Chapter 8
Written By: Sister-Cousin
JT was sitting outside in the rocking chair where nobody could see him. As he was sitting there Manny came running out the door crying. JT saw her crying and wondered why? Well he was going to find out.
"Hey Manny what's wrong?" He asked and she turned towards JT.
"I thought I was alone." She replied.
"Well you aren't. Why are you crying?"
"It's Craig. I made a fool out myself. He's in love with Ashley. I've been such a fool."
"Don't think like that. If anybody is a fool it's Craig. He doesn't know what he's missing out on."
"Thanks that is sweet of you but you don't have to lie. I know what I am. I know what I've done."
"Manny, you don't have to be that person. You're a good person."
"Thanks for making me feel better but what about you? Toby really embarrassed you in there." Manny mentioned.
"You heard that!"
"I think everybody heard that. Oops sorry I know that's not what you wanna hear."
"Yeah it really isn't but what can I do?"
"Keep you're head up high but I can't believe he just humiliated you like that in front of everybody. I thought you were best friends."
"We were and I guess he just wanted to pay me back for being mean to him. I guess I did deserve it."
"Yeah but that doesn't make it right."
"I know but what do I do? Paige hates me and Ashley thinks I'm a creep. She slapped me in front of everybody."
"But you have to admit it's funny." Manny said and began to laugh.
"No not really."
"JT, he's already won then."
"No he hasn't." JT said denying the truth.
"He got what he wanted; to make you upset."
"He hasn't won, oh not yet." JT replied and Manny looked at him not sure what to think.
Meanwhile Craig and Ashley were inside.
"I can't believe that just happened. Toby didn't just embarrass JT, he embarrassed me." Ashley said getting more upset each second.
"Ashley calm down. It's not that bad." Craig said.
"How can you be so insensitive?"
"What? I didn't do anything."
"Yeah exactly!" Ashley responded.
"Huh?"
"I got to get out of here. Goodnight Craig or should I say good-bye forever!" Ashley said and made her way through the crowd. For some reason Craig just watched her and didn't bother chasing after her. Something was holding him back, but what . . .who? Jimmy and Spinner came up to him and saw what just happened.
"Woo so I guess it's finally over between you and Ashley." Jimmy said.
"I don't know what to think. She's pretty mad about what happened."
"Oh yeah. Craig you might have a little competition." Spinner said.
"Oh you're funny. It's okay I guess. Maybe things weren't meant to be." Craig replied, while looking at somebody. Jimmy and Spinner turned around to see exactly what he was looking at.
"Dude, Manny's pretty Hot but are you sure you want to start that all over again?" Jimmy asked.
"Hey Craig! Earth to Craig! What are you thinking?" Spinner asked snapping his fingers.
"Guys I'll see you later." He said and slowly walked forward. Jimmy followed him.
"Do you know what you're getting yourself into?" He questioned raising an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with dancing?" Craig asked and grinned.
"Man, it's your death wish--- I mean life." He replied, but Craig just ignored him.
Manny was sitting on the couch by herself without JT surprisingly, but Craig just thought of it as a better opportunity.
"Hey Manny!"
"Craig? Are you aware of who you are talking to?" She asked.
"Yeah so where is JT?"
"Oh he's talking to Paige. He must be somewhere around here." She said looking around the place, but didn't see JT.
"I thought you two were inseparable."
"We have our own lives and friends you know. Where's Ashley?"
"Oh she left so I'm here alone."
"So what do you want? I thought you hated me."
"When did I say that?"
"You didn't, but I was pretty sure you were thinking it when I tried to talk to you earlier."
"Sorry about that."
"Are you sure about that?" Manny asked.
"Of course I am. Do you wanna dance?"
"With you?"
"Duh!" Craig said and she smiled. 'This is what you wanted, right?' Manny thought. Craig helped her up and headed onto the dance floor. As soon as they got there the music changed and a slow song played.
Emma, Chris, and Toby decided to sit down when the slow song played. Toby was having more fun than he thought he would have. For once in his life he felt like he belonged.
"Guys, do you want something to drink?" Toby asked Chris and Emma.
"Yeah sure. Can you get me a Dr. Pepper?" Emma asked.
Chris said, "Yeah me too. Thanks Toby!"
"Hey it's no prob." 'That was strange,' Emma thought, 'He never uses that word.' Toby walked over to the refreshment table and got the drinks. JT was there too.
"I didn't think this was your scene." He said. Toby stopped in his tracks.
"Well you thought wrong." Toby responded.
"Why did you do that?"
"Because I wanted to pay you back for what you did."
"How could you be so childish?" He shot back.
"Oh stop confusing me with yourself."
"Puh-leeze do me a favor and grow up!"
"And do me a favor and get over yourself." JT said.
"I'll stop you right there. Excuse me but I got to get back to my real friends."
"Then don't let me get in your way." He said and Toby glared at him as if he was going to take a punch at JT or something, but he didn't. He just left. JT smiled to himself and decided to laugh it off. Then as he made his way back to Paige something caught his eyes. There on the dance floor he saw Craig and Manny . . . kissing. He didn't believe it. He wiped his eyes, but the image remained. JT handed the drinks to Paige and Hazel.
"Hun you look like you just saw a ghost. What's wrong?" Paige asked.
"Uh something's come up. I got to go- - -now!" JT said and ran out of there. Paige and Hazel just looked at one another shocked.
*Authors Note* So what did you think? I hope I kept you interested. I worked really hard on this and hope it showed. Please R&R! The more the better. My bud, Degrassicutie1, will write next chapter!
