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Of Roses and Question Marks
Chapter One
"Watch where you're going Miss Santos." Jimmy Brooks said as he collided with Manny in the hall. Manny didn't say anything; she just turned around and walked to her free period. Manny was sitting at a desk in an empty lecture hall. She had her books under her desk, including her diary. When the bell rang she pulled her books out, and her diary slipped off the pile and stayed in the desk, but she didn't notice. The next period, a boy sat at the same desk and found a book in it. He started to read. He really liked it, he knew the girl that owned it. That afternoon Manny realized her diary was missing.
"Emma! Have you seen my diary?" Manny said urgently as she ran up to her best friend.
"No why? Did you lose it?" Emma replied opening her locker.
"Yes! And that had really personal stuff in it." Manny was panicking.
"Manny calm down. I'm sure it will turn up." Emma said trying to comfort her friend.
""Yea after someone reads it!" Manny said.
"Manny! I'm sure it's in your locker or at home." Emma said calmly. Later that night Manny searched her room and house, but she didn't find her diary anywhere. Manny was quiet for a few days while the boy with her diary was reading every chance he got. Four days after she had lost t, Manny got to school to find her diary taped to her locker with no note. She took it off her locker and flipped through it hoping to find some sort of note but found nothing. That day Manny got her usual perkiness back and was her talkative self again.
"What do we owe this sudden mood change of our lovely Manny?" JT asked at lunch.
"Oh, I got my diary back this morning." Manny answered.
"Who had it?" Toby asked.
"I don't know, it was taped to my locker without a note." Manny explained.
"I told you it'd show up." Emma said it a told-ya-so tone.
"Enough with the I told you so's Em, I'm just happy it's back." Manny said rolling her eyes.
~*~A year later~*~
When Manny was in Grade nine, everything was normal. One weekend Manny decided to change her look. She started to get attention from older guys, even Sully, a grade eleven. They were even going out that afternoon. Manny was at Emma's house watching Radio Free Roscoe, when she thought of something.
"Hey Em, we should think of people to represent Degrassi's RFR." Manny suggested.
"Alright, but only we know about it." Emma said in her usual serious tone.
"Fine, OK, you pick Travis, since he's your favorite and I'll pick Robbie since he's mine. You pick Lily and I'll pick Ray."
"Ok, let's see.Ellie should be Lily and.Travis." Emma said.
"Toby should be Ray, no wait Marco should be Ray and Chris Sharpe should be Robbie." Manny said giggling.
"Spinner could be Travis." Emma suggested.
"Spinner???" Manny repeated.
"Yea either him or JT" Emma said.
"JT definitely." Manny said bluntly.
"Fine." Emma said.
"I love question mark's who I'm wondering thing on the show." Manny said out of nowhere.
"Yea, me too." Emma said through giggles. Over the next few days of school Emma and Manny could talk gossip without anyone knowing what they were talking about.
"So Em, do you think that Shady Lane still likes Pronto?" Manny asked one day during Media Immersions.
"I don't know, I mean she must be pretty weirded out." Emma said.
"Who?" JT interrupted, being his normal nosy self.
"Shady Lane." Manny said like it was common knowledge. JT just looked at her, very confused.
"Thanks for the help." JT said. Manny and Emma ignored him.
"Any way isn't Smog being annoying today?" Manny said.
"Yea." Emma agreed.
"Who?" JT asked not realizing it was him they were talking about. Right then Mr. Simpson dismissed the class. Emma and Manny grabbed their books and walked out without answering JT's question. Every night that week Manny watched Radio Free Roscoe just to see Robbie/Question Mark. She had a TV crush. That weekend Manny went to the mall with Paige and Hazel as Spirit Squad bonding. One of the stores was playing Canada's version of TRL. The host announced that they had gotten a special email, that read: 'To Manny, From Degrassi's own Question Mark, you should wear a skirt more often, they look nice on you.'
"Hun, that was to you!" Paige told Manny, as if she didn't know.
"Thanks Paige, I didn't realize that." Manny replied sarcastically.
"Do you who would do that?" Hazel asked.
"NO." Manny said, Could Chris know he's Question Mark? She thought wow, I have to talk to Emma. The three girls continued shopping until 5 and then went home. When she got home Manny went online to talk to Emma. YES she's on Manny thought.
Smileygirl: OMG Em, something really weird happened, did you watch ML today?
Sparklespaz: yes, did you hear your shout out?
Smileygirl: yea, do you have any clue who would do that?
Sparklespaz: No, my only guess was JT, cause he heard us talking about RFR.
Smileygirl: I never thought of that, but it could be anyone.
Sparklespaz: Yea it could, it's probably just a one-time thing.
The next morning Manny got in a fight with her parents and was in a bad mood during school. After school Manny went straight home to watch ML to see if there was another shout out and sure enough:
"Looks like our mystery man from yesterday is back, To Manny I'm Question Mark and I'm wondering are you okay? You looked upset today in school, hope you feel better tomorrow." The host of the show said. Manny went upstairs and went online. She got three messages right away.
TheJoker: who is this guy?
A1chick: That's 2 hun.
Sparklespaz: guess it's not a one-time thing.
