Anneliese sat in the back row of Mr. Armstrong's classroom. Her notebooks
lay open but Anneliese's attention was off somewhere else. That morning
her father had left early for a meeting with his boss, and Anneliese felt
like it wasn't going to be good. She wasn't worried about having to move or
anything. But every time her father had a meeting like this, he usually
came home UN happy. Which was never good for her mom. So Anneliese was
going to have to go straight home, so she could be there if her mom needed
her.
"Hey Ally." Ashley whispered leaning forward.
"What?" Anneliese asked leaning back.
"Do you want to hang out after school?"
"I can't I have stuff to do at home. Have you seen Drew I thought her was in this class?"
Ashley looked around.
"He is, I really didn't notice he wasn't here, since you know he's kind of silent all the time."
"He might be silent but he has a hot ass and a great kiss." Anneliese replied.
"Okay I really didn't need to know that about your ex."
"Yea I know but it's what I do."
" Gross me out. Yes I know." Ashley said.
"Ladies pay attention." Mr. Armstrong said from the front of the classroom.
The bell rang ten minutes later and they all filed out of the classroom. Anneliese walked to her locker.
"Hey Ally." Craig said putting his literature book in his locker.
"Hey Craig. How was Kwan?" Anneliese asked.
"Fine but I still don't get how Spinner can not understand Shakespeare. He totally zoned all through out class. He actually fell asleep I saw him drooling."
Manny walked up next to Craig and Anneliese and put her arm around Craig's waist.
"I hate Shakespeare." Manny said.
"How can you say that? I think it's extremely interesting." Anneliese replied.
"Well I just know I would rather be watching Justin Timberlake on MTV." Manny said.
Anneliese looked at Craig and raised her eyebrows.
"I've got to get to class. I'll see you later Craig." Anneliese said touching him on the shoulder and walking to class.
"I don't want you talking to her any more, okay Craig." Manny said once Anneliese was gone.
"Manny you can't control who I talk to."
"It's just that Craig. I just don't think you and Anneliese should be friends. She seems like the girl who could get you into trouble."
"Yet you said the same thing about Ashley, and the only person who got me into trouble was you." Craig said somewhat offended that Manny was saying this about his friend.
"If you didn't think I was right about Ashley than why are you with me instead of her?"
"Manny I really have to get to class, but meet me in my garage later we really need to talk." Craig said closing his locker and walking away.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Craig?" Manny asked opening the back door of the garage.
"Hey Manny." Craig replied standing there with his hands digging deeper and deeper into his pockets.
"You um wanted to talk to me?"
"Yea I did. But I think we should sit."
"What's going on Craig your scaring me?" Manny asked sitting down.
"Well it's just that. I've just started noticing something slipping in our relationship. I know you don't want to hear this but Anneliese was right."
"So you talked to Anneliese about me."
"Manny you and me we don't really have anything in common."
"But you and Ashley had a lot in common and you chose me over her."
"Yea I know. And maybe Ashley and me had too much in common. But your into Justin Timberlake, MTV, gymnastics, and you would much rather read a magazine than Shakespeare."
"So are you telling me you don't love me because I don't share all of your interest? I mean I know that you like old band and I like the new stuff. I know that I'm more into cheerleading than watching you go to a club and watch the band play. But I thought you still loved me like I love you."
"Manny do you really love me or do you love the thought of having me?" Craig asked running her hands through his hair.
"This is all about Anneliese isn't it?"
"Manny don't bring her into this. It's about you and me and us not working."
"Don't lie to me. Just admit it your in love.. But not with me."
"Maybe I am but that's not what this is about. And it doesn't matter she just thinks of me as a friend." Craig said.
"Well I'm going to make it easier on you." Manny said standing up.
"How is that?"
"I'm going to leave." Manny replied kissing Craig on the cheek and leaving the garage.
~*~*~*~*~*
"You and I Both." Rang and vibrated from Anneliese's cell phone in her purse.
