Chapter Two: Simple Things
Jimmy was at his locker grabbing a few books and then walked with Hazel to class now that lunch was over. She ended up sitting next to Paige and he sat next to Spinner in the very back.
"Ok, so what's the deal with you?" Spinner leaned in as if it were a big secret.
"Um. Huh?" Jimmy said as he pulled out his essay in front of him, "Check this out... my essay will kill yours."
"Are you changing the subject?" Spin made a face, "What's the deal with you and Ash?"
"What?" Jimmy was obviously shocked, "What do you mean, whats up with you and..." he was kind of hesitant to say her name, "You know..."
"I was sitting behind you guys in the lab and I saw it all... the helping with the computer, the little flirtations you two had..." Spinner smiled, "you two looked cute together" then he started laughing, "dude you're such a dork...."
"There is no thing between me and Ashley" Jimmy said as class began. Spinner just gave him a look and then faced the front.
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Later That Day
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Sean met Emma at her locker.
"Lost?" Emma rummaged through her locker without looking at him.
"Im over here..." He had a bit of an attitude which actually got her to look at him.
"Do we have a problem? Cause last I remember, you were doing fine with--" She stopped.
"Without you?" he tried to finish her sentence.
"I meant with Ellie..." she looked at him, "but im doing fine too...."
"I didn't come here to talk about 'us'... I came to borrow your notes..." he put his hand in front of her.
"My notes? Why don't you ask Toby or something.... There are other kids in the class"
"Yeah well you're the only one who takes perfect notes... can I borrow em?" He was persistent.
"Fine... I need them on Friday though." Emma handed him the notes and they glanced at each other one last time.
"thanks" Sean walked away.
FRIDAY
The class eagerly sat in class waiting for their essays to be handed back.
"I cant believe she graded all these last night..." Spinner flipped through the pages of his essay to find his grade, "she must have so much time, and no life..."
Craig chuckled, "Right... what'd you get?" He leaned over to see his grade but Spinner pulled back his essay and stared at it.
"Ms. Kwan, I don't think this is right..." Spinner raised his hand and then suddenly stood up.
She looked it over and handed it back, "Sorry Gavin, but that's your grade."
"How bad did you blow it this time?" Jimmy started nodding his head, but then Hazel hit him in his arm.
"Brooks, man, I got a A minus..." Spinner looked down at Jimmy, Ms. Kwan just let him make a scene this time.
"What?" Jimmy sat up from his chair.
"Believe it son... im a genius and you're seein' this...." Spinner finally sat down.
"Talk about a trip..." Jimmy turned back to Hazel.
Ms. Kwan decided to move on with the class, "We have a project due at the end of the month, with that said, this is a huge part of your grade," the class groaned as she spoke, "You will be set up with a partner randomly by matching a number out of this box."
The students had to pull out a number from the box, and whoever had the same number was their partner. Ms. Kwan walked around the classroom allowing each student to pull out a number.
"5!" Spinner yelled out once he retrieved his number.
"Oh I got 5 too!" It was Marco. Spinner was ok with it, but he wasn't overjoyed.
Next was Craig, "48... who's gonna have a 48? There's only 18 kids in this class..." he was talking to Marco, but others around him could hear.
"48," She said with a dragging voice, "How great is this?! Im Craig's partner." Now she was sarcastic.
"Oh its ok Ellie... you'll live...I'm just glad I don't have him." Ashley smiled.
"Hey we're partners!" Jimmy turned to Ashley.
"Ellie! Im in your group too! Turns out the class had an odd number of kids" Marco yelled over to Ellie. She smiled at the fact that she was in a group of three.
Paige was partnered with another student in the class that she didn't really know, "Spin who's your partner?"
"Hazel. Wished it was you though."
DEGRASSI HALLS
"Here." Sean handed a few papers to Emma.
"Thanks."
"Yea... I was right"
"Huh? Right about what?" Emma was clearly confused.
"They were perfect..." He looked at her, "you're notes." He turned and walked off leaving a stunned Emma in the hallways.
Manny came up behind her, "What's going on?"
"I really don't know.....so what's with you and JT? Officially a couple? Spill." They both began walking down the hallway to Manny's locker.
"Its just the dance... don't instigate..." Manny laughed.
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Paige, Jimmy, Hazel, and Spinner were conversing at his locker about the weekend.
"I say, we party..." Spinner looked at Jimmy motioning him to invite them over.
"I cant... parents are actually in this week..." He nodded.
"That's ok, lets go to the mall." Hazel hooked on to Jimmy's arm and he agreed.
"Spin? Mall?" Paige turned.
"I guess. This blows... the mall? We need a party pronto."
"Since when did you get all, party, party?" Paige laughed.
"Since right now...."
Ashley exited the school and began walking down the steps to go home.
"Ash, hey wait up..." Craig came from the side of the steps. She stopped and looked at him confused. "Where are you going?" Craig tried to make conversation.
"Home."
"Oh... yea figured... I was wondering if maybe you wanted to do something later?" He asked very courteously.
She stood not knowing how she should answer, "Um..." She turned and bit her lip, "I don't think that's a good idea."
"Why would it be a bad idea?" He stared down at her, "We're fine now, right? Friends?"
"Friends..." she repeated hesitantly, "We're friends... but its not the same, Craig... it'd be kind of weird... honestly though, maybe next time?" She was honest about this. He nodded and smiled.
