Disclaimer: I Don't Own Degrassi but I own Adelaide, Marian, Breanne, and Michael. Lyrics are owned by Everclear.
A/N: This is my 2nd time writing this, so it might not be good. My stupid computer erased it..AND IT WAS 4 PAGES LONG!
Adelaide sat on Craig's bed. She was accustomed to it, and Craig's entire house. She had been there for 2 weeks now. Adelaide was waiting for Craig to get out of the shower. She began thinking about her broken family, and how it had always been broken.
** Flashback **
It was Christmastime, and they were putting up the tree. It was like they were a normal family. Adelaide dropped the glass ornament, her father glared at her, and then slapped her across the face. Turning in her mothers direction, her father yelled.
"Look what your fucking daughter did now! That ornament was expensive, damnit!"
"She's your daughter too, Michael," her mother screamed back. "And the ornament was only FOUR DOLLARS! Besides, you're the one that FUCKED me to get her so don't you even complain, you god damn son of a bitch!" Adelaide was only 6 years old at the time. Her mother examined her face. "You didn't hit her hard enough." her mother, Breanne, exclaimed. Breanne gave her a harder slap on the face. Michael smirked, and hit her even harder. This was a game they typically played. Adelaide didn't even know it was wrong. She didn't know her other 6-year-old friends had parents that hugged them, and not parents that took turns slapping their children as hard as they could.
** End Flashback **
I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope it's over when I open them
Adelaide was shaken from her memories when Craig emerged from the bathroom, wearing only a towel. At the sight of her tear-streaked face, Craig sat down beside Adelaide. He stroked her hair.
"What's wrong?" He asked her, voice full of concern.
"Nothing." She replied, her voice as cold as stone.
"I know you, and I know you don't cry over nothing. What is it?" Craig asked again.
"Nothing recent. I was just thinking about my family." Adelaide answered. Craig nodded. He understood. It was often that he thought about his father as well. Craig slumped over, and remembered.
** Flashback **
His father had seemed pretty happy that day. He was making breakfast. Craig just asked a simple question. "Hey dad, do you think you could make me another egg?" Craig asked innocently, not knowing that his dad would go psycho.
His father's face turned red, and he bellowed; "I already made you eggs. You don't need any more you lazy son of a bitch!" His father grabbed his arm, and immediately a bruise appeared.
"Dad, let go," Craig pleaded. His father only gripped harder. "You're hurting my arm, dad. LET GO!" Craig screamed. His father gripped harder. Then he let go. Craig was thrown backwards. That was how hard his father had held his arm. Craig's father helped him back up, and pretended nothing had happened.
** End Flashback **
I want the things that I had before
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again
Craig was jerked back into reality when he realized what was going on. He was still sitting beside of Adelaide, wearing a towel. The towel had started to fall down a little. Craig pulled the towel back up, blushing with embarrassment. Grabbing some clothes, Craig headed back into the bathroom to get dressed.
Adelaide smiled. Then her smile went away. She was remembering again.
** Flashback **
She had been trying to sleep. Adelaide heard arguing. Now 9, she was much more adapted to this fighting. Adelaide snuck down the stairs and decided to watch.
"Breanne, get me another beer." Michael had demanded.
"Get it yourself, lazy ass." Breanne had replied.
"I said, get me another beer, goddamnit!" Michael roared. Breanne stood there. There was no way she was getting Michael another beer. Michael stomped over to the fridge and got a bottle of beer. He took a sip, and then gave a glare at Breanne. Suddenly, he threw it at her. The bottle hit Breanne, and she fell backwards. Howling in pain, Breanne cursed him.
"God damn you son of a bitch! What the FUCK do you think you're doing? You don't do that to me!!!!!"
Adelaide was sick of all the fighting. Why couldn't they just get along?
** End Flashback **
Hope my mom and I hope my dad
Will figure out why they get so mad
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
Say bad words that make me wanna cry
Craig was finally dressed. He sat down beside of Adelaide again. Taking her hand, he spoke. "Adelaide, I know how hard it is. But you can't let it get to you. You really can't. It's all in the past. No one's gonna hurt you now. I won't let them."
Craig wanted to kill Adelaide's parents. That wasn't possible. They were already dead. It made Craig so angry that they both hurt her like that. It wasn't even for a good reason! Was there ever a good reason for beating? They just simply wanted to have a competition. Beating shouldn't be a competition. Hell, thought Craig. That shouldn't even be going on at all. Craig knew it wasn't easy to let the past be the past. He still thought of his father all the time.
** Flashback **
He was at the funeral. His father was finally dead. Now he couldn't hurt him anymore. How was he supposed to feel? Should he be happy? Should he be sad? All Craig knew was, when they said he had been a dedicated father, that was a crock. Craig laughed aloud. Everyone thought he was crazy.
They didn't know.
** End Flashback **
Close my eyes when I go to bed
And I dream adventures that will make me smile
I feel better when I hear them say
Everything will be wonderful someday
Wonderful? Craig thought. When had things ever been wonderful? Only when his mother was alive. He couldn't imagine life ever being wonderful after she died. And it never was.
Adelaide knew Craig was off in his own little world. It was okay, because so was she. Only now, she wasn't thinking about her parents. She was thinking about Marian.
** Flashback **
Marian had smiled at her. What a fake smile that had been. "I think we need to see other people." Marian had said. Marian had no idea what power those words had. She didn't know how much that hurt Adelaide. Adelaide's lip quivered.
"Is there someone else?" she asked. Marian nodded, and pointed to a nearby guy. That's when Adelaide thought she would never love again. Marian had broken her heart. She had shattered it. By cheating on her..with some lowly GUY. Marian had been the most wonderful, beauteous, and perfect girl ever. Marian, with her flowing blonde hair, her understanding blue eyes. She had been there for Adelaide through all of the tough times with her parents. She's the only one that knew about Adelaide's parents beating her. Then there was Vince. Wonderful Vince. Adelaide hated Vince more than she had ever hated anyone. It wasn't even his fault, but she hated him. Vince was the guy that stole her soulmate.
** End Flashback **
Promises mean everything when you're little
And the world's so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
Tell me everything is wonderful now
Adelaide didn't completely understand. She knew she loved Craig. But maybe not as much as she did Marian. Adelaide knew that if Marian came back, she'd take her in a heartbeat. No matter how much Marian had hurt her, Adelaide still loved her. Marian. Come back to me..
When she had Marian, everything had been wonderful. She wanted it to flash back to wonderful.