"Hello?" Anneliese answered putting the top she was looking at down.
"Anneliese I need you at home. I need you to come and pick me up. Were going to the air port." Anneliese's mom Levi said into the phone.
"The airport? Why are we going to the airport?" Anneliese asked putting everything in her hands down.
"Were just going back to Aspen for a week or two. Don't worry were coming back, were just giving your Dad sometime to move out."
"Dads moving out? Why?"
"Just come and get me I'll explain everything in the car. And don't worry about packing were just going to get some stuff there."
"Okay I'll be home in a minute." Anneliese said turning off her phone and running to the parking lot.
Her midnight blue BMW was started with in minutes and soon she was home.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Arie!" Anneliese called running to her sister in the small Aspen airport.
Arie, Anneliese's twin sister who had refused to move to Toronto with her parents lived in their house back in Aspen. Brad their father didn't like having to keep the house there, or having his daughter living alone. But Levi enjoyed it; she could escape to there home whenever she needed too.
"Hey sister. I am so glad your home everyone is asking about you." Arie said throwing her arms around her sister's neck.
"I love being back here I didn't realize how much I missed it until we flew over the sky line." Anneliese replied.
"Hi mom." Arie greeted with another hug.
"Hi Arie." Levi replied stiffly as she hugged her daughter.
"So Dad's moving out. Does this mean you guys are moving back?" Arie asked a little hope in her voice.
"I don't think so Arie, Anneliese enjoys Degrassi and Toronto a little too much for me to up root her again." Levi replied.
"Thanks mom." Anneliese said with a smile.
~*~*~*~*~*
Mean while Craig was running to Anneliese's house with a bouquet of roses in his hand.
Ring Ring.
"What is it?" Brad asked opening the front door.
"It's late what are you doing here?"
"I came to see Ally sir. Is she home?" Craig asked.
"What are you doing bringing my daughter flowers late at night. And any way Anneliese and her mother just landed in Aspen a few minutes ago. Now leave." Brad replied slamming the door.
"She's gone?" Craig asked turning around and slowly walking down the steps.
His head felt light headed as he walked down the street. He had blown it, missed his one chance with Anneliese. He had no idea she would be back or when. Craig just knew she was gone.
A few minutes later his cell phone started to vibrate in his pocket.
"Hello?" Craig answered stopping on the sidewalk.
"Craig, it's Ally." Anneliese said.
"Anneliese where are you I just came from your house."
"I'm in Aspen it's just a visit. So how did it go with Manny?"
"Fine. So you are coming back?" Craig asked.
"Yea my mom wants to stay but she knows how much I love it back home. Anyway I called to ask you to do me a favor."
"Okay I'll do anything what is it?"
"Well I know Drew will be gone by the time I get home. So can you just go to his house and get my stuff from him?" Anneliese asked.
"Your going to owe me but sure what are friends for."
"Thanks Craig you're the best. I've got to go were about to eat. Bye." Anneliese said hanging up.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Craig rang Drew's doorbell.
"Craig? What are you doing here?" Drew asked answering the door in his boxer shorts.
"Anneliese asked me to pick up her stuff."
"What she can't do it herself?"
"She's in Aspen, and she figured you'd be gone by the time she got back." Craig replied.
"Oh that means it didn't go well with her father." Drew said opening up the door so Craig could come in.
"What do you mean?" Craig asked walking into the cramped apartment.
"Well it's just that Anneliese's dad is a little physco. So I know she says they are coming back but they could not." Drew replied.
"I don't get it."
"Anneliese's Dad Brad. He beats her mom and her. That's why her sister still lives in Aspen. You know that her and Arie are twins don't you? Well anyway her mom and her went to Aspen to escape him. I'm sure he's moving out cause she was afraid it might happen. See they were worried he was going to get re assigned to a new location. Well obviously that happened and her mom probably refused to go. So this can't be good."
