Back at Degrassi, life was continuing on.
"How do you think Ash's doing?" Ellie asked. "Why hasn't she called us?"
"Doctor Steve said she wouldn't be able to have any outside contact for a while. But really Ellie, I couldn't tell you how she's doing. I have no idea what one does in a psych ward," Marco replied.
"I know. I'll see you at lunch, ok?"
"Yeah," Marco said, and they both got off the bus and headed to their lockers.
Ellie headed over to her locker, and passed Paige on the way.
"Poor Ellie. Her vampire friend's been sick, and so she's had no friends for the past few days. What's wrong with your friend Ellie, hasn't been getting enough blood to survive recently?"
"Ignore it, ignore it," Ellie kept repeating to herself under her breath.
"Come on, loser. Answer me!"
"Ignore it, ignore it."
"Fine. I wouldn't be surprised if you stopped showing up in a few days too. Ashley's probably in a nut house for cutting herself, just like I said she would. She's such a loser, that's just the kind of thing I'd think she'd do."
"Ignore it, ignore it."
"And I'm sure you'll follow her example shortly. It won't be long until we get rid of all the freaks at Degrassi."
"Ignore it."
"But I knew Ashley was a loser the moment she took drugs. She thought she was Miss Perfect, but we all got a good look at the real her. Just a big loser. And cutting is just the sort of thing she would do. She needs more attention, and so she cuts. The vampire's draining her own blood."
"GOD PAIGE, WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP?" Ellie screamed, not able to take it anymore. "What if you're right? What if she is in a mental hospital? And what if she is cutting? AND WHAT IF IT'S ALL YOUR GODDAMNED FAULT?"
"Ellie!" Ms Kwan said, shocked. "Come talk to me, now!"
"Ellie…" Paige trailed off in a small voice.
Completely ignoring Paige, Ellie turned and headed into Ms Kwan's room, waiting for a lecture.
"Ellie, are you okay?" Ms Kwan asked.
Ellie was a little thrown. This wasn't a lecture. "No. Ms Kwan, Paige won't lay off. She hassled Ash day in and day out, and now that she's gone, Paige has picked a new target. I wish for just one minute she'd lay off. And she just keeps shooting her mouth off. 'Ashley cuts' she says. Well, what if she's right? I wish she'd just think about what she says."
"Ellie, I know where Ashley is, and why she's there. All her teachers know. And I agree, Paige should learn when to keep silent. And I sympathize with you, I really do. But you can't scream a swear through the hall, ok? Even I can't defend that."
"Yeah, I know," Ellie said, sheepishly. "I'm sorry."
"That's alright. You okay to go to class?"
"Yeah, thanks."
Ellie headed out the door, and ran smack into Paige.
"Geeze Paige!" Ellie exclaimed, picking up all the books she dropped. "Don't stand in front of doorways, ok?"
"Ellie?" Paige asked. "Is it…is it true? What I said, I mean. Has Ashley really been…cutting herself?" Just then, the bell rang signaling five minutes before class.
"I can't talk about this now, alright? There's not enough time. Meet me after school, and we'll talk."
Ellie turned around and headed to class.
"How do you think Ash's doing?" Ellie asked. "Why hasn't she called us?"
"Doctor Steve said she wouldn't be able to have any outside contact for a while. But really Ellie, I couldn't tell you how she's doing. I have no idea what one does in a psych ward," Marco replied.
"I know. I'll see you at lunch, ok?"
"Yeah," Marco said, and they both got off the bus and headed to their lockers.
Ellie headed over to her locker, and passed Paige on the way.
"Poor Ellie. Her vampire friend's been sick, and so she's had no friends for the past few days. What's wrong with your friend Ellie, hasn't been getting enough blood to survive recently?"
"Ignore it, ignore it," Ellie kept repeating to herself under her breath.
"Come on, loser. Answer me!"
"Ignore it, ignore it."
"Fine. I wouldn't be surprised if you stopped showing up in a few days too. Ashley's probably in a nut house for cutting herself, just like I said she would. She's such a loser, that's just the kind of thing I'd think she'd do."
"Ignore it, ignore it."
"And I'm sure you'll follow her example shortly. It won't be long until we get rid of all the freaks at Degrassi."
"Ignore it."
"But I knew Ashley was a loser the moment she took drugs. She thought she was Miss Perfect, but we all got a good look at the real her. Just a big loser. And cutting is just the sort of thing she would do. She needs more attention, and so she cuts. The vampire's draining her own blood."
"GOD PAIGE, WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP?" Ellie screamed, not able to take it anymore. "What if you're right? What if she is in a mental hospital? And what if she is cutting? AND WHAT IF IT'S ALL YOUR GODDAMNED FAULT?"
"Ellie!" Ms Kwan said, shocked. "Come talk to me, now!"
"Ellie…" Paige trailed off in a small voice.
Completely ignoring Paige, Ellie turned and headed into Ms Kwan's room, waiting for a lecture.
"Ellie, are you okay?" Ms Kwan asked.
Ellie was a little thrown. This wasn't a lecture. "No. Ms Kwan, Paige won't lay off. She hassled Ash day in and day out, and now that she's gone, Paige has picked a new target. I wish for just one minute she'd lay off. And she just keeps shooting her mouth off. 'Ashley cuts' she says. Well, what if she's right? I wish she'd just think about what she says."
"Ellie, I know where Ashley is, and why she's there. All her teachers know. And I agree, Paige should learn when to keep silent. And I sympathize with you, I really do. But you can't scream a swear through the hall, ok? Even I can't defend that."
"Yeah, I know," Ellie said, sheepishly. "I'm sorry."
"That's alright. You okay to go to class?"
"Yeah, thanks."
Ellie headed out the door, and ran smack into Paige.
"Geeze Paige!" Ellie exclaimed, picking up all the books she dropped. "Don't stand in front of doorways, ok?"
"Ellie?" Paige asked. "Is it…is it true? What I said, I mean. Has Ashley really been…cutting herself?" Just then, the bell rang signaling five minutes before class.
"I can't talk about this now, alright? There's not enough time. Meet me after school, and we'll talk."
Ellie turned around and headed to class.