Degrassi: The Next Generation
Chapter 4: "The Link- Part One"
School is going 'great' so far. According to others Raheem is one of the strangest people that they have seen in Degrassi Community School. Raheem walks down the hallway and people whisper. "That's Raheem. He's weird." A girl says giggling to a new girl. The new girl looks at Raheem and they make eye contact. A light flashes infront of them both. Raheem shakes his head and the new girl does the same thing. "What was that?" Raheem thought as he continued to stare at the new girl. "Hey, what's up?" Emma says.
Raheem turns around to talk to Emma. "What's up with you and Manny?" Raheem says smiling as they walk. Emma sighs and replies "We're still not talking. Even though we knew each other for awhile I can't believe that she would actually do something like this." Raheem shrugs. "I thought I could make people take me seriously dressing like I had no sense. I know that was wrong."
"At least you had sense enough to stop. She still doesn't get it. At first it was okay. But after Raditch busted you guys about your outfits she completely lost it." Emma says as she and Raheem part to separate classes. "So did I." Raheem says under his breath as he goes into class. He sits down at his computer in the Media Immersion Lab and he sees the new girl talking to Mr. Simpson. Everybody's heard about Mr. Simpson having cancer and try to make things easier on him by actually listening instead of talking.
Raheem carefully observes the new girl. She has blue eyes and black hair with red tips. "She dresses like Ellie." Raheem thinks to himself. The new girl looks at him strangely. "Did she hear me or something?" Raheem says a bit paranoid. The new girl continues to stare at Raheem. Mr. Simpson brings the class to attention and introduces the new girl. "Class? This is Adrean Carson. She's moved here from California. She's in grade 9 but she'll be taking a few grade 10 classes with you guys. Why don't you sit next to Raheem." Adrean goes and sits next Raheem and stares at him.
Raheem moves a little to his right. "She's creeping me out. Why does she keep staring at me?" Raheem thinks. "I heard that." A voice says in his head. Raheem looks at Adrean but she's already working on the computer. "You don't know a thing about me so why are you judging me?" the voice says. "Adrean?" Raheem says and Adrean looks at him. "What?" she asks rather rudely. "Are you talking to me?" Raheem asks, his voice in a whisper. "I could be." Adrean says. The bell rings and Raheem hurries out of the class.
"What's going on? How come I can hear her in my head?" Raheem thinks as he throws water on his face in the bathroom. "I want you to." The voice says again. "What do you want?" Raheem asks out loud. "Nothing." A boy says coming out one of the stalls. "I wasn't talking to you I was talking to Adrean. She's in my head." Raheem says throwing water on his face again. The boy looks at Raheem with a strange face. "Okay.I'm gonna go now." The boy says as he hurries out the bathroom. "You shouldn't tell people about a voice being in your head." The voice says again. "Why not?" Raheem says staring at his reflection in the bathroom mirror.
"Because then people will think you're crazy." The voice says adding a creepy laugh that echoes in his head. "What do you want from me?!" Raheem yells. He looks at his face and realizes something. "I'm going crazy. People can't talk to other people in their minds." Raheem says as he walks out the bathroom. People are staring at him when he comes out the bathroom. He looks at them strangely and they continue to walk about the hallway. "He's crazy." A girl says to her friend as they look at him. Other people were whispering too. He turns a corner and bumps into Adrean.
He stares at her. "What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost." She says with a smile. Raheem backs up and runs back the other way. "You shouldn't run from me. You don't really think you can hide do you?" the voice says. Raheem stops dead in his tracks and turns around and sees Adrean down the hallway staring at him. "What do you want from me? You keep bothering me like I did something bad to you." Raheem thinks. "Sorry for intruding but it's not easy for me to make friends." Adrean says in her mind.
"You won't make any friends if you keep on making everyone think they're crazy." Raheem says staring at her. "I know but I can't help it." She replies with a smile. They walk up to each other and start walking to class. "But if you want a friend then I'm the guy for the job." He says as they walk go into class.
