Later that night, Manny sat on her bed, thinking. She picked up the phone
and dialed J.T.'s number.
J.T.: Hello?
He sounded depressed, and she didn't blame him.
Manny: Hey.it's me. J.T.: Oh hey.. Manny: Are you ok? J.T.: No.The private school they're sending me to is 3 hours away and I have to go live with my Aunt, and I leave on Tuesday, only one more day at Degrassi. Manny: No! This isn't fair! J.T.: I know..they said if I get good grades they might consider transferring me back to Degrassi..God this sucks Manny.
Manny's eyes burned, she could feel the tears running down her cheeks.
Manny: Am I ever going to see you? J.T.: I don't know..Ugghh my parents are home, I have to go. I love you Manny. Manny: I.I love you too. *click*
J.T. hung up the phone and slammed it down on the receiver. He punched the wall and fell onto his bed, burying his face in a pillow..and he cried. He hardly ever cried, but he couldn't help it, his parents were taking him away from his friends...they were taking him away from Manny.
The next day Manny woke up depressed, she didn't even want to get out of bed. Her eyes were swollen and her face was red and raw from crying herself to sleep. If it hadn't been for the ringing phone she probably would have laid there all day. She got up and answered the phone, the voice on the other end made her feel a little better.
Manny: Hello? Emma: Hey Manny. Manny: He leaves Tuesday Emma! He'll be gone in 2 days!
Manny could feel the burning in her eyes again, more tears.
Emma: Manny, it's not like he's moving. Manny: Last night.he.he.told me that the school is 3 hours away and he has to live with his Aunt.
Manny heard her gasp.
Emma: Oh my God.. Manny: I need him Emma.
Though Emma was on the verge of tears, she wouldn't let herself cry. Manny needed her right now, and she didn't want to let her down.
Emma: I'm coming over, ok? Manny: Alright..thanks Em.
5 minutes later they were sitting together on Manny's bed looking at Manny's photo album. There was a picture of Toby and J.T. fighting with squirt guns, one of Manny and Emma on the tire swing, one of Emma blowing a bubblegum bubble, one of Manny and Emma in their 80's costumes, one of Emma holding Jack, one of Manny holding Jack, one of just Jack, one of Emma and Sean, one of Toby and Kendra, one of J.T. sticking his tongue out, one of Emma with a Popsicle (Emma hated that picture), one of Manny and J.T., and one of Manny, Emma, J.T., and Toby all together. Then Manny took out her memory box, something she had never shown anyone before, not even Emma. First, Manny pulled out an old hair ribbon. Emma smiled when she saw it. It was the ribbon Manny had worn almost every day in kindergarten; it was like her prized possession. One day she lost it and she, Emma, and J.T. spent their entire recess inside looking for it.
Next she pulled out 3 teeth,
"One's mine, one's yours and one's J.T.'s." She said, grinning.
"What on earth...Oh now I remember, all three of us lost a tooth on the same day, wow Manny I can't believe you kept our teeth." Emma replied with a laugh.
"Yeah, It was second grade, somehow they all ended up in my pocket and I've kept them ever since."
Next, Manny pulled out a note Emma had written her in third grade, the handwriting wasn't very neat, and the spelling was horrendous, but it was cute.
When took the last thing out of her memory box, Emma couldn't help but cry. It was a photograph of her, Manny, and J.T. eating ice cream cones, J.T. was 4 and she and Manny were 3 soon to be turning 4. They were just 3 clueless little kids devouring ice cream cones; they had no idea that one day they'd be separated.
Just then they heard a knock at the door, many wiped her eyes, which had been streaming with tears, and went to answer the door, Emma followed. When they opened the door, they saw a very depressed looking J.T. standing on the porch.
"Omigosh what are you doing here?" Manny asked, throwing her arms around him. "How did you get your parents to let you leave the house?"
"I didn't, they went out and I wanted to see you so I just came over."
"Uhh I'm gonna go home," Emma said, realizing that the 2 might want to be alone.
"No, stay Emma," J.T. said, "I wanted to see you too."
"Ok," Emma said, a little unsure.
J.T. came all the way inside and Manny shut the door, as they made there way upstairs Emma thought of something..
"Manny we should show him all that stuff."
"No way, he'll just think I'm retarded for keeping it."
"I'll think you're retarded for keeping what? What stuff?" J.T. asked, confused.
"Manny just show him!"
"Fine!"
The three of them sat on Manny's bed and she pulled out the box and went through its contents again.
"Wow Manny I can't you kept all that stuff, especially my tooth," J.T. said with a bit of a laugh.
"I know.it's stupid..I just wanted to remember everything I guess."
"It's not stupid." he said, pulling her into a hug ".it's cute."
Remembering Emma was there, they pulled away, blushing.
"Sorry Em.Why don't we go get some food..I'm starving!" Manny said.
"sounds good to me." Emma replied.
"Sure, I'm always hungry!" J.T. said.
