AN: I am finally answering to the question about where I downloaded Time Stands Still, since this site doesn't let us post URL's I'm just going to give you the name it's called Limewire and that's what the URL is called too. Limewire (.) com. (Dude I suck at giving descriptions like this. Just type it like a regular URL but put limewire in the middle.

Chapter 8

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"Where are you headed?" Alex asked, as she and Jay walked out of homeroom, Ellie padding along behind them, waiting for Sean.

"I have to head down to the MI lab real quick, I'll see you second period," Jay said, and gave her a lingering kiss before sprinting off down the hallway.

"Damn, what's with him lately?" Ellie asked, her red hair falling in her face.

Alex shook her head, "No clue,"

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As Jay neared the MI lab, he heard the sound of a whimper. He stopped walking and listened closely.

It wasn't a whimper, it was a muffled scream.

"What the...?" Jay said to himself.

He walked to the door to the lab but it was locked, he beat on it several times.

"Grading papers!" Mr. Newpeak called from inside.

Jay backed away, turning a corner and peeking around repeatedly to see what was going on.

RINNNNNGGGG! The first bell rang.

Kids lined up outside Mr. Newpeak's room, banging on the door.

Mr. Newpeak swung open the door, Emma right next to him.

"Now, if that kid causes you anymore trouble Emma, just let me know," he said soothingly.

Emma stepped outside, her legs wobbly. The kids all entered the classroom and the door closed behind them.

RINNNNNNGGGG! The tardy bell rang.

The halls were empty.

Emma leaned against the wall and started to sob quietly, before crumpling to the floor and sobbing into her hands.

Jay had to resist the urge to go kill Mr. Newpeak. Instead he just slowly walked away without anyone noticing.

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"Hun, you're not eating anything...you okay?" Paige asked Emma at lunch.

"Yeah, Em, what's wrong?" Hazel asked.

"Nothing," Emma said quietly, picking at her chef salad, toying with a crouton.

"It's easier if you just eat it..." Marco noted.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Paige asked.

"I'm fine," Emma said.

"Ew," Hazel said.

"What?" Emma asked, lifting her head up.

"Ooh la-la, who were you macking with Emma?" Marco asked jokingly. Craig laughed along with him. Ashley nudged him in the arm.

"Huh?"

Paige finally noticed what Marco and Craig were both looking at, "Hickeys make people look like trash Em...you really should cover it up,"

"Here," Marco said, sliding the metal napkin holder to her.

Emma lifted it up. Indeed there was a big red hickey right on her neck.

"You're right...I should go cover that up. Excuse me," Emma said getting up from the table and walking out of the cafeteria rapidly.

"So," Hazel said leaning in, "Who do you think gave her that? It looked pretty serious,"

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Emma stepped into the girl's washroom.

"Hello?" she called out, to see if anyone was inside.

Nobody was there.

She locked the door behind her and went to the mirror, her eyes were puffy. She couldn't believe her friends hadn't said anything.

She had mascara right to her eye sockets and the hickey was huge.

"That pervert," Emma scoffed angrily, grabbing a paper towel and wiping off her face.

She walked out of the bathroom ten minutes later.

"Hey Emma," she heard someone say.
She knew it was Jay.

Emma just continued to walk. She didn't want to talk to anyone right now, especially not Jay Hobart.

Jay reached out and grabbed her hand.

"Don't," Emma said, jerking her hand away from him. She kicked off her flip flops and went running down the hall.

"Emma!" Jay called after her, picking up her sandals and chasing after her.

Emma continued to run as Jay's voice faded away.

She got to the school steps outside and crashed to the ground, sobbing.

This was ridiculous. She hadn't even been this depressed when this happened five years ago!

Emma leaned against the school wall...she had to tell Snake or Raditch.

"What'd he do to you?" a voice asked.

She recognized it as Jay's.

"Nothing," Emma said, turning her face away from him so he wouldn't see her pain.

