Great. I totally got him.
Emma: So he made a move-
Toby: On tape?
J.T.: Yup, he asked me out.
Manny: Wow, that's disturbing. (She gives J.T. a sympathetic frown. J.T. ignores it.)
J.T.: I know, and that's not all. I even got evidence.
Emma: Seriously? What is it?
J.T.: (J.T. reaches into his bag and pulls out the notebooks, the pack of pictures, and keys. He's about to give them around, but hesitates.)... Maybe I shouldn't.
Manny: Why? We can take it.
J.T.: Sure you can take it. It doesn't pertain to you.
Toby: What are you getting at, J.T.?
J.T.: (Sighs and with a pained expression, opens the notebook reading "Grade 9". He flips some pages and then hands the notebook over to Toby. He reads it and as his eyes race across the page, Toby's face becomes more and more troubled.)
Emma: What is it?
Toby: (Reading aloud.) "Toby Isaacs: Intelligent computer geek type. Has a girlfriend. Too curious, asks too many questions. Not interested. Not a possibility." (Toby shuts the book and shoves it over to Sean. He sinks back in the couch, crosses his arms, and says nothing. Sean sits next to him staring at the book.)
J.T.: Go ahead, look. (Sean slowly turns the pages and then stops ubruptly.)
Manny: What does it say?
Sean: (Reading aloud) "Sean Cameron: Troubled boy. Left back one year. Very quiet, might be easy to influence. Slight possibility." Sean slammed the book shut and stares at it. What the fuck is this? How does he know all that stuff?
J.T.: He watches us. (Everyone's attentions turn to J.T.)
Emma: What? (J.T. picks up the pack of pictures and hands them to Emma.)
J.T.: He takes pictures of us while we're out in the schoolyard and analyzes our lives. (Emma flips through the pictures and passes them around.)
Manny: There's everyone here. (Flips through photos as she speaks.) Craig, Sean, Marco, even Jimmy! (She stares at a particular photo.) Why are their heads circled? She holds up a picture of Sean, Marco, and Jimmy playing basketball. Sean and Marco's heads are circled in red marker. Everyone looks at J.T.)
J.T.: 'Don't ask me this. It's hard enough to think, let alone explain.'... It means they are possible kids for Nurse Tripper. If you check, the kids with their heads circled are marked as possibilities in the books. (His voice cracks.)
Emma: That's seriously demented.
J.T.: 'You're telling me? I'm only one of his potential victims.'... I know.
Manny: Hey, look at this one. (She holds up another picture. Sean looks at it.)
Sean: Hey, that's Craig. (He grabs the picture and looks at it. It's a photo of Craig taking a picture with his camera. His head is circled.)
J.T.: Read the back. (Sean turns the picture over and reads aloud.)
Sean: "The boy with the camera will never know that there's a camera on him too." (Sean tosses the picture back at Manny, obviously distressed by it.) Look, can we just stop looking at this. We already know the guy's a goddamn pervert. Do we have to keep going over it?
J.T.: 'Oh thank God. Always rely on Sean to get you out of uncomfortable situations.'... Yeah, I've had enough of this stuff for an entire lifetime. I just want it all to be over.
Emma: So, you're gonna tell Mr. Radditch, then? I mean, after all, this guy is harassing you and I mean, with all these books...( Her voice trails off. Everyone turns to J.T.)
J.T.: (He frowns) 'Shit, what am I going to do? Before, I wanted nothing more than for everyone to believe me. But now, that it's happened, I just wish I was wrong and didn't know anything again.'
End Scene.
That's it. I can proudly say, it was a long chapter- at least for me. Anyway, tell me what you think and I'll write more soon.