Chapter 6- I can keep a secret

"You are nothing but a fake..you don't care about Ashley..you didn't want to be her friend...you didn't even like her....I bet you just became friends with her so you could steal Craig back you slut." Paige said while letting go of my hair. "Ow...... Paige what are you talking about? " I said " Ashley hasn't even been dead for a week ...and you are already trying to seduce Craig into making out with you''. '' Paige said in tears "Paige...I'm not seducing him." I said while pulling down my shirt. Paige slaps Craig "And Craig your nothing but a loser...I bet you're happy that Ashley is dead so you can go back to that...that...slut..'' '' P...p... 'Paige" Craig said stating to cry '' Your not a good friend....and you certainly are not a good boyfriend." Paige said in between sobs "Get Out "she screamed "But Paige...you don't understand..Craig didn't" I said trying to let Craig stay their I mean it really wasn't his fault. "Get out" She said pointing to the door "Paige listen" I added "Get out..before I tell everyone what was going on in here." She said while sitting on the bed.

Craig and I left I wanted to save me and Craig the embarrassment. "Craig I am so sorry." I said as we got out of the house. God I kept on messing everything up..I wanted Craig but it seemed like every time we were together I wasn't getting anywhere things were always messing up :( . " It's o.k. Manny....I was stupid I shouldn't have..." he said "No Craig..it was my fault...I shouldn't have lured you into doing that........it was bad of me..." I said this time I was actually telling the truth.We were walking together to who knows where "Do you know what...let me take you somewhere." He said "O.K." I said I didn't know where we were going but as long as I was with Craig I was o.k...we walked in silence all you could hear was our foot steps and the wind whistling.

We stopped at a graveyard..and we walked over to a gravestone it must have been Craig's mom because it said Mrs. Jeremiah. "Craig..why are we here?" I asked not trying to be rude but I was kind of scared. Craig laid down vertically the way the body would have been underground. "When..I lived...with...my dad." Craig started. I sat next to him "When I was living with my dad and when he would beat me...whenever I was scared...or I wanted to run away I would come here and lay exactly how I am now..and just stay quiet for what seemed like 2 seconds but really it was an hour and ask my mom what to do and we would talk silently not vocally" he said. To tell the truth I really was scared...what does he talk to ghost. "Really?" I said trying not to be mean "Yeah..and I never told anyone this till now..because I thought they would think I was crazy" he said looking at me I laid down next to him and I held his hand. We looked at each other "I don't think your crazy" I whispered "And I don't think your a slut" he whispered back. "I don't think your a slut either....I mean." Craig started laughing and I did to. It was one of those Kodak moments...that you could never forget. Craig then looked the other way "God..I miss her." Craig said. O.K. who is he talking about there are two dead people Ashley and his mom "When I was younger about 7 or 8 ....my mom would take me to dairy queen ever Sunday to get an ice creme sundae and we would sing you scream I scream we all scream for ice cream...before we could get our ice cream cone ....and when ever we got back we were always late and my dad would be worried..and would tell me to go to my room....." Craig paused "And I would be able to hear screams and yelling and I would keep on singing that song...i scream you scream we all scream for ice creame....over and over louder and louder until the yelling and screaming stoped...then I would hear a door slam." Craig stopped again...I could see tears coming down his cheeks "Craig you don't have to continue if you don't want to" I said I to was getting tears because of how sad the story was..."I would open the door..and go back downstairs...and see my mom kneeling on the ground and crying in her hands....once in a while she would have a black eye...most of the time bruises...finally my mom filed for divorce when I was 9...and she wanted me to come with her...but the court said she wasn't in a stable scocity...and she didn't want to tell them about dad because he had money and he would be able to take care of me finical but not emotionally and physical the way my mom did.......so I had to stay there....and then...the ice cream stoped...but instead of my mom feeling the pain I did....he woul...he would always find ways to get me in trouble so he could beat me for the pleasure of it. So when I was in 8th grade I tried to get into as many school activities as I could to stay away from home...and then I found the photography club and loved it...next year I came to Degrassi and you know what happened after that." Craig said "Oh Craig...I'm sorry " I whispered rubbing his hand with my finger.."I have never told anyone this Manny, the only people who know are me...my mom...and my dad..." he said "Well I can keep a secret." I whispered and he didn't reply back it was just quiet I looked and his eyes were closed I bet he was talking to his mom..that still gives me shivers..so I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I woke up by Craig's wonderfully voice. "Manny...Manny wake up." he said shaking me and I woke up "Isn't it beautiful" he asked pointing to the sunset...It was beutiful...really pretty."It is beautiful Craig." I said It was pink and purple and red...he took out his camera and took a picture of it. "We should get going I hope our parents aren't worried." he said getting up "Yeah" I replyed getting up also my new magenta dress had dirt marks on it I just have to throw it away or give it to charity. Craig walked me home and we stopped at my door. "Thank you Craig...I had a nice time" I said "Yeah me to" He said "Well...what...you..told me I won't tell a soul." I said showing him my hands "No fingers crossed." Craig started laughing "Well bye Manny" he said "Bye Craig" I said I opened the door got inside and shut it. I was happy because what just happened wasn't something I messed up on..but I still feel bad for Craig..