Somewere Out There
Some lyrics - My December
"And I just wish I didn't feel like there's something I missed
And I take back all the things I said to make you feel like this
I'd give it all away just to have somewhere to go to
I'd give it all away to have someone to come home to"
-Linkin Park
I can't really title the Chapter My December b/c yea, that title has nothing to do with whats going on. But those lyrics relate to Craig so much this story. Anyways, on to 5. . .
Chapter 5: Tell Me Why
Craig sat Angela in front of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," her absolute favorite, and took Manny into his room. She sat in his office chair taking in every detail of his room. She began to realize the similarities between JT and him, such as bands, clothes, and decorating. He laid on his bed after throwing a few clothes on the ground.
"Manny," he started, but seemed unable to find the right words. "Manny, I'm leaving."
Her jaw dropped. "What? To where?"
"Syracuse," he answered lamely. What was he doing? The whole purpose was so he wouldn't have to deal with Manny and Ashley anymore. And he promised he wouldn't tell either of them, to avoid reactions like this. "I need to get out of Degrassi. I'm notorious here. I fucked up," he said through a forced smile. She saw the tears come to his eyes, but he blinked them away. "I need to go be with my uncle. He needs me right now. There are a few guys down there I know, and I'm going to go play guitar with their band for a little while. I can't make things right here. So, I'll just, I'll start over new." She stood up and paced. "I'll understand if you hate me..."
"It's not that. It's just..." she held her stomach.
"Manny?" he asked. "Are you..."
"I was," she said uncomfortably. "I was pregnant." She sat down again. "I found out in early June. The only person who knew, who knows now, is JT."
"Manny," he said unbelievingly, and then with an accusing tone, "what did you do?"
"I...I got rid of it," she stated.
"Manny, you didn't, you couldn't!" he cried.
"I could," she said, huddling against the chair now.
"How?" he asked.
"I told JT, I had no one else to turn to. His parents went out of town for a few days, I told my parents I was staying at Paige's. JT took his parents car and drove me to New York, where I had it. We came back the next day, and no one knew. Well, Paige knew I was spending a weekend with JT in New York, but she just thought..." Manny started to cry. "She just thought we were 'having fun.'"
"Why didn't you come to me first, Manny? We created the most beautiful thing two people can creat, and you destroyed it!" The tears finally started out of Craig's eyes, too. "We would've figured out something. Even adoption. But, Manny, I can't believe you. I can't believe how incredibly selfish you are."
"Craig, I couldn't tell you!"
"Why couldn't you?" he said, staring her straight in the eyes.
"You don't understand..." she trailed off. "I knew I shouldn't have told you. I just, I saw you in the halls, and I felt, I felt I couldn't move on without you knowing. We made a mistake, but then I made a huge mistake."
"You shouldn't have told me. I just... God, Manny. I can't believe you."
"JT told me not to."
"JT! So your new little boyfriend told you it would be best to ruin a child that we made? AND YOU LISTENED?"
"He wasn't my boyfriend then," she said. Craig was speechless, so Manny felt she should continue, at least to make conversation. "He was with me after the operation. I was going through an emotional rollar coaster, going off on him almost everyday. But he was there for me. And I just fell in love with someone that compassionate."
Craig wanted to hurl. "That's sweet," he said. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Neither felt the strong urge to speak, and neither had no clue what to say.
The phone interrupted their thoughts. Craig clicked it on. "Is this Craig Manning?" the voice asked.
"Yea," he answered.
"Mr. Manning, do you know a Jimmy Brooks and a Marco Del Rossi?"
"Yes," he said again.
"They were in an accident with a Gavin Mason. Mr. Mason isn't injured, but both Mr. Brooks and Mr. Del Rossi were."
"Oh my God," Craig said. "Where are they?"
"They are being held in the emergency room at Degrassi Medical Center."
"Thank you," he said and clicked the phone off. He looked at Manny. There was no way he was leaving Angela with that baby killer.
"What's wrong?" Manny asked.
He ignored her and dialed the first number he could think of. "Ellie?" he asked.
"Speaking," she answered.
"Did you hear about Jimmy and Marco?" he asked.
"Um, no," she answered, dragging out the no.
"Listen, they were in an accident, and it might be serious. I have to go down there right now. Is there any way I can leave Ang with you?" Manny's eyes widened and she came and sat next to him. He moved off the bed.
"Sure Craig. Anything," Ellie answered.
"Thanks. I'll be over in 5 minutes." He put the phone back on his dresser and walked out of his room.
"Craig, wait," Manny said as Craig ran down the steps. "What is it Manny?" he asked, putting on shoes and scribbling a note to Joey.
"Can I come with you?" she asked.
"No. You've spent enough time in the hospital this year," he retorted.
