"Manny?" Emma asked as she and Manny walked down to the basement to her new room. "What's wrong with Sean?"
Manny shrugged. "Who knows," she said. Manny pitched her books down onto Emma's bed.
"What does that mean?" Emma asked.
"Sean's a very complicated guy," Manny said. "Who knows what's wrong with him."
"Yeah, he is complicated isn't he," Emma replied.
"You would know. You dated him."
"I know. But he seemed really upset today."
Manny shrugged.
The phone rang and Manny dived for it. "Hello?" she asked.
"Emma?" Sean asked.
"Yes, this is Emma," Manny said.
"Manny!" Emma yelled at her friend.
"Manny, I want to talk to Emma," Sean said.
"What's wrong with talking to me," Manny asked, crossing her legs.
"Let's see, you're annoying. You whine when you don't get your way. Or your guy. You—"
"Ok. Ok, you can talk to Emma," Manny said. Manny handed Emma the phone. "Geez."
"Hello? Sean?" Emma asked.
"If I knew she was over I wouldn't have called," Sean said.
"Ok, what's going on with you two?"
"It's just," Sean said. "She can't mind her own business. She always has to butt into everyone else's personal business."
"Is that all?" Emma asked.
"It's just really annoying, Emma," Sean said. "I can't see how you stand her."
"She's my best friend, Sean."
"I know. I know," he said. "But Emma, when we broke up that one time she tried her hardest to get us back together."
"So?" Emma asked. "You didn't want to get back together with me?"
"No, I thought you didn't want to get back together with me," he said. "It's just…"
"Just what?" Emma asked.
"Hey, Sean," Sean's older brother, Tracker said. "Can you help me for a minute?"
"I got to go," Sean said. "See you in school tomorrow."
"Sean!" Emma exclaimed, but she was talking to the dial tone.
"What was that about?" Manny asked.
"None of your business," Emma snapped.
Manny looked at her. "Don't bite my head off," Manny said.
"We have homework, Manny," Emma said.
"Ugh, don't remind me," Manny replied. She walked over and fell down on Emma's bed. "But I'll do it later."
Manny rolled off the bed and walked over to Emma's desk. Like, Emma, Manny wished that Emma had a computer in her bedroom, but after the whole "Jordan" thing it stayed in the living room and the chances of Emma having the computer back in her bedroom was slim.
"Do you want to go upstairs and go to the Degrassi site that Simpson told us about today?" Manny asked.
Emma smiled and then jumped up and the girls ran upstairs to the living room.