Where I'll Always Be
Chapter 26: Confusion & Consequences
Nikkie was in her bedroom crying. The song "Burn" by Usher played over and over again in her stereo. She was crushed. She had her head in her pillows and the lights dimmed as the rain fell and thunder clapped throughout the sky, making it a little hard to hear the music. She sat up and scrunched up under her comforter. She thought about it. What if Jimmy were to have found about Craig and Nikkie? It was the same situation. Except what Nikkie and Craig did was not rehearsal. She didn't care. She stood up and went to take a shower.
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The next day Nikkie slipped into a back and white plaid mini-skirt. She slipped on her black timberland high-heels. She put on a a white wife beater. She put on her star shaped dangling earrings. She straightened out her hair and slipped on her white thin hoody and her black leather jacket. She grabbed her umbrella and left. She was walking towards the school. When she stopped in the middle of the street. She saw Jimmy hugging Hazel. She felt like she was about to scream. But that she could hear was the rain pouring onto her umbrella and a car being parked that was playing " Come On" by Ben Jelen really loud. She backed up from where Jimmy and Hazel were still talking. She thought right there. *** If Jimmy's leaving me, I have no one to run to. But then again, Craig has always been there***. She turned around and ran towards Craig's house. The song "Come On" still following her. The song was so loud it echoed about 7 blocks away. She had dropped her umbrella somewhere. It was still drizzling. She was getting wet a little bit. She finally reached his house. The words of the song still being heard clearly. She knocked.
"Nikkie, I was just about to leave" Craig said. She stayed staring at him. She reached her arm around his neck and pulled him into a kiss. A kiss like no other that she has ever given Craig. She pulled back and she hugged him. She pulled away and sniffled from the cold.
"Let's go" Craig said letting her walk off the porch before her.
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Jimmy's POV(point of view)
He was standing at he corner waiting for the light to change. He was about to cross when Hazel tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw her. He rolled his eyes and walked away.
"Jimmy please wait" Hazel said
"What do you want. You have something else to do that will ruin my life" Jimmy said
"Of course not. I just wanted to apologize for what I did yesterday. I mean, with Nikkie and you and .......me" Hazel said
"Well an apology isn't going to bring Nikkie back is it" Jimmy said
"But I said I was sorry" Hazel said
"Thanks, I gotta go" Jimmy said
"Wait, do you except it though" Hazel asked
"Yeah, whatever" he said as he hugged her
"Ok, so I'll see you in school" Hazel said
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It was lunch. Nikkie was in the hallway sitting on the bench. Craig came and sat next to her.
"Um.....can we talk" he asked
"Yeah, sure" Nikkie said sounding kind of out of the question of a conversation.
"Look, I know why you did what you did this morning....and...I think, that when your mad, that you shouldn't run to me like that. I mean......it caught me by surprise and -" Craig stopped because Nikkie stood up and swung her bag around her shoulder.
"What are you doing" he asked her
"I just wanna say, sorry for running to a person, whom I assumed would be there for me when I needed them. For now on I'll pile things on myself then" Nikkie said and walked away.
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Nikkie was at her locker putting her things away. She grabbed her jacket and fixed her hair, suddenly she heard a deep voice.
"Nikkie" the voice said
Nikkie turned around to find Jimmy. She rolled her eyes and turned to her locker.
"Nikkie, can we please talk.....please" Jimmy begged
"Why, I've gone through too much today, can't it wait" Nikkie said
'"Till when" Jimmy asked
"Till Never" she said closing her locker and walking out the doors of Degrassi.
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A week had passed. Jimmy went through with the play, and Nikkie didn't bother to show up. Nikkie and Caig still hadn't talked and Jimmy still hasn't confronted Nikkie again.
It was a Saturday. Nikkie was at home on her computer. She had her head down on the desk as "I wish I wasn't" by Heather Headley played over and over again. She had tears coming down. She was thinking of all the things Jimmy and Nikkie had been through. It was tough leaving a person that you had history with. But when things interfere, you can't help but be mad and them feel the aftermath consequence. And you could guess what the consequence is............a whole bunch of tears. But that's the case of how girls can feel at times.
IN JIMMY"S CASE.....