"Then can you at least take me home?"
"You live too far out of my way."
"Then to JT's? He just lives down the street." She was almost crying at this point.
He sighed, but didn't answer. "Ang, would you like to stay with Ellie for a few minutes?" Craig asked.
"Ellie!" she exclaimed. "Yay!"
"We have to leave right now," he said, talking to Ang and looking at Manny.
The three got into the car, Manny sobbing silently. He stopped in front of JT's. "Get out of my car," he said, loud enough for only her to hear. She ran up JT's driveway as Craig drove away. By this time, she was all out crying.
JT answered the door. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Jimmy and Marco were in an accident," she said, holding on to JT.
"Oh my God," he said, holding her. "It's alright. Shh." He took her inside.
Craig jumped out as he parked in front of Ellie's. He grabbed Angie and ran up the steps to her porch. Ellie opened the door before Craig knocked. "Hey," she said, almost in a whisper. "Ash is here. Listen, she's pretty ticked at you about you leaving the Dot with Manny, but she wants to go with you. Is that cool?"
He sighed. Manny ruined everything. "Yea," he said. Angie ran inside the house, passing Ashley who walked out. "Hey," Craig said to her.
"Hey," she said. They walked to his car, and got in.
"Ashley, that Manny thing, that wasn't..." he started.
"I know," she said.
"You do?"
"I'm cool with you and Manny. We're broken up, remember?" she said.
"No, Ash, it's not like that."
"Craig, don't explain."
"Ashley, just listen to me. She ran up to me, saying there was this huge thing she had to tell me, and she wouldn't tell me in front of other people, so she came with me to pick up Ang. That's it. I dropped her off hours ago." Lying to Ash again, he thought. Some things never change.
She knew his story wasn't totally accurate, since he seemed more than willing to take Manny outside, but they weren't dating, and Ashley really had no reason to be upset, so she dropped it. "That's fine, Craig," she said.
"I really am sorry," he said, turning his eyes off the road for a second to look at her. "I loved you, but, God, I made such a huge mistake that I will never forgive myself for it."
"Craig," she said patting his knee. "We have more important things to think about right now." He pulled into a parking space. Ashley and him ran into the E.R. Spinner was pacing like a lunatic, and Marco's parents sat worried on a few chairs on the other side of the room.
"Thank God you're here, guys," Spinner started. "Something bad happened."
Some lyrics - My December
"And I just wish I didn't feel like there's something I missed
And I take back all the things I said to make you feel like this
I'd give it all away just to have somewhere to go to
I'd give it all away to have someone to come home to"
-Linkin Park
I can't really title the Chapter My December b/c yea, that title has nothing to do with whats going on. But those lyrics relate to Craig so much this story. Anyways, on to 5. . .
Chapter 5: Tell Me Why
Craig sat Angela in front of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," her absolute favorite, and took Manny into his room. She sat in his office chair taking in every detail of his room. She began to realize the similarities between JT and him, such as bands, clothes, and decorating. He laid on his bed after throwing a few clothes on the ground.
"Manny," he started, but seemed unable to find the right words. "Manny, I'm leaving."
Her jaw dropped. "What? To where?"
"Syracuse," he answered lamely. What was he doing? The whole purpose was so he wouldn't have to deal with Manny and Ashley anymore. And he promised he wouldn't tell either of them, to avoid reactions like this. "I need to get out of Degrassi. I'm notorious here. I fucked up," he said through a forced smile. She saw the tears come to his eyes, but he blinked them away. "I need to go be with my uncle. He needs me right now. There are a few guys down there I know, and I'm going to go play guitar with their band for a little while. I can't make things right here. So, I'll just, I'll start over new." She stood up and paced. "I'll understand if you hate me..."
"It's not that. It's just..." she held her stomach.
"Manny?" he asked. "Are you..."
"I was," she said uncomfortably. "I was pregnant." She sat down again. "I found out in early June. The only person who knew, who knows now, is JT."
"Manny," he said unbelievingly, and then with an accusing tone, "what did you do?"
"I...I got rid of it," she stated.
"Manny, you didn't, you couldn't!" he cried.
"I could," she said, huddling against the chair now.
"How?" he asked.
"I told JT, I had no one else to turn to. His parents went out of town for a few days, I told my parents I was staying at Paige's. JT took his parents car and drove me to New York, where I had it. We came back the next day, and no one knew. Well, Paige knew I was spending a weekend with JT in New York, but she just thought..." Manny started to cry. "She just thought we were 'having fun.'"
"Why didn't you come to me first, Manny? We created the most beautiful thing two people can creat, and you destroyed it!" The tears finally started out of Craig's eyes, too. "We would've figured out something. Even adoption. But, Manny, I can't believe you. I can't believe how incredibly selfish you are."
