A/N: It might be kind of short and it continues from the 7th chapter kind
of because the other chapter was kind of long. I just wanted to get it
done. It's turning out to be better than I thought. Read and review because
your opinion counts.
~~~Chapter 8~~~
Need To Get Away
~*~*~*Rachel Sanchez POV~*~*~*
When I went back to class everybody was lined up at the door. Emma looked at me, which is unusual because she doesn't usually pay much attention to me. We don't talk much either but I don't think we would get along. She seems like she wants to save the world or something because she is always protesting to save the endangered animals, which isn't a bad thing. I don't know why she's looking at me. Oh wait it has to do something with Manny. In fifth period it's hard to concentrate because I just can't stop thinking about what happened. Why would she bring that to school? Drugs is the stupidest thing you could do and for what a good time? Well that good time only last for a few minutes and then BAM it ruins your reputation. I mean that's why I'm here. Maybe I could've handled the situation better. I did yell a lot but how was I supposed to be supportive in that situation and is this really my fault? Did I drive Manny into to that direction where she felt drugs was the only solution? I did give her a hard time but she should've talked to me and maybe I would've understood. But would I? When biology was over Sean waited by my locker. This is strange but so is everything else that has happened today and to think I actually thought it was a good day. Well the truth is it isn't! That ship has sailed.
"Sean what are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to see if Manny was okay." He asks.
"Then maybe you should go ask her yourself. Why are you asking me?"
"I'm asking because you're the one who went to check on her. Is everything okay?" he asks again but I shouldn't be the one to tell him this. He should hear it from Manny herself. Plus he wouldn't believe me.
"Yeah everything's fine. She just wasn't feeling all that great but she's better now . . . after we talked."
"Oh that's good."
"Bye Sean."
"Bye."
I know I've wondered this before but maybe him and Manny are dating because he cares about her so much or maybe they are just really good friends. Maybe if Manny knew Sean cared about her so much she wouldn't have to take ecstasy. Oh I got to get to lunch but just as I was about to enter the lunchroom Paige comes up to me.
"You're going to be so proud of me."
"Why?"
"I asked Spinner to talk to Craig and he said Craig was going to ask you out at lunch. He really likes you, Rachel."
"Oh really!"
"Yeah shouldn't you be more excited about this. Are you having second thoughts or something?" Paige asks.
"No not at all but I was just thinking about something . . . something else."
"Well stop thinking and come with me." She says and grabs me by the arm and we enter the lunchroom. Everything seems like it is spinning and I can't concentrate. I'm supposed to be happy right now. Craig is finally going to ask me out. Geez why am I so worried about Manny? It's not my problem. Paige says, "Hun why aren't you smiling?"
"Oh I'm not. I didn't notice." She just looks at me strangely.
"Hey Rachel." Hazel says, "Do you some of my fries? I got kind of full."
"Oh no thanks. I'm not very hungry." I reply.
"Hey Rachel can we talk about something . . . alone." Craig asks looking at the others.
"Oh we were going to leave anyways. Weren't we Spinner?"
"But I'm eating."
"Honey come on lets go. I'll buy you some fries."
"Right on. Have I told you I loved you today?" Spinner says and they leave so now we're alone. Then I see Manny walking out of the cafeteria.
"Craig I need to go somewhere but can we talk later?" "Uh but . . . sure." Craig replies and sounds very disappointed but so am I.
Manny Santos POV Sean and me are walking down the hallways and I'm still embarrassed about what happened in Computers earlier because he saw me crying. But I'm allowed to cry. It's only natural!
"So are you feeling okay?" Sean asks.
"What?"
"Well Rachel said you weren't feeling good earlier."
"Oh I'm fine. Did she say anything else?"
"Nope that's all. Hey do you wanna go somewhere after school? Jay, Alex, Bradley and me were planning go eat to just get away for awhile."
"Oh I would love to but I have cheer. I need to work on this stupid bake sale with Rachel. I don't know how that's going to work out."
"Well that's too bad. Maybe another time."
"Yeah for sure."
"Hey Manny!" I turn around and see Josh.
"Hey I haven't talked to you in awhile. How are you doing?"
"Great and you?"
"Uh I'm okay." Oh my gosh I completely forgot about Sean. How could I be so inconsiderate? I mean here I am drooling over Josh and he's just standing there. Manny stop staring at him! Snap out of it!
"Josh this is Sean, Sean meet Josh!" I say.
"Hey nice meeting you." Josh says and shakes Sean's hand but Sean doesn't talk back. Then he turns to me.
