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Silent Cries Covered Pain

Chapter Eight: Making a choice

"Can you believe Armstrong is giving us a test tomorrow" Manny said walking with Christina to the Cafeteria

"Yeah I know" Christina said looking at everyone staring at her oddly

"Christina what's up" Manny said waving hand in front of her face

"Why is everyone staring at me like I'm some kind of freak" Christina shouted loud enough for the entire Cafeteria to hear her

"Calm down they don't think you're a freak they just think you look different now that you cut your hair I mean you look really different good in a good way, you look great I still can't believe you stood up to Ashley like that and gave her a bloody nose"

"Well they still don't have to stare" Christina said rolling her eyes at a nearby grade nine winking at her

"Hey Christina I was wondering If I could come over today and study with you I would invite you over but my brother's bringing his friends over to "study" but all they're really be doing is playing loud music and making a whole bunch of noise and I REALLY need to study for this I can't afford to fail this test" Manny said pleading with Christina

"Manny I sympathize so maybe you could........."Before Christina could finish Manny was sure she would say she could come over she had already thanked her

"Oh this is going to be great I'll be over around seven" Manny said in excitement

"Wait no I was going to say....." But once again before she could finish she was interrupted but this time by a Tall Thin blonde wearing some blue jeans with flowers on them and a white t-shirt that read "S.I.T.E. Students Improving the Environment"

"Um......Manny can I talk to you" The girl said as though Manny was hanging out with a disgusting rat or something

"Um...Sure Christina I'll be right back" Christina looked on as Emma took Manny's arm and basically dragged her into the hallway like a mother dragging her daughter

"Em what's going on" Manny asked as Emma let go of her arm and crossed it across her chest

"That's what I'd like to know what's going on I mean come on I know last year was tough and all with thepregnancy thing and the little feud we had but I mean this Christina girl your hanging out with is bad news she's like a female version of Sean, I mean come on what she did Ashley was totally uncalled for...."

"You don't even know what happened Ashley spit gum in her hair and Christina is nothing like Sean she's very nice just a little rough around the edges anyway you have no right to pass judgment of her you didn't even try to get to know her"

"Okay maybe I didn't get to know her and didn't listen to both sides of the story but come on look at her" Emma said pointing to Christina as she jumped at a grade nine who was walking by staring at her

"Emma so what you don't want me to be friends with her"

"All I'm saying is that she's bad news and before you go dropping the one good friend you have for some girl who's going to get you in trouble I say you take the time to realize that she is what she is and she is Bad news I mean she fits with someone like Sean not someone like you"

"What do you mean someone like me" Manny asked placing her hand on her hips "She stands up for me she doesn't past judgment on me she's heard about all my mistakes and doesn't think of me as how did you put it "The School Slut" she's the only one who saw it from my point of view and thought maybe just maybe I didn't deserve all the name calling and whispers behind my back"

"Fine you know what be friends with her but when she turns on you and you finally realize who she really is don't come crying to me or Mom" Emma said crossing her arms across her chest

"You're basically asking me to make a choice"

"Yup"

"Well as I remember when I tried out for Spirit Squad you gave me the same automaton and like that time I won't" Manny said pushing past her

"You know what you're right she is the only one that doesn't think you deserve the name calling and whispers behind your back because I sure do" Emma yelled to her knowing Manny heard her and hopping Manny was hurt by it and indeed Manny was hurt by it tears started to form in Manny's eyes but she quickly choked them back as she arrived

"Hey what was that all about....Are you alright" Christina said looking at her noticing she was trying hard to fight back tears

"Yeah I'm fine I forgot I had to do this thing for Simpson I'll probably catch up with you at You're place" Manny said backing away from her then turning and walking out of the Cafeteria

"Great now what am I going to do with my brother" Christina whispered to herself

"Hey Christina over here" Someone called over to her

When Christina turned around it was Sean sitting with his friends at a table in the back. Christina made her way over to the table.

"Care to join us or are you still playing protect the Slut with Miss Slutos" Jay said getting a laugh out of everyone but Sean and Christina

"Hey shut up that's my friend" Sean said pushing him in the shoulder

"Okay calm down Man I was just joking"

"Well it wasn't funny so maybe you should stick to taking grade eight's money and stealing because you're no comedian"

"Yeah Barbie and what do you know about me nothing I bet you come the Huge Houses and the nice cars and family who's only thought of having a rough life is having to take out the garbage where my home looks more like a garbage so I take what I can get and if that means I have to take what isn't mine you better believe I will" Jay said getting up and getting into Christina's face

"Oh please save the little pity me I don't have the biggest house oh pity me my mom isn't there for me or my dad isn't there for me, Save the whole I don't have anything so I steal thing for someone who cares because yeah I came from a wealthy family my dad was rich I mean filthy rich and so was my mom but there's no way and I mean no Way in Hell my life was as perfect as you made it seem because if it was do you really think for one second that at the age of fourteen I'd be on a missing poster as a runway or that I'd be staying in a tiny house with my twenty-one year old brother I don't think so, so please don't give me that whole I do what I do because I'm not rich or because I don't have a good home life bull because that's exactly what it is bull" Christina said now going toe to toe with Jay not realizing that she had gotten everyone in the Cafeteria's attention

Christina didn't say anything neither did Jay. Christina could feel all the eyes on her waiting for her to make another move to do something else say something else. But she just walked away just as the bell rung. Sean stared at her as she walked at the Cafeteria and a crazy smile came across his face he had never met someone like. Most people would think someone like Liberty or Emma would be classified as perfect but to Sean Christina was perfect because she let everyone know that she wasn't perfect and that made her like no other. She was slowly becoming Sean's perfect girl.

(Sorry it took me so long to update I guess this story isn't that good I don't have that many reviews but for those who do like don't worry I'll continue. The future questions to look forward to. What's Emma's problem with Christina? What will happen when Manny comes over to Christina's place? What if she meets her brother? And what about Sean could he be falling heads over heels for a girl he barely knows?)