"Craig, I couldn't tell you!"
"Why couldn't you?" he said, staring her straight in the eyes.
"You don't understand..." she trailed off. "I knew I shouldn't have told you. I just, I saw you in the halls, and I felt, I felt I couldn't move on without you knowing. We made a mistake, but then I made a huge mistake."
"You shouldn't have told me. I just... God, Manny. I can't believe you."
"JT told me not to."
"JT! So your new little boyfriend told you it would be best to ruin a child that we made? AND YOU LISTENED?"
"He wasn't my boyfriend then," she said. Craig was speechless, so Manny felt she should continue, at least to make conversation. "He was with me after the operation. I was going through an emotional rollar coaster, going off on him almost everyday. But he was there for me. And I just fell in love with someone that compassionate."
Craig wanted to hurl. "That's sweet," he said. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Neither felt the strong urge to speak, and neither had no clue what to say.
The phone interrupted their thoughts. Craig clicked it on. "Is this Craig Manning?" the voice asked.
"Yea," he answered.
"Mr. Manning, do you know a Jimmy Brooks and a Marco Del Rossi?"
"Yes," he said again.
"They were in an accident with a Gavin Mason. Mr. Mason isn't injured, but both Mr. Brooks and Mr. Del Rossi were."
"Oh my God," Craig said. "Where are they?"
"They are being held in the emergency room at Degrassi Medical Center."
"Thank you," he said and clicked the phone off. He looked at Manny. There was no way he was leaving Angela with that baby killer.
"What's wrong?" Manny asked.
He ignored her and dialed the first number he could think of. "Ellie?" he asked.
"Speaking," she answered.
"Did you hear about Jimmy and Marco?" he asked.
"Um, no," she answered, dragging out the no.
"Listen, they were in an accident, and it might be serious. I have to go down there right now. Is there any way I can leave Ang with you?" Manny's eyes widened and she came and sat next to him. He moved off the bed.
"Sure Craig. Anything," Ellie answered.
"Thanks. I'll be over in 5 minutes." He put the phone back on his dresser and walked out of his room.
"Craig, wait," Manny said as Craig ran down the steps. "What is it Manny?" he asked, putting on shoes and scribbling a note to Joey.
"Can I come with you?" she asked.
"No. You've spent enough time in the hospital this year," he retorted.
"Then can you at least take me home?"
"You live too far out of my way."
"Then to JT's? He just lives down the street." She was almost crying at this point.
He sighed, but didn't answer. "Ang, would you like to stay with Ellie for a few minutes?" Craig asked.
"Ellie!" she exclaimed. "Yay!"
"We have to leave right now," he said, talking to Ang and looking at Manny.
The three got into the car, Manny sobbing silently. He stopped in front of JT's. "Get out of my car," he said, loud enough for only her to hear. She ran up JT's driveway as Craig drove away. By this time, she was all out crying.
JT answered the door. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Jimmy and Marco were in an accident," she said, holding on to JT.
"Oh my God," he said, holding her. "It's alright. Shh." He took her inside.
Craig jumped out as he parked in front of Ellie's. He grabbed Angie and ran up the steps to her porch. Ellie opened the door before Craig knocked. "Hey," she said, almost in a whisper. "Ash is here. Listen, she's pretty ticked at you about you leaving the Dot with Manny, but she wants to go with you. Is that cool?"
He sighed. Manny ruined everything. "Yea," he said. Angie ran inside the house, passing Ashley who walked out. "Hey," Craig said to her.
"Hey," she said. They walked to his car, and got in.
"Ashley, that Manny thing, that wasn't..." he started.
"I know," she said.
"You do?"
"I'm cool with you and Manny. We're broken up, remember?" she said.
"No, Ash, it's not like that."
"Craig, don't explain."
"Ashley, just listen to me. She ran up to me, saying there was this huge thing she had to tell me, and she wouldn't tell me in front of other people, so she came with me to pick up Ang. That's it. I dropped her off hours ago." Lying to Ash again, he thought. Some things never change.
She knew his story wasn't totally accurate, since he seemed more than willing to take Manny outside, but they weren't dating, and Ashley really had no reason to be upset, so she dropped it. "That's fine, Craig," she said.
"I really am sorry," he said, turning his eyes off the road for a second to look at her. "I loved you, but, God, I made such a huge mistake that I will never forgive myself for it."
"Craig," she said patting his knee. "We have more important things to think about right now." He pulled into a parking space. Ashley and him ran into the E.R. Spinner was pacing like a lunatic, and Marco's parents sat worried on a few chairs on the other side of the room.
"Thank God you're here, guys," Spinner started. "Something bad happened."