I, ah, kinda forgot to put this in the first chapter, so umm... sorry.
DISCLAIMER- I OWN JACK SQUAT OF DEGRASSI. DID YOU REALLY THINK I DID? HA HA SUCKER!
A/N Just so you know, this story was written after the episode "Holiday", and takes place at the beginning of the new school year.
Chapter 2. Baby steps
Taking care of Jack, Snake, Manny, and Spike, had taken its toll on Emma. For once Emma hadn't spent the summer thinking about boys, school, saving the whales- it was refreshing, but Emma was too tired to cherish it. She was too tired to cherish anything.
Emma sighed and rolled over to face the wall.
"Emma?" Manny's voice floated through the dark.
Emma sighed again before answering groggily:
"What?"
She could hear some sniffing and realized in horror that Manny was crying. Despite all the horrible things that had passed through them, Manny was completely alone, and even though Emma didn't exactly feel chummy with Manny, she still felt that little spark of friendship. A short awkward silence passed through them before Manny said;
"What happened to us Emma?"
Emma's stomach churned before answering in a falsely cheerful tone; "Nothing's wrong with us. Obviously things are fine... because... here you are!"
It was Manny's turn to sigh. "Emma, you don't have to pretend that you didn't hear the stories. I'm here because no-' Her voice wavered. "Because nobody else would take me in." Manny felt the tears burn her cheeks.
It was true. Manny had nowhere else to go. In the midst of her pregnancy all of her "friends" had abandoned her. After her parents kicked her out, she had no one. Her friends' parents didn't want a pregnant girl in their home- who would?
Craig wasn't an option. He was out of the hospital, but living with a baby? It just wasn't safe for him... or the baby.
What a family we'll make! Manny thought bitterly. Mom's a slut; Dad's mentally instable. Welcome to the wonderful world of welfare, Baby Santos.
Manny was drawn out of her thought by Emma's voice.
"Manny, I'm always here... if you want to, talk or something"
Well, where were you when I needed you, Emma? Where were you when I found out about this? Why didn't you comfort me then? Where were you when I had to tell Craig, where were you when I saw him... I saw him-
Manny was interrupted in her thought, but not by Emma. A cry of pain crept through her throat.
"Manny! What's wrong?"
Another scream.
"MANNY!"
And the world went black.
A/N So how'd you like the new chapter? Was it ok? I'm really self-conscious about my writing, so if I don't see the words "Wicked Awesome" in my reviews...... nah I'm just kidding. (Ooo, by the way, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH REVIEWERS! I almost cried in joy when I saw them! *Kidding again... sort of. :P* ) I do plan on having more tomorrow, actually I had planned on having this up yesterday, but my computer went schizo on me. Review please!
XOXO
-Sarah