"So what your saying is they could never come back. And I lost out on my only chance to tell her how I feel?" Craig asked.
"Seems that way." Drew replied pushing the box into Craig arms.
"But she had to come back. I mean I just talked to her. She said she was coming back." Craig said putting the box down.
"Craig, I know I would hate it if Ally left. I already miss her like crazy. I was going to actually talk to her tomorrow."
"Hold on just a minute. What do you mean you were going to talk to her? You mean like getting back together kind of talk?"
"Yea actually I talked to Manny a little while ago. She talked some sense into me."
"Manny? You talked to Manny? But no you can't get another chance. It's my turn.
"Craig if anyone gets another chance it's going to be me. You seem to forget that Ally and me just broke up. She told me everything. Like did she tell you about her father? What about her sister?"
"I heard about A.." Craig stuttered.
"Arie." Drew corrected.
"Thanks. Arie, but Ally never mentioned her father."
"She what I mean she thinks of you as a friend."
"I'm more than a friend. You'll see. Anneliese and me will be together." Craig said leaving and slamming the door.
Drew looked down and picked up the box of Anneliese's stuff. He held it out and a few seconds later Craig came back and grabbed the box. Then slammed the door once more. Drew laughed slightly and then grabbed the phone and flopped onto the couch. He hit speed dial 7.
A sweet voice answered with a "Hello?'
"Ally?"
"Is that what you call her?"
"Excuse me?"
"This is Arie. Anneliese is in the shower. Yes I know your picturing it but stop. So you know me do I get to know the mysterious guy calling my sister's cell phone?"
"I'm Drew oh nosey one."
"Oh Drew hi." Arie exclaimed as her sister walked out of the bathroom.
"Drew?" Anneliese whispered.
Arie nodded and squealed.
"Is everything okay?" Drew asked.
"Yea. You know it's just your luck. She just walked back into the room. Would you like to talk to her?" Arie asked.
"Seeing that I did call to talk to her. I would love to." Drew replied.
Arie got off the bed and handed her sister the phone.
"Hello?" Anneliese answered re adjusting the towel around her.
"Ally. It's Drew."
"Yea I kind of got that impression from my sister. What is this about?"
"I miss you.."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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"Hey Ally." Ashley whispered leaning forward.
"What?" Anneliese asked leaning back.
"Do you want to hang out after school?"
"I can't I have stuff to do at home. Have you seen Drew I thought her was in this class?"
Ashley looked around.
"He is, I really didn't notice he wasn't here, since you know he's kind of silent all the time."
"He might be silent but he has a hot ass and a great kiss." Anneliese replied.
"Okay I really didn't need to know that about your ex."
"Yea I know but it's what I do."
" Gross me out. Yes I know." Ashley said.
"Ladies pay attention." Mr. Armstrong said from the front of the classroom.
The bell rang ten minutes later and they all filed out of the classroom. Anneliese walked to her locker.
"Hey Ally." Craig said putting his literature book in his locker.
"Hey Craig. How was Kwan?" Anneliese asked.
"Fine but I still don't get how Spinner can not understand Shakespeare. He totally zoned all through out class. He actually fell asleep I saw him drooling."
Manny walked up next to Craig and Anneliese and put her arm around Craig's waist.
"I hate Shakespeare." Manny said.
"How can you say that? I think it's extremely interesting." Anneliese replied.
"Well I just know I would rather be watching Justin Timberlake on MTV." Manny said.
Anneliese looked at Craig and raised her eyebrows.
"I've got to get to class. I'll see you later Craig." Anneliese said touching him on the shoulder and walking to class.
"I don't want you talking to her any more, okay Craig." Manny said once Anneliese was gone.
"Manny you can't control who I talk to."
"It's just that Craig. I just don't think you and Anneliese should be friends. She seems like the girl who could get you into trouble."
"Yet you said the same thing about Ashley, and the only person who got me into trouble was you." Craig said somewhat offended that Manny was saying this about his friend.
