Emma walked up to the front doors of Degrassi. She walked passed JT.
"Hey your boyfriend wrecked my party." He yelled. She ignored him. She didn't want to deal with anyone right now. She just walked strait to homeroom. It was only the second day of school although it felt like forever. She put her head down on the desk; she hadn't had it down for a whole minute when someone tapped her. She looked up and seen JT standing next to her.
"You know it's rude to ignore people"
"Not now JT."
"Okay whatever." He sat down in the back of the room still annoyed. Her first 3 classes went by slowly, now she had English the class she had been dreading all day. She didn't know what to do when she seen Spinner, apologize, ignore him, act liked nothing happened. The first bell rang and she sat in her seat, Spinner wasn't there yet she just sat and waited and then the second bell rang and still no Spinner. Mrs. Kwan started to talk but Emma was in a daze, she stared at Spinner's empty chair and knew he wasn't there because of her.
Toby walked down the lunch room looking for Kendra. She was nowhere in sight, he immediately thought she was trying to blow him off. He saw JT sitting with Danny and sat down with them.
"Did either of you see Kendra today? I think she's avoiding me, I've been looking for her all day."
"If I was a girl I would avoid you too, but she wasn't in art this morning." Danny said in his usual smartass tone.
"Maybe she got sick last night" JT chimed in
"Yeah thinking of her date with Toby."
"Shut up" Toby shoved him "I hope that's she's alright."
Jimmy walked quickly through the halls he bumped into something hard and turned around to see Emma rubbing her shoulder.
"Sorry I didn't see you there."
"That's ok" she responded timidly she knew that he was mad at her.
"Why are you here anyway?"
"Where would I be?"
"Oh my god you don't know do you?"
"Know what are you talking about." She began to panic
"Well yesterday after Spinner left the party he...he got in to an accident."
"What......is he okay...where is he" she didn't know what to do, what to think all these thoughts were running trough her mind.
"He's in the hospital...he is hurt pretty bad." Emma didn't stay long enough to see if Jimmy had anything else to say. She ran down the halls of Degrassi till she reached the Media Immersion classroom. There was a class going on but she interrupted it.
"Emma what are you doing here...are you okay." Snake asked her concerned
"I...need...your...car...keys." She said gasping for breath between each word
"Emma are you okay?" he asked her again
"I am fine, it's Spinner, he is in the hospital and I need to go see him." She answered impatiently. Snake didn't say another word, he reached in his pocket and pulled out the keys and handed them to her. She took off back down the hall, not stopping till she got the car. She took a second to calm herself down she couldn't drive all worked up. She finally got in car and drove off.
Emma got out of the car and walked quickly toward the hospital entrance. She made her way to the front desk.
"Gavin Mason's ro-"
"Emma" Kendra yelled from down the hall. The two girls ran toward each other, when the met they hugged tightly.
"He's this way, I'll show you were." As they walked down the empty halls Emma got a knot in her stomach, she was so worried about him.
"Kendra...how is he?"
"Um he has a broken leg and a fractured wrist. He...he's in shock."
"From a broken leg?"
"He has a lot of cuts and bruises. He lost a lot of blood"
They finally reached the room as Mrs. Mason was walking out.
"Mrs. Mason I'm so sorry."
"Emma its okay I'm glad you're here."
She sat down on the bench and put her head in her hands and began to cry.
Back at school Toby walked toward the science labs. Finally last period he thought to himself. He was convinced Kendra didn't come to school because she didn't want to see him.
"Toby...Toby" Danny called from down the hall Toby stopped and waited for him to catch up. "So I have news that might make you a very happy boy."
"Danny I am not in the mood for one of your jokes."
"Well than I guess you're in luck because I am not joking. I was in Media Immersion last period and Emma ran in."
"Yeah so"
"Well she told Mr. Simpson that Spinner was in the hospital. That's why Kendra is not in school she's not avoiding you." Toby couldn't be more excited. But then he started to think about Kendra, she couldn't be taking this well.
Emma looked down at her watch it was 3:10. By now school was over, Emma expected a lot of kids to show up to see Spinner. She didn't get to see him yet, she still had that knot in her stomach. All she thought about was all the bad things that could happen.
