CHAPTER 11: MANNY'S CHANGE
It was a few months after Craig's accident. Haley and Craig were still together but having a difficult time because of Manny. She was everywhere they went and Haley had a feeling she still had a thing for him even thought she was dating J.T.
Haley and Ashley were out shopping for Christmas presents when they saw Manny. "Well well well if it isn't Manny Santos, the school slut." Ashley said when they walked past her.
"Funny Ash. You're still jealous. Get over it. Maybe you should leave me alone and go after you're friend there. You know the one who's actually with the guy you're so in love with." Manny answered.
"I'm not the one following them everywhere they go. I'm surprised you're not out following Craig right now." Ashley said.
"I don't follow them. We just end up at the same place alot." She said adding. "Unfortunately"
"Right. Why don't you go to you're little whore store and get out of here." Ashley said looking at the bag in Manny's hand. Manny didn't bother saying anything to this and just walked away.
"Can you believe her? Why would she want to be in here anyways? They don't sell skirts that show you're thong here." Ashley said to Haley.
"I don't know Ash. But I'm not really in the shopping mood anymore. I'd rather just go home. I'm sorry." Haley answered.
"Me either. Let's go." Ashley said as they both walked out of the store buying nothing.
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It was the next day and Haley was getting ready for school when the phone rang. She ran to answer it. "Hello." She said.
"Hey bitch. I hope you're ready to die." She heard from the other end.
"What? Who are you?" She asked but the person on the other end just hung up. She slammed the phone down and ran to her room and got dressed. She didn't want to walk to school. She didn't want to admit it but she was scared even though she knew it was just some kind of prank call. "Mom do you think I could get a ride, I'm running a little late." She asked her mom.
"Sure." She said pulling on her shoes.
"Thanks mom, I'm almost ready. I just need to get my backpack from upstairs." Haley said running up the stairs. She hoped Craig or Ashley would be there when she got to school. She was glad Ashley forgave Craig and they could just be friends. Ashley was her best friend and Craig was her boyfriend and even if they broke up she knew they'd still be friends unless it was because of Manny. She thought but then didn't want to think about Manny. She got her bag and ran back down stairs. "Ok I'm ready." She said to her mom walking out the front door and into the car.
They drove in silence and finally got to Degrassi. "Thanks for the ride mom."
"No problem. Have a good day." Her mom said and drove away. How could she have a good day after that phone call? She walked up the stairs and into her school. She looked around for Craig or Ashley but she was really early. She went to her locker and heard a noise so she looked up. 'Is she new?' she thought to herself. Then looked closer. 'Is that Manny?' she thought looking at the girl wearing a black mini skirt with pink ribbon laced through it, a black fitted t-shirt with a star on it, black fishnets, black armwarmers and black boots. Haley also noticed she had on a necklace that said the word 'rebel' in black letters. Her hair was cut shorter and for once she didn't look like a whore. 'Great what is she trying to do now?' Haley thought.
"Manny?" She heard Emma say.
"Hey Emma." Manny answered. 'It is Manny' Haley thought.
"Whoa you look... different." Emma said.
"Thanks Em." Manny answered. "I've gotta go find someone. I'll see you later k Em?"
"Ok see you later." Emma answered a bit shocked at Manny's change. She knew she was trying to impress Craig. She watched as her friend walked down the hall and saw Craig walking in the door.
"Hey Craig." Manny said walking past him.
"Hey" he said trying to figure out who that was. He didn't ask, he just kept walking, until he saw Haley. "Hey Haley. Did you see the new girl?" He asked.
"Oh hey Craig. What new girl?" She asked.
"She went that way. You must have seen her she came from down here. She had on the shirt with the star and the black skirt." He said.
"Craig she's not new, she's Manny." She answered.
"Oh" was all Craig could say. 'Great' Haley thought. 'My boyfriends thinking about his ex whatever she even is' That was just what Haley didn't need.
"I have to go. Bye Craig." She said and started to walk away.
"Haley wait. Why are you leaving?" Craig asked.
"I have to talk to Ash. I'll see you in class hun. Don't worry about it." Haley said turning to go to Ashley's locker. "Ashley have you seen Manny?" She asked as soon as she saw Ashley.
"No, why." She answered.
"Well I have a feeling she's trying to get Craig back. Wait until you see her. Oh and I got this phone call this morning." Haley told Ashley.
"From who?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know but they said 'Hey bitch. I hope you're ready to die.' Ash I'm kind of scared." Haley told her best friend.
"I got that same call last night. And Ellie got it yesterday after school. I was afraid to go to bed. I'm sure it's nothing though. Have you talked to Craig about it"?
"No, I barely talked to Craig. He saw Manny and asked me if I saw 'the new girl'." Haley said.
"Oh. Did you tell him it's Manny?" Ashley asked.
"Yeah. I better get to class though. Simpson will freak if I'm late. I'll see you later Ash." She said walking to her classroom.
"See ya Haley." Ashley answered getting her books and heading to her own classroom.
