Paige felt terrible after her fight with Spinner. She didn't know what to do. Everything reminded her of what had happened, what she had let happen. School was bad and home wasn't much better.
"Okay, lil sis.. I've rattled my brain thinking off all the possibilites that you may be consumed with. Besides for scruffy boy I didn't know you were on the market. Now, don't worry I'm definitely not getting involved in your personal life. But I do not know a Dean. But I think I should know, incase I have to beat him up!" Dylan said while laughing.
"Why would you have to beat him up?" Paige asked annoyed.
"Oh you know... for the sheer enjoyment of it most likely."
"Shut up Dylan. Just shut up!"
"Ooh getting fiesty?"
"DYLAN!"
"Hey look I was just messing around, I don't care about it. Just trying to be the big brother here. Since you know that's who I am." Dylan remarked as he walked away. Paige ran to her room and slammed the door. There was a knock on the door and it was Paige's mom. After a few brief words Paige made it clear she was not hungry. Paige cried herself to sleep. Before she knew it, it was time for another day. Another day to slap on a fake smile and pretend everything is alright. Another day to listen to the small dilemmas of everyone's everyday life. Another day to face Hazel and Spin. Another day to trick them all.
Walking up the Degrassi steps, Paige took a deep breath, here I go, she thought to herself.
"Hey Paige! So the plans for tonight, still intact right?" Hazel excitedly asked.
"Haze, sweetie, I don't know. I think I have to help Mom out.. with yeah help Mom out."
"Aww! Paige! We've had this planned for weeks! Come on! Help your mom out with what?"
"Well umm.. help her catch up with things. We'll do something some other time."
"Promise?"
"You know it!"
"Okay, Paige you're the greatest!"
"Ha ha I try to be!" One person faked. The rest of the world to go Paige thought to herself. She could do this. She could pull off her normal routine with out any one noticing. Yeah, I can do it, she thought.
"Hazel, can I talk to you?" Spinner said running up to Hazel.
"Sure, Spin, what's up?"
"You were at that party this weekend with Paige, right?"
"Right. In fact, I was going to ask you about that too."
"Well, I was wondering if you knew what happened, what REALLY happened. I mean it's all I've been thinking about."
"I'm not sure Spin. I really don't know. All I know is that whatever happened did something to Paige. She hasn't been the same since. I mean you can look into her eyes and see something's different."
"Like maybe she did something she regrets?"
"Maybe, do you think we should ask her about it..?"
"You can. I don't think I can keep calm enough to." That was enough for Hazel. She knew something was off with Paige. Since when did the queen of fashion come to school with no make up and sweats? Something was wrong with her and it was her place to figure out what! Meanwhile, Paige went through the motions of the school day. Her mind was elsewhere. In reality, she couldn't think. She couldn't concentrate and she wasn't sure if she wanted to. All she knew as she could not handle this. She couldn't handle her friends, people's happiness, or teachers. She needed to get away. She needed to get far away. But how? What could possibly take away all this pain?
"Okay, lil sis.. I've rattled my brain thinking off all the possibilites that you may be consumed with. Besides for scruffy boy I didn't know you were on the market. Now, don't worry I'm definitely not getting involved in your personal life. But I do not know a Dean. But I think I should know, incase I have to beat him up!" Dylan said while laughing.
"Why would you have to beat him up?" Paige asked annoyed.
"Oh you know... for the sheer enjoyment of it most likely."
"Shut up Dylan. Just shut up!"
"Ooh getting fiesty?"
"DYLAN!"
"Hey look I was just messing around, I don't care about it. Just trying to be the big brother here. Since you know that's who I am." Dylan remarked as he walked away. Paige ran to her room and slammed the door. There was a knock on the door and it was Paige's mom. After a few brief words Paige made it clear she was not hungry. Paige cried herself to sleep. Before she knew it, it was time for another day. Another day to slap on a fake smile and pretend everything is alright. Another day to listen to the small dilemmas of everyone's everyday life. Another day to face Hazel and Spin. Another day to trick them all.
Walking up the Degrassi steps, Paige took a deep breath, here I go, she thought to herself.
"Hey Paige! So the plans for tonight, still intact right?" Hazel excitedly asked.
"Haze, sweetie, I don't know. I think I have to help Mom out.. with yeah help Mom out."
"Aww! Paige! We've had this planned for weeks! Come on! Help your mom out with what?"
"Well umm.. help her catch up with things. We'll do something some other time."
"Promise?"
"You know it!"
"Okay, Paige you're the greatest!"
"Ha ha I try to be!" One person faked. The rest of the world to go Paige thought to herself. She could do this. She could pull off her normal routine with out any one noticing. Yeah, I can do it, she thought.
"Hazel, can I talk to you?" Spinner said running up to Hazel.
"Sure, Spin, what's up?"
"You were at that party this weekend with Paige, right?"
"Right. In fact, I was going to ask you about that too."
"Well, I was wondering if you knew what happened, what REALLY happened. I mean it's all I've been thinking about."
"I'm not sure Spin. I really don't know. All I know is that whatever happened did something to Paige. She hasn't been the same since. I mean you can look into her eyes and see something's different."
"Like maybe she did something she regrets?"
"Maybe, do you think we should ask her about it..?"
"You can. I don't think I can keep calm enough to." That was enough for Hazel. She knew something was off with Paige. Since when did the queen of fashion come to school with no make up and sweats? Something was wrong with her and it was her place to figure out what! Meanwhile, Paige went through the motions of the school day. Her mind was elsewhere. In reality, she couldn't think. She couldn't concentrate and she wasn't sure if she wanted to. All she knew as she could not handle this. She couldn't handle her friends, people's happiness, or teachers. She needed to get away. She needed to get far away. But how? What could possibly take away all this pain?