"Here" she looked and seen Jimmy holding out a cup of coffee. "I got this for you."
"Thanks Jimmy."
"So any news"
"No...Jimmy I'm so scared" she tried to hold back her tears.
"Yea me to...but everything is going to be okay. He's going to get better." He sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her. "It's going to be okay" he tried to reassure her. Mrs. Mason walked back out of Spinner's room.
"Emma you can go in now." She stood up and made her way slowly into the room. Spinner was laying on the bed unconscious from being in shock. He had a lot of scraps and bruises on his face. Emma sat down in the chair next to the bed.
"Hey spin." She said quietly almost to herself. "I'm sorry this happened to you. It's my fault. I should have never walked away like that. I'm so sorry." She began to cry. "You have to get through this Spinner, you have to be alright, I need you to be alright." She laid her head down next to him and cried, she didn't know what else to do.
Kendra sat in the empty cafeteria; she had never been more scared in her whole life. Toby walked in with a bag and sat across from her.
"Hey Kendra, how are you feeling."
"I am okay."
"So I was thinking...about everything that happened yesterday."
"Oh god Toby our date I forgot. I'm sorry."
"Don't be you have bigger problems. So I went to The Dot and I got 2 cheeseburgers and 2 strawberry shakes. I figured you can use someone to talk to."
"You brought our date here...that is so sweet...thanks"
"No problem...so are you sure your okay."
"Yea" she said. Toby flashed her a look he wasn't buying it. "Okay no not really. He just lying in there and I can't help him. There is nothing I can to but wait." She started to cry it was the first time she had cried, she had to be strong for her mother.
"He's going to be okay. He is strong he make it trough."
"But what if he doesn't, what if everything's not okay."
"Trust me it is..."he told her "...it has to be." He said to himself
Jimmy and Craig sat in the hallway and waited for there turn in to see Spinner. Emma walked out and Jimmy went in, she sat down next to Craig and he put his arm around her.
"So how you holding up." He asked
"Not good."
"He is going to get better Em."
"It's all my fault Craig."
"Don't be silly Em"
"I'm not, I left him there. We were arguing about the fight and I walked away, that's the reason he was driving so fast because he was mad at me. Everything good in my life goes to crap. Snake got cancer; Rick tried to kill me and now this. I don't know what to do anymore, I can't deal with another tragedy Craig, I can't do it."
"And you shouldn't have to, your going to get threw this and you're going to become stronger from it just like you did with everything else."
Marco, Paige, Hazel and Jimmy were sitting in the hospital cafeteria in silence they were all afraid of what might happen to Spinner.
"So a lot of kids are coming here at 7 for the candlelight vigil." Marco said breaking the silence.
"I can't believe this is happening again...hospitals, vigils it's like last year all over." Hazel said beginning to cry, Jimmy cradled her in his arms. Paige sat in silence she hadn't said a word to anyone since she found out about it. She to felt guilty, she started the rumor the get Spinner and Emma to fight so she could try to win him back. She didn't image that something like this could happen.
"Paige do you want something to drink?" Marco asked she shook her head no in silence. She laid her head down on the table and tears began to roll down her cheeks.
"Hey are you guys going to come down stairs...there about to start." Toby walked over and asked. Jimmy and Hazel got up and Marco and Paige followed they walked down to the courtyard were about sixty kids from Degrassi were standing around holding candles most sat with their hands covering their faces while others tearfully embraced one another. Paige noticed Emma and Craig were sitting on one of the benches, Craig was hugging her tightly. She looked terrible, her face was red and her eyes were puffy. Paige never seen Emma so bad in her whole life even after all the things she's gone trough she was taking this one the worst. Paige also noticed Alex and Ellie were standing together talking. Sully was holding Manny, who also seem to be taking this bad
Emma glared around the courtyard looking at all the people who came here to see Spinner. Mrs. Mason came over to her and hugged her.
"Hey sweetheart he woke up."
"I can go see him."
"Yea"
"I'll come with you" Craig told her. While she walked toward the hospital she thought about what he was going in to say to her. They approached the room and Craig hugged her.
"I'll stay out here and wait for you."