"Manny I'll see you outside. Bye!"
"Okay. I'll be out there in a few."
"Well he isn't the friendly type."
"He is but you just got to get on his good side. He's been there for me. We talk and he doesn't judge me."
"I wouldn't either but I know how other people can be like my sister." "Oh her."
"I guess you still aren't getting along."
"Nope we aren't. It's kind of hard."
"Oh well don't worry I've been giving her a hard time lately because she really likes this guy who's in a band."
"Oh who?"
"Oh this guy." Oh and then I see her and then we both look at her. Why does she have to ruin everything? Can you answer that? She comes over and smiles. Oh I hate that smile. It's that smile that says I'm Better Than You, which is completely not true.
"Hey guys. I didn't know you two knew each other." Rachel says.
"Actually I've told you the first day of you."
"Oh well I must've not been listening. Bro, can you leave us alone for a few?" She asks.
"Manny are you going to be okay?" Josh asks.
"Uh I think so." I say unsure.
"Okay you've been warned. Alright later, Manny." He says and smiles at me. Oh I think he likes me but you can never be to sure. But there is nothing wrong with being hopeful.
"Yeah later." Then he leaves.
"Rachel I really don't want to talk to you. What you saw wasn't you thought it was."
"Then tell me what it actually was because I'm not getting it."
"No because it doesn't concern you okay so just stay away."
"I just want to help you Manny. I mean you can talk to me."
"Why so you can go tell Paige? This is my business and I can handle it. You have nothing to worry about."
"I don't know about that. You're lying to me and you're lying to yourself."
"I just wanna have fun." I just wanted to have fun. I needed to get away from reality. I needed a break and I don't even know if I was going to use it. It was just back up.
"Now that is just stupid. Even for you!"
"You don't understand. You'll never understand. You have it perfect. I need to go meet a friend. I think we're done anyways."
"I don't have it perfect." Oh who's she kidding? She has everything I used to have and everything I want. Maybe I'm even jealous but can you really blame me? I just want things to go back to normal or go back in time and do things differently. Boy, would I do things differently!
A/N:Hey see it was kind of short but oh well I thought I would add this part. Is someone else getting jealous besides Manny? Does Josh like Manny? You see if you just keep reading. When you review tell me who you want Manny to end up with. I want to know your opinions. And thank you to everybody who has reviewed. I appreciate it.
~~~Chapter 8~~~
Need To Get Away
~*~*~*Rachel Sanchez POV~*~*~*
When I went back to class everybody was lined up at the door. Emma looked at me, which is unusual because she doesn't usually pay much attention to me. We don't talk much either but I don't think we would get along. She seems like she wants to save the world or something because she is always protesting to save the endangered animals, which isn't a bad thing. I don't know why she's looking at me. Oh wait it has to do something with Manny. In fifth period it's hard to concentrate because I just can't stop thinking about what happened. Why would she bring that to school? Drugs is the stupidest thing you could do and for what a good time? Well that good time only last for a few minutes and then BAM it ruins your reputation. I mean that's why I'm here. Maybe I could've handled the situation better. I did yell a lot but how was I supposed to be supportive in that situation and is this really my fault? Did I drive Manny into to that direction where she felt drugs was the only solution? I did give her a hard time but she should've talked to me and maybe I would've understood. But would I? When biology was over Sean waited by my locker. This is strange but so is everything else that has happened today and to think I actually thought it was a good day. Well the truth is it isn't! That ship has sailed.
"Sean what are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to see if Manny was okay." He asks.
"Then maybe you should go ask her yourself. Why are you asking me?"
"I'm asking because you're the one who went to check on her. Is everything okay?" he asks again but I shouldn't be the one to tell him this. He should hear it from Manny herself. Plus he wouldn't believe me.
"Yeah everything's fine. She just wasn't feeling all that great but she's better now . . . after we talked."
"Oh that's good."
"Bye Sean."
"Bye."
I know I've wondered this before but maybe him and Manny are dating because he cares about her so much or maybe they are just really good friends. Maybe if Manny knew Sean cared about her so much she wouldn't have to take ecstasy. Oh I got to get to lunch but just as I was about to enter the lunchroom Paige comes up to me.
"You're going to be so proud of me."
"Why?"
"I asked Spinner to talk to Craig and he said Craig was going to ask you out at lunch. He really likes you, Rachel."
"Oh really!"
"Yeah shouldn't you be more excited about this. Are you having second thoughts or something?" Paige asks.
"No not at all but I was just thinking about something . . . something else."