Of Roses and Question Marks
Chapter One
"Watch where you're going Miss Santos." Jimmy Brooks said as he collided with Manny in the hall. Manny didn't say anything; she just turned around and walked to her free period. Manny was sitting at a desk in an empty lecture hall. She had her books under her desk, including her diary. When the bell rang she pulled her books out, and her diary slipped off the pile and stayed in the desk, but she didn't notice. The next period, a boy sat at the same desk and found a book in it. He started to read. He really liked it, he knew the girl that owned it. That afternoon Manny realized her diary was missing.
"Emma! Have you seen my diary?" Manny said urgently as she ran up to her best friend.
"No why? Did you lose it?" Emma replied opening her locker.
"Yes! And that had really personal stuff in it." Manny was panicking.
"Manny calm down. I'm sure it will turn up." Emma said trying to comfort her friend.
""Yea after someone reads it!" Manny said.
"Manny! I'm sure it's in your locker or at home." Emma said calmly. Later that night Manny searched her room and house, but she didn't find her diary anywhere. Manny was quiet for a few days while the boy with her diary was reading every chance he got. Four days after she had lost t, Manny got to school to find her diary taped to her locker with no note. She took it off her locker and flipped through it hoping to find some sort of note but found nothing. That day Manny got her usual perkiness back and was her talkative self again.
"What do we owe this sudden mood change of our lovely Manny?" JT asked at lunch.
"Oh, I got my diary back this morning." Manny answered.
"Who had it?" Toby asked.
"I don't know, it was taped to my locker without a note." Manny explained.
"I told you it'd show up." Emma said it a told-ya-so tone.
"Enough with the I told you so's Em, I'm just happy it's back." Manny said rolling her eyes.
~*~A year later~*~
When Manny was in Grade nine, everything was normal. One weekend Manny decided to change her look. She started to get attention from older guys, even Sully, a grade eleven. They were even going out that afternoon. Manny was at Emma's house watching Radio Free Roscoe, when she thought of something.
"Hey Em, we should think of people to represent Degrassi's RFR." Manny suggested.
"Alright, but only we know about it." Emma said in her usual serious tone.
"Fine, OK, you pick Travis, since he's your favorite and I'll pick Robbie since he's mine. You pick Lily and I'll pick Ray."
"Ok, let's see.Ellie should be Lily and.Travis." Emma said.
"Toby should be Ray, no wait Marco should be Ray and Chris Sharpe should be Robbie." Manny said giggling.
"Spinner could be Travis." Emma suggested.
"Spinner???" Manny repeated.
"Yea either him or JT" Emma said.
"JT definitely." Manny said bluntly.
"Fine." Emma said.
"I love question mark's who I'm wondering thing on the show." Manny said out of nowhere.
"Yea, me too." Emma said through giggles. Over the next few days of school Emma and Manny could talk gossip without anyone knowing what they were talking about.
"So Em, do you think that Shady Lane still likes Pronto?" Manny asked one day during Media Immersions.
"I don't know, I mean she must be pretty weirded out." Emma said.
"Who?" JT interrupted, being his normal nosy self.
"Shady Lane." Manny said like it was common knowledge. JT just looked at her, very confused.
"Thanks for the help." JT said. Manny and Emma ignored him.
"Any way isn't Smog being annoying today?" Manny said.
"Yea." Emma agreed.
"Who?" JT asked not realizing it was him they were talking about. Right then Mr. Simpson dismissed the class. Emma and Manny grabbed their books and walked out without answering JT's question. Every night that week Manny watched Radio Free Roscoe just to see Robbie/Question Mark. She had a TV crush. That weekend Manny went to the mall with Paige and Hazel as Spirit Squad bonding. One of the stores was playing Canada's version of TRL. The host announced that they had gotten a special email, that read: 'To Manny, From Degrassi's own Question Mark, you should wear a skirt more often, they look nice on you.'
"Hun, that was to you!" Paige told Manny, as if she didn't know.
"Thanks Paige, I didn't realize that." Manny replied sarcastically.
"Do you who would do that?" Hazel asked.
"NO." Manny said, Could Chris know he's Question Mark? She thought wow, I have to talk to Emma. The three girls continued shopping until 5 and then went home. When she got home Manny went online to talk to Emma. YES she's on Manny thought.
Smileygirl: OMG Em, something really weird happened, did you watch ML today?
Sparklespaz: yes, did you hear your shout out?
Smileygirl: yea, do you have any clue who would do that?
Sparklespaz: No, my only guess was JT, cause he heard us talking about RFR.
Smileygirl: I never thought of that, but it could be anyone.
Sparklespaz: Yea it could, it's probably just a one-time thing.
The next morning Manny got in a fight with her parents and was in a bad mood during school. After school Manny went straight home to watch ML to see if there was another shout out and sure enough:
"Looks like our mystery man from yesterday is back, To Manny I'm Question Mark and I'm wondering are you okay? You looked upset today in school, hope you feel better tomorrow." The host of the show said. Manny went upstairs and went online. She got three messages right away.
TheJoker: who is this guy?
A1chick: That's 2 hun.
Sparklespaz: guess it's not a one-time thing.