He knew it was there, he sat down her sandals right by her legs.

"What did he do to you?" he asked again, this time more firmly.

"I said nothing,"

"You also lied, what did he do to you?"

"Noth-"

"What did he-"

"HE NEARLY RAPED ME OKAY!?" Emma screamed.

Jay's mouth dropped open and his eyes grew wide and then blazed with fury.

"He's dead," Jay said, stomping back into the school.

"Jay!" Emma called after him, getting up and chasing after him, grabbing his hand.

"What?" Jay asked, spinning around to face her.

"Don't," Emma said.

"How can you say don't?"

"When this mess began, it was partly my fault," Emma said.

"How long ago did "this mess" start?" Jay asked intently.

"Five years go," Emma said quietly.

"Five years?" Jay repeated, with surprise.

Emma nodded, "I met Jordan over the internet in an environment chat room when I was twelve, and he said his name was Jordan and that he was 16 from Yellow Knife. I told him I was sixteen too. He sent me his picture and I thought he was really cute. We emailed back and forth for eight months, and then he said that he was coming here to Toronto on a school trip." Emma wiped her eyes with her hand and then continued, "I told Manny and she told me no, so did Toby and JT. I told Manny I wouldn't go, but I lied and I went. I was waiting in the lobby and this guy walked by. And he said he had a student looking for me and that it was Jordan. I thought he was his teacher. So I went up to his room and waited for Jordan to show up. He kept on telling the "guys" that the pizza was here and then he kept babbling about how much Jordan liked me," tears began to fill Emma's eyes, "I noticed a video camera and he said they were making a video diary, but the camera was on. I go scared so I told him that I forgot my purse, to make an excuse to leave. But "Jordan" saw my purse and told me it was there. I ran to the bathroom and locked the door, I knew he was Jordan. He said he couldn't tell me his real age, because I wouldn't talk to him. He told me he would go to the lobby and that I could leave. I waited until I heard the door shut and I walked out of the bathroom and tried to open the door." Emma's tears were now falling down her cheeks, "Then his hand was on the door and he said if I made a sound he would tape my mouth. So I didn't speak. My parents were at a reunion and Manny found out I had lied and she told JT and Toby who told my parents who called the cops and they showed up at the hotel. Jordan was touching me and trying to kiss me. He was going to videotape raping me! I heard my mom's voice on the other side, I called for her and he covered up my mouth. I rolled off the bed and ran to the door and out of the room, leaning against the wall crying. Jordan said it was all a misunderstanding and then my dad pushed him up against a wall and said if he made a move he would break his neck. So Jordan didn't speak and the cops came. I thought he would be in jail now," Emma said, now sobbing.

Jay felt tears filling his own eyes, he wrapped Emma into a hug and she sobbed into his white tee shirt.

"Then why would Mr. Simpson hire him as a teacher for his own class?" Jay asked.

"He didn't know it was Jordan, Toby and JT think he was under an alias as Jordan Newpeak and that's his friend or something so they wouldn't know about his police records. My dad probably couldn't think straight with all the chemo and shit." Emma said, tears now slowing down.

"What did he do to you today?" Jay asked.

"Tried it all over again, I got a hickey from it. But luckily I was saved by the bell so he couldn't do anything else."

"Emma, it's not your fault for what he did to you,"

"How can you even say that?!" Emma exclaimed.

"It's true!" Jay yelled back.

"No it's not! I lied about my age and I'm the one who decided to come,"

"That doesn't mean shit! You thought he was your dream guy! It is not one damn bit your fault!" Jay yelled back.

"Just don't tell Raditch or anything...okay?"

"Not okay! Emma, that jackass needs to be punished!" Jay yelled back.

"Well you're not the one who's going to punish him!" Emma yelled.

Just then the door to the office swung open and Mr. Armstrong appeared, "What is going on?" he asked.

Jay backed away, "Nothing," he said and walked off.