Manny Santos stared gloomily out into the dark, icy sky. This was the
third night in a row she had been up here. For the last three days, Manny
had climbed out of her window and onto the roof hopefully wishing the night
sky would calm her worries. Manny felt as if she was being suffocated by
too much paradise, with her new boyfriend and all, and her fresh new image
that charmed most of Degrassi's boy population. And what about Emma? She
and Emma had been friends since kinder garden. Now, it seemed as if they
were just strangers going to the same school. But then she also felt
guilty, guilty about leading J.T. on and then leaving him for Sulley. "No,"
Manny said aloud. "That wasn't my fault." She said, trying to calm herself.
But deep in her heart Manny knew that it was her fault, and that she was a
terrible person for doing that to J.T. Manny sighed, and climbed back into
her room. She fell into a restless sleep with J.T. and Emma in her head.
Toby laughed so hard he thought he might pee his pants. "Will you shut up!" J.T. whispered to Toby fiercely. "I'm sorry," Toby started. "It's just that I thought this thing with you and Paige was like over at the end of 8h grade." Toby said quietly. J.T. sighed heavily, and let his eyes wander pass Paige and to Manny. She looked up and saw J.T. staring at her, and he quickly glanced away. "This isn't about Paige," J.T. began solemnly. "It's about Manny." Toby suddenly felt a jolt of sadness for J.T. "J.T.," Toby started calmly. "You know that..she's...uh.going out with Sulley right?" J.T.'s face suddenly looked angry. "Yeah, I know about him. He's the creep who toally dissed me right in from Manny." "So what does Paige have to do with Manny?" Toby asked confused. J.T. smiled a coy smile and said, "Jealousy my friend, jealousy." Toby couldn't help but laugh. "So you think that IF Paige goes out with you, Manny will become so jealous that she'll break up with Sulley?" Toby asked. "I'm hoping." J .T. said, voice unsure.
"Hey Babe," Sulley, Manny's new boyfriend, said as he hugged her playfully. Manny smiled, but inside only half of her was happy with their relationship. "Hey." Manny said closing her locker. "Listen," Sulley began. "You know that kid..what's his name? P.J?" Sulley said unsure. "J.T." Manny corrected him. "Yeah. Listen, I don't wanna see you hanging around with him all right? He looks like trouble." Sulley explained. "But Sulley, I've known him since I was four, he's harmless." Manny said calmly. Manny looked hard into Sulley's eyes and gasped. Anger flickered in Sulley's eyes. Sulley chuckled, and said, "You don't get it, babe. You're mine, and I don't want to share you with anyone else, ok?" Sulley uncomfortably pushed Manny against her locker and caressed her face. Manny closed her eyes and felt like screaming. Had she truly traded her old life for this? "Do we understand each other?" Sulley asked, playing with Manny's string on her crop-top. Manny smiled a shaky smile and said, "Yeah, of course."
Math class seemed like nap class to J.T. "Mr. Yorke," J.T.'s math teacher jerked him out of a sleepy slumber. "Huh?" J.T. said in a sleepy voice. A few kids chuckled. "Would you mind joining us Mr. Yorke?" Mr. Armstrong asked. "Oh, uh sorry." J.T. said. "J.T.," Mr. Armstrong said quietly. "Is something bothering you? You've been falling asleep quite too persistently in my class." J.T. thought for a split second if he told Mr. Armstrong what was going on in his life. It wasn't too pretty. "No, nothing's wrong Mr. Armstrong, it's just that my mom's been busting out her old disco records at night." J.T. lied. The class laughed. J.T. smiled, but inside he was all torn up, he wanted Manny so badly, but he couldn't have her. Mr. Armstrong chuckled and said, "Oh all right Mr. Yorke, if you say so."