He was at home listening to "Crazy" by KC and JoJo. He was upset that Nikkie didn't believe him. He cried a few times, but he missed her alot. Nikkie might have blown things out of proportion, but when your upset you believe what you think you saw.
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It was April 15, 2004. Plans for the end of the year dance was coming. It was being planned for May 21, 2004. Nikkie wasn't happy about all the rukus around shcool about what the girls were going tho wear, who they were going with. It was getting annoying.
That night Nikkie was getting bored. She decided to go out her window and onto her roof. She remembered how she would do that back in Virginia. She sat down and wrapped her arms around her knees. Nikkie looked down into the streets. It was dark out, but not so dark. The sky was navy blue and the sun had just finished setting.
Craig was walking down the street. He needed to talk to Nikkie. He knocked on the door. Kayla said she was in her room. He went into her room. It was empty. He saw her window wide open and her curtains moving from the breeze. He looked out and saw Nikkie sitting down. He climbed out. Nikkie turned around and saw Craig.
"What are you doing here" Nikkie asked
"We need to talk" Craig said
"About" Nikkie asked
"The whole situation with you, Jimmy and me" Craig said
"Look, I'm sorry for what I did. I mean it was uncalled for and it I di-" Nikkie had stopped when Craig brushed his lips on hers and kissed her. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"Craig....I can't. I don't want you to get the wrong idea" Nikkie said
"Don't worry, I want to and I know you do too" Craig said pulling her chin towards him with his finger. She kissed him back. After a few minutes Nikkie stopped.
"Craig...no, I know I'm hating Jimmy, but he's your friend, and who knows when we will make up" Nikkie said
"But-" Craig said
"Please.....we can only be friends" Nikkie said as she climbed back into her window. Craig sighed and climbed back in behind her.
"I'll see you tomorrow, ok Craig" Nikkie said
"K" Craig said and left.
Author's Note: Sorry for the short chapter but a bigger chapter is coming. Just for a heads up there's only like 5 chapters left. And then the last chapter will end with the song links and upcoming stories. And just to tell you I'm a big fan of fashion and music if you havn't noticed. I'm always describing Nikkie's clothes and I'm always putting a song for the theme of the situation.
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Chapter 26: Confusion & Consequences
Nikkie was in her bedroom crying. The song "Burn" by Usher played over and over again in her stereo. She was crushed. She had her head in her pillows and the lights dimmed as the rain fell and thunder clapped throughout the sky, making it a little hard to hear the music. She sat up and scrunched up under her comforter. She thought about it. What if Jimmy were to have found about Craig and Nikkie? It was the same situation. Except what Nikkie and Craig did was not rehearsal. She didn't care. She stood up and went to take a shower.
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The next day Nikkie slipped into a back and white plaid mini-skirt. She slipped on her black timberland high-heels. She put on a a white wife beater. She put on her star shaped dangling earrings. She straightened out her hair and slipped on her white thin hoody and her black leather jacket. She grabbed her umbrella and left. She was walking towards the school. When she stopped in the middle of the street. She saw Jimmy hugging Hazel. She felt like she was about to scream. But that she could hear was the rain pouring onto her umbrella and a car being parked that was playing " Come On" by Ben Jelen really loud. She backed up from where Jimmy and Hazel were still talking. She thought right there. *** If Jimmy's leaving me, I have no one to run to. But then again, Craig has always been there***. She turned around and ran towards Craig's house. The song "Come On" still following her. The song was so loud it echoed about 7 blocks away. She had dropped her umbrella somewhere. It was still drizzling. She was getting wet a little bit. She finally reached his house. The words of the song still being heard clearly. She knocked.
"Nikkie, I was just about to leave" Craig said. She stayed staring at him. She reached her arm around his neck and pulled him into a kiss. A kiss like no other that she has ever given Craig. She pulled back and she hugged him. She pulled away and sniffled from the cold.
"Let's go" Craig said letting her walk off the porch before her.
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Jimmy's POV(point of view)
He was standing at he corner waiting for the light to change. He was about to cross when Hazel tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw her. He rolled his eyes and walked away.
