Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Degrassi: The Next Generation. I only own any character that I produce through my own imagination.
Authors Note: Hey all! It's been so long since I've updated but never fear holidays are here! I've just finished my exams for this term so I'm free for 3 weeks! Anyway, sorry this chapter is kind of getting sappy and Evette may be turning into one of those Mary-Sue things -shudder.- I'm hoping that you'll kind of like it anyway! -Author looks at reader with hopeful puppy dog eyes- Please review too!
"Evette!"
Evette turns around an out of breath Craig comes to a stand still behind her. She smiles slightly and tries to contain the butterflies inside her chest. Instinctively she reaches out to grab onto Jason's arm, but then she remembers that Jason isn't there any more. Eric moves closer to her, his presences is almost like Jason's, but different. "Hi Craig."
"I was wondering..."
"Mmm..."
"Actually it was nothing it's..."
Evette watches him stumble over his words, mystified by the sudden lack of confidence that Craig was once full of. She crosses her arms as it is all she can do to stop them shaking.
"It's just..."
"Hey, what's your name? Craig? You've just started 3 sentences and finished none of them do you have a problem with my girl here or what?"
"Eric...Shh..."
"Nothing, sorry I wasted your time, I forgot. I'll see you tomorrow at school Evette."
"Bye Craig..."
Evette turns around and begins walking again her chest flutters and she feels light headed.
"Eric, don't scare people like that okay? He's still my friend."
"Okay."
Evette smiles and looks up at Eric his eyes seem to be filled with remorse as he stares at his sneakers. Evette unfolds her arms and her long cold fingers reach Eric's palm. All of a sudden they are engulfed in the warmth of his palm. Eric smiles and brings her hand up in his and gently presses his lips against her knuckles.
This action melts Evette and she realizes why Eric was the only boy other then Craig to ever come close to her heart. She does like him but she doesn't know if it is enough. She stops at the end of her driveway. She wraps her arms tightly around his torso she can tell he is shocked by this.
But she realizes that when she looks into his eyes she sees someone who would never, not in a million years hurt her. She finds the protection that she had lost with the death of her brother.
Craig watches them from around the corner. His heart beats faster as he sees Evette hug Eric. He sees him give her something that he can't. He gives her his entire heart and hopes she takes it. Craig can only give her a part of his heart because he has yet to figure out exactly where his heart lies.
Craig walks away and finds tears fall slowly down his cheeks. It feels as if he has lost something but he can't figure out what. He stops at the park, the place where everything seemed to happen. On the swing set he sees Manny with JT. Craig smiles, they look happy together. Ashley is walking with Ellie he can see that she looks more lighthearted without him. It seemed that every girl he had ever been with is better off without him.
Craig finds himself again standing in the middle of those train tracks like he did so many years before. But there would be no Sean to save him this time. He thinks he can hear the train approaching.
"Craig?"
There standing beside him is Evette, his Evette.
"What are you doing? Craig...it's dangerous standing there."
Craig stares at her from the behind the fence he can see Eric. Eric and Evette...it sounded like they were meant to be.
"Craig, what are you doing? Let's go Craig, let's not stay here."
Evette's voice is growing shaky and Craig feels her hand in his as she tries to pull him away.
"Craig the train is coming now! Let's go Craig!"
Evette manages to pull Craig off the tracks and towards the fence. Tears are falling rapidly from her eyes. He stares at her and her eyes; those eyes framed with tears reminded him of something he had long thought he had lost.
"Evonne?"
"Yes Craig? It's me, Evonne."
His eyes clear and he sees Evette staring down at him, Eric has jumped the fence and is standing behind her.
"Evette...for a moment I thought you said you were Evonne."
Evette lowers her eyes then lets out a small giggle. Before hugging Craig tightly. It is as if as soon as she lets him go he will go and do something stupid.
"Craig, you scared me." "I'm sorry."
"Evette it's time to go."
Eric pulls her up and offers Craig a hand he ignores it and gets up by himself. He leaves in a hurry without saying a word.
"Craig..."
Evette whispers after him as they watch his figure getting smaller and smaller in the distance.
"It's him isn't it?"
"Huh?"
"That's the guy that Jason was teasing you about. That's the guy that he said was your Prince Charming."
"I don't know."
"You do know Evette."
"I don't!"
She screams and scrambles over the fence. She trips and Eric can hear her breathe shorten and her sobs become muffled as she covers her mouth with her hand. Eric punches the crisscross wire of the fence before climbing over to follow her.
"Evette..."
"Go away Eric!"
She screams without looking up her head is buried in her knees and her wrist hurts. She holds her wrist the pain is a miserable reminder of reality.
"Evette..."
It is a while before she realizes that the person standing over her is not Eric.
"Craig..."
"Evette...I..."
"Shut up Craig."
"What?"
"I mean, don't say anything. Just don't."
She stands up and even though her entire body would love to crumble from beneath her she walks away. She can't stand it anymore. She can't stand love all it ever did was bring pain. She was sick of being in pain. The school term would end in a week and after that week she would leave. Leave with someone that she trusted and would never hurt her. Eric.