A FEW WEEKS LATER
Raheem and Adrean are the best of friends. Adrean seems like a nice person to hang out with. At school Raheem and Adrean are recommended for cutest couple even though they don't date. "So what are you going to do this weekend?" Raheem asked. Adrean shrugged. "No idea. But you can come over if you want. You can keep me company." Raheem nods. "It's a date." Raheem says as he and Adrean start laughing. As they turn the corner Adrean drops her books and they both stare down the hallway.
Pictures of Adrean in what looks like a mental facility are up everywhere. Raheem walks up to one of the pictures posted on the wall and reads what's under it. "She believes she's psychic so if you want a reading just call on "Adrean Carson: Resident Psychic!" Raheem reads aloud to himself. He turns around and Adrean is there crying. People in the hallway are once again talking about Raheem and Adrean. "I heard she was in a mental facility for 3 years because she believes she saw ghosts." A guy says to his friend. Adrean backs up against a locker.
She holds her hands to her head as if trying to block out some type of noise. Raheem and everybody else in the school dropped down on the floor writhing in pain. An ear piercing scream was ringing loudly through their ears only no one was actually screaming. Adrean looked at Raheem and the others writhing in pain and ran. The whole school seemed to began hearing this scream. Raheem got up slowly and ran after Adrean. She ran into an empty classroom and the door slammed shut behind her. Raheem looked through the window and chairs flew at the windows.
People in the hallway were stopping in their tracks to see what was going on in the classroom. Mr. Raditch came and knocked on the door. "Ms. Carson unlike this door right now!" he demanded. "Go away! NOW!!" came an unfriendly voice in everyone's mind. As if on time everybody near the classroom flew back. "Adrean! Please stop!" Raheem said struggling to get to the door. "I said get back now!" the unfriendly voice shouted in their minds. Raheem got to the door and pulled on it frantically. "You've gotta stop this now! I'm not leaving!" Raheem yelled over the noise. The door flew open and everybody flew back..again. Raheem got up and walked slowly to the door. Something pulled Raheem inside and slammed the door shut. The glass of the windows shattered.
To be continued.
Chapter 4: "The Link- Part One"
School is going 'great' so far. According to others Raheem is one of the strangest people that they have seen in Degrassi Community School. Raheem walks down the hallway and people whisper. "That's Raheem. He's weird." A girl says giggling to a new girl. The new girl looks at Raheem and they make eye contact. A light flashes infront of them both. Raheem shakes his head and the new girl does the same thing. "What was that?" Raheem thought as he continued to stare at the new girl. "Hey, what's up?" Emma says.
Raheem turns around to talk to Emma. "What's up with you and Manny?" Raheem says smiling as they walk. Emma sighs and replies "We're still not talking. Even though we knew each other for awhile I can't believe that she would actually do something like this." Raheem shrugs. "I thought I could make people take me seriously dressing like I had no sense. I know that was wrong."
"At least you had sense enough to stop. She still doesn't get it. At first it was okay. But after Raditch busted you guys about your outfits she completely lost it." Emma says as she and Raheem part to separate classes. "So did I." Raheem says under his breath as he goes into class. He sits down at his computer in the Media Immersion Lab and he sees the new girl talking to Mr. Simpson. Everybody's heard about Mr. Simpson having cancer and try to make things easier on him by actually listening instead of talking.
Raheem carefully observes the new girl. She has blue eyes and black hair with red tips. "She dresses like Ellie." Raheem thinks to himself. The new girl looks at him strangely. "Did she hear me or something?" Raheem says a bit paranoid. The new girl continues to stare at Raheem. Mr. Simpson brings the class to attention and introduces the new girl. "Class? This is Adrean Carson. She's moved here from California. She's in grade 9 but she'll be taking a few grade 10 classes with you guys. Why don't you sit next to Raheem." Adrean goes and sits next Raheem and stares at him.