Emma couldn't think straight. Everything was just a big, brown blur in her head. With school, the new baby, J.T. and Manny, and her environmental community service project coming up, stress was a word used in her everyday vocabulary. Today, luckily, Manny was dressed like a normal person, and hadn't attracted any attention from Raditch. But why did she care? She and Manny were no longer friends as far as she knew. Emma glanced over to Manny, Sulley's arm around her. She was hanging out with Paige, Spinner, Jimmy, and all the popular people. Spinner said something which was obviously funny, and since everyone laughed, so did Manny. Emma was disgusted. She knew Manny too well to know that that laugh wasn't an authentic one. Manny caught Emma staring at her, and Emma went back to her locker. She SO hoped Sulley would dump her so she would know what it felt like to be a loner.
Manny felt like a loner. Outside, she was the most hottest, coolest girl in grade eight. But inside, she felt like a little puppy dog on a leash controlled by Sulley. For the second time in the day, Manny again caught J.T. staring at her today. She seriously wished he would stop. It only made her feel more guilty.
J.T. pretended to go through his locker, but he was carefully monitoring Paige's every move. J.T. took a deep breath, and walked over to Paige. Paige gave J.T. a "what are you doing here?" kind of look. "Hey Paige." J.T. said coolly. Paige rolled her eyes and said, "Um, bye." "Wait, please Paige. I need your help." J.T. begged. "If this involves me, you, a dinner and a movie, my answer is no." Paige said quickly. "For once Paige, it's not about that. It's about me and Manny." J.T. explained. "Oh, little miss hot stuff. Hun, she's taken, you DO know that right?" Paige asked with a coy smile. J.T. nodded sheepishly. Paige laughed softly. "Wait, let me get this straight, you want ME to go out with YOU hoping that Manny will get jealous enough to break up with Sulley, and then go out with you?" Paige asked. "Basically. So what do you say? Help a lost cause?" J.T. asked putting on the cutest smile he could smile. "Oh absolutely," Paige said smiling. "GREAT!" J.T. cheered. "Not." Paige finished then slyly walked away. Frustration filled J.T. "PLEASE PAIGE!" He cried in distress. J.T. fell to the ground, burying his face in his hands. Paige sighed, turned around, and helped J.T. up. "You don't understand Paige," J.T. began. "I don't know what's happening to me...I can't eat, I can't sleep...without Manny in my head." He explained solemnly. Paige smiled slyly and sighed. "Oh, I suppose I can help. But remember, this is strictly business, got it?" Paige said. "Of course," J.T. said surely.
Toby laughed so hard he thought he might pee his pants. "Will you shut up!" J.T. whispered to Toby fiercely. "I'm sorry," Toby started. "It's just that I thought this thing with you and Paige was like over at the end of 8h grade." Toby said quietly. J.T. sighed heavily, and let his eyes wander pass Paige and to Manny. She looked up and saw J.T. staring at her, and he quickly glanced away. "This isn't about Paige," J.T. began solemnly. "It's about Manny." Toby suddenly felt a jolt of sadness for J.T. "J.T.," Toby started calmly. "You know that..she's...uh.going out with Sulley right?" J.T.'s face suddenly looked angry. "Yeah, I know about him. He's the creep who toally dissed me right in from Manny." "So what does Paige have to do with Manny?" Toby asked confused. J.T. smiled a coy smile and said, "Jealousy my friend, jealousy." Toby couldn't help but laugh. "So you think that IF Paige goes out with you, Manny will become so jealous that she'll break up with Sulley?" Toby asked. "I'm hoping." J .T. said, voice unsure.
