"'Cos you came at a time
When the pursuit of one true love in wich to fall
Was the be all and end all
Love is only a feeling...drifting away
When I'm in your armsI start beliveing (It's here to stay)
But love is only a feeling anyway"
Lauren sat at a lunch table by herself, listening to The Darkness cd she had bough a few days before she had moved. Craig came up and sat down next to her.
"Hey." she said taking her headphones off.
"Hi, why you sitting alone?"
"Oh, Sean has a lunch detention."
"Okay, but what about us? Manny, Emma, Spinner, Jimmy and I are sitting right over there."
"You wouldn't mind?"
"Uh...no. Stupid quiestion. I just came over here to invite you to sit with us."
"Well what I mean is no one sitting over there would have a problem with me joining you guys?"
"Ignore Emma. She's just really moody. She'll get over it."
"That's what I keep hearing, but I don't want to invade her space."
"Oh come on, we saved you a seat at the oposite end of the table."
"Alright...I guess." They walked over to where everyone was sitting. Lauren glanced over at Emma and could see she had been right in hesitating to join them. Emma looked pissed so say the least.
"So what cd is that?" Emma asked Lauren, refering to her discman.
"The Darkness- Permission to Land."
"What is that a Goth band or something."
"No, actually it's rock."
"Oh yea. I forgot. Your a crazy rocker. How could I have forgotten? Thoose hideous purple streaks in your hair just scream 'sex, drugs, and rock n roll'."
"Alright, let's save round two for another day girls." said Spinner rolling his eyes. Lauren blushed. She didn't know Spinner very well, but she knew him well enough to know that if Spinner thought you were pathetic, then that's pretty bad. Lauren turned to her lunch, a salad, and beguan eating. It was all she could do to stop herself from spitting an acid remark Emma's way about her pre-mature wrinkles and lack of a cheast.
Emma got up to throw out her trash. As she passed Lauren she said, just loud enough for Lauren to hear "On a diet? It doesn't seem to be working."
That was it. Lauren got up, gathered her things together and said to Craig " I think I'm going to finish my lunch out on the lawn." She walked outside and went to sprawl down on the green grass outside Degrassi, but something caught her eye. She just happened to have choosen to sit outside the classroom where Sean was stuck, reading his Lit. book. She made sure there wasn't any teacher in the room and then tapped lightly on the window. Sean looked up startled, then seeing who it was grinned. He went over to the window and opened it.
"Hey!" Lauren said enthusiasticly.
"How did you know where I was?"
"Actually it was luck. I just came out here to eat my salad and I saw you through the window."
"Why don't you go and eat with Craig and Manny and everyone?"
"Actually I was, but I decided I needed some alone time."
"Oh I know how that feels...hey, I've been meaning to ask you- what was up with Craig and you in Computer Essentials today? You guys were acting crazy."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, when Spinner was about to say something and Craig shut him up, and then I went to ask about it and you shut me up."
"Ah. Ask Craig." said Lauren teasingly.
"But I'm asking you. We're not saposed to keep secrets from eachother." Sean answered with a pout.
"Oh yes, the puppy dog pout. It doesn't work on me, seeing as how I have a younger sister who overused it, therefore making me immune to it."
"Damn little sisters."
"I'm sure she'll go to hell for it."
"So you're not going to tell me?" Sean asked in a slight whine.
"Not me." Lauren said, grinning.
"He's not trying to take you away from me, right?" said Sean jolking, but with a weary eye.
"Are you sure about that?" Lauren asked, then laughed when she saw Sean's goofy smile instantly dissapear.
"I'm just kidding you. It would be impossible for him to even try." said Lauren, kissing Sean on the cheek. She looked at him, feeling a bit embarrased for being so forward.
"Um, well I better go, I don't want you to get caught with your head out window during a detention." said Lauren. Sean smiled.
"Okay, I'll see you next period."
Lauren walked leisurley to English, her next class. By the time she had gotten there, there was already a few people talking inside the room. She took a seat, making sure to save a seat for Sean in front of her. Then she took out the novel they were discussiong in class that day and reviewed it so that her thoughts we're put together. Slowly, everyone started filtering in, filling the air with chatter. Lauren closed her eyes. It was kind of like back home if you just closed your eyes and listened.
"Alright?" Sean asked sitting in the seat she had saved for him.
"Oh yeah, just remembering."
"Class...class! Sit down and get out For Whom the Bell Tolls. You were saposed to have read up to chapter 18 by today..."
A knock sounded fromt he door and Mrs. Enos, the guidance counceler came in.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your class, but may I steal Lauren Brown for a few secconds?"
"Of course, Lauren, go with Mrs. Enos."