"If you didn't think I was right about Ashley than why are you with me instead of her?"
"Manny I really have to get to class, but meet me in my garage later we really need to talk." Craig said closing his locker and walking away.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Craig?" Manny asked opening the back door of the garage.
"Hey Manny." Craig replied standing there with his hands digging deeper and deeper into his pockets.
"You um wanted to talk to me?"
"Yea I did. But I think we should sit."
"What's going on Craig your scaring me?" Manny asked sitting down.
"Well it's just that. I've just started noticing something slipping in our relationship. I know you don't want to hear this but Anneliese was right."
"So you talked to Anneliese about me."
"Manny you and me we don't really have anything in common."
"But you and Ashley had a lot in common and you chose me over her."
"Yea I know. And maybe Ashley and me had too much in common. But your into Justin Timberlake, MTV, gymnastics, and you would much rather read a magazine than Shakespeare."
"So are you telling me you don't love me because I don't share all of your interest? I mean I know that you like old band and I like the new stuff. I know that I'm more into cheerleading than watching you go to a club and watch the band play. But I thought you still loved me like I love you."
"Manny do you really love me or do you love the thought of having me?" Craig asked running her hands through his hair.
"This is all about Anneliese isn't it?"
"Manny don't bring her into this. It's about you and me and us not working."
"Don't lie to me. Just admit it your in love.. But not with me."
"Maybe I am but that's not what this is about. And it doesn't matter she just thinks of me as a friend." Craig said.
"Well I'm going to make it easier on you." Manny said standing up.
"How is that?"
"I'm going to leave." Manny replied kissing Craig on the cheek and leaving the garage.
~*~*~*~*~*
"You and I Both." Rang and vibrated from Anneliese's cell phone in her purse.
"Hello?" Anneliese answered putting the top she was looking at down.
"Anneliese I need you at home. I need you to come and pick me up. Were going to the air port." Anneliese's mom Levi said into the phone.
"The airport? Why are we going to the airport?" Anneliese asked putting everything in her hands down.
"Were just going back to Aspen for a week or two. Don't worry were coming back, were just giving your Dad sometime to move out."
"Dads moving out? Why?"
"Just come and get me I'll explain everything in the car. And don't worry about packing were just going to get some stuff there."
"Okay I'll be home in a minute." Anneliese said turning off her phone and running to the parking lot.
Her midnight blue BMW was started with in minutes and soon she was home.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Arie!" Anneliese called running to her sister in the small Aspen airport.
Arie, Anneliese's twin sister who had refused to move to Toronto with her parents lived in their house back in Aspen. Brad their father didn't like having to keep the house there, or having his daughter living alone. But Levi enjoyed it; she could escape to there home whenever she needed too.
"Hey sister. I am so glad your home everyone is asking about you." Arie said throwing her arms around her sister's neck.
"I love being back here I didn't realize how much I missed it until we flew over the sky line." Anneliese replied.
"Hi mom." Arie greeted with another hug.
"Hi Arie." Levi replied stiffly as she hugged her daughter.
"So Dad's moving out. Does this mean you guys are moving back?" Arie asked a little hope in her voice.
"I don't think so Arie, Anneliese enjoys Degrassi and Toronto a little too much for me to up root her again." Levi replied.
"Thanks mom." Anneliese said with a smile.
~*~*~*~*~*
Mean while Craig was running to Anneliese's house with a bouquet of roses in his hand.
Ring Ring.
"What is it?" Brad asked opening the front door.
"It's late what are you doing here?"
"I came to see Ally sir. Is she home?" Craig asked.
"What are you doing bringing my daughter flowers late at night. And any way Anneliese and her mother just landed in Aspen a few minutes ago. Now leave." Brad replied slamming the door.
"She's gone?" Craig asked turning around and slowly walking down the steps.
His head felt light headed as he walked down the street. He had blown it, missed his one chance with Anneliese. He had no idea she would be back or when. Craig just knew she was gone.