*~*~Sister-Cousin~*~*
Written By: Sister-Cousin
JT was sitting outside in the rocking chair where nobody could see him. As he was sitting there Manny came running out the door crying. JT saw her crying and wondered why? Well he was going to find out.
"Hey Manny what's wrong?" He asked and she turned towards JT.
"I thought I was alone." She replied.
"Well you aren't. Why are you crying?"
"It's Craig. I made a fool out myself. He's in love with Ashley. I've been such a fool."
"Don't think like that. If anybody is a fool it's Craig. He doesn't know what he's missing out on."
"Thanks that is sweet of you but you don't have to lie. I know what I am. I know what I've done."
"Manny, you don't have to be that person. You're a good person."
"Thanks for making me feel better but what about you? Toby really embarrassed you in there." Manny mentioned.
"You heard that!"
"I think everybody heard that. Oops sorry I know that's not what you wanna hear."
"Yeah it really isn't but what can I do?"
"Keep you're head up high but I can't believe he just humiliated you like that in front of everybody. I thought you were best friends."
"We were and I guess he just wanted to pay me back for being mean to him. I guess I did deserve it."
"Yeah but that doesn't make it right."
"I know but what do I do? Paige hates me and Ashley thinks I'm a creep. She slapped me in front of everybody."
"But you have to admit it's funny." Manny said and began to laugh.
"No not really."
"JT, he's already won then."
"No he hasn't." JT said denying the truth.
"He got what he wanted; to make you upset."
"He hasn't won, oh not yet." JT replied and Manny looked at him not sure what to think.
Meanwhile Craig and Ashley were inside.
"I can't believe that just happened. Toby didn't just embarrass JT, he embarrassed me." Ashley said getting more upset each second.
"Ashley calm down. It's not that bad." Craig said.
"How can you be so insensitive?"
"What? I didn't do anything."
"Yeah exactly!" Ashley responded.
"Huh?"
"I got to get out of here. Goodnight Craig or should I say good-bye forever!" Ashley said and made her way through the crowd. For some reason Craig just watched her and didn't bother chasing after her. Something was holding him back, but what . . .who? Jimmy and Spinner came up to him and saw what just happened.
"Woo so I guess it's finally over between you and Ashley." Jimmy said.
"I don't know what to think. She's pretty mad about what happened."
"Oh yeah. Craig you might have a little competition." Spinner said.
"Oh you're funny. It's okay I guess. Maybe things weren't meant to be." Craig replied, while looking at somebody. Jimmy and Spinner turned around to see exactly what he was looking at.
"Dude, Manny's pretty Hot but are you sure you want to start that all over again?" Jimmy asked.
"Hey Craig! Earth to Craig! What are you thinking?" Spinner asked snapping his fingers.
"Guys I'll see you later." He said and slowly walked forward. Jimmy followed him.
"Do you know what you're getting yourself into?" He questioned raising an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with dancing?" Craig asked and grinned.
"Man, it's your death wish--- I mean life." He replied, but Craig just ignored him.
Manny was sitting on the couch by herself without JT surprisingly, but Craig just thought of it as a better opportunity.
"Hey Manny!"
"Craig? Are you aware of who you are talking to?" She asked.
"Yeah so where is JT?"
"Oh he's talking to Paige. He must be somewhere around here." She said looking around the place, but didn't see JT.
"I thought you two were inseparable."
"We have our own lives and friends you know. Where's Ashley?"
"Oh she left so I'm here alone."
"So what do you want? I thought you hated me."
"When did I say that?"
"You didn't, but I was pretty sure you were thinking it when I tried to talk to you earlier."
"Sorry about that."
"Are you sure about that?" Manny asked.
"Of course I am. Do you wanna dance?"
"With you?"
"Duh!" Craig said and she smiled. 'This is what you wanted, right?' Manny thought. Craig helped her up and headed onto the dance floor. As soon as they got there the music changed and a slow song played.
Emma, Chris, and Toby decided to sit down when the slow song played. Toby was having more fun than he thought he would have. For once in his life he felt like he belonged.
"Guys, do you want something to drink?" Toby asked Chris and Emma.
"Yeah sure. Can you get me a Dr. Pepper?" Emma asked.
Chris said, "Yeah me too. Thanks Toby!"
"Hey it's no prob." 'That was strange,' Emma thought, 'He never uses that word.' Toby walked over to the refreshment table and got the drinks. JT was there too.
"I didn't think this was your scene." He said. Toby stopped in his tracks.
"Well you thought wrong." Toby responded.
"Why did you do that?"
"Because I wanted to pay you back for what you did."
"How could you be so childish?" He shot back.
"Oh stop confusing me with yourself."
"Puh-leeze do me a favor and grow up!"
"And do me a favor and get over yourself." JT said.
"I'll stop you right there. Excuse me but I got to get back to my real friends."
"Then don't let me get in your way." He said and Toby glared at him as if he was going to take a punch at JT or something, but he didn't. He just left. JT smiled to himself and decided to laugh it off. Then as he made his way back to Paige something caught his eyes. There on the dance floor he saw Craig and Manny . . . kissing. He didn't believe it. He wiped his eyes, but the image remained. JT handed the drinks to Paige and Hazel.
"Hun you look like you just saw a ghost. What's wrong?" Paige asked.
"Uh something's come up. I got to go- - -now!" JT said and ran out of there. Paige and Hazel just looked at one another shocked.
*Authors Note* So what did you think? I hope I kept you interested. I worked really hard on this and hope it showed. Please R&R! The more the better. My bud, Degrassicutie1, will write next chapter!
*~*~Sister-Cousin~*~*