Jimmy was at his locker grabbing a few books and then walked with Hazel to class now that lunch was over. She ended up sitting next to Paige and he sat next to Spinner in the very back.
"Ok, so what's the deal with you?" Spinner leaned in as if it were a big secret.
"Um. Huh?" Jimmy said as he pulled out his essay in front of him, "Check this out... my essay will kill yours."
"Are you changing the subject?" Spin made a face, "What's the deal with you and Ash?"
"What?" Jimmy was obviously shocked, "What do you mean, whats up with you and..." he was kind of hesitant to say her name, "You know..."
"I was sitting behind you guys in the lab and I saw it all... the helping with the computer, the little flirtations you two had..." Spinner smiled, "you two looked cute together" then he started laughing, "dude you're such a dork...."
"There is no thing between me and Ashley" Jimmy said as class began. Spinner just gave him a look and then faced the front.
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Later That Day
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Sean met Emma at her locker.
"Lost?" Emma rummaged through her locker without looking at him.
"Im over here..." He had a bit of an attitude which actually got her to look at him.
"Do we have a problem? Cause last I remember, you were doing fine with--" She stopped.
"Without you?" he tried to finish her sentence.
"I meant with Ellie..." she looked at him, "but im doing fine too...."
"I didn't come here to talk about 'us'... I came to borrow your notes..." he put his hand in front of her.
"My notes? Why don't you ask Toby or something.... There are other kids in the class"
"Yeah well you're the only one who takes perfect notes... can I borrow em?" He was persistent.
"Fine... I need them on Friday though." Emma handed him the notes and they glanced at each other one last time.
"thanks" Sean walked away.
FRIDAY
The class eagerly sat in class waiting for their essays to be handed back.
"I cant believe she graded all these last night..." Spinner flipped through the pages of his essay to find his grade, "she must have so much time, and no life..."
Craig chuckled, "Right... what'd you get?" He leaned over to see his grade but Spinner pulled back his essay and stared at it.
"Ms. Kwan, I don't think this is right..." Spinner raised his hand and then suddenly stood up.
She looked it over and handed it back, "Sorry Gavin, but that's your grade."
"How bad did you blow it this time?" Jimmy started nodding his head, but then Hazel hit him in his arm.
"Brooks, man, I got a A minus..." Spinner looked down at Jimmy, Ms. Kwan just let him make a scene this time.
"What?" Jimmy sat up from his chair.
"Believe it son... im a genius and you're seein' this...." Spinner finally sat down.
"Talk about a trip..." Jimmy turned back to Hazel.
Ms. Kwan decided to move on with the class, "We have a project due at the end of the month, with that said, this is a huge part of your grade," the class groaned as she spoke, "You will be set up with a partner randomly by matching a number out of this box."
The students had to pull out a number from the box, and whoever had the same number was their partner. Ms. Kwan walked around the classroom allowing each student to pull out a number.
"5!" Spinner yelled out once he retrieved his number.
"Oh I got 5 too!" It was Marco. Spinner was ok with it, but he wasn't overjoyed.
Next was Craig, "48... who's gonna have a 48? There's only 18 kids in this class..." he was talking to Marco, but others around him could hear.
"48," She said with a dragging voice, "How great is this?! Im Craig's partner." Now she was sarcastic.
"Oh its ok Ellie... you'll live...I'm just glad I don't have him." Ashley smiled.
"Hey we're partners!" Jimmy turned to Ashley.
"Ellie! Im in your group too! Turns out the class had an odd number of kids" Marco yelled over to Ellie. She smiled at the fact that she was in a group of three.
Paige was partnered with another student in the class that she didn't really know, "Spin who's your partner?"
"Hazel. Wished it was you though."
DEGRASSI HALLS
"Here." Sean handed a few papers to Emma.
"Thanks."
"Yea... I was right"
"Huh? Right about what?" Emma was clearly confused.
"They were perfect..." He looked at her, "you're notes." He turned and walked off leaving a stunned Emma in the hallways.
Manny came up behind her, "What's going on?"
"I really don't know.....so what's with you and JT? Officially a couple? Spill." They both began walking down the hallway to Manny's locker.
"Its just the dance... don't instigate..." Manny laughed.
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Paige, Jimmy, Hazel, and Spinner were conversing at his locker about the weekend.
"I say, we party..." Spinner looked at Jimmy motioning him to invite them over.
"I cant... parents are actually in this week..." He nodded.
"That's ok, lets go to the mall." Hazel hooked on to Jimmy's arm and he agreed.
"Spin? Mall?" Paige turned.
"I guess. This blows... the mall? We need a party pronto."
"Since when did you get all, party, party?" Paige laughed.
"Since right now...."
Ashley exited the school and began walking down the steps to go home.
"Ash, hey wait up..." Craig came from the side of the steps. She stopped and looked at him confused. "Where are you going?" Craig tried to make conversation.
"Home."
"Oh... yea figured... I was wondering if maybe you wanted to do something later?" He asked very courteously.
She stood not knowing how she should answer, "Um..." She turned and bit her lip, "I don't think that's a good idea."
"Why would it be a bad idea?" He stared down at her, "We're fine now, right? Friends?"
"Friends..." she repeated hesitantly, "We're friends... but its not the same, Craig... it'd be kind of weird... honestly though, maybe next time?" She was honest about this. He nodded and smiled.