"Craig I don't know what I would do with out you." She walked in the room, spinner heard her footsteps and look at her and turned away. She made her way to the chair next to the bed and sat down. Spinner didn't say a word.
"Hey Spinner how are you feeling"
"Fine" he answered coldly. "So where is Sean?"
"Spinner that's not fair"
"You want to know what's not fair that you will defend Sean and not your boyfriend."
"What I didn't defend Sean"
"Could have fooled me. Why don't you just go be with him?"
"I don't want to be with him I want to be with you."
"Yeah whatever. Just leave me alone."
She was so confused she ran a hundred scenarios through her head but she never expected that. She walked out of the room in tears. Jimmy was now out there with Craig.
"Emma what's wrong, what happened." Craig asked
"He told me to leave...he doesn't want to see me."
"What?" Jimmy was confused too. He walked into the room.
"Spin what the hell happened just now"
"Nothing I just told her what she wanted to hear, she wants Sean she can have him."
"Do you really think that's what she wanted to hear?"
"Yeah I do."
"She hasn't left the hospital since she's found out Spin. She won't eat, she's been worried sick. She's cried for hour's non stop."
"What do you want her too? Go ahead because I don't care anymore. You see that door right there; don't let it hit you in the ass on the way out."
"You know what Spinner, you have don't some mess up thing before. But this, she loves you so much, why cant you see that. You love her too, I never seen you look at a girl the way you look at her not even Paige. I just hope you don't blow it." Jimmy said walking out.
"So any luck?" Craig asked
"No just spinner being stubborn...I'll talk to him tomorrow...so do you guys need a ride home?"
"Um Em?
"No I'm good...but you guys go...I want to stay for a bit."
"Are you sure?" Craig asked
"Yeah completely ...go." About ten minutes later Kendra walked up to Emma.
"So...visiting hours are going to end soon"
"Okay...so how are you doing?"
"Good......better...Toby just left."
"Yeah he really loves you Kendra."
"Spinner loves you too."
"Yea...I'm not so sure anymore"
"Spinner he's being a jerk?"
"Yea a little bit...he's mad at me"
"He'll get over it-"
"Emma your parents are here." Mrs. Mason walked over and told her. Emma hugged Kendra and then Mrs. Mason and walked away.
Emma sat up in her bed and looked over at her alarm clock 7:15 she didn't have to go to school today she had to practically beg her mom but she finally gave in. She didn't want to deal with all the looks and Sean was going to be there. She stood up and looked into the mirror, she looked horrible, her eyes were still puffy and her hair was all tangled. She was still worried about Spinner she couldn't believe that they were fighting; she just wanted everything to go back to normal.
Toby sat in Media Immersion thinking about Kendra. He wondered if they'd have a second date, but for now she needed her space and he understood that.
"Tobe hello Toby hello" JT said
"Wha" Toby said coming out of a day dream.
"You were just sitting there staring into space"
"Oh I was just thinking."
"Soo...tell me about your date with Kendra."
"There's nothing to tell...I brought her some food and we talked...that's it."
"Aww Toby your so sweet." He laughed
"And you're so stupid."
Jimmy walked into Spinner's room. Spinner was watching the TV he turned his head and seen Jimmy and turned the TV off.
"So are you here to give me another lecture."
"No...but I still think that you're acting like a baby."
"Yea...well I was thinking and your right...I was wrong."
"I can't believe what I'm hearing Spinner Mason admitting he was wrong."
"Yea well don't get use to it. Hey can you do me a favor."
"Yea sure what."
"Can you find Emma and tell her I need to see her."
Jimmy walked up the front steps of Emma's house and knocked on the door. Spike opened the door and let him in and called Emma down.
"Hey Jimmy what's up?"
"It's about Spinner-"
"Oh my god is there something wrong...did something happen?" she panicked
"No...no there's nothing wrong he wants to see you." He tried to calm her down.
Emma and Jimmy went down to the hospital. Emma walked into Spinner's room.
"Spin? Jimmy said you wanted to see me" Emma said
"Yea...I want to talk about yesterday......I was wrong...I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I guess I am just kind of jealous of Sean, when I seen you kissing...it broke my heart."
"I love you Spinner...that's never going to happened, I'll never hurt you." She leaned over and kissed him.