Lauren slowly got up, confused. What did the guidance counseler want to see her for anyway? As she left the room, she saw Sean looking questioningly at her. She shurgged her shoulders and followed the counceler out the door.
Lauren sat at a lunch table by herself, listening to The Darkness cd she had bough a few days before she had moved. Craig came up and sat down next to her.
"Hey." she said taking her headphones off.
"Hi, why you sitting alone?"
"Oh, Sean has a lunch detention."
"Okay, but what about us? Manny, Emma, Spinner, Jimmy and I are sitting right over there."
"You wouldn't mind?"
"Uh...no. Stupid quiestion. I just came over here to invite you to sit with us."
"Well what I mean is no one sitting over there would have a problem with me joining you guys?"
"Ignore Emma. She's just really moody. She'll get over it."
"That's what I keep hearing, but I don't want to invade her space."
"Oh come on, we saved you a seat at the oposite end of the table."
"Alright...I guess." They walked over to where everyone was sitting. Lauren glanced over at Emma and could see she had been right in hesitating to join them. Emma looked pissed so say the least.
"So what cd is that?" Emma asked Lauren, refering to her discman.
"The Darkness- Permission to Land."
"What is that a Goth band or something."
"No, actually it's rock."
"Oh yea. I forgot. Your a crazy rocker. How could I have forgotten? Thoose hideous purple streaks in your hair just scream 'sex, drugs, and rock n roll'."
"Alright, let's save round two for another day girls." said Spinner rolling his eyes. Lauren blushed. She didn't know Spinner very well, but she knew him well enough to know that if Spinner thought you were pathetic, then that's pretty bad. Lauren turned to her lunch, a salad, and beguan eating. It was all she could do to stop herself from spitting an acid remark Emma's way about her pre-mature wrinkles and lack of a cheast.
Emma got up to throw out her trash. As she passed Lauren she said, just loud enough for Lauren to hear "On a diet? It doesn't seem to be working."
That was it. Lauren got up, gathered her things together and said to Craig " I think I'm going to finish my lunch out on the lawn." She walked outside and went to sprawl down on the green grass outside Degrassi, but something caught her eye. She just happened to have choosen to sit outside the classroom where Sean was stuck, reading his Lit. book. She made sure there wasn't any teacher in the room and then tapped lightly on the window. Sean looked up startled, then seeing who it was grinned. He went over to the window and opened it.
"Hey!" Lauren said enthusiasticly.
"How did you know where I was?"
"Actually it was luck. I just came out here to eat my salad and I saw you through the window."
"Why don't you go and eat with Craig and Manny and everyone?"
"Actually I was, but I decided I needed some alone time."
"Oh I know how that feels...hey, I've been meaning to ask you- what was up with Craig and you in Computer Essentials today? You guys were acting crazy."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, when Spinner was about to say something and Craig shut him up, and then I went to ask about it and you shut me up."
"Ah. Ask Craig." said Lauren teasingly.
"But I'm asking you. We're not saposed to keep secrets from eachother." Sean answered with a pout.
"Oh yes, the puppy dog pout. It doesn't work on me, seeing as how I have a younger sister who overused it, therefore making me immune to it."
"Damn little sisters."
"I'm sure she'll go to hell for it."
"So you're not going to tell me?" Sean asked in a slight whine.
"Not me." Lauren said, grinning.
"He's not trying to take you away from me, right?" said Sean jolking, but with a weary eye.
"Are you sure about that?" Lauren asked, then laughed when she saw Sean's goofy smile instantly dissapear.
"I'm just kidding you. It would be impossible for him to even try." said Lauren, kissing Sean on the cheek. She looked at him, feeling a bit embarrased for being so forward.
"Um, well I better go, I don't want you to get caught with your head out window during a detention." said Lauren. Sean smiled.
"Okay, I'll see you next period."
Lauren walked leisurley to English, her next class. By the time she had gotten there, there was already a few people talking inside the room. She took a seat, making sure to save a seat for Sean in front of her. Then she took out the novel they were discussiong in class that day and reviewed it so that her thoughts we're put together. Slowly, everyone started filtering in, filling the air with chatter. Lauren closed her eyes. It was kind of like back home if you just closed your eyes and listened.
"Alright?" Sean asked sitting in the seat she had saved for him.
"Oh yeah, just remembering."
"Class...class! Sit down and get out For Whom the Bell Tolls. You were saposed to have read up to chapter 18 by today..."
A knock sounded fromt he door and Mrs. Enos, the guidance counceler came in.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your class, but may I steal Lauren Brown for a few secconds?"
"Of course, Lauren, go with Mrs. Enos."
Lauren slowly got up, confused. What did the guidance counseler want to see her for anyway? As she left the room, she saw Sean looking questioningly at her. She shurgged her shoulders and followed the counceler out the door.