A few minutes later his cell phone started to vibrate in his pocket.
"Hello?" Craig answered stopping on the sidewalk.
"Craig, it's Ally." Anneliese said.
"Anneliese where are you I just came from your house."
"I'm in Aspen it's just a visit. So how did it go with Manny?"
"Fine. So you are coming back?" Craig asked.
"Yea my mom wants to stay but she knows how much I love it back home. Anyway I called to ask you to do me a favor."
"Okay I'll do anything what is it?"
"Well I know Drew will be gone by the time I get home. So can you just go to his house and get my stuff from him?" Anneliese asked.
"Your going to owe me but sure what are friends for."
"Thanks Craig you're the best. I've got to go were about to eat. Bye." Anneliese said hanging up.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Craig rang Drew's doorbell.
"Craig? What are you doing here?" Drew asked answering the door in his boxer shorts.
"Anneliese asked me to pick up her stuff."
"What she can't do it herself?"
"She's in Aspen, and she figured you'd be gone by the time she got back." Craig replied.
"Oh that means it didn't go well with her father." Drew said opening up the door so Craig could come in.
"What do you mean?" Craig asked walking into the cramped apartment.
"Well it's just that Anneliese's dad is a little physco. So I know she says they are coming back but they could not." Drew replied.
"I don't get it."
"Anneliese's Dad Brad. He beats her mom and her. That's why her sister still lives in Aspen. You know that her and Arie are twins don't you? Well anyway her mom and her went to Aspen to escape him. I'm sure he's moving out cause she was afraid it might happen. See they were worried he was going to get re assigned to a new location. Well obviously that happened and her mom probably refused to go. So this can't be good."
"So what your saying is they could never come back. And I lost out on my only chance to tell her how I feel?" Craig asked.
"Seems that way." Drew replied pushing the box into Craig arms.
"But she had to come back. I mean I just talked to her. She said she was coming back." Craig said putting the box down.
"Craig, I know I would hate it if Ally left. I already miss her like crazy. I was going to actually talk to her tomorrow."
"Hold on just a minute. What do you mean you were going to talk to her? You mean like getting back together kind of talk?"
"Yea actually I talked to Manny a little while ago. She talked some sense into me."
"Manny? You talked to Manny? But no you can't get another chance. It's my turn.
"Craig if anyone gets another chance it's going to be me. You seem to forget that Ally and me just broke up. She told me everything. Like did she tell you about her father? What about her sister?"
"I heard about A.." Craig stuttered.
"Arie." Drew corrected.
"Thanks. Arie, but Ally never mentioned her father."
"She what I mean she thinks of you as a friend."
"I'm more than a friend. You'll see. Anneliese and me will be together." Craig said leaving and slamming the door.
Drew looked down and picked up the box of Anneliese's stuff. He held it out and a few seconds later Craig came back and grabbed the box. Then slammed the door once more. Drew laughed slightly and then grabbed the phone and flopped onto the couch. He hit speed dial 7.
A sweet voice answered with a "Hello?'
"Ally?"
"Is that what you call her?"
"Excuse me?"
"This is Arie. Anneliese is in the shower. Yes I know your picturing it but stop. So you know me do I get to know the mysterious guy calling my sister's cell phone?"
"I'm Drew oh nosey one."
"Oh Drew hi." Arie exclaimed as her sister walked out of the bathroom.
"Drew?" Anneliese whispered.
Arie nodded and squealed.
"Is everything okay?" Drew asked.
"Yea. You know it's just your luck. She just walked back into the room. Would you like to talk to her?" Arie asked.
"Seeing that I did call to talk to her. I would love to." Drew replied.
Arie got off the bed and handed her sister the phone.
"Hello?" Anneliese answered re adjusting the towel around her.
"Ally. It's Drew."
"Yea I kind of got that impression from my sister. What is this about?"
"I miss you.."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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