"Rise and Shine," Emma said while shaking her friend. Manny groaned
and pulled her blanket over her head.
"Are you sure it's time?" Manny said through the bedding. Manny was in a lot of pain. She was nauseous and she had the worst cramps she had felt in her entire life. She didn't look too much into it because she always had cramps before her special time of the month. Of course they were never this bad, but sometimes you have an off month right? Come to think of it, Manny hadn't had her period in a while. She got up quickly and pulled Emma's calendar off the wall.
"Manny, what on Earth are you doing?" Emma asked confused at her friend's sudden burst of energy.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!" Manny exclaimed as dropped the calendar to the floor.
"What is it Manny? What's wrong?" Emma asked. Her confusion had turned into concern.
"It's been over two months since my last period," Manny said sliding to the ground and burying her head between her knees. Her cramps had gotten worse and now she had a resounding headache.
"Manny, it's normal for girls our age to have irregular cycles. Don't worry about it," Emma said confidently. Manny remained immobile despite these words of reassurance. "Manny! I said don't worry about it....unless....but that's impossible. Manny, tell me you didn't." Manny still sat covering her face. "Manny! With who? Don't tell me Sully!"
"Craig. It was with Craig," Manny said finally. The silence was broken with Emma helping her friend up.
"Maybe we're jumping to conclusions. Let's not worry too much unless we know for sure," Emma said. Manny looked shocked. "What's wrong now?" Emma questioned.
"No lecture? No debate?" Manny asked.
"You need a friend, not a mother remember?" Emma stated. Manny threw her arms around her friend.
"You're the best, Em," she cried.
Emma smiled and replied, "I'm here for you Manny."
~*~*~
Craig hated asking people for favors. He wished he didn't have to. 'I can't believe what Jimmy's making me do! How do I get myself into these things?' Craig asked himself while searching for the next person he needed to ask a favor from.
Luckily for him, his search was cut short. He stood next to her locker and softly coughed so she would notice him.
"Can I help you?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Liberty right?" Craig inquired with a bit of uncertainty.
"Yes, that's right," she replied. She still wore a look of confusion. Craig had not spoken more than two words to her in their two years at Degrassi.
"Okay. Well, I don't know how to ask, so I'm just going to ask," Craig said uneasily.
'Is he trying to ask me out?' Liberty asked herself. Her new perfume must be working.
"Listen Craig, is it?" Craig nodded. "I'm flattered, but after what happened between you and Manny I think it would be wrong for us to.."
"Wait. Um..I wasn't asking you out," Craig said embarrassed. "I need a favor from you." Liberty was mortified.
"I knew that," she stated trying to look confident. "Um, what did you need?"
~*~*~*
Manny and Emma finally got to school. They were rushing to class when Manny paused.
"What is it Manny?" Emma asked.
"There's Craig," she said turning around. Emma looked down the hallway. Sure enough, there was Craig talking to some girl.
"I thought you said he had class on the other side," Emma said annoyed they couldn't take the direct route to class.
"He does!" Manny exclaimed. "What is he doing here?" Emma squinted trying to make out who he was talking to. She couldn't believe her eyes.
"Manny." Emma said shocked.
"Yeah Em," Manny said impatiently.
"He's talking to Liberty," Emma said rubbing her eyes to make sure her drowsy state wasn't getting to her.
"Liberty?" Manny said confused.
"Yeah, I know," Emma said trying to figure out what she was seeing. "Does he even know her?"
"Apparently," Manny said walking away. Emma followed. "Although, she doesn't seem like his type... Well, I don't care. He can do what he wants. I don't own him," Manny said lying through her teeth.
"I'll talk to her in class," Emma said. "And you don't have to lie to me."
"Is it that obvious?" Manny asked self-consciously.
"Yes," Emma answered laughing. "Don't worry though. I'm sure it's nothing."
"Are you sure it's time?" Manny said through the bedding. Manny was in a lot of pain. She was nauseous and she had the worst cramps she had felt in her entire life. She didn't look too much into it because she always had cramps before her special time of the month. Of course they were never this bad, but sometimes you have an off month right? Come to think of it, Manny hadn't had her period in a while. She got up quickly and pulled Emma's calendar off the wall.
"Manny, what on Earth are you doing?" Emma asked confused at her friend's sudden burst of energy.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!" Manny exclaimed as dropped the calendar to the floor.
"What is it Manny? What's wrong?" Emma asked. Her confusion had turned into concern.
"It's been over two months since my last period," Manny said sliding to the ground and burying her head between her knees. Her cramps had gotten worse and now she had a resounding headache.
"Manny, it's normal for girls our age to have irregular cycles. Don't worry about it," Emma said confidently. Manny remained immobile despite these words of reassurance. "Manny! I said don't worry about it....unless....but that's impossible. Manny, tell me you didn't." Manny still sat covering her face. "Manny! With who? Don't tell me Sully!"
"Craig. It was with Craig," Manny said finally. The silence was broken with Emma helping her friend up.
"Maybe we're jumping to conclusions. Let's not worry too much unless we know for sure," Emma said. Manny looked shocked. "What's wrong now?" Emma questioned.
"No lecture? No debate?" Manny asked.
"You need a friend, not a mother remember?" Emma stated. Manny threw her arms around her friend.
"You're the best, Em," she cried.
Emma smiled and replied, "I'm here for you Manny."
~*~*~
Craig hated asking people for favors. He wished he didn't have to. 'I can't believe what Jimmy's making me do! How do I get myself into these things?' Craig asked himself while searching for the next person he needed to ask a favor from.
Luckily for him, his search was cut short. He stood next to her locker and softly coughed so she would notice him.
"Can I help you?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Liberty right?" Craig inquired with a bit of uncertainty.
"Yes, that's right," she replied. She still wore a look of confusion. Craig had not spoken more than two words to her in their two years at Degrassi.
"Okay. Well, I don't know how to ask, so I'm just going to ask," Craig said uneasily.
'Is he trying to ask me out?' Liberty asked herself. Her new perfume must be working.
"Listen Craig, is it?" Craig nodded. "I'm flattered, but after what happened between you and Manny I think it would be wrong for us to.."
"Wait. Um..I wasn't asking you out," Craig said embarrassed. "I need a favor from you." Liberty was mortified.
"I knew that," she stated trying to look confident. "Um, what did you need?"
~*~*~*
Manny and Emma finally got to school. They were rushing to class when Manny paused.
"What is it Manny?" Emma asked.
"There's Craig," she said turning around. Emma looked down the hallway. Sure enough, there was Craig talking to some girl.
"I thought you said he had class on the other side," Emma said annoyed they couldn't take the direct route to class.
"He does!" Manny exclaimed. "What is he doing here?" Emma squinted trying to make out who he was talking to. She couldn't believe her eyes.
"Manny." Emma said shocked.
"Yeah Em," Manny said impatiently.
"He's talking to Liberty," Emma said rubbing her eyes to make sure her drowsy state wasn't getting to her.
"Liberty?" Manny said confused.
"Yeah, I know," Emma said trying to figure out what she was seeing. "Does he even know her?"
"Apparently," Manny said walking away. Emma followed. "Although, she doesn't seem like his type... Well, I don't care. He can do what he wants. I don't own him," Manny said lying through her teeth.
"I'll talk to her in class," Emma said. "And you don't have to lie to me."
"Is it that obvious?" Manny asked self-consciously.
"Yes," Emma answered laughing. "Don't worry though. I'm sure it's nothing."