"Alright let's go." Manny said
"
J.T.: Hello?
He sounded depressed, and she didn't blame him.
Manny: Hey.it's me. J.T.: Oh hey.. Manny: Are you ok? J.T.: No.The private school they're sending me to is 3 hours away and I have to go live with my Aunt, and I leave on Tuesday, only one more day at Degrassi. Manny: No! This isn't fair! J.T.: I know..they said if I get good grades they might consider transferring me back to Degrassi..God this sucks Manny.
Manny's eyes burned, she could feel the tears running down her cheeks.
Manny: Am I ever going to see you? J.T.: I don't know..Ugghh my parents are home, I have to go. I love you Manny. Manny: I.I love you too. *click*
J.T. hung up the phone and slammed it down on the receiver. He punched the wall and fell onto his bed, burying his face in a pillow..and he cried. He hardly ever cried, but he couldn't help it, his parents were taking him away from his friends...they were taking him away from Manny.
The next day Manny woke up depressed, she didn't even want to get out of bed. Her eyes were swollen and her face was red and raw from crying herself to sleep. If it hadn't been for the ringing phone she probably would have laid there all day. She got up and answered the phone, the voice on the other end made her feel a little better.
Manny: Hello? Emma: Hey Manny. Manny: He leaves Tuesday Emma! He'll be gone in 2 days!
Manny could feel the burning in her eyes again, more tears.
Emma: Manny, it's not like he's moving. Manny: Last night.he.he.told me that the school is 3 hours away and he has to live with his Aunt.
Manny heard her gasp.
Emma: Oh my God.. Manny: I need him Emma.
Though Emma was on the verge of tears, she wouldn't let herself cry. Manny needed her right now, and she didn't want to let her down.
Emma: I'm coming over, ok? Manny: Alright..thanks Em.
5 minutes later they were sitting together on Manny's bed looking at Manny's photo album. There was a picture of Toby and J.T. fighting with squirt guns, one of Manny and Emma on the tire swing, one of Emma blowing a bubblegum bubble, one of Manny and Emma in their 80's costumes, one of Emma holding Jack, one of Manny holding Jack, one of just Jack, one of Emma and Sean, one of Toby and Kendra, one of J.T. sticking his tongue out, one of Emma with a Popsicle (Emma hated that picture), one of Manny and J.T., and one of Manny, Emma, J.T., and Toby all together. Then Manny took out her memory box, something she had never shown anyone before, not even Emma. First, Manny pulled out an old hair ribbon. Emma smiled when she saw it. It was the ribbon Manny had worn almost every day in kindergarten; it was like her prized possession. One day she lost it and she, Emma, and J.T. spent their entire recess inside looking for it.
Next she pulled out 3 teeth,
"One's mine, one's yours and one's J.T.'s." She said, grinning.
"What on earth...Oh now I remember, all three of us lost a tooth on the same day, wow Manny I can't believe you kept our teeth." Emma replied with a laugh.
"Yeah, It was second grade, somehow they all ended up in my pocket and I've kept them ever since."
Next, Manny pulled out a note Emma had written her in third grade, the handwriting wasn't very neat, and the spelling was horrendous, but it was cute.
When took the last thing out of her memory box, Emma couldn't help but cry. It was a photograph of her, Manny, and J.T. eating ice cream cones, J.T. was 4 and she and Manny were 3 soon to be turning 4. They were just 3 clueless little kids devouring ice cream cones; they had no idea that one day they'd be separated.
Just then they heard a knock at the door, many wiped her eyes, which had been streaming with tears, and went to answer the door, Emma followed. When they opened the door, they saw a very depressed looking J.T. standing on the porch.
"Omigosh what are you doing here?" Manny asked, throwing her arms around him. "How did you get your parents to let you leave the house?"
"I didn't, they went out and I wanted to see you so I just came over."
"Uhh I'm gonna go home," Emma said, realizing that the 2 might want to be alone.
"No, stay Emma," J.T. said, "I wanted to see you too."
"Ok," Emma said, a little unsure.
J.T. came all the way inside and Manny shut the door, as they made there way upstairs Emma thought of something..
"Manny we should show him all that stuff."
"No way, he'll just think I'm retarded for keeping it."
"I'll think you're retarded for keeping what? What stuff?" J.T. asked, confused.
"Manny just show him!"
"Fine!"
The three of them sat on Manny's bed and she pulled out the box and went through its contents again.
"Wow Manny I can't you kept all that stuff, especially my tooth," J.T. said with a bit of a laugh.
"I know.it's stupid..I just wanted to remember everything I guess."
"It's not stupid." he said, pulling her into a hug ".it's cute."
Remembering Emma was there, they pulled away, blushing.
"Sorry Em.Why don't we go get some food..I'm starving!" Manny said.
"sounds good to me." Emma replied.
"Sure, I'm always hungry!" J.T. said.
"Alright let's go." Manny said
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