"Hey Babe," Sulley, Manny's new boyfriend, said as he hugged her playfully. Manny smiled, but inside only half of her was happy with their relationship. "Hey." Manny said closing her locker. "Listen," Sulley began. "You know that kid..what's his name? P.J?" Sulley said unsure. "J.T." Manny corrected him. "Yeah. Listen, I don't wanna see you hanging around with him all right? He looks like trouble." Sulley explained. "But Sulley, I've known him since I was four, he's harmless." Manny said calmly. Manny looked hard into Sulley's eyes and gasped. Anger flickered in Sulley's eyes. Sulley chuckled, and said, "You don't get it, babe. You're mine, and I don't want to share you with anyone else, ok?" Sulley uncomfortably pushed Manny against her locker and caressed her face. Manny closed her eyes and felt like screaming. Had she truly traded her old life for this? "Do we understand each other?" Sulley asked, playing with Manny's string on her crop-top. Manny smiled a shaky smile and said, "Yeah, of course."
Math class seemed like nap class to J.T. "Mr. Yorke," J.T.'s math teacher jerked him out of a sleepy slumber. "Huh?" J.T. said in a sleepy voice. A few kids chuckled. "Would you mind joining us Mr. Yorke?" Mr. Armstrong asked. "Oh, uh sorry." J.T. said. "J.T.," Mr. Armstrong said quietly. "Is something bothering you? You've been falling asleep quite too persistently in my class." J.T. thought for a split second if he told Mr. Armstrong what was going on in his life. It wasn't too pretty. "No, nothing's wrong Mr. Armstrong, it's just that my mom's been busting out her old disco records at night." J.T. lied. The class laughed. J.T. smiled, but inside he was all torn up, he wanted Manny so badly, but he couldn't have her. Mr. Armstrong chuckled and said, "Oh all right Mr. Yorke, if you say so."
Emma couldn't think straight. Everything was just a big, brown blur in her head. With school, the new baby, J.T. and Manny, and her environmental community service project coming up, stress was a word used in her everyday vocabulary. Today, luckily, Manny was dressed like a normal person, and hadn't attracted any attention from Raditch. But why did she care? She and Manny were no longer friends as far as she knew. Emma glanced over to Manny, Sulley's arm around her. She was hanging out with Paige, Spinner, Jimmy, and all the popular people. Spinner said something which was obviously funny, and since everyone laughed, so did Manny. Emma was disgusted. She knew Manny too well to know that that laugh wasn't an authentic one. Manny caught Emma staring at her, and Emma went back to her locker. She SO hoped Sulley would dump her so she would know what it felt like to be a loner.
Manny felt like a loner. Outside, she was the most hottest, coolest girl in grade eight. But inside, she felt like a little puppy dog on a leash controlled by Sulley. For the second time in the day, Manny again caught J.T. staring at her today. She seriously wished he would stop. It only made her feel more guilty.
J.T. pretended to go through his locker, but he was carefully monitoring Paige's every move. J.T. took a deep breath, and walked over to Paige. Paige gave J.T. a "what are you doing here?" kind of look. "Hey Paige." J.T. said coolly. Paige rolled her eyes and said, "Um, bye." "Wait, please Paige. I need your help." J.T. begged. "If this involves me, you, a dinner and a movie, my answer is no." Paige said quickly. "For once Paige, it's not about that. It's about me and Manny." J.T. explained. "Oh, little miss hot stuff. Hun, she's taken, you DO know that right?" Paige asked with a coy smile. J.T. nodded sheepishly. Paige laughed softly. "Wait, let me get this straight, you want ME to go out with YOU hoping that Manny will get jealous enough to break up with Sulley, and then go out with you?" Paige asked. "Basically. So what do you say? Help a lost cause?" J.T. asked putting on the cutest smile he could smile. "Oh absolutely," Paige said smiling. "GREAT!" J.T. cheered. "Not." Paige finished then slyly walked away. Frustration filled J.T. "PLEASE PAIGE!" He cried in distress. J.T. fell to the ground, burying his face in his hands. Paige sighed, turned around, and helped J.T. up. "You don't understand Paige," J.T. began. "I don't know what's happening to me...I can't eat, I can't sleep...without Manny in my head." He explained solemnly. Paige smiled slyly and sighed. "Oh, I suppose I can help. But remember, this is strictly business, got it?" Paige said. "Of course," J.T. said surely.