Chapter 2: Shame
As Ellie walked down the hall, she could hear the whispers, and see the pointing and laughing. She didn't know what was going on but she knew it was something about her, and she hoped that it was nothing bad. As she entered Degrassi Community School, she speedily walked to her locker. When she arrived, she wasn't surprised to find her best friend, Ashley Kerwin, standing beside it.
"Ellie, we need to talk," Ashley stated.
"What about?" Ellie replied as she opened her locker.
"You know what!"
"No, I don't. Remind me."
"I told you not to go to that damn party. And you went any way." Ashley said in a bossy tone of voice. The voice that drove Ellie on the brink of insanity.
"Ashley, you're not my mother, okay. You don't tell me what to do or where to go. Besides, what do you care?"
"I care about my best friend. That's what I care about. I care that she went to an unsupervised party, and got drunk, and got into an ass load of shit, that she can't get out of. That's what I care about."
By the time she was able to finish her statement, Ellie finally wanted to tell her what she really thought of her. She could feel the feelings piling up in her brain.
"You know what Ashley?"
"No, what?"
"You're the bitchest, bitch that I'd ever met. All you fucking do is criticize me. You're like a fucking gnat at goddamn barbecue. You just don't know how to leave people alone." Ellie looked at Ashley. She saw her face go from awe to shock. But she didn't care. She was tired of it. So once she started, she had to finish. "I see why your old friends left you. I would leave a stuck-up, prissy, bitch like you too." And with that, she slammed her locker door.
Ashley was so shocked by her friend's words, that she didn't know what to say, think, or do.
"So now could you just leave me the hell alone?" Ellie stated with pride.
"FUCK YOU!!" Ashley screamed. And within a fraction of a second, she was out of sight.
"I'm so glad that we agree. Sensitive bitch." Ellie whispered to herself. About that time, the bell rung, but she didn't care. She was already late, and so she decided to go to the bathroom before heading to Kwan's.
"I always knew something was up with her." Hazel said, while applying eye shadow. Terri nodded her head in agreement.
At that moment, Ellie walked in. When they saw her, they burst into laughter.
"Does the word 'dyke' mean anything to you?" Terri stated.
Ellie just stared at them; she didn't know what they were talking about. "What?" She replied.
"Oh, god. Please don't tell me you forgot about Friday night." Paige said nonchalantly. Ellie looked at them in confusion, "What's going on?" The three then laughed again, while pushing passed her, and leaving her in the bathroom, wondering what was so funny, about her anyway. She quickly went to the bathroom, and then rushed out. As soon as she did, she tripped over someone's foot. She landed hard on the floor. Then at first, all she saw when she looked forward was a pair of sneakers. Ellie didn't know why, but for some odd reason, the looked familiar. Very familiar. They were Manny's! At that moment, she had a flashback from the party on Friday. "Oh my god! Manny!" She exclaimed. Manny then looked alarmed. Ellie quickly stood up, while remembering bits and pieces, of Heather's party. "Manny, what happened?" she asked determinedly. Manny looked at her disturbingly. "Ellie, I have to go," she said quickly, trying to leave. "No." Ellie stated, while firmly blocking her path. "Not until you give me some answers." Manny looked close to tears. "NO!!" she screamed, and pushed her hard, fleeing pass her, and into a classroom. Ellie fell again. This time, flat on her ass. "Bitch!" she groaned, while pushing herself up. She looked at her watch, and realized that she was 15 minutes late. "Shit," she said quickly, "Might as well skip." And with that, she walked to the library to sit the period out.
As Ellie walked down the hall, she could hear the whispers, and see the pointing and laughing. She didn't know what was going on but she knew it was something about her, and she hoped that it was nothing bad. As she entered Degrassi Community School, she speedily walked to her locker. When she arrived, she wasn't surprised to find her best friend, Ashley Kerwin, standing beside it.
"Ellie, we need to talk," Ashley stated.
"What about?" Ellie replied as she opened her locker.
"You know what!"
"No, I don't. Remind me."
"I told you not to go to that damn party. And you went any way." Ashley said in a bossy tone of voice. The voice that drove Ellie on the brink of insanity.
"Ashley, you're not my mother, okay. You don't tell me what to do or where to go. Besides, what do you care?"
"I care about my best friend. That's what I care about. I care that she went to an unsupervised party, and got drunk, and got into an ass load of shit, that she can't get out of. That's what I care about."
By the time she was able to finish her statement, Ellie finally wanted to tell her what she really thought of her. She could feel the feelings piling up in her brain.
"You know what Ashley?"
"No, what?"
"You're the bitchest, bitch that I'd ever met. All you fucking do is criticize me. You're like a fucking gnat at goddamn barbecue. You just don't know how to leave people alone." Ellie looked at Ashley. She saw her face go from awe to shock. But she didn't care. She was tired of it. So once she started, she had to finish. "I see why your old friends left you. I would leave a stuck-up, prissy, bitch like you too." And with that, she slammed her locker door.
Ashley was so shocked by her friend's words, that she didn't know what to say, think, or do.
"So now could you just leave me the hell alone?" Ellie stated with pride.
"FUCK YOU!!" Ashley screamed. And within a fraction of a second, she was out of sight.
"I'm so glad that we agree. Sensitive bitch." Ellie whispered to herself. About that time, the bell rung, but she didn't care. She was already late, and so she decided to go to the bathroom before heading to Kwan's.
"I always knew something was up with her." Hazel said, while applying eye shadow. Terri nodded her head in agreement.
At that moment, Ellie walked in. When they saw her, they burst into laughter.
"Does the word 'dyke' mean anything to you?" Terri stated.
Ellie just stared at them; she didn't know what they were talking about. "What?" She replied.
"Oh, god. Please don't tell me you forgot about Friday night." Paige said nonchalantly. Ellie looked at them in confusion, "What's going on?" The three then laughed again, while pushing passed her, and leaving her in the bathroom, wondering what was so funny, about her anyway. She quickly went to the bathroom, and then rushed out. As soon as she did, she tripped over someone's foot. She landed hard on the floor. Then at first, all she saw when she looked forward was a pair of sneakers. Ellie didn't know why, but for some odd reason, the looked familiar. Very familiar. They were Manny's! At that moment, she had a flashback from the party on Friday. "Oh my god! Manny!" She exclaimed. Manny then looked alarmed. Ellie quickly stood up, while remembering bits and pieces, of Heather's party. "Manny, what happened?" she asked determinedly. Manny looked at her disturbingly. "Ellie, I have to go," she said quickly, trying to leave. "No." Ellie stated, while firmly blocking her path. "Not until you give me some answers." Manny looked close to tears. "NO!!" she screamed, and pushed her hard, fleeing pass her, and into a classroom. Ellie fell again. This time, flat on her ass. "Bitch!" she groaned, while pushing herself up. She looked at her watch, and realized that she was 15 minutes late. "Shit," she said quickly, "Might as well skip." And with that, she walked to the library to sit the period out.