Raheem moves a little to his right. "She's creeping me out. Why does she keep staring at me?" Raheem thinks. "I heard that." A voice says in his head. Raheem looks at Adrean but she's already working on the computer. "You don't know a thing about me so why are you judging me?" the voice says. "Adrean?" Raheem says and Adrean looks at him. "What?" she asks rather rudely. "Are you talking to me?" Raheem asks, his voice in a whisper. "I could be." Adrean says. The bell rings and Raheem hurries out of the class.
"What's going on? How come I can hear her in my head?" Raheem thinks as he throws water on his face in the bathroom. "I want you to." The voice says again. "What do you want?" Raheem asks out loud. "Nothing." A boy says coming out one of the stalls. "I wasn't talking to you I was talking to Adrean. She's in my head." Raheem says throwing water on his face again. The boy looks at Raheem with a strange face. "Okay.I'm gonna go now." The boy says as he hurries out the bathroom. "You shouldn't tell people about a voice being in your head." The voice says again. "Why not?" Raheem says staring at his reflection in the bathroom mirror.
"Because then people will think you're crazy." The voice says adding a creepy laugh that echoes in his head. "What do you want from me?!" Raheem yells. He looks at his face and realizes something. "I'm going crazy. People can't talk to other people in their minds." Raheem says as he walks out the bathroom. People are staring at him when he comes out the bathroom. He looks at them strangely and they continue to walk about the hallway. "He's crazy." A girl says to her friend as they look at him. Other people were whispering too. He turns a corner and bumps into Adrean.
He stares at her. "What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost." She says with a smile. Raheem backs up and runs back the other way. "You shouldn't run from me. You don't really think you can hide do you?" the voice says. Raheem stops dead in his tracks and turns around and sees Adrean down the hallway staring at him. "What do you want from me? You keep bothering me like I did something bad to you." Raheem thinks. "Sorry for intruding but it's not easy for me to make friends." Adrean says in her mind.
"You won't make any friends if you keep on making everyone think they're crazy." Raheem says staring at her. "I know but I can't help it." She replies with a smile. They walk up to each other and start walking to class. "But if you want a friend then I'm the guy for the job." He says as they walk go into class.
A FEW WEEKS LATER
Raheem and Adrean are the best of friends. Adrean seems like a nice person to hang out with. At school Raheem and Adrean are recommended for cutest couple even though they don't date. "So what are you going to do this weekend?" Raheem asked. Adrean shrugged. "No idea. But you can come over if you want. You can keep me company." Raheem nods. "It's a date." Raheem says as he and Adrean start laughing. As they turn the corner Adrean drops her books and they both stare down the hallway.
Pictures of Adrean in what looks like a mental facility are up everywhere. Raheem walks up to one of the pictures posted on the wall and reads what's under it. "She believes she's psychic so if you want a reading just call on "Adrean Carson: Resident Psychic!" Raheem reads aloud to himself. He turns around and Adrean is there crying. People in the hallway are once again talking about Raheem and Adrean. "I heard she was in a mental facility for 3 years because she believes she saw ghosts." A guy says to his friend. Adrean backs up against a locker.
She holds her hands to her head as if trying to block out some type of noise. Raheem and everybody else in the school dropped down on the floor writhing in pain. An ear piercing scream was ringing loudly through their ears only no one was actually screaming. Adrean looked at Raheem and the others writhing in pain and ran. The whole school seemed to began hearing this scream. Raheem got up slowly and ran after Adrean. She ran into an empty classroom and the door slammed shut behind her. Raheem looked through the window and chairs flew at the windows.
People in the hallway were stopping in their tracks to see what was going on in the classroom. Mr. Raditch came and knocked on the door. "Ms. Carson unlike this door right now!" he demanded. "Go away! NOW!!" came an unfriendly voice in everyone's mind. As if on time everybody near the classroom flew back. "Adrean! Please stop!" Raheem said struggling to get to the door. "I said get back now!" the unfriendly voice shouted in their minds. Raheem got to the door and pulled on it frantically. "You've gotta stop this now! I'm not leaving!" Raheem yelled over the noise. The door flew open and everybody flew back..again. Raheem got up and walked slowly to the door. Something pulled Raheem inside and slammed the door shut. The glass of the windows shattered.
To be continued.