"Well stop thinking and come with me." She says and grabs me by the arm and we enter the lunchroom. Everything seems like it is spinning and I can't concentrate. I'm supposed to be happy right now. Craig is finally going to ask me out. Geez why am I so worried about Manny? It's not my problem. Paige says, "Hun why aren't you smiling?"
"Oh I'm not. I didn't notice." She just looks at me strangely.
"Hey Rachel." Hazel says, "Do you some of my fries? I got kind of full."
"Oh no thanks. I'm not very hungry." I reply.
"Hey Rachel can we talk about something . . . alone." Craig asks looking at the others.
"Oh we were going to leave anyways. Weren't we Spinner?"
"But I'm eating."
"Honey come on lets go. I'll buy you some fries."
"Right on. Have I told you I loved you today?" Spinner says and they leave so now we're alone. Then I see Manny walking out of the cafeteria.
"Craig I need to go somewhere but can we talk later?" "Uh but . . . sure." Craig replies and sounds very disappointed but so am I.
Manny Santos POV Sean and me are walking down the hallways and I'm still embarrassed about what happened in Computers earlier because he saw me crying. But I'm allowed to cry. It's only natural!
"So are you feeling okay?" Sean asks.
"What?"
"Well Rachel said you weren't feeling good earlier."
"Oh I'm fine. Did she say anything else?"
"Nope that's all. Hey do you wanna go somewhere after school? Jay, Alex, Bradley and me were planning go eat to just get away for awhile."
"Oh I would love to but I have cheer. I need to work on this stupid bake sale with Rachel. I don't know how that's going to work out."
"Well that's too bad. Maybe another time."
"Yeah for sure."
"Hey Manny!" I turn around and see Josh.
"Hey I haven't talked to you in awhile. How are you doing?"
"Great and you?"
"Uh I'm okay." Oh my gosh I completely forgot about Sean. How could I be so inconsiderate? I mean here I am drooling over Josh and he's just standing there. Manny stop staring at him! Snap out of it!
"Josh this is Sean, Sean meet Josh!" I say.
"Hey nice meeting you." Josh says and shakes Sean's hand but Sean doesn't talk back. Then he turns to me.
"Manny I'll see you outside. Bye!"
"Okay. I'll be out there in a few."
"Well he isn't the friendly type."
"He is but you just got to get on his good side. He's been there for me. We talk and he doesn't judge me."
"I wouldn't either but I know how other people can be like my sister." "Oh her."
"I guess you still aren't getting along."
"Nope we aren't. It's kind of hard."
"Oh well don't worry I've been giving her a hard time lately because she really likes this guy who's in a band."
"Oh who?"
"Oh this guy." Oh and then I see her and then we both look at her. Why does she have to ruin everything? Can you answer that? She comes over and smiles. Oh I hate that smile. It's that smile that says I'm Better Than You, which is completely not true.
"Hey guys. I didn't know you two knew each other." Rachel says.
"Actually I've told you the first day of you."
"Oh well I must've not been listening. Bro, can you leave us alone for a few?" She asks.
"Manny are you going to be okay?" Josh asks.
"Uh I think so." I say unsure.
"Okay you've been warned. Alright later, Manny." He says and smiles at me. Oh I think he likes me but you can never be to sure. But there is nothing wrong with being hopeful.
"Yeah later." Then he leaves.
"Rachel I really don't want to talk to you. What you saw wasn't you thought it was."
"Then tell me what it actually was because I'm not getting it."
"No because it doesn't concern you okay so just stay away."
"I just want to help you Manny. I mean you can talk to me."
"Why so you can go tell Paige? This is my business and I can handle it. You have nothing to worry about."
"I don't know about that. You're lying to me and you're lying to yourself."
"I just wanna have fun." I just wanted to have fun. I needed to get away from reality. I needed a break and I don't even know if I was going to use it. It was just back up.
"Now that is just stupid. Even for you!"
"You don't understand. You'll never understand. You have it perfect. I need to go meet a friend. I think we're done anyways."
"I don't have it perfect." Oh who's she kidding? She has everything I used to have and everything I want. Maybe I'm even jealous but can you really blame me? I just want things to go back to normal or go back in time and do things differently. Boy, would I do things differently!
A/N:Hey see it was kind of short but oh well I thought I would add this part. Is someone else getting jealous besides Manny? Does Josh like Manny? You see if you just keep reading. When you review tell me who you want Manny to end up with. I want to know your opinions. And thank you to everybody who has reviewed. I appreciate it.