"Jimmy please wait" Hazel said
"What do you want. You have something else to do that will ruin my life" Jimmy said
"Of course not. I just wanted to apologize for what I did yesterday. I mean, with Nikkie and you and .......me" Hazel said
"Well an apology isn't going to bring Nikkie back is it" Jimmy said
"But I said I was sorry" Hazel said
"Thanks, I gotta go" Jimmy said
"Wait, do you except it though" Hazel asked
"Yeah, whatever" he said as he hugged her
"Ok, so I'll see you in school" Hazel said
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It was lunch. Nikkie was in the hallway sitting on the bench. Craig came and sat next to her.
"Um.....can we talk" he asked
"Yeah, sure" Nikkie said sounding kind of out of the question of a conversation.
"Look, I know why you did what you did this morning....and...I think, that when your mad, that you shouldn't run to me like that. I mean......it caught me by surprise and -" Craig stopped because Nikkie stood up and swung her bag around her shoulder.
"What are you doing" he asked her
"I just wanna say, sorry for running to a person, whom I assumed would be there for me when I needed them. For now on I'll pile things on myself then" Nikkie said and walked away.
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Nikkie was at her locker putting her things away. She grabbed her jacket and fixed her hair, suddenly she heard a deep voice.
"Nikkie" the voice said
Nikkie turned around to find Jimmy. She rolled her eyes and turned to her locker.
"Nikkie, can we please talk.....please" Jimmy begged
"Why, I've gone through too much today, can't it wait" Nikkie said
'"Till when" Jimmy asked
"Till Never" she said closing her locker and walking out the doors of Degrassi.
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A week had passed. Jimmy went through with the play, and Nikkie didn't bother to show up. Nikkie and Caig still hadn't talked and Jimmy still hasn't confronted Nikkie again.
It was a Saturday. Nikkie was at home on her computer. She had her head down on the desk as "I wish I wasn't" by Heather Headley played over and over again. She had tears coming down. She was thinking of all the things Jimmy and Nikkie had been through. It was tough leaving a person that you had history with. But when things interfere, you can't help but be mad and them feel the aftermath consequence. And you could guess what the consequence is............a whole bunch of tears. But that's the case of how girls can feel at times.
IN JIMMY"S CASE.....
He was at home listening to "Crazy" by KC and JoJo. He was upset that Nikkie didn't believe him. He cried a few times, but he missed her alot. Nikkie might have blown things out of proportion, but when your upset you believe what you think you saw.
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It was April 15, 2004. Plans for the end of the year dance was coming. It was being planned for May 21, 2004. Nikkie wasn't happy about all the rukus around shcool about what the girls were going tho wear, who they were going with. It was getting annoying.
That night Nikkie was getting bored. She decided to go out her window and onto her roof. She remembered how she would do that back in Virginia. She sat down and wrapped her arms around her knees. Nikkie looked down into the streets. It was dark out, but not so dark. The sky was navy blue and the sun had just finished setting.
Craig was walking down the street. He needed to talk to Nikkie. He knocked on the door. Kayla said she was in her room. He went into her room. It was empty. He saw her window wide open and her curtains moving from the breeze. He looked out and saw Nikkie sitting down. He climbed out. Nikkie turned around and saw Craig.
"What are you doing here" Nikkie asked
"We need to talk" Craig said
"About" Nikkie asked
"The whole situation with you, Jimmy and me" Craig said
"Look, I'm sorry for what I did. I mean it was uncalled for and it I di-" Nikkie had stopped when Craig brushed his lips on hers and kissed her. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"Craig....I can't. I don't want you to get the wrong idea" Nikkie said
"Don't worry, I want to and I know you do too" Craig said pulling her chin towards him with his finger. She kissed him back. After a few minutes Nikkie stopped.
"Craig...no, I know I'm hating Jimmy, but he's your friend, and who knows when we will make up" Nikkie said
"But-" Craig said
"Please.....we can only be friends" Nikkie said as she climbed back into her window. Craig sighed and climbed back in behind her.
"I'll see you tomorrow, ok Craig" Nikkie said
"K" Craig said and left.
Author's Note: Sorry for the short chapter but a bigger chapter is coming. Just for a heads up there's only like 5 chapters left. And then the last chapter will end with the song links and upcoming stories. And just to tell you I'm a big fan of fashion and music if you havn't noticed. I'm always describing Nikkie's clothes and I'm always putting a song for the theme of the situation.
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