It was a few months after Craig's accident. Haley and Craig were still together but having a difficult time because of Manny. She was everywhere they went and Haley had a feeling she still had a thing for him even thought she was dating J.T.
Haley and Ashley were out shopping for Christmas presents when they saw Manny. "Well well well if it isn't Manny Santos, the school slut." Ashley said when they walked past her.
"Funny Ash. You're still jealous. Get over it. Maybe you should leave me alone and go after you're friend there. You know the one who's actually with the guy you're so in love with." Manny answered.
"I'm not the one following them everywhere they go. I'm surprised you're not out following Craig right now." Ashley said.
"I don't follow them. We just end up at the same place alot." She said adding. "Unfortunately"
"Right. Why don't you go to you're little whore store and get out of here." Ashley said looking at the bag in Manny's hand. Manny didn't bother saying anything to this and just walked away.
"Can you believe her? Why would she want to be in here anyways? They don't sell skirts that show you're thong here." Ashley said to Haley.
"I don't know Ash. But I'm not really in the shopping mood anymore. I'd rather just go home. I'm sorry." Haley answered.
"Me either. Let's go." Ashley said as they both walked out of the store buying nothing.
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It was the next day and Haley was getting ready for school when the phone rang. She ran to answer it. "Hello." She said.
"Hey bitch. I hope you're ready to die." She heard from the other end.
"What? Who are you?" She asked but the person on the other end just hung up. She slammed the phone down and ran to her room and got dressed. She didn't want to walk to school. She didn't want to admit it but she was scared even though she knew it was just some kind of prank call. "Mom do you think I could get a ride, I'm running a little late." She asked her mom.
"Sure." She said pulling on her shoes.
"Thanks mom, I'm almost ready. I just need to get my backpack from upstairs." Haley said running up the stairs. She hoped Craig or Ashley would be there when she got to school. She was glad Ashley forgave Craig and they could just be friends. Ashley was her best friend and Craig was her boyfriend and even if they broke up she knew they'd still be friends unless it was because of Manny. She thought but then didn't want to think about Manny. She got her bag and ran back down stairs. "Ok I'm ready." She said to her mom walking out the front door and into the car.
They drove in silence and finally got to Degrassi. "Thanks for the ride mom."
"No problem. Have a good day." Her mom said and drove away. How could she have a good day after that phone call? She walked up the stairs and into her school. She looked around for Craig or Ashley but she was really early. She went to her locker and heard a noise so she looked up. 'Is she new?' she thought to herself. Then looked closer. 'Is that Manny?' she thought looking at the girl wearing a black mini skirt with pink ribbon laced through it, a black fitted t-shirt with a star on it, black fishnets, black armwarmers and black boots. Haley also noticed she had on a necklace that said the word 'rebel' in black letters. Her hair was cut shorter and for once she didn't look like a whore. 'Great what is she trying to do now?' Haley thought.
"Manny?" She heard Emma say.
"Hey Emma." Manny answered. 'It is Manny' Haley thought.
"Whoa you look... different." Emma said.
"Thanks Em." Manny answered. "I've gotta go find someone. I'll see you later k Em?"
"Ok see you later." Emma answered a bit shocked at Manny's change. She knew she was trying to impress Craig. She watched as her friend walked down the hall and saw Craig walking in the door.
"Hey Craig." Manny said walking past him.
"Hey" he said trying to figure out who that was. He didn't ask, he just kept walking, until he saw Haley. "Hey Haley. Did you see the new girl?" He asked.
"Oh hey Craig. What new girl?" She asked.
"She went that way. You must have seen her she came from down here. She had on the shirt with the star and the black skirt." He said.
"Craig she's not new, she's Manny." She answered.
"Oh" was all Craig could say. 'Great' Haley thought. 'My boyfriends thinking about his ex whatever she even is' That was just what Haley didn't need.
"I have to go. Bye Craig." She said and started to walk away.
"Haley wait. Why are you leaving?" Craig asked.
"I have to talk to Ash. I'll see you in class hun. Don't worry about it." Haley said turning to go to Ashley's locker. "Ashley have you seen Manny?" She asked as soon as she saw Ashley.
"No, why." She answered.
"Well I have a feeling she's trying to get Craig back. Wait until you see her. Oh and I got this phone call this morning." Haley told Ashley.
"From who?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know but they said 'Hey bitch. I hope you're ready to die.' Ash I'm kind of scared." Haley told her best friend.
"I got that same call last night. And Ellie got it yesterday after school. I was afraid to go to bed. I'm sure it's nothing though. Have you talked to Craig about it"?
"No, I barely talked to Craig. He saw Manny and asked me if I saw 'the new girl'." Haley said.
"Oh. Did you tell him it's Manny?" Ashley asked.
"Yeah. I better get to class though. Simpson will freak if I'm late. I'll see you later Ash." She said walking to her classroom.
"See ya Haley." Ashley answered getting her books and heading to her own classroom.